New York-based Sydney jazz musician Adrian Cunningham is currently wowing audiences worldwide with his infectious original melodies and joyful multi-instrumental performances. Adrian spoke to “Thursday Jammin’” presenter Anita Mathews Pollard just prior to the U.S launch of his Album Jazz Speak (Arbors Records). The interview took place on September 1st, 2017 . The podcast is includes […]
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At 10:40 Anna Kamaralli brings us Part 5 of Shakespeare’s Women and this week the topic is Shrews. My special guest at 11:00 am is Matthew Holle, curator of exhibitions on the flying boats that flew out of Rose Bay. What an interesting story! Music is mostly about flying. I look forward to your company! […]
The Foundry 616 stage was drenched in soft blue and pink lighting, making the intimate setting feel more romantic. Mark Isaacs took the stage first. An hour passed unnoticed as he took the crowd on a journey with his single, dramatic improvisation. The emotion of the song was conveyed through his swaying and hunching, grunting […]
Hi Folks! As regular listeners, you’ll know that the 1st FJD of each month is devoted to one or two sensational albums. Well this month’s is extra special! Many old-timers will know about the 1963 Paris concert of the Duke Ellington Orchestra (Atlantic Records). Only a few will know that the French Duke Ellington society […]
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At 10:40 am Anna Kamaralli returns with Part 4 of Shakespeare’s Women and this week the topic is The Lower Classes. At 11:00 I am joined live in the studio by Marcela Balart, Information Office with NBN. My house has just been switched over and it’s an understatement to say it is a joy. It […]
Oghene Kologbo is a Nigerian guitarist, born in 1957, son of highlife musician Joe King Kologbo. Oghene began performing with Fela Kuti and Africa 70 as a teenager, toured and recorded a ton of music with the group, and eventually stayed on in Europe after an Africa 70 tour in ’78 to base himself […]
Anthony Huckstep is an award winning journalist and author who is affectionately known as the heavy metal restaurant critic. While he is the national restaurant critic and columnist for leading magazines such as Delicious, Qantas Magazine and The Australian Magazine, he is also the co-founder of an in-your-face annual dinner called MetalMouth that brings together heavy […]
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Anna Kamaralli joins me at 10:40 am with Part 3 of Shakespeare’s Women and this week the topic is queens. My special guest at 11:00 am is Elise Edmunds, Senior Curator at the State Library of NSW.The library has just been given the archive of William T Cooper. Not a household name you might say, […]
“A Social Call” from Jazzmeia Horn is Eastside Radio’s Album Of The Week. Jazzmeia is a jazz vocalist from Dallas, Texas, who was encouraged onto the mic by her music family. Inspired by Sarah Vaughan at a young age, Jazzmeia went on to study jazz at the high school and tertiary level. Her prowess eventually won her […]
“24 Hours In Lapa” from Tamil Rogeon is Eastside Radio’s Album Of The Week. The 12 track record is a bold and experimental fusion of world music, cinematic orchestral jazz, futuristic percussion and subtle electronic touches. Rogeon, a Melbourne based musician and composer, travelled to Rio Di Janiero to record the percussion group of Tiago Loei, […]
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‘Moonshine Freeze’ from This Is The Kit is Eastside Radio’s Album Of The Week. It’s an album of modern British indie-folk, with jazz, country, blues and even afrobeat inflections. Front-woman Kate Stables is hauntingly commanding on vocals, and her toplines are supported by brilliant songwriting and lovely instrumentation. Stables is originally from Bristol, in the UK, but has lived […]