Vjazz Magazine

Archive News

The Ron Trigg Sextet with Helen Jowsey on piano celebrating International Jazz Day at the Archive

Melbourne International Jazz Festival's Melanie Pose and Swing Patrol's Claudia Funder discussing ideas for the up-coming Jazz Festival  with Archive Collections Manager Mel Blachford

Margret Roadknight was a recent visitor to the Archive

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A celebration of Australia's Jazz History

Two new VJAZZ CD Releases now available

Enjoy listening to an hour's classic Australian Jazz.

Compiled by Dr Nick Ribush

 Australian Jazz: the Melbourne Sound; the first forty years

is a collection of jazz music and images from the late 1940's to 1984

Museum Accreditation

The Victorian Jazz Archive has received Museum Accreditation for a further 5 years

"Exemplary".  

"One of the leading volunteer run museums in Victoria"

A "number of model documents from the VJA are currently used as resources for other museums in the MAP program."

The MAP Panel commends VJA's commitment to its volunteer program and its lively and positive atmosphere.

Latest 2 CD release from VJAZZ Rare Collectable series now available from the Archive Shop for $25

Janet Seidel visits the Victorian Jazz Archive

Janet recently visited the Archive with bassist David Seidel and guitarist Chuck Morgan 

"It's always nice to have a real piano", said Janet as she played a number.

Victorian Jazz Archive receives prestigious Award.

At the recent Victorian Museum Awards the Victorian Jazz Archive was awarded the TASHCO Systems Award for Volunteer Run Museums recognising the highest standard of documentation for their collection and working documents.

Lloyd Fordham from Tashco Systems; VJA's Collections Manager Mel Blachford; and Heidi Victoria, MLA for Bayswater, Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier and assisting the Premier with the Arts