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 […]
Read More… from AOW: Bewitched – Laufey / The Shores Of Infinity – Menagerie
Elvis: A Musical Revolution @ State Theatre 10 September 2023 Reviewed by Sanne de Kramer Last Thursday evening I had the opportunity to go to Elvis the Musical. Since I am a big musical lover, this was amazing! When I was younger, I attended a number of musicals back home in the Netherlands. I have […]
Waverley Volunteer Expo @ Bondi Pavilion At this free event, you will meet some amazing local volunteers, change makers and community organisations that make a big impact in our community. Volunteering can help you learn new skills, improve your CV, make connections, and stay fit, healthy and active. There’s so much to do in Waverley […]
PHILLIPPA MURPHY-HASTE WINS THE 2023 FREEDMAN JAZZ FELLOWSHIP Credit: Shane Rozario Watch the full concert on Facebook The prestigious 2023 Freedman Jazz Fellowship, along with its esteemed $21,000 prize, was awarded to Sydney-based multi-instrumentalist, clarinet-specialist, and composer Phillippa Murphy-Haste in a thrilling playoff at Pier 2/3, ACO on Saturday, September 2nd. This award marks a significant […]
In the lead up to the Sydney International Womens’ Jazz Festival, at the end of October Mick Paddon is relaunching his Changing the Face of Jazz series of podcasts on his weekly show Time and Space. Starting six years ago, the series focuses on Australian female jazz instrumentalists who have come to prominence in recent […]
Foundry616, headed by Peter Rechniewski, a veteran in the music scene, is proud to announce that this September they celebrate 10 years of offering the best entertainment in contemporary jazz and jazz orientated music. For a whole decade the lads and lasses here have featured the “cream of Australian jazz as well as special international […]
Read More… from Help Foundry 616 Celebrate Their Decadal Birthday!
Who is Elliott Wallace? And what on earth is he doing down under? Hello! On the 31st August I departed my home town of York, waved an emotional goodbye to my close family and embarked on a long haul to the land of Kookaburras, Didgeridoos and questionable footwear. At the relatively young age of 20 […]
Hi everyone! My name is Sanne de Kramer, and I am from the Netherlands. I’m 22 years old and I study Creative Business at Breda University of Applied Sciences. I’m in my third year and I already have some experience with radio as I did a radio show in my previous semester at uni this […]
JAMES MORRISON QUARTET TO PERFORM FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME AT THE GREAT SYNAGOGUE FOR TWO NIGHTS ONLY Australia’s beloved ‘Genius of Jazz’, multi-award-winning musician James Morrison has performed for royalty and presidents and at all the major jazz festivals and famous jazz clubs around the world. But in an Australian-first, he and his quartet […]
Read More… from James Morrison live at Sydney’s Great Synagogue
Eastside supports Indigenous Australians’ call for Constitutional recognition and a Voice to Parliament. What is the Voice referendum? On October 14, a referendum will be held asking Australian voters a question about an amendment to the Australian Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. The […]
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Live at Lazy Bones Jeremy Rose. Presented to me were the unfortunate seats right at the back and around the corner from the stage, the gig did not start well for me. However, when presented with such circumstance, one can be bitter, or close their eyes and just listen to the music being played. I […]