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Jazz On Wednesdays

Jazz Jazz On Wednesdays Program Highlights program previews

Jazz On Wednesdays brings you the magic of world jazz. At noon and 7:00pm, featuring Deanna Witkowski and her new album Force of Nature. Listen to Jazz Sketches at noon with Robert Vale and Planet Jazz at 7pm with Xavier Bichon.

CD of the Week

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A collection of new music for Violin and Piano from beloved composer Elena Kats-Chernin. Composed, arranged and recorded during lockdowns of 2021 this album introduces 12 new works to the repertoire. Performed by Vov Dylan, Clemens Leske, Victoria Jacono-Gilmovich, Susan Blake and Nicole Murray-Prior and recorded in Sydney's Blue Mountains...

CD Review- Rhythm Ross Edwards: Frog and star cycles of change

CD Reviews Fine Music Magazine James Nightingale

On this new recording, Ross Edwards’ Symphony no 2 joins Symphonies 1, 3 and 4 in the public sphere. Alongside this long-awaited release is his most recent orchestral work, the concerto for saxophone and percussion, Frog and star cycle, and a re-release of his Symphony no 3.

CD Review – Christopher Gordon: Chamber music

CD Reviews Fine Music Magazine Paul Cooke

Christopher Gordon is an English-born Australian composer. He has been commissioned by ensembles such as the SSO, the ACO and the Omega Ensemble; has provided ballet and dance works for Graeme Murphy; and has composed music for numerous films, including Mao’s last dancer and Ladies in black.

First Person – William Barton

Fine Music Magazine First Person

Andrew Bukenya talks to Australia’s didgeridoo virtuosoWilliam Barton is an Indigenous didgeridoo player who grew up on a cattle station...

CD Review – Forever Like This

Barry O'Sullivan CD Reviews Jazz

Wadey is songwriter and vocalist on an album of delightful original compositions. From the first track, If Only, the album’s tone is set to capture the affinity between the instrumentalist’s music and Wadey’s voice.

CD Review – Flor

CD Reviews Jazz

US singer/lyricist Gretchen Parlato’s outstanding 2021 release Flor comprises a set of pieces performed on her 2018 tour of Australia and New Zealand; some Brazilian bossa, some tunes reflecting her focus on motherhood and her own inner child, and an interpretation of a J S Bach minuet.

Jazz In Conversation: Jonathan Zwartz

Interviews Jazz Jazz In Conversation Program Highlights

Each Friday, Barry O’Sullivan invites a studio guest onto Friday’s A Jazz Hour at noon. This week’s guest is double bassist Jonathan Zwartz. He is also a composer, arranger, producer, songwriter, and live music advocate! His debut album won two Bell awards, and his second and third albums have ARIA awards. Barry and Jonathan will discuss his music, its influences and his current tour with his latest album ‘Another Dance’.

Born On this Day : Sahib Shihab (June 23, 1925)

Born On This Day Jazz

Besides being one of the first jazz musicians to convert to Islam and change his name (1947), Sahib Shihab was...

CD Review – Shake That Thing

CD Reviews Jazz

Geoff Power’s Great Gatsby OrchestraBandcamp4.5 starsReviewed by Jeannie McInnesWhat’s not to love about this album? A ten-piece orchestra of mainly...