Finalists compete in three-way playoff for $21,000 award Sydney trumpeter, composer and innovator Tom Avgenicos was awarded the 2022 Freedman Jazz Fellowship in an exciting final playoff at the Sydney Opera House on Saturday 3 September. The sold-out crowd enjoyed the return to the Studio, after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19. The three finalists […]
The Freedman Fellowship Concert at Sydney Opera House Saturday 3 September 2022 Reviewed by Mick Paddon from Time & Space If you want to hear what Australia’s emerging jazz musicians are up to there is no better place to be than the concert for the finalists for the Freedman Jazz Fellowship. On Saturday September 3rd, […]
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In the first half hour, Sue Jowell presents Part 6, the final part of The Musical – More Than Entertainment. In this episode, Sue looks at the legacy of Rodgers and Hammerstein, who were largely responsible for the Golden Age of musicals in the 20th century. My special guest at 11:00 am is Fran Dorey, […]
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With the support of the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) and The Digital Radio Project alongside retransmission support from FBI 94.5FM, your favourite station Eastside Radio can now be heard on DAB+ Digital Radio. This momentous achievement was brought about by the recent challenges the station faced during December with regard to our FM […]
Far-fetched coincidences and chaotic hilarity Shipwrecked and separated 33 years earlier, two sets of long-lost twins miraculously find themselves in the same city on the same day. What could possibly go wrong? The Comedy of Errors is a hilarious romp of swapped identities, misguided love, mistaken imprisonment, and chaotic mishaps, leading to an unbelievably […]
We trust you all can keep this hush hush until Friday, August 19th when you’ll receive exclusive access to the festival pre-sale. Keep an eye out for the email! This pre-sale offer is available to all who are subscribed to the SIMA newsletters, and tickets will open up to the general public soon! Performances include: […]
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After a competitive search for Australia’s most exciting young jazz talent, The Music Trust’s Freedman Jazz Fellowship finalists have been announced for 2022. Tom Avgenicos, Flora Carbo and Holly Conner will go before esteemed judges, Virna Sanzone, Andrew Robson and Steve Barry in a live concert finale on September 3rd, at the iconic Sydney Opera House for the chance to take home […]
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In the first half hour, Sue Jowell returns with Part 5 of The Musical – More Than Entertainment. In this episode, Sue continues the story of the Golden Age, looking at the King and I and The Sound of Music. My special guest at 11:00 am is Elise Edmonds, Senior Curator at the State Library […]
An exciting new chapter in Eastside history Waverley Council is delighted to announce that it has awarded the license to operate the community radio studio at Bondi Pavilion to local broadcaster Eastside Radio Council’s General Manager, Emily Scott, said the Pavilion has been a part of Waverley’s cultural identity for more than 90 years and will […]
Saturday, 27th August 2022 Live at The Village, a much anticipated all-day music festival, will take place in Springwood, The Blue Mountains on Saturday, 27th August. The festival includes jazz, folk, world and Bluegrass music and dance performances presented in partnership with the Blue Mountains’ premier destination for the performing arts, The Blue Mountains Theatre. […]
Daniel Boyd is set to become, if he isn’t already, one of Australia’s leading contemporary artists, and his exhibition Daniel Boyd: Treasure Island is on at the AGNSW until 29 January 2023. Co-curator of this free exhibition, Isobel Parker Philip talks to Arts Wednesday about why Daniel is such an important artist. Daniel’s forbears were taken forcibly from […]
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