Why study at JMI?
100% Student Satisfaction
JMI has the highest student satisfaction rating out of all 142 higher education institutions in Australia (data from qilt.edu.au)
Over 150 paid gigs for students every year
No other institution provides this much paid work and industry experience
Global Connections with Jazz at Lincoln Center
The only institution in Australia with connections to Jazz at Lincoln Center, bringing out jazz artists from USA to work with JMI students
Revolutionary Course Design
JMI has the highest quality music courses endorsed by internationally renowned artists, including multi-Grammy award winner Wynton Marsalis.
Our study options
Accredited Courses
Bachelor of Music in Jazz Performance
Diploma of Music in Jazz Performance
Group Classes
Youth Program
Night Classes
Summer Jazz Clinics
School Workshops
1 On 1 Lessons
Private Lessons
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Upcoming Gigs
Rose Pedal Saloon – 3/4/25
In this country it is quite a rare event to see a pedal steel guitar on stage, and even rarer for it to appear in a jazz line-up. This group features one of Australia’s masters of that...
Jeff Usher Quartet – 5/4/25
Jeff Usher’s Forty Years of Jazz concert series continues on Saturday 5 April with a performance by the Jeff Usher Quartet, featuring Jeff on piano and vocals, Murray Donald guitar, Nick...
Andrew Butt Trio + play (not so) standards – 10/4/25
The Andrew Butt Trio + returns to their favourite jazz room in the world to perform an eclectic mix of originals, standards, and "not so" standards from some of the great songwriters of...
Recent News
Teaching Jazz: Tailoring Music Lessons for Every Student – 21/4/25
Delivered by JMI's Course Coordinator, Charlotte Mclean, this workshop is aimed towards teachers looking to develop their skills in lesson planning and development in teaching jazz....
Fundamentals of Jazz Workshop – Cannon Hill Anglican College
Cannon Hill Anglican College’s musical department hosted the “Fundamentals of Jazz” workshop, presented by senior staff and students of JMI. This workshop provided the highschool students...
JMI receives highest student satisfaction rating in Australia!
The results are in.... JMI has received the highest student satisfaction rating out of all Australian higher education institutions! The Quality Indicators of Learning and Teaching (QILT)...