“JIEM” by JIEM Released: 30 October, 2023 Label: JIEM Jiem is a contemporary jazz group that traverses gracefully between soft playfulness and brash intensity. The unique personalities and stylistic qualities of each member interact to form a synergetic ensemble sound that is far greater than the sum of its parts. Tessie Overmyer – saxophone Miles Rooney […]
“Flicker and Polar Bird” by Andrea KellerReleased: October 6, 2023Label: Independent Australian pianist and composer Andrea Keller releases her twenty-third album as leader in 2023.Flicker & Polar Bird is a double album that mixes new Keller creations with re-imaginings of older works. The music celebrates the connections Andrea made as the ANU H.C. Coombs Creative […]
‘Mélusine’ by Cecile McLorin SalvantReleased: March 24, 2023Label: Nonesuch Records Mélusine features a mix of five originals and interpretations of nine songs, dating as far back as the twelfth century, mostly sung in French along with Occitan, English, and Haitian Kreyol. The new album’s songs tell the story of the European folkloric legend of Mélusine, […]
‘3’ by NgaiireReleased: August 27, 2021Label: Dot Dash & Majestic Casual ‘3’ by Ngaiire is a stunning exploration of soul, R&B, and electronic elements. Ngaiire, the Papua New Guinea-born artist, pours her heart and soul into every note, creating an album that’s both deeply personal and universally relatable. Her enchanting vocals and thought-provoking lyrics make […]
EASTSIDE ALBUM OF THE WEEK PRESENTS Angel Bat Dawid – Requiem for Jazz [Released – 23 March, 2023 on International Anthem] Composer, clarinetist, and singer Angel Bat Dawid has released her third studio album Requiem for Jazz on Chicago based label International Anthem. Requiem for Jazz is a 12-movement suite composed, arranged, and inspired in […]
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EASTSIDE ALBUM OF THE WEEK PRESENTS Marley Del Prete – Movement [Released – 13 August, 2023 on Awake Nu Records] Marley Del Prete explores vivaciously the elements of free and spiritual jazz in collaboration with an ensemble of some of Del Prete’s virtuosic jazz contemporaries. This record was created on the lands of the Wurundjeri people […]
EASTSIDE FM ALBUM OF THE WEEK PRESENTS Surprise Chef – Education & Recreation [Released – 14 Oct, 2022 on Big Crown Records] Education & Recreation is the third album produced by Surprise Chef and their debut record released on Big Crown Records, Brooklyn, USA. Surprise Chef have birthed out of the suburbia of Coburg, Victoria, Australia […]
East Side Radio Album of the Week Presents The Shores of Infinity – Menagerie (AUS) Australian 9-piece Spiritual Jazz group Menagerie announce their highly anticipated fourth album The Shores Of Infinity – representing the 3rd LP to be released by Freestyle Records from the Melbourne-based Jazz ensemble, founded by producer, songwriter, guitarist, DJ and recording artist […]
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East Side Radio Album of the Week Presents There’s Always Next Year – Sean La’brooy (AUS) Sean La’brooy, co-founder of Antique Attics records, announces his newest album release There’s Always Next Year – comprised of six stunning compositions. A tribute to the misguided hopes and dreams of a sports fan, There’s Always Next Year, speaks […]
This week’s Album Of The Week show is kickstarted way away in Iceland; home to spectacular scenery, fishy cuisine and the wonderfully talented Jazz-Pop artist Laufey Lin Jonsdottir. Laufey’s latest release, Bewitched, has been crafted to be a “love album, whether it be a love towards a friend or a lover or life”, a brilliantly […]
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This week’s Album of the Week show is an all-Aussie affair, with jazz-funk sounds from Melbourne locals Surprise Chef, and the latest live release by Australian music royalty Nick Cave, with Idiot Prayer (Nick Cave Live at Alexandra Palace). Released on the verge of a city re-awakening, Surprise Chef’s Daylight Savings speaks to vintage funk in a […]
Eastside’s Album of the Week show this week features an afrofuturism double whammy; with Polish group EABS reinventing the psychic sounds of Sun Ra, and Colombian outfit Ghetto Kumbé – a ‘psychedelic African tribe from the 21st century’. EABS have made waves in the Polish jazz scene of late, earning them a cult-like following for […]
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