Now in its 13-year, SIMA has championed ground-breaking artistic innovation and diversity.
Experience over 60 global and local artists across 7 venues this spring. From stunning American vocalist Jazzmeia Horn, explosive, instrumental quartet Kira Kira to local legend Sandy Evans featured in Shakti Spirit, a new Indian Jazz collaboration celebrating female creativity.

The 2 main SIWJF venues are St Stephen’s Church in Macquarie Street, Sydney City, and Annandale Creative Arts Centre, Johnston St Jazz. Umbrella events will be held all over Sydney, from Penrith to Marrickville and Annandale to the CBD.

Headlining the 2024 Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival on Friday November 1 at St Stephen’s Uniting Church in Macquarie Street is Dallas born scat sensation Jazzmeia Horn
Sydney audiences will be blown away by the 33-year-old, one of jazz’s brightest young stars. Horn will be accompanied by a stellar local lineup, Victor Gould on keys, Jonathan Zwartz on bass,and Hamish Stewart on drums.

Melbourne vocalist and composer Gian Slater will inspire at the SIWJF opening night on Thursday October 24 at Annandale Creative Arts Centre. Slater will launch her new solo album Glimmer and the SIMA commission of Tapestries featuring Simon Barker, Phil Slater, Jess Green and Freyja Garbett.  

On Sunday October 27 at Johnston Street Jazz the explosive, dynamic, instrumental quartet Kira Kira will showcase new music written at by all four band members and featured on the band’s new album, Kira Kira Live, to be released in October 2024. It features Satoko Fujii (piano, Japan) Natsuki Tamura (trumpet, Japan), Alister Spence (Fender Rhodes electric piano, Australia), and Tatsuya Yoshida (drums, Japan).

UK-based Melbourne artist, producer and multi-instrumentalist Audrey Powne returns to Sydney on Thursday October 31 at ACAC, with debut material from her critically acclaimed album From the Fire which showcases Powne’s unique style—from hook-laden synth-pop to long-form cinematic soundscapes, RnB ballads to free jazz improvisations—there are few genres Powne has not touched.

On November 2 at St Stephen’s Church, Noriko Tadano (JPN) will be joined by Sakaya Ohno (JPN). Tadano, the culturally diverse musician and performer, seeks out unique collaborations and creative practises that extend well beyond her music into acting and theatre, sound art and composing. This will be followed by a new Indian Jazz collaboration Shakti Spirit whichwill features poetry by 3 revered female Indian mystic saints: Andal, Ammayar and Venibai set to music by Nadhamuni Gayatri Bharat and Sandy Evans. Encompassing deep emotional expression, virtuosic Indian singing, stunning percussion playing and dialogue between electric guitar and veena.