Create world‑class performances

Your presence and your support turn every WA Jazz Project performance into a truly collaborative experience, where musicians and audience shape the music together in real time.

Because our musicians improvise, every concert is a once‑only event—crafted in the moment with the audience. Your donation ensures we can keep presenting these world‑class, one‑off performances in Western Australia.

Each flagship big band concert costs tens of thousands of dollars to rehearse, present in a major venue, commission new work and capture on recording, and your gift helps make this possible.

With your help we can continue to present more opportunities to make music with you.

• 100 – Helps cover basic rehearsal resources such as piano tuning and section rehearsals.

• 250 – Supports a portion of musician fees for a rehearsal leading up to a flagship concert.

• 500 – Contributes meaningfully to artist fees for one concert call.

• 1,000 – Supports a musician’s full participation in rehearsals and performance for a major concert.

• 2,500 – Funds the commissioning and preparation of a new chart for the WA Jazz Project.

• 5,000 – Underwrites a significant share of venue hire for a big band concert in a professional hall.

• 10,000 – Covers full venue hire for one flagship big band performance.

• 25,000 – Underwrites most of the rehearsal and performance calls for a major concert project.

• 45,000 – Fully funds a flagship concert project including rehearsals, venue hire, new commissions, and basic recording and mixing.

Build enduring infrastructure

It takes weeks, months, and in some cases years to prepare for our performances.

Starting with our creative team: music is selected, arrangements are written, parts and scores prepared, our musicians practice and prepare their parts for rehearsal, before finally hitting the concert hall stage in performance.

Help us build capacity and infrastructure, commission new compositions and arrangements, and bring jazz to the concert hall stage.

• 100 – Helps maintain essential consumables and small accessories used in rehearsals and performances.

• 250 – Contributes to music copying, printing, and digital file preparation for the band.

• 500 – Supports the purchase or replacement of durable music stands and basic staging elements.

• 1,000 – Assists with upgrading microphones, DI boxes, and cabling for one section of the band.

• 2,500 – Funds a package of score preparation, parts extraction, and library organisation for a concert program.

• 5,000 – Equips the ensemble with a core set of quality microphones, stands, and cables used throughout the year.

• 10,000 – Supports annual investment in music library development, software licences, digital storage, and archival backups.

• 20,000 – Underwrites a substantial portion of technical production costs for multiple concerts in a season.

• 35,000 – Funds a year of project management, production coordination, and marketing support, enabling concerts and recordings to be planned and delivered at a professional standard.

Inspire future generations

Western Australia has a long history of producing outstanding jazz musicians, with many of our community now making music on the worlds finest stages and historic jazz clubs.

Our organisation cares deeply about the education of future jazz musicians, whether it’s through internship programmes, inviting students to observe rehearsals, bringing the joy of jazz music to those that may have never experienced it, or featuring outstanding young talent on the concert hall stage with the WAJP ensemble.

Care for the future of jazz in Western Australia with a gift that will contribute to our education programme.

• 100 – Helps provide educational materials and resources for students attending WA Jazz Project workshops.

• 250 – Supports a short in‑school jazz demonstration or Q&A session with WAJP musicians.

• 500 – Funds a masterclass visit to a local school, including preparation and delivery by professional musicians.

• 1,000 – Supports an introduction to jazz program at a school, delivered over several sessions.

• 2,500 – Enables a school ensemble to rehearse and perform alongside the WA Jazz Project in a collaborative concert.

• 5,000 – Funds a focused mentorship program or internship placement for an emerging jazz musician.

• 15,000 – Underwrites a full school‑band collaboration project including rehearsal, concert, and ongoing mentoring.

• 25,000 – Supports a student super‑band initiative, bringing outstanding young musicians together for intensive rehearsals and a high‑profile performance.

• 50,000 – Funds a year‑long education and mentorship program encompassing multiple school partnerships, masterclasses, and a flagship youth ensemble project.