Compose a future classic.
Commissioned by SIMA’s Artistic Director.

Commissions

Every year, SIMA’s Artistic Director, in conversation with our Artistic Advisory Committee, selects one or more composers to create a new work. The work is premiered in subsequent years at one of our many flagship series or events, and either documented live or recorded in a studio setting.

Details of the commission are bespoke. SIMA’s many commissioned works have added great value to the Australian Jazz Songbook.

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Our most recent Commission
Gian Slater ‘Tapestries’

Commissioned 2023
Premiered 2024 at the Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival

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Previous Commissions

To come

More Programs

Freedman Fellowship
Australia’s most prestigious award for emerging jazz musicians.
Cool for School
Hands up who wants to be a jazz musician.
Managed by Hannah James.
Judy Bailey Emerging Composer Award
Have a one-on-one with the future.
Shortlisted by SIMA’s Artistic Advisory Committee.