List of Events
James Sherlock & Ben Hanlon – Debut
Guitarist James Sherlock and M.S.O. double bassist Ben Hanlon bonded over their shared passion for jazz and backgrounds in classical music. As such their performances combine improvisation, dynamic interplay and genre-straddling arrangements of jazz standards, classical repertoire, modern orchestral, chamber works and the occasional popular work.
Ben Wilcock & “The Jellyrolls” (New Zealand) – debut
The Jelly Rolls’ unique brand of swinging piano trio jazz initially had its base in the classic styles of Errol Garner, Ahmad Jamal, Oscar Peterson and Fats Waller. But their latest release, The Phantom Canoe (Thick Records NZ), is an album of originals based on Māori myths and legends.
Unbroken Trio – Debut + Joe O’Connor (Solo)
Unbroken Trio led by trombonist and composer Scott van Gemert, playing original music that focuses on the collective sound of the ensemble. Also featuring Theo Carbo (guitar) and Maddison Carter (drums and percussion). Opening solo set by stimulating pianist/composer Joe O’Connor
The Melbourne Jazz Co-Op
The Melbourne Jazz Co-operative is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to supporting and promoting original live jazz performance by established and emerging artists in Melbourne.
Since 1983 our objectives have been to increase the exposure of contemporary jazz performance by making it accessible to audiences, and to provide award waged performance opportunities for emerging and established artists. Read more about how we are funded.
News
MJC adopts the WeHaveVoice Collective Code of Conduct
Melbourne Jazz Co-op had proudly adopted the Code of Conduct launched by WeHaveVoice. The WeHaveVoice Collective...
Editorial 24 January 2020
Announcing that MJC was not successful in the last round of funding. Discussion of arts funding more generally
Editorial 13 December 2019
The MJC is commencing its 38th. year of Annual Programs, which has been staged throughout every year since January 1983. However, as you can see, while there are some familiar artists in the program, we are continuing to introduce new artists too.
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The MJC is funded not only through state and federal programs, but also by contributions garnered through membership.
In addition, we use our membership numbers to demonstrate to funding and governing bodies that live, original jazz performance is an important and valued artform.