There’s still plenty to see in Sydney’s live music scene – Take One – 9th Oct 2020

Hello Eastside! It’s an honour and a pleasure to be back on the air again after a hiatus through the year. There’s a lot in store for the show including our NEW timeslot of Friday’s 3pm – 4pm, changed format and even a new cohost by the name of Madelyn Tait. If you’ve found this […]

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Album of the Week: Sugoi ⁠— Slips and the F.W’S / græ — Moses Sumney

Eastside’s Album of the Week show this week features ragtime joy in the form of Queensland jazz group Slips and the F.W’s, and the epic two part release from neo-soul afficionado Moses Sumney out of the US. Sugoi is the debut album from jazz-blues-ragtime group Slips and the F.W’s. The group have been performing their eclectic […]

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Album of the Week: SOURCE ⁠— Nubya Garcia / “15/10” — Onarsé

Eastside’s Album of the Week show this week features the long-anticipated debut from London jazz producer and performer Nubya Garcia, as well as some soulful sounds from Western Sydney’s Onarsé. Nubya Garcia has been a jazz musician from a young age, taking up the reigns from her musical family including her Guyanese mother and Trinidadian […]

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Album of the Week: Life is Brut[if]al ⁠— Andrea Keller / Just Kids — Stevan

Eastside’s Album of the Week show this week features the latest release from Australian jazz legend Andrea Keller, and the debut mixtape from Wollongong local Stevan. Andrea Keller is a legendary Australian pianist and composer who began her foray into jazz at just 14 years old. She now composes and produces music for eight separate […]

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Australian Premiere – VAN GOGH ALIVE

The World’s Most Acclaimed Multi-Sensory COVID-Aware Experience Celebrating one of the Most Feted Artists of All time.  Emma Triggs, founder and CEO of the M Agency and Promoter of Van Gogh Alive at M-Live, together with creator Bruce Peterson, owner and founder of Grande Exhibitions, are proud to bring Van Gogh Alive to Australia to premiere in Sydney as one of the first purpose-built […]

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SIMA’s Jazz:NOW Zela Margossian Trio

Jazz:NOW has rebooted to connect artists and audiences at a time when it’s most needed. Watch seven intimate performances with bonus vintage footage from iconic Australian artists in this exclusive digital season. Zela Margossian is joined by long time, multicultural collaborators to create an exotic, global musical journey. Her rich textures, tumbling polyrhythms and use […]

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Album of the Week: Wu Hen ⁠— Kamaal Williams & Is This Offensive and Loud? — Nat Vazer

Eastside’s Album of the Week show this week features the latest release from Kamaal Williams, and sweet indie-folk sounds out of Melbourne from Nat Vazer’s Is This Offensive and Loud?. Kamaal Williams made a name for himself back in 2016 after teaming up with Yussef Dayes to release Black Focus under the Yussef Kamaal name. The […]

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Album of the Week: It is What it is ⁠— Thundercat & Stand Up For Love — The Haggis Horns

Eastside’s Album of the Week show this week features jazztronica legend Thundercat’s latest release, It is What it is, and The Haggis Horns 70s funk and soul sounds on Stand Up for Love. Thundercat is a name normally associated with soul, hip-hop and r’n’b. A grammy-winning bassist out of LA who has worked with the […]

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Album of the Week: Artemis ⁠— ARTEMIS & Mordechai — Khruangbin

Eastside’s Album of the Week show this week features jazz sextet ARTEMIS’ debut album, as well as a new vocal direction for Texas trio Khruangbin in Mordechai. ARTEMIS is a supergroup comprising seven of the most acclaimed musicians in modern jazz. Featuring pianist and musical director Renee Rosnes, tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana, clarinetist Anat Cohen, […]

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Album of the Week: Until Tomorrow ⁠— The Modern Congress

This week’s album of the week is The Modern Congress’ Until Tomorrow. It has been eight years since we have heard from Sydney’s electro-jazz collective The Modern Congress, fronted by jazz guitarist Tim Rollinson. Tim is no stranger to experimental jazz composition, with previous experience fronting the acid jazz collective Directions in Groove (DIG) and […]

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Album of the Week: Ama, who? ⁠— Ama Lou

This week’s album of the week is Ama Lou’s Ama, who? The fresh-faced North London singer has made big waves since she came onto the scene with her debut EP DDD in 2018, and this release is no different. With a soul voice reminiscent of Jorja Smith and Erykah Badu, the album mixes heavy R’n’B beats with scarce […]

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