
Saturdays from 7:00pm – 8pm
Keith Pettigrew presents Australian jazz of the recent 2020s, featuring tracks from Sydney’s young emerging musicians, and the pre-eminent jazz programs at the Uni of NSW and The Con, as well as new Australian and international jazz releases.
Emergent Jazz also brings you As It Happened – Live At Founders, a series of recording sessions for emergent jazz musicians, from our 2MBS Founders Studio.
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Music played in recent programs

19:02 Dick Jurgens; Eddy Howard – IF I KNEW THEN – Liz Player: Liz Player (voc); Jacob Jayasena (keys); Sabine Tapia (b); Matt Simmonds (d)

19:05 Zela Margossian – MYTHICAL UNION – Visions of Nar: Jeremy Rose (ss ts); Zela Margossian (p); Hilary Geddes (g); Bobby Singh (tbla); Adem Yilmaz (perc)

19:16 Hinano Fujisaki – IT'S GOING TO BE OK – Hinano Fujisaki: Hinano Fujisaki (ts fl); Lauren Tsamouras (keys); Bonnie Stewart (d); Jacques Emery (db)

19:24 James Shortland – HER CRIMSON SOUL – James Shortland: James Shortland (db); Harry Sutherland (p); Alex Young (d)

19:33 Kurt Rosenwinkel – SYNTHETICS – Lerner Jansen Greenhill: Ben Lerner (as); Nick Jansen (b); George Greenhill (d)

19:39 Chris O'Dea – WHERE'S MY HAT – O'Dear It's O'Dea; Chris O'Dea (sax); James Greening (tmb); Sam Golding (sous); Abby Constable (d)

19:02 Ellen Kirkwood – GRIM – Fat Yahoozah: Ellen Kirkwood (tpt voc); Ruth Wells (ss ts); Simon Ferenci (tmb); Serge Stanley (bs acc); David Sattout (g); Jessica Dunn (d); Evan McGregor (d)

19:08 Mike Bentley – THE KINGS HERALD – Mike Bentley Trio: Kurt Lam (keys synth); Tom Ford (b); Mike Bentley (d)

19:23 ichael J Brady – BOUQUET – Michael J Brady Trio: Michael J Brady (g); Oscar Petereson (b); Ryu Kodama (d)

19:29 Stella Anning – TRAVELS – Stella Anning: Stella Anning (voc g); Selene Messinis (keys); Kyrie Anderson (d) Richard Rose (b)

19:36 Brooks Bowman – EAST OF THE SUN – Lauren White: feat. Harley Coleman (g); Lauren White (voc b). Matthew Thomson (p); Toby Dunan (d)

19:31 Jordan Chung – HOMECOMING – Zodiac: Jordan Chung (p); Hinano Fujisaki (ts); Sabine Tapia (db); Manson Luk (d)

19:39 Zela Margossian – INDIFFERENT WORLD – Zela Margossian Quintet: feat.Phil Slater (tpt); Zela Margossian (p); Stuart Vandegraff (sax); Adem Yilmaz (perc); Jacques Emery (b); Alexander Inman-Hislop (d)

19:02 Tiana Young – CANDLELIGHT – Tiana Young: Tiana Young (voc); Billy Ward (sax); Andrew Scott (p); Hilary Geddes (g); James Shortland (b); Abby Constable (d)

19:09 Michael J Brady – BOUQUET – Michael J Brady Trio: Michael J Brady (g); Oscar Petereson (b); Ryu Kodama (d)

19:15 Dink – MIXTURE – Dink: Edan Walker (sax keys); Xavier Wilson (g); James Grandison (b); Austin Stapleton (d)

19:19 Ben Lerner – JUST UP THIS HILL THEN DOWN – Ben Lerner Quartet: Ben Lerner (as); Steve Barry (p); Max Alduca (b); Alex Young (d)

19:28 Jack Garzonio; Cone of Confusion – MOON DUST – Cone of Confusion: Jack Garzonia (p); Chris Blundell (ts); R√©mi Marchand (g); Juan Carlos Negrete Lopez (d)

19:35 Miles Davis – NARDIS – States of Chaos: Ed Rodrigues (d); Casey Golden (p); Bill Williams (b)

19:02 Thibaud Kessell – ARKANGEL – Thibaud Kessell: Thibaud Kessell (p); Ashley Stoneham (d); Tom Avgenicos (tpt); Jack Stoneham (as); Jacques Emery (db)

19:13 Bobby Scott; Ric Marlow. – A TASTE OF HONEY – Liz Player Quartet: Liz Player (voc); Jacob Jayasena (keys); Sabine Tapia (b); Matt Simmonds (d)

19:19 Payge Eminovski – JULY – Payge Eminovski: Payge Eminovski (as); James Shortland (db); Freddie Stafford (p); Alex Inman-Hislop (d)

19:30 Keyna Wilkins – PERSEID METEOR SHOWER – Ephemera Ensemble: Keyna Wilkins (p fl); Elsen Price (b); Will Gilbert (tpt); Carl St Jacques (viola)

19:42 Valaida Snow; arr. Heather Prowse – HI-HAT, TRUMPET AND RHYTHM – 343 Brass Band: Heather Prowse (tpt); Kyle Eardley (tpt); Nathan Parks (ts); Kali Gillen (bs); Jacob Parks (sous); Tom McCracken (d)

19:08 Ellen Kirkwood – DELVE – Underwards: Ellen Kirkwood (tpt); Hellen Geddes (g); Nick Henderson (b); Alex Inman-Hislop (d)

19:15 Remy Le Boeuf – HEARTLAND – ANJO (Youth Big Band), feat. Thien Pham (tpt); Remy Le Boeuf (as)

19:23 Peter Koopman – NOW WHERE – Peter Koopman: Peter Koopman (g); Lachlan Hamilton (ts); Tim Firth (d); Jacques Emery (b)

19:30 Wilbur Whitta – LEAVE TO ENTER – Wildfire: Wilbur Whitta (keys); Tom Avgenicos (tpt); Jack Stoneham (sax); Alex Inman-Hislop (d)

19:02 Tiana Young – COMEDIENNE – Tiana Young: Tiana Young (voc); Billy Ward (sax); Andrew Scott (p); Hilary Geddes (g); James Shortland (b); Abby Constable (d)

19:06 Dink – MIDNIGHT UNDER THE MOUNTAIN – Dink: Edan Walker (sax keys); Xavier Wilson (g); James Grandison (b); Austin Stapleton (d)

19:11 Jimmy Van Heusen; Johnny Bourke (lyr) – IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU – Tamis Hunter: Tamis Hunter (p)

19:18 Charles Brown – I'VE BEEN SAVING MYSELF FOR YOU – Genevieve Brown: Genevieve Brown (voc); Sam Rollings (g); Lauren White (db)

19:21 Gene de Paul; Don Raye (lyr) – STAR EYES – Genevieve Brown: Genevieve Brown (voc); Sam Rollings (g); Lauren White (db)

19:24 Lachlan McKenzie – UNDERCOOKED – Lachlan McKenzie: Lachlan McKenzie (tpt); Lachy Hamilton (ts); Wilbur Whitta (p); Jacob Graham (db); George Greenhill (d)

19:31 Fields – BETWEEN TWO POINTS (AND YET ABOVE) – Fields: Harry Tompsett (ts); Kurt Lam (keys); Kalon Captain (d perc); Yianni Adams (b g)

19:04 Rogers; Hammerstein – THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE THINGS – Tiana Young: Tiana Young (voc); Andrew Scott (p); James Shortland (b)

19:08 Harold Adamson; Walter Donaldson – YOU – Tiana Young: Tiana Young (voc); Andrew Scott (p); James Shortland (b)

19:13 Duke Ellington – I'VE GOT IT BAD (AND THAT AIN'T GOOD) – Tiana Young: Tiana Young (voc); Andrew Scott (p); James Shortland (b)

19:20 Antonio Carlos Jobim – HOW INSENSITIVE – Tiana Young: Tiana Young (voc); Andrew Scott (p); James Shortland (b)

19:26 Frederick Loewe; Alan Lerner (lyr) – I COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT – Tiana Young: Tiana Young (voc); Andrew Scott (p); James Shortland (b)

19:28 Tsamouras; Avgenicos – THE CALLING/ THE TRAVELLER – Tsamouras+Avgenicos: Lauren Tsamouras (p); Tom Avgenicos (tpt)

19:34 Dink – MIDNIGHT UNDER THE MOUNTAIN – Dink: Edan Walker (sax keys); Xavier Wilson (g); James Grandison (b); Austin Stapleton (d)

19:39 Schwarz; Dietz – ALONE TOGETHER – States of Chaos: Ed Rodrigues (d); Casey Golden (p); Bill Williams (b)

19:02 Lachlan McKenzie – DEPARTURES – Lachlan McKenzie Quintet: Lachlan McKenzie (tpt); Justin Yeo (ts); Wilbur Whitta (p); Jacob Graham (db); Alex Young (d)

19:17 joseph Kosma – AUTUMN LEAVES – Freddie Stafford Trio: Freddie Stafford (p); James Shortland (b); George Greenhill (d)

19:25 Walter Donaldson; Gis Kahn (lyr) – LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME – Liz Player: Liz Player (voc); Jacob Jayasena (keys); Matt Simmonds (d); James Shortland (b)

19:34 Elliot Wong – STAY – Elliot Wong: Elliot Wong (as); Daniel Baez (p); James Shortland (b); Matt Simmonds (d)

19:42 Duke Ellington – I GOT IT BAD – Tiana Young: Tiana Young (voc); Andrew Scott (p); James Shortland (b)

19:03 Clarence Williams; Tim Brymn; Dally Small – SUGAR IN MY BOWL – Jazz Junkies: Gail Monjo (voc); Maddy Monjo (voc); Adam Clennar (sax); Dante Bryan (d); Jeff Galea (g); John Boden (b); Gail Monjo (uke)

19:07 Leonello Casucci; Irving Caesar (lyr) – JUST A GIGALO – Jazz Junkies: Gail Monjo (voc); Maddy Monjo (voc); Adam Clennar (sax); Dante Bryan (d); Jeff Galea (g); John Boden (b); Gail Monjo (uke)

19:13 Richard Rodgers; Oscar Hammerstein II – THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE THINGS – Jazz Junkies: Maddy Monjo (voc); Adam Clennar (sax); Dante Bryan (d); Jeff Galea (g); John Boden (b); Gail Monjo (uke)

19:18 Hoagy Carmichael; Johnny Mercer (lyr) – SKYLARK – Jazz Junkies: Maddy Monjo (voc p); Adam Clennar (sax); Dante Bryan (d); Jeff Galea (g); John Boden (b); Gail Monjo (uke)

19:23 Billy Strayhorn – TAKE THE A TRAIN – Jazz Junkies: Gail Monjo (voc); Maddy Monjo (voc); Adam Clennar (sax); Dante Bryan (d); Jeff Galea (g); John Boden (b); Gail Monjo (uke)

19:28 James Shortland – BROKEN PIECES – James Shortland: James Shortland (db); Harry Sutherland (p); Alex Young (d)

19:36 James Shortland – HER CRIMSON SOUL – James Shortland: James Shortland (db); Harry Sutherland (p); Alex Young (d)

19:02 Dink – MIDNIGHT – Dink: Edan Walker (sax keys); Xavier Wilson (g); James Grandison (b); Austin Stapleton (d)

19:07 Jimmy McHugh; Harold Adamson (lyr); Leah Berry (lyr) – WHERE ARE YOU – Leah Berry Quartet: Leah Berry (voc); Yannick Koffi (g); Nick Jansen (b); George Greenhill (d)

19:13 Ben Lerner – LET A THOUSAND FLOWERS BLOOM – Ben Lerner Quartet: Ben Lerner (as); Steve Barry (p); Tom Botting (b); Alex Young (d)

19:19 Lachie Eggart; Chaira Minotto – CHICKEN BURGER / NOT ENOUGH BLUES – Mosaic: feat. RaviTrachtenberg-Ray (p); Aidan Wong (ts)

19:27 RH Factor – CRAZY RACE – Liz Player: Liz Player (voc); Jacob Jayasena (keys); Matt Simmonds (d); James Shortland (b)

19:35 Sonny Rollins / Joff Bush – TENOR MADNESS/ BLUEY THEME – Alex Duggan Quartet: Alex Duggan (as); Daniel Billing (g); Miles Street (tmb); Ilija Gjorgievski (d)

19:02 Liz Player; Jacob Jayasena – I WISH – Liz Player: Liz Player (voc); Jacob Jayasena (keys); Matt Simmonds (d); James Shortland (b)

19:11 Tsamouras; Avgenicos – THE CALLING-THE TRAVELLER – Tsamouras+Avgenicos: Lauren Tsamouras (p); Tom Avgenicos (tpt)

19:17 Jule Styne; Sammy Cahn (lyr) – THE THINGS WE DID LAST SUMMER – Leah Berry Quartet: Leah Berry (voc); Yannick Koffi (g); Nick Jansen (b); George Greenhill (d)

19:24 Cone of Confusion – FORAGER – Cone of Confusion: Adam Weisser (vib keys); Jay Woo (b); Juan Carlos Negrete (d); R√©mi Marchand (g); with Lillian Hearne (voc bcl ts)

19:32 Intermood – HYPNAGOGIC – Intermood: Oli Murray (keys); Will Fanning (g); Ollie McIntyre (b); Miles Murray (d); Tristan Meffre (fl); Robyn Cummins (perc)

19:42 Dink – MIDNIGHT – Dink: Edan Walker (sax keys); Xavier Wilson (g); James Grandison (b); Austin Stapleton (d)