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“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

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

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

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.

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

“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

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

“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

DownBeat Pianist of the Year: 2020, 2022, 2025 and 2026.