A TRIBUTE TO THE GREAT ELLA FITZGERALD & LOUIS ARMSTRONG The living embodiment of swing, one of the most elegant and irresistible sounds that ever shook the western world, The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra have announced they will tour Australia and New Zealand in July/August 2018. Directed by veteran trumpeter Scotty Barnhart, the 18-piece Count Basie Orchestra features […]
Renata Arrivolo is the new tutor for the Music Foundations classes at Open Academy including Music Fundamentals, Ear Training and Sight Reading classes. We asked her a few questions about her own musical journey and her classes. How did you first encounter music and piano? What were the steps that drew you into the world […]
Lea DeLaria “Boo Boo” From OSTNB @ City Recital Hall for Vivid 2018! “(DeLaria) swings hard, and scats and bends notes in a style that suggests a no-frills Betty Carter on steroids.” The New York Times Lea DeLaria, “Big Boo” on Orange is the New Black brings her live show to Sydney for one night only. Known for […]
Vivid Ideas will captivate Sydney over 23 days and nights from 25 May to 16 June. Dan Goods – Game Changer Dan Goods is the Director of the Museum of Awe and the visual strategist for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. If you want to hear how science and creativity can come together to make meaningful […]
Vivid Ideas will captivate Sydney over 23 days and nights from 25 May to 16 June. Dare Jennings – Game Changer Dare Jennings is one of Australia’s global success stories. He is the founder of Mambo clothing, Phantom records and Deus Ex Machina, yet according to Dare, he has no business knowledge to share. So […]
Yemen Blues’ intoxicating music merges West African rhythms, influenced by Yemeni culture and melodies with jazz and funk to evoke a connection to places you may have never visited. Sitting in a musical crossroads of Middle Eastern traditions, the group paints a musical canvas with deep laments and jubilations to present a complex and resolutely […]
Nothing Compares 2 PRINCE came to the Sydney Opera House on Friday the 27th and Saturday the 28th of April in celebration of the two year anniversary since his passing. “It was a riot. We utterly enjoyed the show.” Odi – Sydney “Wow! Such an impressive line-up of talent, beautiful musical arrangements and spine-tingling energy…the emotion was […]
Both Sides Now: Celebrating the Songs of Joni Mitchell! They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot… Singer, songwriter, painter, poet, activist and voice of a generation, Joni Mitchell is an essential part of the soundtrack to the twentieth-century. She grew up with folk music in the 60s, she railed against injustice in the […]
Embodying the unmistakeable Jerez style of flamenco guitar playing, PACO LARA presents the flamenco guitar in all it’s authenticity, culture and artistry. Apart from his skill as a formidable soloist Paco is also revered for his ability as an acompaniest in the specialised world of flamenco singing (cante) and (dance), where he has performed with […]
PEGGY ALBUM LAUNCH FEAT. JON ROSE & CHRIS ABRAHAMS On a Monday evening in late November 2017, two of Australia’s most prolific musicians performed together in the living room of the late Peggy Glanville-Hicks. It was the first-time violinist Jon Rose and pianist Chris Abrahams had collaborated in a duo setting. What they created that […]
Tina Harrod’s City of Longing is Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week. Songwriter and vocalist, Tina Harrod, releases a breathtaking new album CITY OF LONGING, with an incredible launch concert recently at The Clovelly Bowling Club, Clovelly, on Wednesday 11 April. City of Longing was co-written and produced by brilliant composer/pianist STU HUNTER who has […]
A CELEBRATION OF THE ARTIST, THE GENIUS, THE MUSIC NOTHING COMPARES 2 PRINCE is a unique concert event, with Prince’s music performed live on stage by a selection of friends, family and band mates who knew him best. With a special introduction by his sister Tyka Nelson this is a celebration of a remarkable musical life, featuring […]