Michael Bartolemei is Open Academy at the Con’s tutor for the ‘Jazz Piano Basics’ class. We wanted to talk with him a bit more about jazz and his instrument, piano, and what he loves about teaching. How did you start playing music and what lead you to Jazz and the piano? My Mother was a […]
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Album of the Week – ‘Known-Unknown’ by Trichotomy
Track by track review: ‘Five’ is beautifully unpredictable. It welcomes tricky time signatures and dynamic and rhythmic contrasts. Its incorporation of acoustic improvisations against manipulated instruments and electronics are all balanced through elaborate harmonies and melodies. ‘Cells’ tells a story of adventure filled with excitement, tension and hope. Foran and Parker have both studied cinematic […]
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Album of the week -Townie Ramble On by The Cope Street Parade
‘Townie Ramble On’ (TRO) by The Cope Street Parade is Eastside Radio’s album of the week. Last week we brought you an Australian artist for our featured album as we dived into Sarah McKenzie’s latest album ‘Paris in the Rain’ well this week we bring you yet another home grown act this time hailing from […]
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GIG REVIEW – Julien Wilson Quintet at SIMA Sound Lounge, Sydney 6th August 2016.
Julien: tenor sax, Carl Dewhurst: electric guitar, Barney McCall: piano, Jonathan Zwartz: bass, Hamish Stuart: drums. I knew this wasn’t going to be just another gig! Five of Australia’s top artists all on the one stage was guaranteed to create fireworks! Ostensibly this was a CD launch of ‘This Narrow Isthmus’ which was recorded in […]
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