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Patterson Hood is one of the founding member alongside Mike Cooley of the alt-country rock band Drive-By Truckers. Patterson began writing his songs at the age of eight and found much of his inspiration in his father’s, the famous David Hood, extensive record collection. Drive-By Truckers take to the stage at Bluesfest Festival on Thursday […]
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When Annette Brown was 15 years old, she was desperate to get on stage. One day, she finally met a “special teacher” that believed in her and let her took the stage of the Sydney Opera House. Since then, she has never forgotten that day. That is exactly what Sydney Eisteddfod is about. The cultural […]
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On this episode of Changing the Face of Jazz, Mick Paddon is in conversation with Jodie Michael. Jodie Michael was the recipient of the 2013 Jann Rutherford Memorial Award. After gaining experience playing in jazz ensembles at the Wollongong Conservatorium of Music, Jodie earned multiple scholarships. After touring the USA with her local Jazz Orchestra, […]
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On this episode of Changing the Face of Jazz, Mick Paddon speaks with Ellen Kirkwood. Ellen Kirkwood is an award-winning composer, trumpeter, bandleader and educator. She an Australian-born person of British heritage, living on unceded Wangal Country in Sydney’s Inner West. […]
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On this episode of Changing the Face of Jazz, Mick Paddon speaks with Hilary Geddes. Hilary Geddes is a guitarist, improviser and composer based in Eora/Sydney on Gadigal Land. She is the 2021 Freedman Jazz Fellow, a 2021 ABC Jazz Scholarship, and the 2019 recipient of the Jann Rutherford Memorial Award. Hilary is the bandleader […]
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We follow up each episode of The Intersection with an interview with an expert on the topic. Our special guest for Episode 4 is historian and musicologist Kay Dreyfus. Her 2013 book,,’Silence and Secrets – the Weintraub Syncopators in Australia’, introduced many people to this extraordinary story. […]
The Weintraub Syncopators were the hottest jazz band in Weimar Germany. But after the Nazi party passed the first anti-Jewish laws, the Syncopators decided to embark on what was perhaps the longest world tour by any band in history. It ended in an internment camp in rural Australia. This episode traces an epic journey of […]
In this Podcast Bondi Nights´Earl speaks with the Ladies that hosted the Hot Jazz Picnic. It was live in the episode of Bondi Nights on February 7, 2024. Lana and Madison revealed how they prepared for the event and spill the tea about how well they know Jazz music. […]
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Ralph is back touring Australia. The “Streets of London” singer/songwriter sits down with David Barr to talk about his music and perform some songs. Ralph will be playing at The Concourse Chatswood on Friday 9 February as part of his Streets of Oz Tour 2024. […]
Interview by Joshua Duffy Scott Saunders is the founder of Sydney’s explosive 90s Groove outfit dig (Directions In Groove), a prolific film television and theatre composer, and a music teacher with a master in philosophy (music) publishing a study titled “An Aesthetics of Groove.” Scott has returned to the scene with a new Soul Jazz […]
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Our special guest is historian and activist Gary Foley. A Gumbayngirr man, Gary Foley has been at the forefront of Indigenous activism for over fifty years and was a key figure in the Bicentennial protests. […]
1988 in Australia. On the musical front, it was seriously divided between the mainstream music industry and the alternative/underground scene, yet both sides had their eyes on the international stage. But there was a bigger issue; 1988 marked the Bicentennial of the British invasion of Aboriginal lands. Indigenous activists were waiting to protest any celebrations. […]