The Australian Jazz Convention began in 1946 and has run continously since then.

The AJC is the longest running Convention of its kind in the world.

It is held in a different town in Australia every year, begins on 26th December, and concludes on New Year's Eve.

Each Convention has a planning stage of 2 years, and a group can bid at the AGM held at each Convention.

Pre-submission Guidelines can be downloaded through "Hosting a Convention".

Latest News:

The 2012 AGM in Forbes enacted the following:

The Steering Committee was dissolved.

In its place, an Executive Task Force was established.

Further details are available in Newsletter Number 1 (January 2013).