2026 Program - Melbourne International Jazz Festival

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“Her poems are powerful and dangerous, like violets pushing through concrete to kiss the sun, or unarmed people, arms locked, chanting and singing, forcing armies to retreat” — Los Angeles Times

Explorations

aja monet

Opening Act: Quentin Angus & MSFS

Thu 22 Oct, 7:30pm

Max Watt's

Four titans of modern jazz (Holland/Potter/Loueke/Harland) reunite for a 10th anniversary celebration of their tour de force eponymous release.

Modern Masters

Aziza

Sun 25 Oct, 6:00pm

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

“One of American jazz’s foremost voices… a career that spans four decades and has never stopped evolving.” — The Guardian

Modern Masters

Dee Dee Bridgewater

Sat 24 Oct, 7:30pm

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

DownBeat Pianist of the Year: 2020, 2022 and 2025.

Club Sessions - Modern Masters

Kris Davis Trio

Canada

Mon 19 Oct, 7:00pm - Tue 20 Oct, 9:30pm

The JazzLab

“unbelievable. hard as hell, free as a ray of light, there is not a band on earth that is better” — Flea, Red Hot Chili Peppers

Rebirth Brass Band

Sun 18 Oct, 7:00pm

170 Russell

A seminal force in 21st century jazz, The Bad Plus make their final Australian appearance.

Modern Masters

The Bad Plus

Wed 21 Oct, 8:00pm

Melbourne Recital Centre

The Teskey Brothers headline an incredible day of soul, funk, jazz and blues to kick off the 2026 Melbourne International Jazz Festival, joined on the line-up by towering architect of funk, Fred Wesley & the New JBs, and ARIA-winning vocalist Emily Wurramara.

Special Events

The Teskey Brothers: 10 Years of Half Mile Harvest

Sat 17 Oct, 3:00pm

Sidney Myer Music Bowl

Selling Fast

“Hamasyan and his collaborators travel musical expanses marked with heavy grooves, ethereal voices, pristine piano playing and ancient melodies. You’ll hear nothing else like this” — NPR

Explorations - Modern Masters

Tigran Hamasyan

Fri 23 Oct, 8:00pm

Melbourne Recital Centre

A “New Jazz Power Source” (New York Times) in her Australian premiere

Club Sessions

Tomeka Reid Quartet

USA

Sat 24 Oct, 7:00pm - Sun 25 Oct, 9:30pm

The JazzLab

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