INCOGNITO THE BASEMENT, SYDNEY THURSDAY 2 NOVEMBER, 2017 (late show) Reviewed by PARIS POMPOR Photos by RIZWAN OMAR (Cyan Pepper) I’ll admit, before heading to The Basement tonight, that I was struggling to remember the names of the Incognito tunes I liked. Not because there weren’t any, but because like many of the groups who broke out to varying degrees […]
“The Outsiders” from Ross McHenry Trio is Eastside Radio’s Album Of The Week (9 Nov-15 Nov)
McHenry is an Adelaide born musician and composer who has become a formidable force in modern Australian jazz. You may know him from his Shaolin Afronauts project, who have three albums under their belt, and he’s recorded a couple of brilliant albums as under his own name Ross McHenry as well. This is McHenry’s first album in […]
2017 Wangaratta Festival Of Jazz
28 years strong and still full of surprises! Reviewed by Phil James The 2018 Wangaratta Festival of jazz and blues (Wang.) was a story of the big and small, electronics and prerecording, continuing contributions by women, particularly from expat Aussies, new and proven talent. It did what festivals are meant to do. It provided an […]
Realising Mother with Zorica Purlija and Ella Dreyfus
On Arts Wednesday 8 November 2017, Sylvia’s guests were Zorica Purlija and Ella Dreyfus. Zorica is the curator of a new exhibition at the Kudos Gallery in Paddington and Ella is one of the 16 contributing photographic artists. The conversation was lively, with many differences of opinion being aired around the table. Follow the links […]
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Eastside Meets Lee Rhiannon
NSW Greens Senator, and Eastern Suburbs local, Lee Rhiannon sat down with EASTSIDE recently. She discussed Refugees, her pre-selection battle, Jeremy Corbyn, climate change and much more. Have a listen here… […]
Arts Wednesday 8 November 2017
In Part 3 of Sydney By Design at 10:40 am, Ed introduces us to Corinne Fisher from the Total Environment Centre and our discussion is about green space in our city. My special guests at 11:00 am are Zorica Purlija and Ella Dreyfus. Zorica is the curator of a new exhibition at Kudos Gallery in […]
Emma Stephenson Freedman Jazz Fellowship Winner
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 […]
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Brave & Strong All Day Long
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 […]
“When The Tide Rushes In” from Fleur Green & The Keepers is Eastside Radio’s Album Of The Week (2-9 Nov)
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 […]
Out of time, place and mind
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 […]
Australian Gypsies with Mandy Sayer
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 […]