Inner West Jazz Festival 2026

The fourth edition of the Inner West Jazz Fest returns with a line up of remarkable new jazz and improvised music for audiences who want to be planted firmly at the edge of their seats. With artists coming from Melbourne, Adelaide, Stanmore, Newtown (and beyond!) expect the radical, beautiful and straight up amazing across three focussed nights at 21 Shepherd Street, Marrickville. 

From Mike Nock, presenting his legendary trio album “ONDAS” in full, to the launch of the new trio album from Jess Green and Dylan Van Der Schyff with Sandy Evans, Inner West Jazz Fest 2026 represents the living, breathing energy of creative music from our elders to a new generation burning bright. 

Each year, the festival presents a snapshot of local creative mastery functioning at a world class level. For 2026 we are excited to bring you three nights of inspiration for our community of music lovers.

THURSDAY AUGUST 27, 2026

6:30pm DOORS

7:00pm ALIEN MEAL
Henry Hall | double bass and electronics
Tom Vogel | drums and electronics

8:00pm HILARY GEDDES QUARTET
Hilary Geddes | guitar
Matthew Harris | piano
Max Alduca | double bass
Alexander Inman-Hislop | drums

9:00pm BELIEVE WITH SCOTT TINKLER!
Scott Tinkler | trumpet
Peter Farrar | saxophones and percussion
Novak Manojlovic | piano and percussion
Clayton Thomas | double bass and percussion
Laurence Pike | drums

FRIDAY AUGUST 28, 2026

6:30pm DOORS

7:00pm SAM GILL TRIO
Sam Gill | saxophones 
Jacques Emery | double bass
Simon Barker | drums

8:00pm JESS GREEN, DYLAN VAN DER SCHYFF with SANDY EVANS
Jess Green | guitar and electronics
Dylan van Der Schyff | drums and electronics
Sandy Evans | saxophones

9:00 pm MIKE NOCK PLAYS ONDAS
Mike Nock | piano and compositions
Ben Waples | double bass
Laurence Pike | drums

SATURDAY AUGUST 29, 2026

6:00pm DOORS

6:30pm ALEX JASPRIZZA GROUP
Alex Jasprizza | saxophone
Hinano Fujisaki | saxophones
Felix Bornholdt | piano
Holly Conner | drums

7:30pm DENLEY OSBORNE HEYWOOD JIGALIN
Jim Denley | woodwinds
Tony Osborne | voice and movement
Nikki Heywood | voice and movement
Liz Jigalin | accordion, piano and objects

8:30pm DASIKA KELLER SVOBODA (Melb)
Niran Dasika | trumpet and electronics
Andrea Keller | piano
Helen Svoboda | double bass and voice

9:30pm JAMES MULLER TRIO (Adelaide)
James Muller, guitar
Brett Hirst, double bass
Tim Firth, drums