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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A Night of Jazz With A French Creole Touch!
Singing remixed versions of classic standards and her own compositions from her latest album, songstress Athésia invites you to an enchanting evening. Come and enjoy an intimate cozy atmosphere that unites Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Françoise Hardy, Boris Vian, Massive Attack, The Doors, few Haitian Creole songs with some Bossa Nova. Singer/songwriter and composer Athésia sings in […]
Gig Guide – Take One – 28th April 2017
Want to discover what’s coming to a live venue near you in Sydney? Take One has got you covered! Here is the full gig gudie listing for the coming week to get you excited about our local live music scene. For a taste of what’s to come why not check out the show via the […]
Gig Guide – Take One – 17th March 2017
Afternoon Eastsider’s! Melanie C host of Take One here. Having caught the Sydney debut of the Baldwins at Leadbelly last night, I’m even more inspired to keep boasting about the talent we have here in Sydney heading to a live stage near you. I’ve posted a couple of pictures and videos I captured on the […]
REVIEW – Alfredo Rodriguez LIVE at The Basement
Alfredo Rodriguez @ The Basement Sunday 12th March 2017 By Peter Smetana I don’t know what I was expecting, possibly some of the Cuban magic of Omar Sosa who I saw at The Basement two weeks prior. Overall I was left unfulfilled. Let me explain. Believe it or not, Cuban pianists with prodigeous technique are […]
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Cuban-born piano virtuoso Alfredo Rodriguez in town during International Women’s Day
If you are in town during the week of International Women’s Day, don’t miss out Cuban-born piano virtuoso Alfredo Rodriguez who will be performing at The Basement on Sunday 12th of March 2017. Stéphanie Denizard, radio producer and presenter of Queen Kafé had a chat with Alfredo and talked about the women who […]
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Album of the Week – ‘Bone’ by 20th Century Dog
‘Bone’ by 20th Century Dog is Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week. This long awaited follow up to the band’s debut 2004 release ‘Mad Stream’, delivers a much needed hit of lively Afro-Beat, Jazz, and Funk tunes recorded live at Sydney’s own ‘Venue 505’. Led by the band’s founder and bassist Cameron Undy, their hiatus […]
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Album of the Week – ‘Paint the Town’ by Hot Potato Band
‘Paint the Town’ by Hot Potato (HPB) Band is Eastside Radio’s album of the Week. The band’s debut release lets listeners take home a piece of their signature Big Band party anthems that have set alight stages across Australia including Woodford Folk, Festival Of The Sun and more. Breathing new life into the somewhat lost […]
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QUEEN KAFÉ IS BACK FOR ONE DAY!
Follow QK here: www.facebook.com/QueenKafe Tuesday 24th of January 2016 from 9am to 10:30am, Queen Kafé will have the honour of hosting the radio show The Lowedown produced and hosted by Virginia Lowe who is unfortunately not well. Rest assured everybody, Virginia will be back the following week. If you love jazz, blues, soul and […]
Queen Kafé is on hold, a new time slot is coming soon…
Whilst waiting for Queen Kafé to be back on air, tune in to Forever French as I will be producing and hosting the show every second Wednesday’s from 8-9:30pm. Forever French is all about sharing French culture and music from French speaking countries with Australia. For anyone part of la Francophonie, if you would like […]
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Queen Kafé, broadcast from Sri Lanka on the 13th, 20th & 27th of December
Dear listeners, starting Tuesday 13th, 20th and 27th of December 2016, Stéphanie Denizard will be hosting Queen Kafé from Sri Lanka. Listen to Tuesday 13th of December show here: https://bit.ly/QKSriLanka Queen Kafé will be back on air on Tuesday 3rd of January 2017. To have some updates on Queen Kafé click here www.facebook.com/QueenKafe and www.instagram.com/QueenKafe . Having problems […]
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The New Thing: Interview with Joel Sena
It’s an exciting time for Sydney saxophonist Joel Sena. From early exposure to jazz and blues through school to completing his studies in a Bachelor of Music, Joel is about to launch his debut self-titled EP with host of musical talent to accompany him. Lucky for us, Joel took some time out of his world […]