2MBS Fine Music Sydney

Some purists prefer artists to stay in their lane, but often when they venture out of that tried and tested territory, we hear another side of their superb musicianship. Such is the case in the new recording of Sydney-based jazz pianist Tim Bruer.

Stormy Monday brings to Monday evenings two hours of the best of blues. Each week from 8:00pm, Austin Harrison and Garth Sundberg curate Sydney’s best blues program. Check in for their favourite gigs.

Late night Sundays and Mondays are special times of the week, especially after 10pm. Last week, it was trumpeter Eddie Bernasconi, and producer Ramsay McInnes. From 10:00pm this week, it is Deborah Evans and Gail Monjo. Catch the crew with jazz to engage, relax and refresh. Or Listen Anytime. 

Wednesdays bring you contemporary world jazz in two programs: Jazz Sketches with Robert Vale at noon; and Planet Jazz with Xavier Bichon at 7:00pm. From European,...

2MBS Fine Music Sydney has recognised the magnificence and import of French composer, Édouard Lalo, in a three-part broadcast of...

Each Friday, Barry O’Sullivan invites a studio guest onto Friday’s A Jazz Hour at noon, this week saxophonist Gai Bryant meets up with Barry. Listen out for her hugely talented Cuban and Latino ensemble Caribé, and their latest release, Distant Waters.

The music on their latest release has much in common with contemporary jazz in composition and performance, blending Latin and jazz musicians and culture, enhanced with the very personal and distinctive sounds of the individual members of the group.

In the midst of seasonal activities, did you catch Class Act: Encore! on new years eve? This broadcast featured a broad selection of previously unaired performances from the students at Fort Street High School; Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney; St Joseph’s College; and Winmalee High School.

In producing his sixth album under his name and his thirteenth as a leader, Harry Mitchell wanted to create an album with a unifying theme, particularly one that could convey something about our lives through music. Carl Jung’s Man and His Symbols provided him with the perfect springboard for this process.

Pianist/composer Aaron Blakey’s latest offering is a collection of original compositions, weaving in memories from New Zealand and Australia with his time spent in Japan, in a session that is a travelogue of sorts within the jazz universe.