sentences:  Michael Tortoni has been the artistic director since 2009, with program direction by Sophie Brous from 2010 - 2011 and Melanie Pose from 2012 - ongoing.Herbie Hancock, The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra with Troy Miller, Laura Mvula & Jose James, Billy Childs, Ms Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton, Ambrose Akinmusire with Origami Harvest, Ghost Note, the Vijay Iyer Trio, Petra Haden with Songs From My Father, Lonnie Holley, Vince Jones, Linda May Han Oh with Aventurine, Bill Frisell Trio, Rafiq Bhatia, Miles Okazaki with Work, Alma Zygier, Justine Clarke, Ross James Irwin with 60 Years of Kind of Blue