Women of jazz make the return to live performance seem effortless We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Women of jazz make the return to live performance seem effortless By Jessica Nicholas Normal text size Melbourne Women’s International Jazz Festival, The Jazzlab, Friday December 11 This year’s Melbourne Women’s International Jazz Festival may be modest in size and scope, but it has something precious that most festivals in 2020 lacked: live audiences. Melbourne Women’s International Jazz Festival performer Amelia Evans. Credit: Curated by the indefatigable Sonja Horbelt, tMWIJF 2020 was pulled together in a matter of weeks without funding and in a climate of constant uncertainty. There were no international acts on the bill and Horbelt was determined to provide opportunities for local musicians in a year when there have been few.