Jazz Ramble
Australian jazz, and other ramblings
About Jazz Ramble
Jazz Ramble is a community-driven blog covering Australian jazz news, gig listings, and education resources. With a focus on the Melbourne and Victoria scene, the site brings together gig guides, club directories, festival coverage, and workshop information for jazz enthusiasts and musicians alike.
From the Melbourne International Jazz Festival to local club nights in Geelong, Ballarat, and beyond, Jazz Ramble has been a home for Australian jazz conversation — featuring contributions from across the jazz community.
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| Ade Monsbourgh and the Australian Trad Jazz Story | The life and times of clarinetist Ade Monsbourgh belong to a formative chapter in Australian jazz. He was part of a generation that built a local traditional… | |
| A Weekend at the Perth International Jazz Festival | A weekend at the Perth International Jazz Festival offers a generous blend of swing, modern improvisation and Australian jazz culture. Across several days, the… | |
| Exploring the Archives of the Australian Jazz Museum | The Australian Jazz Museum preserves a vivid record of music that was often made in modest rooms, suburban halls and late-night clubs rather than grand concert… | |
| How Ragtime Shaped Early Australian Jazz | Ragtime supplied early Australian jazz with a strong rhythmic vocabulary: syncopated melodies, alternating bass patterns, stride-like piano figures and a taste… | |
| The Uptown Jazz Cafe in Adelaide: a must-visit venue for jazz lovers | Nestled in Adelaide's vibrant cultural heart, the Uptown Jazz Cafe has earned its reputation as a cornerstone of South Australian jazz culture. For locals and… | |
| Bennetts Lane Big Band revives Ellington at Melbourne's jazz hub | The Bennetts Lane Big Band has long been one of Melbourne's most enduring large jazz ensembles, and their recent salute to Duke Ellington proved why the group… | |
| How the Jazzgroove Association built a jazz community in Sydney | The Jazzgroove Association began as a small gathering of jazz lovers in Sydney's inner west, determined to keep the city's improvised music scene alive between… | |
| The quiet architects of Australian traditional jazz | For decades, the story of Australian traditional jazz has been told through horn players, drummers, and the blokes who ran the clubs. Walk into any Melbourne… | |
| Pressed Down Under: The Best Jazz Vinyl Made in Australia | Australia's jazz scene has always punched above its weight, and a thread of that story is etched into the grooves of locally pressed records. From smoky… | |
| Traditional New Orleans jazz finds a home in Melbourne | The rhythmic pulse of New Orleans has travelled far beyond the Mississippi Delta, finding fertile ground in the laneways and pub venues of Australia's cultural… |
Victorian Jazz Clubs
A directory of jazz clubs across Victoria
Jazz Albury Wodonga
156 Lawrence Street, Wodonga VIC 3690
Musical Director: Graeme Cook — 0438 623 462
Venue: The Jazz Basement, Shop 5, 48–52 Lincoln Causeway, Wodonga. Music from 8pm. Bar open 7.30pm. $20, Concession $15.
Ballarat Jazz Club
President & Bookings: Mollie — contact via the club.
Echuca-Moama Jazz Club
Contact: Harry Daniels — harrydaniels@jazzramble.com
Geelong Jazz Club
Contact: Sandy Leaman
Venue: Vines Road Community Centre, 41 Vines Road, Hamlyn Heights.
Phillip Island Jazz Club
Home of the Phillip Island Jazz Festival.
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