Its location over the festival weekend spans across the CBD of Perth, the cultural precinct area of Northbridge, through to Hyde Park in the City of Vincent.
The lineup featured international acts such as Joe Lovano, Katie Noonan and Vince Jones,[4] local jazz performers like Jamie Oehlers and Libby Hammer, and jazz-based organisations such as WAYJO, WAAPA and JazzWA.
[6] The 2014 Festival also featured popular local acts such as saxophonist Carl Mackey, pianist Harry Mitchell, trumpeter Matt Jodrell and drummer Daniel Susnjar.
"[11] PIJF 2017 also hosted New York-based jazz musician, composer and arranger Kavita Shah, performing with bassist Sam Anning, a fellow Manhattan School of Music student.
[14] 2018 saw the return of Kate Ceberano to Perth, teaming up with local saxophonist Carl Mackey to pay tribute to the 1961 soul-jazz album ‘Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley’.
[17] The 2019 Festival featured several well-reputed international artists, including US jazz singer Veronica Swift,[18] trumpeter Roscoe James Irwin of The Cat Empire and The Bamboos,[19] and Japanese pianist Fumio Itabashi.
Local artists included pianist Tim Voutas, performing compositions from debut album Introducing TVQ;[20] as well as Perth-born bassist Sam Anning returning home after time spent in New York and Melbourne.