On Saturday 12th November, the Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival will head to the Powerhouse Museum for a day of music and discovery. The day will start with a Women in Jazz talk, looking into the place of females in jazz and how they manage to find their way in an industry strongly marked by male […]
Matt Andersen 2016 Australian Tour
Canadian singer/songwriter Matt Andersen has enjoyed a busy 2016. His latest album Honest Man, released back in February, received much critical acclaim and led to extensive tours in the US and Canada where he performed headline shows alongside numerous festival appearances. With over 10 million views on YouTube, a 2013 European Blues Award, and winning […]
Interview with Dr Graham Thom
In this podcast, David talks to Dr Graham Thom, refugee coordinator for Amnesty International Australia. They discuss a recent report made by Amnesty International about the state of the refugees held indefinitely at Nauru, and the responses that have come from both the Australian and Nauruan governments. David and Graham delve into what has become a touchy […]
Musical Interview with Si Mullumby and Chris Tamwoy
In this podcast, David Barr talks to Si Mullumby from Earthbeats about an upcoming gig at the Opera House, to Chris Tamwoy who is his virtuosic opening guitar act, and to Stephanie Cranford about her venue OneSpace. It features many musical parts, as Chris and Si break out their instruments to great effect. To listen to the […]
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Exercise: why, what and how much?
On Arts Wednesday 19 October 2016, Rachel Livingstone from The Health Hub in Darlinghurst, was Sylvia’s guest, talking about exercise. Listen to the conversation below: That was Part 1 and here is Part 2: And now for Part 3: […]
The New Thing: Interview with Lisa Richards
Lisa Richards’ latest album A Light From The Other Side marks Richards’ return to Australia after 22 years residing in the United States. With subtle humor, sharp observations and a ferociously sweet voice, Lisa Richards explores the complexities of life through a flowing mix of folk, blues, roots and jazz. Set to hit the Sydney date […]
MUSIC HAS NO GENDER
Music Has No Gender is a new 37 minute documentary produced, written and recorded by Eastside Radio’s Mick Paddon from Thursday Drive. Its starting point is that while music doesn’t have a gender, musicians do. Sandy Evans, who has been described as a national treasure and awarded an Order of Australia for her contributions to […]
Arts Wednesday 19 October 2016
At 10:40am, Professor Geraint Lewis joins me for Part 5 of our series on colour and this week Geraint talks about colours of life. At 11:00 am I am joined by Personal Trainer, Rachel Livingstone, from the Health Hub in Darlinghurst, talking about exercise: why, what and how much? Music is all about exercise! I […]
Album of the week – Fake it Until you Make it by The Divergence Jazz Orchestra
‘Fake it Until you Make it’ by The Divergence Jazz Orchestra is Eastside Radio’s album of the week. This album is all about freshness as 19 young Sydney Musicians have given us their own flavour of Jazz and not only are the musicians, conductors and composers fresh, it was only released this month. Bringing […]
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Miriam Lieberman visits Drive Tuesday!
On Tuesday afternoon we had a thrilling program; starting with a discussion with political lecturer David Smith from Sydney University about Donald Trump and the recent Presidential Debate. It was a wide-ranging talk that touched on the conservative Christian factionalism in the US as well as the psychology of the Republican candidate. It also featured […]
Jazz Made In Australia 17 October 2016 Features SEAN FORAN
Brisbane based pianist, composer and educator Sean Foran is developing a profile not only in Australia, but also internationally. He graduated from the Old. Conservatorium with a Major in Jazz Piano, also has a Masters of Arts in Jazz Performance – with distinction – from the Leeds College of music in England. He has been […]
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Interview with Kathryn Jane Williams
In this podcast Ruth Hessey talks with Kathryn Jane Williams, who is an Associate Professor in Environmental Psychology at the Sustainable Society Institute in Melbourne. Together Ruth and Kathryn discuss how we as a society need plants to live and survive, but we only think of plants as ‘furniture’ rather than living participants in the […]