– 16 Australian/International collaborations – 8 World Premieres including 3 commissioned by MIJF – 33% of the program sold out/at capacity
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– 39% of the program was available for free This year’s MIJF made an enormous contribution to our jazz community, the live music scene, and the wider Victorian and Australian arts and culture sector. The 2018 Festival brought together a host of intimate club gigs, concerts, events, workshops, Jazz Out West, and Jazz Massive – the huge participatory mass music-making gathering on the lawns of the State Library of Victoria. “The 2018 Festival demonstrated once again that the MIJF is a truly international event, challenging listeners with a mix of established performers and new voices…” Australian Book Reviewįrom June 1 – 10, after 10 days of extraordinary jazz in all its forms, the Melbourne International Jazz Festival has come to a triumphant close for another year. Sophie Brous was Program Director for the 2009-2011 Festivals, Melanie Pose was the Program Director for the 2012-2018 Festivals’.Ģ018 Melbourne International Jazz Festival He was succeeded in 2009 by Michael Tortoni, who continues to hold the position. The festival was not held in 2006 due to the Commonwealth Games, and Dadon was Artistic Director for the 2007-2008 Festivals. Dadon invited the director of Italy’s Umbria Jazz Festival, Carlo Pagnotta, to be guest Artistic Director in 2005.
In addition to performances by headline Australian and international artists, the wide-ranging program also includes free concerts, family events, late-night art parties, artist workshops, film screenings, in conversations, club sessions and more.Īdrian Jackson was Artistic Director from 1998-2004, after which Albert Dadon became Chairman. Now in its 21st year, each 10-day Festival now typically sees more than 40,000 people attend over 100 public events, with over 500 international and Australian artists performing and collaborating at over 20 of Melbourne’s iconic venues. It now occurs over the first two weekends of June, including the Queens Birthday long weekend.
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