Ever wished it was your music we played at our station, but you never quite figured out how to master the Saxaphone? The Sydney Conservatorium of Music can help you learn to rock out on that instrument you’ve always-wanted-to-learn-but-never-had-the-time! Short music courses at The Con kick off again on 10 October. With over 30 courses […]
Tag: Jazz
2016 Freedman Fellow Announced
Shimmering drum performance claims Australia’s most lucrative jazz prize Drummer and composer James McLean has taken out Australia’s most lucrative jazz prize when he was last night named the 2016 Freedman Jazz Fellow. McLean succeed in claiming the $20,000 cash prize against pianists Joseph O’Connor and Luke Sweeting following an epic play off at Freedman […]
Wolfgang Muthspiel Trio
Critically acclaimed in The New Yorker as “a shining light of the contemporary jazz-guitar generation,” Wolfgang Muthspiel is known worldwide for his daring musicality and dazzling technique. “Muthspiel combines a flawless technique honed by classical training with a restless musical imagination as likely to derive inspiration from Bach as from the blues or the Beatles” […]
Vince Jones and the Astral Orchestra
When The Beatles moved to psychedelic rock and Bob Dylan went electric, Van Morrison hired New York’s finest jazz musicians and recorded two of the most classic albums of that golden era – Astral Weeks and Moondance. Both of these albums had an enormous impact on musicians and singers around the world, and Vince Jones […]
Straight No Chaser Coming To Australia!
If the phrase “male a cappella group” conjures up an image of students in blue blazers, ties, and khakis singing traditional college songs on ivied campuses… think again. Straight No Chaser (SNC) are neither strait-laced nor straight-faced, but neither are they vaudeville-style kitsc – and they’re coming to Australia this July! As original member Randy […]
Kurt Elling interview
Critically hailed as the greatest jazz vocalist and vocalese exponent of his time. Kurt Elling chats with Phillip James, Jammin’ Monday presenter about his influences, his latest venture (a first recording with Branford Marsalis), and what to expect from his forthcoming show at The City Recital Hall in Sydney. […]
Album of the week – ‘Emily’s D + Evolution’ by Esperanza Spalding
‘Emily’s D + Evolution’ by Esperanza Spalding is Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week. If you are looking for an album that is full of creativity, bending the rules and showcasing a nice step forward in jazz fusion, experimental rock and even genres that are hard to define, look no further, as four-time Grammy award […]
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Album of the Week – ‘Fjord’ by Briana Cowlishaw and Gavin Ahearn
‘Fjord’ by Briana Cowlishaw and Gavin Ahearn is Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week. Inspired by an enduring friendship and created amongst the breathtaking hillsides of Norway, the album explores the intricate musical relationship between voice and piano. With a lead up time of five years to being finally recorded in October of 2014, the […]
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Album of the Week – ‘This Narrow Isthmus’ by the Julien Wilson Quartet
‘This Narrow Isthmus’ (lionsharecords) by the Julien Wilson Quartet is Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week. The group’s second and last release was recorded live in Sydney back in 2014 and explores the universal theme of life’s transience. The follow up to the groups debut and triple Australian Bell Award winning album ‘This Is Always’, […]
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Queen Kafé at St.George OpenAir Cinema
You still have up until the 19th of February to enjoy St.George OpenAir Cinema. It should be on everyone’s bucket list and one time is not enough! I had the pleasure of seing last night The Danish Girl and it was #AbFab! You can get door tickets and a limited number of tickets are available for […]