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2 Welcome

Martin Foley MP John Stanhope Michael Tortoni Lord Mayor Robert Doyle Minister for Creative Chairman Artistic Director City of Melbourne Industries

From iconic arts venues On behalf of the Board, In 2016 we celebrate the Melburnians will be to public gathering I am thrilled to welcome ongoing evolution of jazz. swinging in the streets spaces and intimate you to the 2016 Festival. as the 18th Melbourne clubs, jazz in all its guises This year’s program This year we present International Jazz festival will ring out across our offers an amazing range artists who have been permeates our iconic city, and beyond, during of performances to defining and redefining venues, concert halls the 2016 Melbourne delight those with a deep jazz for generations, and bars. The festival International Jazz Festival. love of jazz, as well as including Gary Bartz, will showcase our city’s entice those who are new Eddie Palmieri, Mulatu thriving jazz scene. In a city recognised as and curious about this Astatke and Tomasz Festivities will kick off one of the live music ever-evolving artform. Stańko. Chief amongst with a free public concert capitals of the world them is living legend at Federation Square, there is no better place Along with headline Wayne Shorter and his providing a preview of to stage Australia’s performances by Quartet, who represent what’s to come over the foremost jazz event. In Australian and the absolute pinnacle in jam-packed ten days. line with its international international artists, virtuosic music-making. moniker, this year’s the Festival also fosters The City of Melbourne program brings artists collaborations between I am especially delighted is proud to once again from Ethiopia, Israel, Italy, artists and showcases to welcome Esperanza support this vibrant Poland and the USA to the creation of new works. Spalding to the Festival festival. This year’s Melbourne to share the for the first time. Along program features talented bill with local jazz talent. Importantly, the Festival with artists such as local and international includes a broad range of Robert Glasper, Marcus acts, with jazz artists The Victorian Government free events and provides Strickland, Snarky Puppy coming from Australia, is proud to support opportunities for emerging and Hiromi, she is the USA/Puerto Rico, Italy, and partner the Festival and aspiring young jazz perfect illustration of Ethiopia, Poland, Japan through Creative Victoria. musicians. the current and future and Israel. In the spirit of jazz, directions of jazz. prepare to be free, to I would like to thank our From the infectious improvise, experiment, fantastic sponsors and We are also proud rhythms of Latin interpret - and above patrons, the dedicated to showcase many Jazz, traditional and all enjoy - the world of Board and Festival outstanding Australian contemporary jazz, there’s jazz at the Melbourne team, and our wonderful artists this year, with new sure to be something to International Jazz Festival. volunteers. works by Kristin Berardi, get your toes tapping at Stu Hunter, Barney McAll this year’s festival. and Joe O’Connor.

3 Modern Masters

Esperanza Spalding presents: date Friday 3 June at 9:30pm Doors at 8:30pm

venue Emily’s Forum Melbourne price full concession $89 $81 D+Evolution plus $8.75 Handling Fee per order (not applicable for in-person bookings at The Regent or Princess Theatre box offices) and 1.95% Payment Processing Fee. A Delivery Fee of $4-$15 may also apply.

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“Spalding has made her mark not just as a “Emily is my middle name and I’m using personnel virtuoso jazz bassist or an effortlessly nimble this fresh persona as my inner navigator. Esperanza Spalding singer but as an exotic hybrid of the two. This project is about going back and bass / vocals The very nature of her talent is exceptional” reclaiming un-cultivated curiosity, and using Matt Stevens — New York Times it as a compass to move forward and expand, guitar says Spalding. Justin Tyson Grammy Award-winning, singer-composer- drums Emily Elbert bassist Esperanza Spalding will make her “My hope for this group is to create a vocals Australian debut, opening the 2016 Festival world around each song… We will be Corey King with her groundbreaking new project and staging the songs as much as we play vocals persona, Emily’s D+Evolution. them, using characters, video and the Shawan Corso movement of our bodies.” vocals Originally conceived the day before her birthday – during a “sleepless night of full moon inspiration” – Emily’s D+Evolution will perform all-new material that Spalding says “unfolds as live musical vignettes.”

5 Modern Masters

date Wayne Shorter Sunday 12 June at 7:30pm venue Quartet Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall featuring price full concession Premium $149 – Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci A Reserve $129 $119 B Reserve $99 $89 and Brian Blade plus $7.95 Transaction Fee per order (not applicable for in-person bookings) and 2.3% Credit Card fee. A Delivery Fee of up to $5.50 may also apply.

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“The most skilful, mutually attuned and For over 50 years composer and saxophonist personnel fearlessly adventurous small jazz group Wayne Shorter has shattered the limitations Wayne Shorter on the planet… (the quartet) celebrates of jazz with his transcendent musicality. saxophones Danilo Pérez humanity’s hope for harmony” His iconic body of work as a solo artist piano — The Guardian – as a key member of Art Blakey and the John Patitucci Jazz Messengers and Miles Davis’ Second bass Responsible for some of the most revolutionary Great Quintet, and co-founder of fusion Brian Blade jazz of the 20th century, Wayne Shorter takes pioneers Weather Report – has defined drums to the stage with three of the world’s finest and redefined jazz for generations. jazz musicians – Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci and Brian Blade – for an evening of unrivalled Compositionally unmatched, winner of virtuosity on the closing night of the a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, 2016 Melbourne International Jazz Festival. musical icon. No matter what superlatives are thrown Shorter’s way, nothing compares to experiencing this icon and his quartet live.

7 Modern Gary Bartz USA / Masters Quartet Australia

date At the forefront of jazz for nearly six decades, personnel Friday 3 June at 7:30pm Gary Bartz has helped create jazz as we know Gary Bartz saxophones venue it today. vocals Melbourne Recital Centre Barney McAll With a career ranging across post-bop, jazz-funk piano price full concession James King A Reserve $79 $71 and free jazz, Bartz is counted amongst the pantheon of jazz greats, having shared the stage with Art Blakey, bass B Reserve $69 $61 Special Guest plus $5.50-$8 Transaction Fee per order (not Miles Davis, McCoy Tyner, Pharaoh Sanders, drums applicable for in-person bookings). A Delivery Fee Charles Mingus, Max Roach and many more. of up to $5.50 may also apply. opening act This performance will be broadcast live Renowned for his legendary, non-stop live performances, Andrea from 8.15pm on ABC Jazz, presented Bartz’s compelling blend of earthiness and elegance Keller’s by Mal Stanley. Tune into digital radio infuses decades of experience into every note, creating Transients I or abc.net.au/jazz. a “furnace of power and passion”. Australia personnel Melbourne’s very own Barney McAll will be amongst Andrea Keller the stellar quartet joining Bartz on stage to open the piano Julien Wilson 2016 Festival, performing his latest project – Coltrane bass clarinet Rules, Tao of a Music Warrior – honouring the icon with tenor saxophone

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8 Modern Robert USA Masters Glasper Trio

date Having spent the past decade reinterpreting and personnel Saturday 4 June at 7:30pm reimagining modern jazz, Robert Glasper has firmly Robert Glasper piano venue cemented himself as a master of a new generation. Vicente Archer Melbourne Recital Centre bass A prodigiously talented pianist, Glasper rose to price full concession Damion Reid drums A Reserve $79 $71 prominence through his striking combination of acoustic B Reserve $69 $61 jazz, hip-hop and R&B and his ground-breaking Black plus $5.50-$8 Transaction Fee per order (not Radio albums. Yet, it was his desire to perpetually reinvent opening act applicable for in-person bookings). A Delivery Fee himself that gave rise to his Grammy-nominated record, Ross of up to $5.50 may also apply. Covered – his ode to those that have influenced him. McHenry Trio In a long-awaited return to an acoustic trio format, Australia / NZ Glasper has reunited long-term collaborators personnel Vicente Archer and Damion Reid to reconfigure Ross McHenry the music of John Legend, Radiohead, Harry Belafonte bass Matthew Sheens and Joni Mitchell – alongside jazz standards and a piano number of Glasper originals. Myele Manzanza drums Having played alongside Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Kenny Garrett and Esperanza Spalding and contributed to the records of hip-hop luminaries Kendrick Lamar, Q-Tip and yasiin bey, Proudly supported by Glasper is without doubt one of the most versatile and influential artists in jazz today, with a style that is at once familiar and entirely unique.

9 Modern Masters

date Eddie Palmieri Friday 10 June at 7:30pm venue Latin Jazz Septet Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

price full concession Premium $119 – A Reserve $101 $91 B Reserve $79 $69 plus $7.95 Transaction Fee per order (not applicable for in-person bookings) and 2.3% Credit Card fee. A Delivery Fee of up to $5.50 may also apply.

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“This music is so vital and joyous... a totally Starting out with the orchestras of Eddie personnel celebratory sound, bouncing, shuffling, Forrester and Tito Rodriguez in the 50s, Eddie Palmieri weaving and grooving along on a beat so he founded the seminal band La Perfecta piano Jonathan Powell mesmeric and soul-wrenchingly right that in the 60s, before creating an entirely new trumpet you want it to go on forever” sound in the 70s that merged salsa, funk, Louis Fouche — Time Out London soul and jazz. Palmieri’s lifelong innovation alto saxophone was recognised in 2013 with the National Luques Curtis A living legend renowned for his electrifying Endowment of the Arts Jazz Master award bass Vincente performances, Eddie Palmieri is a titan of – the highest honour an American jazz artist “Little Johnny” Latin jazz. can receive. Rivero congas Camilo Molina Skilfully fusing the rhythms of his Puerto In turns playful, subtly tender and ferociously timbales Rican heritage with the complexity of his brilliant, Palmieri’s charismatic exuberance Nicky Marrero jazz influences – Thelonious Monk, Horace is matched by a first-rate lineup of leading bongo / timbalitos Silver and McCoy Tyner – Palmieri has been Latin jazz musicians. Their thrilling solos and blazing new paths for nearly six decades. exhilarating interplay will light up Hamer Hall and leave you breathless.

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date Hiromi: Thursday 9 June at 7:30pm venue The Trio Project Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall featuring price full concession Premium $119 – Anthony Jackson A Reserve $101 $91 B Reserve $79 $69 and Simon Phillips plus $7.95 Transaction Fee per order (not applicable for in-person bookings) and 2.3% Credit Card fee. A Delivery Fee of up to $5.50 may also apply.

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12 Japan / USA

“One of jazz piano’s most brazenly A completely original improviser and composer personnel virtuosic players” who turns each piece into a thrilling journey, Hiromi piano — JazzTimes Hiromi takes the notion of jazz into entirely Anthony Jackson new territory – a roller-coaster ride of musical contra bass guitar Following three sell-out performances during pyrotechnics that veers between breathtaking Simon Phillips her Australian debut at the 2012 Festival, displays of flat-out swing and the power of drums the dazzlingly talented Hiromi makes her high-energy rock. long-awaited return to Melbourne. Her electrifying stage presence is matched Dominating the next wave of jazz superstars, by her equally formidable Trio, bassist her credits include a gig with the Czech Anthony Jackson (Paul Simon, Steely Dan, Philharmonic Orchestra at age 14, a personal Chick Corea) and drummer Simon Phillips invitation to play with Chick Corea at 17 (Toto, The Who, Judas Priest) – proclaimed and a mentorship with Ahmad Jamal at by Downbeat Magazine as “one of the most the Berklee College of Music – all before exciting groups working in any genre today.” launching her professional career.

13 Explorations Snarky USA in Jazz Puppy

date “A barnstorming, groove-centric instrumental act with Thursday 9 June at 9:30pm a rabid fan base and a blithely unplaceable style” Doors at 8:30pm — New York Times venue Forum Melbourne Brooklyn-based jazz-funk collective Snarky Puppy make their price full concession much-anticipated return to Melbourne for an exclusive Australian $69 $61 performance. plus $8.75 Handling Fee per order (not applicable for in-person bookings at The Regent or Princess Since making their Australian debut at the 2013 Melbourne Theatre box offices) and 1.95% Payment Processing Fee. A Delivery Fee of $4-$15 may also apply. International Jazz Festival – before shooting to global stardom on the back of their 2014 Grammy win – this audacious ensemble has enjoyed an unstoppable rise from underground cult secret to global phenomenon.

Inspired as much by Herbie Hancock as by Björk, James Brown and Radiohead, Snarky Puppy delivers a super-crisp, finely honed brand of jazz fusion which has garnered an audience of die-hard fans who will stop at nothing to hear the band play live.

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14 Modern José James: USA Masters The Music of Billie Holiday

date “James’ sound, like Holiday’s, is utterly unique … Saturday 11 June at 7:30pm his instincts … are, in a word, flawless” venue — JazzTimes Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall In celebration of the great Billie Holiday’s centennial, one of the price full concession hottest young singers on the scene, José James, returns with music Premium $99 – from acclaimed Blue Note release, Yesterday I Had the Blues, his tribute A Reserve $89 $81 to the songs of Lady Day. B Reserve $79 $71 plus $7.95 Transaction Fee per order (not applicable Skilfully reimagining benchmark Holiday standards including Good Morning for in-person bookings) and 2.3% Credit Card fee. Heartache, Strange Fruit and Body and Soul, James brings his own A Delivery Fee of up to $5.50 may also apply. inimitable phrasing and nuanced stylings while remaining exceptionally close to the spirit of her original work.

With his smoky baritone and magnetic stage presence, James will deliver an evening of unforgettable Holiday classics, in what he describes as a personal tribute to his “musical mother and the woman that inspired him to be a jazz singer.”

15 Modern Van Morrison’s Australia Masters Masterpieces

date featuring Friday 10 June at 7:30pm Vince Jones and the venue Astral Orchestra Melbourne Recital Centre After the sold-out success of Here Comes The Night: price full concession A Reserve $79 $71 Songs from the Van Morrison Songbook, Australia’s B Reserve $69 $61 foremost jazz vocalist Vince Jones leads a celebration plus $5.50-$8 Transaction Fee per order (not of one of rock music’s greatest performers. applicable for in-person bookings). A Delivery Fee of up to $5.50 may also apply. Effortlessly blending genres from jazz to Celtic-rock, Van Morrison is beloved the world over for enduring classics such as Gloria, Brown-Eyed Girl and Have I Told You Lately.

A remarkable interpreter of jazz songs, Vince Jones will lead the specially formed seven-piece Astral Orchestra, spearheaded by Musical Director Matt McMahon, as they bring to life two of Van’s most cherished albums: Astral Weeks – a poetic, mercurial blend of jazz, blues and folk – and Moondance, his seminal soul-jazz sensation.

16 Modern Tomasz Stańko Poland / Masters Band Finland

date At the heart of the European jazz scene since the personnel Thursday 9 June at 6:30pm & 9:00pm fiery, radical days of the 1960s, Tomasz Stańko has Tomasz Stańko venue been hailed as “one of the world’s most original and trumpet Merlyn Theatre, inventive jazz trumpeters” (The New Yorker). Alexi The Coopers Malthouse Tuomarila piano price full conc. under 30s A pioneer of experimental and avant-garde jazz, Slawomir $75 $69 $30 his distinctive career traverses a milestone partnership Kurkiewicz Plus $3 per ticket booking fee with famed Roman Polanski film-composer bass Krzysztof Komeda and explorative cult albums and Olavi Louhivuori collaborations with the likes of Lee Konitz, drums Ravi Coltrane, Bobo Stenson and Jan Garbarek.

Featuring a formidable lineup from the vanguard of European jazz, these tautly lyrical sessions will contrast ballad-like expressivity and modern spaciousness, underpinned by Stańko’s finely-honed harmonic sensibility.

“Stańko’s tone, with its characteristic grit, speaks of a lifetime of experiences good and bad; and his ability to levy visceral moments almost instantly contrasting with passages of revealing vulnerability remains Proudly supported by unparalleled to this day”. — All About Jazz

17 Modern Ethiopia / Masters Australia

Mulatu Astatke and Black Jesus Experience date Witness the world premiere of The Cradle of Humanity, personnel Wednesday 8 June at 7:00pm & 9:00pm the latest collaboration between the legendary Mulatu Astatke Mulatu Astatke and the Melbourne-based vibraphone venue Wurlitzer piano Merlyn Theatre, Black Jesus Experience. congas The Coopers Malthouse timbales Hailed as the “father of Ethio-Jazz”, Astatke infuses Bob Sedergreen price full conc. under 30s keyboard $69 $61 $30 traditional Ethiopian melodies and rhythms with Latin Enushu Plus $3 per ticket booking fee jazz, soul and funk. His influence continues today, vocals with his work sampled by the likes of Kanye West, Liam ‘The Monk’ Nas and Damien Marley. Astatke’s enduring creative Monkhouse: PBS106.7FM will broadcast live MC from The Coopers Malthouse from relationship with Australia’s Black Jesus Experience Tibor Bacskai 5pm to 7pm with ‘The Afterglow’ has given rise to three landmark albums and sell-out MC host Lyndelle Wilkinson and special performances from New York to Nairobi. Peter Harper tenor saxophone Festival guests. Drawing inspiration from the very beginnings of Astatke’s Ian Dixon flugelhorn Ethio-Jazz repertoire reimagined through new forms Zac Lister and compositions, The Cradle of Humanity reflects guitar the eclectic, exploratory nature of the Black Jesus Chris Frangou Experience and Astatke’s unmistakable sound. bass James Davies drums Nui Moon percussion

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18 Explorations Australia Explorations Australia in Jazz in Jazz

Kristin Berardi Stu Hunter: Band the migration

“If you have not heard Kristin Berardi personnel “A breath-taking musical roller-coaster personnel sing, rush to do so. She is probably Kristin Berardi of hard grooves and multiple Stu Hunter the finest jazz singer Australia has voice sound textures, challenging the piano Greg Coffin Phil Slater produced” piano notion of jazz and contemporary trumpet — Sydney Morning Herald Carl Morgan improvisation.” Matt Keegan guitar — AustralianJazz.Net saxophones / Winner of the International Vocal Brett Hirst clarinet Competition at Montreux Jazz bass Met with an instant standing ovation Julien Wilson Tim Firth saxophones / Festival, and two-time Bell Award drums at the 2016 Sydney Festival, the clarinet winner, modern-day chanteuse migration is a soul-searching response James Greening trombone / Kristin Berardi possesses flawless to life, love and cultural complexity. pocket trumpet / musicality, an exquisite voice and a tuba luminous stage presence. The third in a series of acclaimed Carl Dewhurst suites by Stu Hunter, the migration’s guitar Cameron Undy See her perform original material lush sonic grooves and deeply bass and masterfully interpreted emotive melodies are direct from Simon Barker standards alongside Australia’s the exhilarating frontier of modern drums / foremost jazz musicians. Australian jazz. percussion Declan Kelly percussion / date date drums Friday 10 June at 9:00pm Friday 10 June at 6:30pm Tina Harrod vocals venue venue Merlyn Theatre, Merlyn Theatre, The Coopers Malthouse The Coopers Malthouse Proudly supported by price full conc. under 30s price full conc. under 30s $45 $39 $30 $55 $49 $30 Plus $3 per ticket booking fee Plus $3 per ticket booking fee

19 Explorations Poland / Explorations Australia in Jazz Australia in Jazz

Monash Art Peter Knight’s Ensemble Way Out West featuring Led by Peter Knight, Way Out personnel Tomasz Stańko West is at the vanguard of an Peter Knight trumpet / important musical movement that electronics “One of the world’s most original engages with Australia’s place in Satsuki and innovative jazz trumpet players” Asia to produce a unique hybrid Odamura koto — The New Yorker form of jazz. Paul Williamson saxophones Experience a world-premiere collaboration between Their fascinating new project, Lucas the Monash Art Ensemble – a project of Monash featuring Sydney-based koto Michailidis University’s Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and virtuoso Satsuki Odamura, builds on guitar Ray Pereira the Australian Art Orchestra – and European jazz the band’s long history of seamlessly percussion icon Tomasz Stańko. combining Asian instrumentation Howard Cairns and approaches with irresistible bass Together they will explore the music of Krzysztof West African-influenced grooves Rajiv Jayaweera Komeda, the legendary Polish film composer and and jazz-inflected melodies. drums jazz musician who was Roman Polanski’s composer of choice, creating scores for such iconic films as Rosemary’s Baby and Knife in the Water.

date date Saturday 11 June at 6:30pm Saturday 11 June at 9:00pm venue venue Merlyn Theatre, Merlyn Theatre, The Coopers Malthouse The Coopers Malthouse Proudly supported by Proudly supported by price full conc. under 30s price full conc. under 30s $45 $39 $30 $45 $39 $30 Plus $3 per ticket booking fee. Plus $3 per ticket booking fee.

20 Modern USA Explorations USA Masters in Jazz

Children of Marcus Strickland’s the Light Trio Twi-Life

Individually celebrated as some of personnel After four sold-out shows with personnel the finest jazz musicians in the world, Danilo Pérez Chris Dave and the Drumhedz Marcus Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci and piano at the 2014 Festival, multi-reedist Strickland John Patitucci saxophones Brian Blade have been three-quarters bass /beatmaker Marcus Strickland Keyon Harrold of the extraordinary Wayne Shorter Brian Blade returns with his acclaimed trumpet Quartet for more than a decade. drums Meshell Ndegeocello-produced Mitch Henry keyboard / release Nihil Novi (Blue Note / organ In 2014 they stepped forward as Revive Records). Kyle Miles Children of the Light Trio (a nod bass to Shorter’s “Children of the Night’). Assembling the talents of America’s Charles Haynes This evolution in their relationship most innovative and unpredictable drums revealed a finely-attuned trio imbued artists, Twi-Life combines fluid with imagination, precision and improvisation and deep grooves to fearlessness. create a genre-defying synthesis of soul, jazz-funk and R&B. Don’t miss the opportunity to experience these musical soulmates in an intimate club setting. date doors show Saturday 11 June 7:00pm 7:30pm date doors show 9:30pm 10:00pm Friday 10 June 7:00pm 7:30pm Sunday 12 June 7:00pm 7:30pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm venue venue Bennetts Lane Jazz Club Bennetts Lane Jazz Club Proudly supported by Proudly supported by price full conc. price full conc. $79 $71 $55 $49 Plus $2.50 per ticket booking fee Plus $2.50 per ticket booking fee

21 Explorations USA / Explorations Australia in Jazz Australia in Jazz

Lionel Loueke Confrontations + The Vampires World premiere of the 2016 PBS Young Elder of Jazz Commission. Guitarist Lionel Loueke has personnel enjoyed a meteoric rise in the jazz Lionel Loueke Multi-award winning pianist and personnel world, collaborating with seminal guitar composer Joe O’Connor has Joe O’Connor jazz figures including Wayne Shorter, Nick Garbett created Confrontations, a stunning piano trumpet Marty Holoubek Esperanza Spalding and Herbie Jeremy Rose set of six dialogues exploring conflict bass Hancock, who has praised Loueke saxophones / and multiplicity in improvisation. James McLean bass clarinet as “a musical painter”. drums Jonathan Zwartz Scott Tinkler bass Inspired by and performed trumpet Sydney’s The Vampires are Hamish Stuart in collaboration with Australian renowned for their blend of drums jazz luminary Scott Tinkler, soulful jazz, old-school reggae, Confrontations balances tonal and exotic Balkan melodies and all-out non-tonal harmony, regular and funk-laden Afrobeat. Their risk-taking irregular rhythm, delicate lyricism improvisational style and exhilarating and impressive density. interplay meet Loueke’s musical The PBS Young Elder of Jazz mastery and deep knowledge of Commission is generously supported African folk forms in a must-see by Mark Newman collaboration. date doors show Saturday 4 June 7:00pm 7:30pm date doors show 9:30pm 10:00pm Friday 3 June 7:00pm 7:30pm venue venue Bennetts Lane Jazz Club Bennetts Lane Jazz Club Proudly supported by Proudly supported by price full conc. price full conc. $55 $49 $30 $25 Plus $2.50 per ticket booking fee Plus $2.50 per ticket booking fee.

22 Club Australia USA Sessions A Tribute to Robert Allan Browne Glasper Trio

Bennetts Lane Jazz Club Join us for one last The Australian jazz world lost “Intuitive, brilliant, playful and one of its great lights last year, ultimately very moving” stand of soaring gigs with the passing of drummer / — London Jazz News and late night jams at poet Allan Browne. Recorded around Nat King Cole’s ‘old Bennetts’, a jazz Join Allan’s long-term Steinway at Capitol records in institution in the heart collaborator, colleague and Hollywood, the Robert Glasper friend Paul Grabowsky as Trio’s latest album Covered of Melbourne. he leads a heartfelt tribute to reimagines the music of Glasper’s one of our most fearless and idols and peers, including Kendrick All bookings at Bennetts Lane Jazz Club inventive souls. Lamar, Radiohead and Joni Mitchell. attract a $2.50 per ticket booking fee up to $10 per order. Paul Grabowsky piano Experience the evolution of jazz Mirko Guerrini saxophone first-hand, in this up-close encounter Niko Schäuble drums with modern jazz royalty.

Robert Glasper piano Vicente Archer bass Damion Reid drums

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23 Australia Italy / Australia Israel / USA Songs of Voyage to Shai Maestro Friends Sardinia Trio

Join acclaimed Australian vocalist This unique blend of Australian A creator of moods, a shaper Josh Kyle and pianist and and Italian jazz is inspired by of atmospheres and a sculptor bandleader Sam Keevers as they traditional Sardinian folk tunes, of sound – Israeli pianist present Songs of Friends — a yet always innovative. Shai Maestro is blazing a bold collection of instrumental jazz new path in jazz. Alongside compositions by Australian artists Spontaneous improvisations Peruvian bassist Jorge Roeder Daniel Gassin, Sean Coffin and open up a treasure trove of sonic (Gary Burton, Miguel Zenon), Kristin Berardi, re-imagined with possibilities, showcasing Angeli’s and Israeli drummer Ziv Ravitz original lyrics by Kyle. specially adapted Sardinian guitar, (Lee Konitz, Esperanza Spalding), which features intricate mechanical this prodigious composer/ and electronic extensions. performer creates music that is “gripping, exhilarating and This performance marks the launch gorgeous” (All About Jazz). of the ensemble’s Jazzhead album.

Josh Kyle voice Paolo Angeli Sardinian guitar Shai Maestro piano Sam Keevers piano Rob Burke saxophones, bass clarinet Jorge Roeder bass Mirko Guerrini saxophones Ziv Ravitz drums Jordan Murray trombone Stephen Magnusson guitar Dave Beck drums

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24 USA Australia / USA Australia Keyon Harrold Angus / Anning / Late Night Jams featuring Twi-Life Hoenig with the Hue Blanes Trio

Hailed by Wynton Marsalis In a world premiere trio format, Join us at Bennetts Lane for as the “future of the trumpet”, multi-award winning New York- the Festival’s Late Night Jam Keyon Harrold is the go-to based Australian guitarist sessions. Led by the remarkable trumpeter / producer / arranger / Quentin Angus joins forces with Hue Blanes Trio, Late Night Jams songwriter for the likes of D’Angelo, rhythm magician Ari Hoenig and are all about losing yourself in the Maxwell and Erykah Badu. 2015 National Jazz Award winner spontaneity and excitement of Sam Anning. these improvised sessions. Named one of Billboard’s 5 Artists To Watch at NYC Winter Along with original compositions, “Hue Blanes has a transcendent Jazzfest 2016, Harrold brings this globe-trotting trio will present voice, perfect timing and an angelic his mid-tempo grooves and smoky modern takes on jazz standards touch on the piano, he’s a star” balladry to Melbourne for the and the works of artists from — Deborah Conway first time. Wes Montgomery to Oasis via the Goo Goo Dolls.

Marcus Strickland saxophones Quentin Angus guitar Hue Blanes piano Keyon Harrold trumpet Sam Anning bass Ben Hanlon bass Mitch Henry piano Ari Hoenig drums Danny Fischer drums Kyle Miles bass Charles Haynes drums Proudly supported by date doors show date doors show date Wednesday 8 June 6:30pm 7:00pm Thursday 9 June 7:00pm 7:30pm Friday 3 - Sunday 12 June, 9:00pm 9:30pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm ‘til late price full conc. price full conc. price full conc. $55 $49 $55 $49 $15 $10 Plus $2.50 per ticket booking fee. Plus $2.50 per ticket booking fee. Plus $2.50 per ticket booking fee.

25 Club Sessions

Uptown Jazz Café

From modern world grooves Mark Fitzgibbon Paul Williamson to hard-driving bebop, and everything in between, Trio Quartet this year’s program at Uptown Jazz Café features Dynamic, impeccable grooves. The music of Thelonious Monk. some of Australia’s most dynamic jazz artists. Mark Fitzgibbon piano Paul Williamson trumpet Full dinner is available each Tom Lee bass Sam Keevers piano night. Doors open half an hour Danny Fischer drums Marty Holoubek bass prior to the start time. Scott Lambie drums

date date Friday 3 June at 8:00pm Friday 3 June at 9:30pm

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Hetty Kate Andrea Keller’s Quintet Transients IV

Divine jazz vocals. Exquisite contemporary jazz.

Hetty Kate voice Andrea Keller piano Jon Hunt saxophone Eugene Ball trumpet Mark Fitzgibbon piano Tamara Murphy bass Ben Robertson bass Danny Fischer drums

Presented by Proudly supported by date date Saturday 4 June at 8:00pm Saturday 4 June at 9:30pm  price full concession price full concession $35 $30 $35 $30  Includes all booking fees Includes all booking fees

26 Stephen Ross McHenry Ithaca Bound Magnusson Trio Trio The music of the Allan Browne Quintet. Jazz standards reimagined. Australian jazz innovation. Eugene Ball trumpet Stephen Magnusson guitar Matthew Sheens piano Phil Noy alto saxophone Frank Di Sario bass Ross McHenry bass Geoff Hughes guitar Dave Beck drums Myele Manzanza drums Nick Haywood bass Lewis Humbert drums

date date date Sunday 5 June at 8:00pm Sunday 5 June at 9:30pm Monday 6 June at 9:30pm price full concession price full concession price full concession $35 $30 $35 $30 $35 $30 Includes all booking fees Includes all booking fees Includes all booking fees

Bopstretch Tal Cohen Jamie Oehlers / Paul Trio Grabowsky Quartet Melbourne’s premier bebop outfit. Inspired by Jewish folk and Majestic jazz from Australian greats. Eamon McNelis trumpet classical music. Phil Noy saxophone Jamie Oehlers tenor saxophone James Sherlock guitar Tal Cohen piano Paul Grabowsky piano Mark Elton bass Phil Stack bass Phil Stack bass Sam Bates drums Danny Fischer drums Ben Vanderwal drums

date date date Wednesday 8 June at 8:00pm Thursday 9 & Friday 10 June at 8:00pm Thursday 9 June at 9:30pm price full concession price full concession price full concession $35 $30 $35 $30 $35 $30 Includes all booking fees Includes all booking fees Includes all booking fees

Jamie Oehlers James Muller Sam Keevers’ Quartet Quartet “Red Fish Blue”

Hushed ballads to Vibrant, warm jazz. Hip rhythms with Latin percussion. high-speed workouts. James Muller guitar Sam Keevers piano Jamie Oehlers tenor saxophone Mat Jodrell trumpet Javier Fredes percussion James Muller guitar Sam Anning bass Brett Hirst bass Phil Stack bass Ben Vanderwal drums Simon Barker drums Ben Vanderwal drums

date date date Friday 10 June at 9:30pm Saturday 11 June at 8:00pm & 9:30pm Sunday 12 June at 9:30pm price full concession price full concession price full concession $35 $30 $35 $30 $35 $30 Includes all booking fees Includes all booking fees Includes all booking fees

27 Club Sessions

Enjoy some of Melbourne finest vocalists and jazz instrumentalists over drinks in the heart of Richmond. Dizzy’s Full dinner service available each night from 6.30pm.

accessibility Jazz Club Tribute to Sarah Maclaine Blue Note in Concert

A tribute to famed jazz record Indulge in the rich, velvety voice label Blue Note, including classic of jazz chanteuse Sarah Maclaine numbers from hard bop pioneers as she effortlessly moves such as Thelonious Monk, between jazz, pop, blues, R&B Art Blakey, Herbie Hancock and beyond, accompanied by and more. the Roger Clark Quartet.

Roger Clark alto saxophone Sarah Maclaine vocals Christophe Gannaux tenor saxophone Roger Clark alto saxophone Simon O’Neil trumpet Rory Clark piano David Hardy trombone Paige Smith bass Rory Clark piano Brian Abrahams drums Paige Smith bass Brian Abrahams drums

Presented by Proudly supported by date date Friday 3 June at 9:00pm Saturday 4 June at 9:00pm

price $30 price $30 Includes all booking fees Includes all booking fees

28 Wilbur Wilde’s Adam Dunning Dizzy’s Blowout with the Big Band Roger Clark Hey Hey It’s Saturday’s legendary Vocalists Peter Hearne and saxophonist come comedian Quartet Andy Dowell front Dizzy’s Wilbur Wilde blows up a outstanding 16-piece Big Band rock-infused jazz storm, Seductive vocalist Adam for an evening of timeless classics in his relentlessly grooving Dunning heats up the stage and modern show-stoppers and swinging style. with his charismatic blend from the likes of Duke Ellington of surf jazz, bossa originals to Gordon Goodwin. Wilbur Wilde tenor saxophone and soulful standards. Sam Keevers piano Phil Rex bass Adam Dunning vocals Mike Jordan drums Roger Clark alto saxophone Rory Clark piano Paige Smith bass Brian Abrahams drums date date date Monday 6 June at 8:00pm Tuesday 7 June at 8:00pm Wednesday 8 June at 8:00pm price $30 price $25 price $30 Includes all booking fees Includes all booking fees Includes all booking fees

David Rex Craig Nichaud Quartet Schneider Trio Fitzgibbon Quartet

Fiery saxophonist David Rex leads With inspiration from the Sultry singer Nichaud Fitzgibbon a lively programme of sparkling swinging style of Oscar Peterson bubbles with charisma, grooves from one of Melbourne’s to the sizzling Latin rhythms of offering a sophisticated mix best new jazz quartets. Michel Camillo, acclaimed pianist of Great American Songbook Craig Schneider presents standards, from sultry swing to David Rex alto saxophone a compelling mix of original bossa and blues. Mark Fitzgibbon piano compositions and jazz standards. Tom Lee bass Nichaud Fitzgibbon vocals Sam Bates drums Craig Schneider piano Mark Fitzgibbon piano Lawson Kennard bass Hugh Harvey drums Daniel McKoy drums Phil Rex bass Hugh Stuckey guitar

date date date Thursday 9 June at 8:00pm Friday 10 June at 9:00pm Saturday 11 June at 9:00pm price $25 price $30 price $35 Includes all booking fees Includes all booking fees Includes all booking fees

29 Explorations Australia / Jazz Out Australia in Jazz USA West

Monash University Jazz-a-Bye Jazz Futures Baby featuring Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Septet featuring Mister Ott

With a career that spans over six decades, In this exclusive Melbourne personnel Latin jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer International Jazz Festival edition Matthew Ottignon Eddie Palmieri will be Artist-In-Residence at of PBS 106.7 FM’s popular saxophone Monash University during the 2016 Festival. Rock-a-Bye Baby sessions, Ellen Kirkwood Sydney Ethio-funksters Mister trumpet The culmination of a series of intensive rehearsals Ott bring their irresistible and Ben Pannuci with students and staff from The Sir Zelman Cowen infectious grooves to Footscray. guitar Daniel Pliner School of Music, will see the Eddie Palmieri Latin keys Jazz Septet take to the stage with Australia’s next In a show for adults and kids of all Eden Ottignon generation of jazz musicians in a salsa-infused ages, Ethio-jazz rhythms go head bass celebration. to head with seriously solid funk Dan Kenedy grooves to get you out of your drums seats and onto the dancefloor.

Noise is welcomed, crawling is encouraged and dancing is expected. date Thursday 9 June at 6:00pm date venue Sunday 5 June 10:00am and 12:00pm Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre venue Footscray Community Arts Centre price full concession $35 $30 Proudly supported by price full concession Proudly supported by $23.30 $17.30 plus $5.50-$8 Transaction Fee per order (not applicable for in-person bookings). A Delivery Fee Children under 2 free. Groups of 4+ $17 of up to $5.50 may also apply. Includes all booking fees

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Experience suburban soundscapes, inspired neo-soul, contemporary improvisation and hypnotic grooves with these free events in downtown Footscray. Jazz Out West 30/70 Collective Soundwalk

Join Melbourne’s original beat disciples 30/70 as they Listen to boats, birds, other Soundwalkers and guest curate an evening of gritty and soulful tunes at beloved musicians on a surprising, spontaneous listening Footscray local, The Reverence. journey through the waterways and secret spaces of Footscray, led by Anthony Magen. date venue Saturday 4 June at 8:00pm The Reverence Hotel Please note this is a walking tour – sensible shoes are recommended. Spaces are limited – arrive 10 minutes early to register your place.

Wallace date venue Sunday 5 June at 2:00pm Meet at Footscray Rising future-soul superstar Wallace brings Community Arts Centre her distinctive brand of blues-inflected jazz to the Festival for the very first time. Paolo Angeli Italy date venue Saturday 11 June at 2:00pm The Dancing Dog Sardinian master musician Paolo Angeli performs his uniquely modified guitar in the beautiful acoustic of the Bluestone Church Arts Space.

date venue Proudly supported by Sunday 5 June at 4:00pm Bluestone Church Arts Space

31 Free Transitive Events Cycles date Home-grown jazz piano luminary Barney McAll is back from New York Saturday 4 June at 12:00pm and celebrating with two specially-commissioned new works for the venue Federation Bells. Federation Bells, Birrarung Marr The riverside installation of 39 upturned bells will come alive with dynamic interplay between the bells and musicians, in a spectacle featuring members of the Australian Symbiotic Improvisers Orbit and McAll’s self-made instrument Chucky.

Listen for whispers of melodies from other prominent Australian Proudly supported by composers amongst the abstract sonic puzzles. Playing every hour on the hour for the duration of the Festival, the Federation Bells will come alive like never before.

Federation Bells Opening Celebration Concert

Opening Celebration Concert date Enjoy a tantalising taste of what’s on offer at the 2016 Festival. This free Saturday 4 June at 1:30pm open-air concert will have first-time concert goers and seasoned jazz venue lovers dancing in the square as we showcase a sample of the Festival’s Federation Square – Main Stage most exciting acts.

The top-secret lineup will be announced in May – subscribe to the Festival’s eNews at melbournejazz.com to be the first to know. Proudly supported by The afternoon continues with big band performances brought to you by Australia’s best and brightest emerging jazz musicians.

featuring: Monash University Brazilian Jazz Ensemble director Jordan Murray

Monash University Latin Jazz Ensemble director Sam Evans

32 Free Special Australia Events Events

Eddie Palmieri Tomasz Stańko

Artist Workshops at Los Cabrones at the Monash University Winter Night Market

Witness the fascinating process of Festival headliners The Melbourne International Jazz Festival and Queen working with the rising generation of jazz musicians Victoria Market have joined forces to light up the historic during these free two hour workshops. market sheds with the irresistible sounds of Australia’s premier Afro-Cuban Latin jazz group Los Cabrones. Eddie Palmieri USA Latin Jazz Septet Combining tunes from the masters — Tito Puente, Eddie Palmieri and Poncho Sanchez – with their date own original grooves, this 14-piece powerhouse will Thursday 9 June at 11:00am warm-up the Winter Night Market with their anthemic brass and heart pounding rhythms.

Tomasz Stańko Poland / personnel Band Finland Greg Spence Ben Gillespie Ryan Menezes Paul Williamson trombone drums trumpet Paul Williamson Felipe Cornejo date Phil Noy baritone Javier Fredes: Friday 10 June at 10:00am alto saxophone saxophone percussion Julien Wilson Sam Keevers Leo Salvo, tenor saxophone piano Luis Poblete Craig Fermanis vocals / guitar percussion Christopher Hale bass

Proudly supported by date Proudly supported by venue Wednesday 8 June from 6:00pm

Monash University Music Auditorium venue price Free Queen Victoria Market

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Soundwalks Sound Portraits

Listen to the aural diversity of Melbourne’s CBD on What would you sound like as a jazz tune? these surprisingly simple Soundwalks led by Landscape Jazz artists Mirko Guerrini (saxophone) and Architect and Acoustic Ecologist, Anthony Magen with Niran Dasika (trumpet) use a unique “source code” special guests on selected nights. Walk and listen to create melody from your facial features, harmony to your body, buskers, cars, birds, trams and other and rhythm from your astrology, and mood from Soundwalkers. Join these active adventures through your emotional presence. Hear your Sound Portrait the city’s open spaces, laneways and secret places. composed live and keep a copy on CD.

Please note this is a walking tour – sensible shoes Locations will be announced at melbournejazz.com are recommended. Spaces are limited – meet 10 minutes early, near the stage, to register your place. Riverside Jazz Club Perched on the river’s edge inside Hamer Hall, the Riverside Jazz Club is the perfect accompaniment dates to an evening of sublime entertainment on the main stage. Friday 3 June, Wednesday 8 June, Friday 10 June, Explore this stylish pop-up venue pre or post-show, and Saturday 11 June at 6:00pm or make it a destination to catch up with friends and enjoy some live music. venue

Meet at Federation Square dates Thursday 9 June 5:00pm - 12:00 midnight date Friday 10 June 5:00pm - 1:00am Saturday 4 June at 11:00pm Saturday 11 June 5:00pm - 1:00am Sunday 12 June 5:00pm - 12:00 midnight venue Meet at the Cave; location to be announced venue at melbournejazz.com Riverside Bar, Arts Centre Melbourne

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Juilliard Free The Lunchtime Jazz Cave

Celebrate the spirit of jazz! This series of three free A late night hideaway featuring a cacophony of musical lunchtime concerts presented by Juilliard will put a performances, experiments and unhinged ideas. spring in your step and a smile on your face. Held in a yet-to-be-disclosed location, The Cave will come alive through the darkest hours in the Monash University middle of winter. Australian Jazz Ensemble Emerging Australian jazz talent Featuring sounds from local legends and unknown radicals, this experiential mixtape is curated by date Wondercore Island and played live, loud and fearlessly. Friday 3 June 12:00 – 2:00pm Dancing with strangers is encouraged. Improvisation is demanded. Wallace Rising future-soul superstar Stay tuned for venue details at melbournejazz.com dates Thursday 9 June 12:00 – 2:00pm Friday 10 June 12:00 – 2:00pm

venue dates St James, 555 Bourke Street Friday 3 and Saturday 4 June, 10:00pm ‘til late

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Vocal An Evening with Adventures Paolo Angeli

Looping, beatboxing multi-instrumentalist Mal Webb A virtuoso of the Sardinian guitar, Paolo Angeli is one joins forces with violinist and vocalist Kylie Morrigan of Europe’s most innovative musicians. to make music that is intricate and playful. Imagine Einstein, Dr Seuss and Paganini making pancakes. Hailed as “one of jazz’s best-kept secrets” (BBC Children must be accompanied by an adult. Radio 3), Angeli will perform incomparably beautiful, multi-layered music using a unique 18-string guitar date of his own devising. Angeli will also discuss the Sunday 5 June 2:00pm to 3:00pm creation of this extraordinary instrument and how date price it has inspired the likes of Pat Metheny. ArtPlay, Birrarrung Marr $10 per child note: Talk will take place in English and Italian. Ticket price Beatbox includes a glass of wine and appetiser on arrival. & Beyond

Vocal explorer and songwriter Mal Webb takes you on a lip to lung journey through the physics, physiology and frivolity of all the sounds a face can make. Ages 9 to 12. date date Sunday 5 June 10:30am to 12:30pm Monday 6 June at 6:30pm date price venue ArtPlay, Birrarrung Marr $15 per child Italian Institute of Culture Proudly supported by

price full concession Presented by $45.30 $38.30 iic members $38.30 $32.30 Includes all booking fees.

36 Free Close Events Encounters

Experience a close encounter with the world’s leading jazz artists in our series of intimate conversations, inspiring workshops and live demonstrations.

Shai Maestro Israel Ari Hoenig USA John Patitucci USA piano drums bass

date date date Monday 6 June at 4:00pm Thursday 9 June at 4:00pm Saturday 11 June at 1:00pm

Kristin Berardi Australia Marcus Strickland USA Mulatu Astatke Ethiopia voice & Keyon Harrold vibraphone / voice saxophone / trumpet

date date date Saturday 11 June at 5:00pm Sunday 12 June at 2:00pm Sunday 12 June at 4:00pm

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Proudly supported by Discussion Panel: What’s in a festival? date Hosted by Paul Grabowsky AO (past Artistic Director, Adelaide Festival), Sunday 12 June at 12:00pm join Adrian Jackson (Artistic Director, Wangaratta Jazz and Blues Festival), venue Chelsea Wilson (Artistic Director, Stonnington Jazz), Michael Tortoni Arts Centre Melbourne, (Artistic Director, MIJF) and Jennifer Kerr (General Manager, MIJF) for a The Channel fascinating insight into the inner workings of three of Australia’s leading price Free jazz festivals and how they are each working to develop and strengthen Pre-register at melbournejazz.com jazz in Victoria.

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Board of Directors Thank you Chairman John Stanhope Leon Kempler OAM, John Pandazopoulos, Duke Fonias, Sue Artistic Director Michael Tortoni Bailey, Andrew Hagger, Vladimir Shchelkunov, Lydia Morgan Secretary Jane Good from Brand Partners, Robert Butera, Robert Finikiotis, Live Directors Colin Golvan SC Performance Australia, Stage & Screen Travel, Dean Hampel, Liza Maimone Sarah Neville, all the Festival Partners, Volunteers, Artists Robert Patterson and, of course, our audiences for their continued support. David Valmorbida Funding MIJF Team The Kristin Berardi Band, Angus / Anning / Hoenig and General Manager Jennifer Kerr Lionel Loueke and The Vampires have been assisted by Program Manager Melanie Pose the Australian Government through the Australia Council, Development Manager Fotis Kapetopoulos its arts funding and advisory body. Marketing Consultant Luke McKinnon Marketing Coordinator Suzanne Barton Production Manager Merryn Tinkler Backline Coordinator Fiona Murray Sponsorship & Stu Hunter: the migration is Events Coordinator Carrie-Anne Winder proudly supported by Habitat Productions. Volunteer Coordinator Evan Lawson Program Coordinator / Producer – Jazz Out West Lydia Dobbin Producer – The Cave Si Jay Gould Photographer credits Credits Esperanza Spalding presents Legal Services Brand Partners Emily’s D+Evolution Holly Andres Financial Services GNY Accountants: Children of the Light Anna Webber Gil Yahalom and Yu Xue Kristin Berardi Metaxia Coustas Publicity Starling Communications: Lionel Loueke Mathieu Bitton Ben Starick & Fiona Macleod Mulatu Astatke Nick Pitsas Design & Website Liquorice Paolo Angeli Nanni Angeli liquorice.com.au Shai Maestro Trio Herbert Ejzenberg Snarky Puppy Philippe Levy-Stab Patrons The Vampires Karen Steains John Stanhope Jennifer Kerr Wayne Shorter Quartet Erica Gannett and Sue Bailey Liza Maimone The Cave Chris Frape George Christopoulos Will Minson Children of the Light Anna Webber Duke Fonias Peter Mousaferiadis Robert Glasper Janette Beckman Christopher Gogos Bill Papastergiadis Wayne Shorter Quartet Erica Gannett Colin Golvan QC Rodrigo Pintos Lopez Vocal Adventures Dominic Hook and Dr Deborah Golvan John Tatoulis Way Out West Tim Turner Manuel Jimenez-Navaro Michael Tortoni Fotis Kapetopoulos David Valmorbida Disclaimer Ilana and This program is accurate at the time of printing. Leon Kempler OAM Please check our website melbournejazz.com for latest program and ticketing information.

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1 ArtPlay 10 Footscray Community Arts Centre Birrarung Marr, behind Federation Square 45 Moreland Street, Footscray 2 Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall / The Channel 11 Forum Melbourne 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne 154 Flinders Street, Melbourne (corner of Russell Street) 3 Bennetts Lane Jazz Club 12 Italian Institute of Culture 25 Bennetts Lane, Melbourne 233 Domain Road, South Yarra 4 Bluestone Church Arts Space 13 Melbourne Recital Centre and Salon 10A Hyde Street, Footscray Corner Southbank Boulevard & Sturt Street, Southbank 5 The Coopers Malthouse 14 Monash University Music Auditorium 113 Sturt Street, Southbank 55 Scenic Boulevard, Monash University, Clayton 6 The Dancing Dog 15 Queen Victoria Market 42A Albert Street, Footscray Corner of Victoria and Elizabeth Streets, Melbourne 7 Dizzy’s Jazz Club 16 The Reverence Hotel 381 Burnley Street, Richmond 28 Napier Street, Footscray 8 Federation Bells 17 St James Birarrung Marr, behind Federation Square 555 Bourke Street, Melbourne 9 Federation Square 18 Uptown Jazz Café Corner Swanston & Flinders Streets, Melbourne Upstairs, 177 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy

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note: all times listed for shows at forum melbourne and bennetts lane June 03 to 12 2016 jazz club are doors times. see event pages for full details.

Pg. Fri 03 Sat 04 Sun 05 Mon 06 Tue 07 Wed 08 Thu 09 Fri 10 Sat 11 Sun 12 Modern Gary Bartz Quartet Melbourne Recital Centre 8 7:30pm Masters Esperanza Spalding presents: Emily's D+Evolution Forum Melbourne 4 8:30pm Robert Glasper Trio Melbourne Recital Centre 9 7:30pm Mulatu Astatke and the Black Jesus Experience The Coopers Malthouse 18 7 & 9pm Tomasz Stańko Band The Coopers Malthouse 17 6:30 & 9pm Hiromi: The Trio Project Hamer Hall 12 7:30pm Van Morrison's Masterpieces Melbourne Recital Centre 16 7:30pm Children of the Light Trio Bennetts Lane Jazz Club 21 7 & 9:30pm Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Septet Hamer Hall 10 7:30pm José James: The Music of Billie Holiday Hamer Hall 15 7.:30pm Wayne Shorter Quartet Hamer Hall 6 7:30pm Explorations Confrontations: PBS Young Elder of Jazz Bennetts Lane Jazz Club 22 7:00pm in Jazz Lionel Loueke + The Vampires Bennetts Lane Jazz Club 22 7 & 9:30pm Monash University Jazz Futures Melbourne Recital Centre 30 6:00pm Snarky Puppy Forum Melbourne 14 8:30pm Stu Hunter: the migration The Coopers Malthouse 19 6:30pm Kristin Berardi Band The Coopers Malthouse 19 9:00pm Monash Art Ensemble featuring Tomasz Stańko The Coopers Malthouse 20 6:30pm Peter Knight’s Way Out West The Coopers Malthouse 20 9:00pm Marcus Strickland's Twi-Life Bennetts Lane Jazz Club 21 7 & 9:30pm 7 & 9:30pm Special Events An Evening with Paolo Angeli Italian Institute of Culture 36 6:30pm

Vocal Adventures / Beatbox & Beyond ArtPlay, Birrarung Marr 36 various PBS Live Broadcast The Coopers Malthouse 18 5:00pm Club Sessions Voyage to Sardinia Bennetts Lane Jazz Club 24 9:30pm Bennetts Lane Songs of Friends Bennetts Lane Jazz Club 24 6:30pm Robert Glasper Trio Bennetts Lane Jazz Club 23 9:30pm A Tribute to Allan Browne Bennetts Lane Jazz Club 23 7:00pm Shai Maestro Trio Bennetts Lane Jazz Club 24 6:30 & 9pm Keyon Harrold featuring Twi-Life Bennetts Lane Jazz Club 25 6:30 & 9pm Angus/Anning/Hoenig Bennetts Lane Jazz Club 25 7 & 9:30pm Late Night Jams with Hue Blanes Trio Bennetts Lane Jazz Club 25 11:00pm 11:00pm 11:00pm 11:00pm 11:00pm 11:00pm 11:00pm 11:00pm 11:00pm 11:00pm

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Club Sessions Tribute to Blue Note Dizzy's Jazz Club 28 9:00pm Dizzy’s Jazz Club Sarah Maclaine in Concert Dizzy's Jazz Club 28 9:00pm Wilbur Wilde's Blowout Dizzy's Jazz Club 29 8:00pm Adam Dunning with the Roger Clark Quartet Dizzy's Jazz Club 29 8:00pm Dizzy's Big Band Dizzy's Jazz Club 29 8:00pm David Rex Quartet Dizzy's Jazz Club 29 8:00pm Craig Schneider Trio Dizzy's Jazz Club 29 9:00pm Nichaud Fitzgibbon Quartet Dizzy's Jazz Club 29 9:00pm Club Sessions Mark Fitzgibbon Trio Uptown Jazz Café 26 8:00pm Uptown Jazz Café Paul Williamson Quartet Uptown Jazz Café 26 9.30pm Hetty Kate Quintet Uptown Jazz Café 26 8:00pm Andrea Keller's Transients IV Uptown Jazz Café 26 9.30pm Stephen Magnusson Trio Uptown Jazz Café 27 8:00pm Ross McHenry Trio Uptown Jazz Café 27 9:30pm Ithaca Bound Uptown Jazz Café 27 9:30pm Bopstretch Uptown Jazz Café 27 8:00pm Tal Cohen Trio Uptown Jazz Café 27 8:00pm 8:00pm Jamie Oehlers / Paul Grabowsky Quartet Uptown Jazz Café 27 9.30pm Jamie Oehlers Quartet Uptown Jazz Café 27 9.30pm James Muller Quartet Uptown Jazz Café 27 8 & 9:30pm Sam Keevers' "Red Fish Blue" Uptown Jazz Café 27 9:30pm Jazz 30/70 Collective The Reverence Hotel 31 8:00pm Out West Jazz-a-Bye Baby Footscray Community Arts Centre 30 10am & 12pm Soundwalk Footscray Community Arts Centre 31 2:00pm Paolo Angeli Bluestone Church Arts Space 31 4:00pm Wallace The Dancing Dog 31 2:00pm Free Events Juilliard Free Lunchtime Jazz St James 35 12pm 12:00pm 12:00pm Soundwalks Various 34 6:00pm 11:00pm 6:00pm 6:00pm 6:00pm The Cave To be announced 35 10:00pm 10:00pm Transitive Cycles Birrarung Marr 32 12:00pm Opening Celebration Concert Federation Square 32 1:30pm Los Cabrones at the Winter Night Markets Queen Victoria Market 33 6:00pm

Riverside Jazz Bar Hamer Hall 34 from 6:00pm from 6:00pm from 6:00pm from 6:00pm Close Discussion Panel The Channel 37 12:00pm Encounters Various The Channel 37 4:00pm 4:00pm 1 & 5:00pm 2 & 4:00pm Artist Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Septet Monash University 33 11:00am Workshops Tomasz Stańko Band Monash University 33 10:00am Pg. Fri 03 Sat 04 Sun 05 Mon 06 Tue 07 Wed 08 Thu 09 Fri 10 Sat 11 Sun 12 Modern Gary Bartz Quartet Melbourne Recital Centre 8 7:30pm Masters Esperanza Spalding presents: Emily's D+Evolution Forum Melbourne 4 8:30pm Robert Glasper Trio Melbourne Recital Centre 9 7:30pm Mulatu Astatke and the Black Jesus Experience The Coopers Malthouse 18 7 & 9pm Tomasz Stańko Band The Coopers Malthouse 17 6:30 & 9pm Hiromi: The Trio Project Hamer Hall 12 7:30pm Van Morrison's Masterpieces Melbourne Recital Centre 16 7:30pm Children of the Light Trio Bennetts Lane Jazz Club 21 7 & 9:30pm Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Septet Hamer Hall 10 7:30pm José James: The Music of Billie Holiday Hamer Hall 15 7.:30pm Wayne Shorter Quartet Hamer Hall 6 7:30pm Explorations Confrontations: PBS Young Elder of Jazz Bennetts Lane Jazz Club 22 7:00pm in Jazz Lionel Loueke + The Vampires Bennetts Lane Jazz Club 22 7 & 9:30pm Monash University Jazz Futures Melbourne Recital Centre 30 6:00pm Snarky Puppy Forum Melbourne 14 8:30pm Stu Hunter: the migration The Coopers Malthouse 19 6:30pm Kristin Berardi Band The Coopers Malthouse 19 9:00pm Monash Art Ensemble featuring Tomasz Stańko The Coopers Malthouse 20 6:30pm Peter Knight’s Way Out West The Coopers Malthouse 20 9:00pm Marcus Strickland's Twi-Life Bennetts Lane Jazz Club 21 7 & 9:30pm 7 & 9:30pm Special Events An Evening with Paolo Angeli Italian Institute of Culture 36 6:30pm

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