ESSAYS
This section includes essays on various jazz subjects, written by a number of writers. Contributions are welcome. Writers interested in contributing are welcome to contact the editor by filling out the form in the CONTACT tab. Photographs to illustrate those essays are welcome. Readers can click on the INDEX button for a list of articles in this folder.
George Lewis
THE 2026 MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL: SOME HIGHLIGHTS
by Ian Muldoon
November 8, 2026
Michael Tortoni, artistic director, Hadley Agrez, CEO, and Tom Browne, executive producer, respectively of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival (MIJF) have something to crow about. The 2026 MIJF was an outstanding programme of music across a broad musical spectrum especially with new music. They managed to persuade some of the current leaders of the genre to cross the world to get to Melbourne - the famous “last place on earth” depicted in Shute’s 1957 novel On The Beach…