[1] The organisation was founded by Martin Jackson, pianist Jamie Fielding, bassist Barry Buckley and others in late 1982 with the intention of presenting as wide a range of jazz styles as on offer in Melbourne at the time.
A broad range of jazz styles were encouraged including rock-influenced, bebop, avant-garde to fusion.
[2] The initial series of concerts were held on Sunday afternoons at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University's Glasshouse Theatre starting January 1983, with the organisation being funded by the Australia Council for $3,000.
The organisation was a vital catalyst for the development of Melbourne's contemporary jazz scene providing opportunities for local, interstate and international performers.
[5] Other performers included Guitarists Ren Walters and Steve Magnusson, Saxophonist Jamie Oehlers and pianist Marc Hannaford as a duo, Mark Fitzgibbon solo piano set, performances from trios led by Allan Browne and Rob Burke, and the eight piece Mike Nock project.