The Melbourne International Jazz Festival is an annual jazz music festival

Music festival

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 held in Melbourne

Melbourne

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, Australia

Australia

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 from 4 - 13 June 2011.

History

The Melbourne International Jazz Festival was first held in 1998.

Albert Dadon assumed the position of Artistic Director in 2003. Dadon is chairman of the Australian Jazz Bell Awards.

Under the artistic direction of Michael Tortoni and program direction of Sophie Brous since 2009, the 2011 Melbourne International Jazz Festival presents a rich program defined by unique collaborations, music partnerships and world-class artistry.

As of 2010, the festival has included a successful one day mini festival called OVERGROUND. OVERGROUND aims at putting together rare collaborations and exploring the more extreme area's of Jazz.

Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2007

Chick Corea

Chick Corea

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, Herbie Hancock

Herbie Hancock

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, Gary Burton

Gary Burton

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, Frank Gambale

Frank Gambale

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, Jens Winther Quintet

Jens Winther

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, Pharoah Sanders

Pharoah Sanders

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, McCoy Tyner

McCoy Tyner

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 Trio, Dave Liebman

Dave Liebman

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, Kate Ceberano

Kate Ceberano

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, Yvette Johansson and the Moovin' & Groovin' Orchestra, James Morrison

James Morrison (musician)

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 Quintet, Jamie Oehlers Small World Ensemble, The Las Vegas Mass Choir, Elana Stone

Elana Stone

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, Yamandu Costa

Yamandú Costa

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 Trio, Janet Seidel Quintet, Joe Chindamo Trio, Graeme Lyall, Doug de Vries, Matt Jodrell, Kim Cheol Woong, John Weber, Chris McNulty, Paul Bollenback, Mike Nock

Mike Nock

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, Abatte Barihun

Abatte Barihun

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, Ken Schroder, David Allardice, Bob Sedergreen

Bob Sedergreen

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, Tony Gould, Paul Grabowsky

Paul Grabowsky

-Biography:Grabowsky was born on 27 September 1958 in Lae, Papua New Guinea; his father Alistair had lived in Papua New Guinea with his wife Charlotte since the 1930s working on oil rigs, building roads, flying planes and playing the drums...

, Evripides Evripidou, Jeff Duff Quartet, Julie O'Hara Quintet, Albert Beger, Oderquis Revé, Afro Timba, Kenny Lopéz, Pablo Discobar, VCA & Monash University Students, Cycling Katrina.

Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2008

Aaron Choulai, Allan Browne

Allan Browne

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 Quintet, Bob Sedergreen

Bob Sedergreen

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, Cindy Blackman

Cindy Blackman

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 Quartet, Dr. Abdullah Ibrahim

Abdullah Ibrahim

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, James Morrison

James Morrison (musician)

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, Jazz à Juan Révélations All Stars, Joe Chindamo, Jon Weber, Kate Ceberano

Kate Ceberano

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, Kurt Elling

Kurt Elling

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, Les Enfants de Django, Lisa Young Quartet

Lisa Young Quartet

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, Lost and Found: Oehlers Grabowsky and Beck, Michelle Nicole Octet, Monash University Big Band, Monash University World Music Orchestra, Moovin' and Groovin' Orchestra, Nancy Wilson and her Trio, Sam Keevers Trio featuring Gian Slater, San Lazaro, Slava Grigoryan and Leonard Grigoryan, Tomasz Stańko

Tomasz Stanko

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 Quartet, Tord Gustavsen Trio

Tord Gustavsen Trio

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, Yamandu Costa

Yamandú Costa

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 Trio, YUL LULL: VCA Music Indigenous Ensemble, and Yvette Johansson.

Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2009

Actis Dato Quartet, Adam Simmons, Allan Browne/ Sam Anning/ Marc Hannaford trio, Andrea Keller, Bill Frisell, Bum Creek, Carl Riseley, Charlie Haden, Charlie Haden/ Bill Frisell/ Ethan Iverson trio, Choir of Hard Knocks, Ethan Iverson, FGHR, Flap!, Harry James Angus, Jazzgroove Mothership orchestra with Bert Joris, Jim Black, Joshua Redman trio, Judy Carmichael, Julien Wilson quintet with Jim Black, Kate Ceberano, Katie Noonan Blackbird Project, Kristin Berardi band featuring James Muller, Laughing Clowns, Marc Hannaford, Magnusson / Ball / Talia trio ,Melbourne Symphony orchestra, Monash University jazz ensemble, Nels Cline, Oren Ambarchi and Nels Cline duo, Nels Cline/ Tim Berne/ Jim Black trio, Pateras Baxter Brown, Paul Grabowsky, The Hoodangers, The Mell-O-Tones, The Vampires, Tim Berne, VCA jazz ensemble, Virus, and Zac Hurren trio.

Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2010

Charles Lloyd, John Abercrombie, Zakir Hussain, Ahmad Jamal, Mulatu Astatke, Peter Brotzmann, Avishai Cohen, John Hollenbeck, Theo Bleckmann, Paul Grabowsky, Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra, Jamie Ohlers, Mike Nock, Jo Lowry, Stu Hunter, Flap!, Paul Capsis, Joe Chindamo Trio, Claire Bowditch, Lior, Whitley and Megan Washington.

Overground Festival 2010

Han Bennink

Han Bennink

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/Peter Brotzmann

Peter Brötzmann

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, Pure Evil Trio/Occult Blood, Greg Kingston/Tarquin Manek, Kim Myhr/Dale Gorfinkel/Cor Fuhler, Brian Chase

Brian Chase

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/Seth Misterka, Kim Salmon

Kim Salmon

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/David Brown (Australian musician)

David Brown (Australian musician)

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, Carolyn Connors,Golden Fur/True Radical Miracle, The Deadnotes, Anthony Pateras

Anthony Pateras

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/Han Bennink

Han Bennink

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, Vanessa Tomlinson/Eugene Ughetti/Robin Fox, Carolyn Connors/Nik Kennedy/Sophie Brous/Pete Hyde/Jessica Aszodi/Alex Vivian/Christopher L. G. Hill/Tarquin Manek/Shane Van Den Akker, Dirk De Bruyn/Joel Stern, Showa 44, Oren Ambarchi

Oren Ambarchi

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/Marco Fusinato/Brian Chase

Brian Chase

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, Simon Barker/Bum Creek/Snawklor, Cor Fuhler/Scott Tinkler, Paul Grabowsky

Paul Grabowsky

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/Sean Baxter, Mick Turner

Mick Turner

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/Francis Plagne/Erkki Veltheim/Evelyn Morris, Embers Big Band featuring Peter Brotzmann

Peter Brötzmann

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/Kris Wanders/Adam Simmons/Abel Cross/Greg Kingston/David Brown/Han Bennink

Han Bennink

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/KRAM(Mark Maher

Mark Maher

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)/Sean Baxter

Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2011

Sonny Rollins

Sonny Rollins

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, Sun Ra Arkestra, Ron Carter

Ron Carter

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, Norma Winstone, Kurt Rosenwinkel

Kurt Rosenwinkel

Kurt Rosenwinkel is an American jazz guitarist and keyboardist who came to prominence in the 1990s.-Biography:He attended the Berklee School of Music for two and a half years before leaving in his junior year to tour with Gary Burton, the dean of the school at the time...

, Lee Konitz

Lee Konitz

Lee Konitz is an American jazz composer and alto saxophonist born in Chicago, Illinois.Generally considered one of the driving forces of Cool Jazz, Konitz has also performed successfully in bebop and avant-garde settings...

, Chris Botti

Chris Botti

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, The Raah Project, Jason Moran & The Bandwagon, Vijay Iyer

Vijay Iyer

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, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

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, Charlemagne Palestine, Tony Conrad, Faust

Faust

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, James Morrison

James Morrison

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, Tex Perkins

Tex Perkins

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, Paris Wells, Eddie Perfect, Kimbra, Paul Grabowsky

Paul Grabowsky

-Biography:Grabowsky was born on 27 September 1958 in Lae, Papua New Guinea; his father Alistair had lived in Papua New Guinea with his wife Charlotte since the 1930s working on oil rigs, building roads, flying planes and playing the drums...

 Trio, Julien Wilson, 3Cohens Sextet, Aaron Goldberg, AlasNoAxis, Chiri, Ari Hoenig, Jamie Oehlers, Scott Tinkler, Simon Barker, Tim Berne's Los Totopos, Satoko Fujii ma-do, Mary Halvorson Trio, Lisa Young 'The Eternal Pulse', MAGNET, Joe Chindamo Trio, Sarah McKenzie Quartet, Albare, Thymolphthalein, Shannon Barnett, Luke Moller, Sam Anning Quartet, Allan Browne

Allan Browne

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 Quartet featuring Bernie McGann, Bennetts Lane Big Band, Tim O'Dwyer Trio, Peter Knight's 5+2 Brass Ensemble + Quinsin Nachoff's Forward Motion, Kristin Berardi & James Sherlock Duo, Pascal Schumacher Quartet, Paul Williamson's Inside Out, James Muller Quartet, Mark Isaacs Resurgence Band, The Grid, Jelly Tub Rollers, Kid Life Crisis, Melbourne Youth Jazz Orchestra, The Shuffle Club, Motion, OPA!, WAAPA Jazz Ensemble, Whitesploitation, Monash University Stage Band, Monash University World Orchestra, OK OK OK.

Overground Festival 2011

Oren Ambarchi

Oren Ambarchi

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/Charlemagne Palestine

Charlemagne Palestine

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, Yoshida Tatsuya/Satoko Fujii, Zond/Nick Tammens/Marco Fusinato, Jim Denley/xNOBBQx, Scott Tinkler/Oscar Noriega/James Rushford, Yoshida Tatsuya

Yoshida Tatsuya

is a Japanese musician and composer who is the only consistent member of the renowned progressive rock duo Ruins, as well as Koenji Hyakkei...

/Troy Naumoff/Ren Walters, Joe Talia/Brian Ritchie/Mary Halvorson

Mary Halvorson

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/Rosalind Hall, Blank Realm/Andrew Tuttle, Will Guthrie/Cured Pink, Tim Berne/Anthony Pateras/Gareth Thompson, Jim Denley/Alex Garsden/Natasha Anderson/Ches Smith, Shags Chamberlain/Laurence Pike/Jean-Hervé Péron, Yoshida Tatsuya/Clayton Thomas/Lloyd Honeybrook/Angus Leslie, Skyneedle/Snawklor, Nekrasov, Chris Abrahams/Tim O’Dwyer/Sophia Brous/Judith Hamann, Snake Oil/Tim Berne/Matt Mitchell/Ches Smith, Will Guthrie/Lucas Abela/Emma Albury, Rully Shabara/Wukir Suryad, Golden Fur/Satoko Fujii/Darren Moore, Fabulous Diamonds/Naked on the Vague, Matt Mitchell, Sean Baxter/Jerome Noetinger/Faust, Tony Conrad

Tony Conrad

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/Chris Abrahams.
Roamers and Installation artists - Kusum Normoyle, Hi God People, Keptis, Rod Cooper, Vijay Thillaimuthu, Bum Creek, Public Assembly/Anthony Magen, Troy Naumoff, Ren Walters, Clinton Green, Radio Cegeste, , Fabio Umberto

Venues

• Melbourne Town Hall
• The Forum
• Melbourne Recital Centre
• Bennetts Lane
• Palais Theatre
• Australian Centre for the Moving Image
• Federation Square
  Federation Square
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External links

• Melbourne Jazz Official Website
• Melbourne Jazz Official Myspace