Freedman Jazz 2017 brought together the talents of three multi-talented musicians with their bands at the Sydney Opera House on Monday 30 October. The winner of the Freedman Jazz Fellowship 2017 was announced on the night. Intense competition for the $20,000 cash prize resulted in amazing performances from 15-member big band to quartet. A spirit […]
Read More… from Emma Stephenson Freedman Jazz Fellowship Winner
Black Stallion Removalists are the premium quality services for every Sydneysider who wants a trusted and reliable team to look after all their moving, relocation, packing and storage needs. Based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney with over 10 years of experience in domestic and commercial moving, they can assure that all your possessions will […]
Hi Eastside, We have a book launch! It is on Sunday 12th November 11 a.m at the South Maroubra Surf Club. This is a really big deal in the community as Fiona is a female lifeguard who has risen beyond tractional glass ceilings in the area of surf rescue and a very popular local figure. The launch […]
This week we bring you audio wonders from Adelaide. Fleur Green met her Keepers – Gerard Spalding and Flik Freeman – whilst studying jazz together in their home city of Adelaide, and that relationship has blossomed into the wonderful debut album that is “When The Tide Rushes In”. It’s a gentle, soulful, whimsical record […]
Arts Thursday with Maisy Stapleton on 2 November brings the world of the arts to Eastside. First of all, Singapore comes to Sydney. Singapore: Inside Out transports Singapore’s energetic creative life to Chippendale, in a cross disciplinary kaleidoscope of visual arts, music, food and fashion, as well as design and […]
On Arts Wednesday 1 November 2017, Sylvia’s guest was Mandy Sayer, talking about her latest book Australia’s Gypsies:Their Secret History. Yep – I bet you didn’t know there were Gypsies in Australia! Listen to the 3 parts of the conversation here: That was Part 1 of the conversation and here is Part 2: And now for […]
The new series of Sydney By Design continues at 10:40 am and this week, Ed Lippmann and I welcome Ed Blakely, one of the Commissioners of the Greater Sydney Commission. Don’t miss him! At 11:00 am my special guest is Mandy Sayer talking about her latest book, Australian Gypsies:Their Secret History. Like many of you […]
For Sydney artist, Kylie Johnson, positivity and creativity helped her to cope with the trauma of losing her mother and the breakup of a marriage. Kylie’s book, Mindfulness Colouring, is filled with beautiful illustrations and brings together children and parents through the calming act of colouring in. Kylie spoke with Ruth Hessey on Monday Drive […]
This weekly community billboard is proudly sponsored by the City of Sydney’s Plan for the future – Sydney 2030 – making our city more green, global and connected. […]
CINE LATINO, Australia’s largest festival of Latin American cinema is returning for its second year with screenings at Palace Cinemas from 14 November 2017. The program of 26 titles represent the best films from Central and South America including new works from the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Peru, Brazil and Uruguay. Opening the festival is Mexican director Roberto Sneider’s YOU’RE […]
FUNKADELIC REWORKED BY DETROITERS VARIOUS ARTISTS | WESTBOUND Reviewed by PARIS POMPOR Early in 2014, Kenny Dixon Jr released a self-titled, protractedly brilliant umpteenth album under his Moodymann moniker containing an eleven and half minute centrepiece entitled ‘Sloppy Cosmic’. Fast forward three years and the producer is joined by another fifteen or so fellow-Detroiters to […]
“Last Band Standing” from Orchestre Les Mangelepa is Eastside Radio’s Album Of The Week. Les Mangalepa formed in The Congo in the 1970’s, however they found a home and an audience in Nairobi, Kenya and have been writing and recording there ever since. You can see them to this day at their residency at the […]