Podcasts about melbourne international jazz festival

Nicole Zuraitis is a 2X GRAMMY® winning and 4X GRAMMY-nominated jazz singer-songwriter, pianist and arranger, New York-based bandleader, and winner of the prestigious 2021 American Traditions Vocal Competition Gold Medal. With a “heart as big as her remarkable voice,” (Jazz Police), Nicole is a trailblazing artist who isredefining vocal jazz, earning her a place as one of the top artists and "prolificsongwriters" (Broadway World) to watch in jazz and beyond. As a recording artist, Nicole has released five albums as leader, and her sixth albumHow Love Begins, co-produced with eight-time GRAMMY-winner Christian McBride,features all original music and was awarded the 2024 GRAMMY for BEST JAZZVOCAL ALBUM. Nicole is the only artist ever to have won this award who wrote andarranged the entire album herself. In addition to leading her quartet, Nicole performedand recorded with the Birdland Big Band as premier vocalist before taking off as a large ensemble leader of her own, co-producing the Dan Pugach Big Band and guesting for major European big bands. She has headlined at Newport Jazz Festival, Melbourne International Jazz Festival, and Tanglewood, along with iconic NYC jazz clubs like Dizzy’s Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center, Birdland, the Blue Note, the Carlyle, 54 Below and the late, great 55 Bar. She also has appeared as a featured soloist with the Savannah Philharmonic, Asheville Symphony, and Macon Pops. Nicole is a featured artist and producer on her husband, renowned drummer,bandleader, and composer Dan Pugach’s 2025 GRAMMY-winning album, “BiancaReimagined: Music for Paws and Persistence” (Best Large Ensemble) for which theycomposed the GRAMMY-nominated song, “Little Fears” (Best Jazz Performance). Nicole is a vocalist on the GRAMMY-winning “Last Sunday in Plains: A CentennialCelebration” alongside Jon Batiste, Keb’ Mo’, and LeeAnn Rimes. In 2024, BroadwayWorld honored Nicole with the “Best Big Band Show” Award. Nicole's arrangement ofDolly Parton's Jolene, co-written with renowned drummer and bandleader Dan Pugach, was nominated for a 2019 GRAMMY®, springboarding her career and making her a household name in the modern-day jazz landscape. Nicole has collaborated with an extensive list of luminaries, including Christian McBride, David Cook, Gilad Hekselman, Veronica Swift, Benny Benack, Stephen Feifke, Cyrille Aimee, Antonio Sanchez, Dave Stryker, Omar Hakim, Rachel Z, Helen Sung, Melanie, Morgan James, Darren Criss, Livingston Taylor, and Bernard Purdie. She is a proud educator and currently vocal faculty at NYU and SUNY Purchase. FOLLOW HARMONYTALK PODCAST @harmonytalkpodcast Join Our Mailing List: https://mailchi.mp/fa5d124c4e19/harmonytalk-mailing-list Instagram: https://instagram.com/harmonytalkpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/harmonytalkpodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/@HarmonyTALKPodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/harmonytalkpodcast https://harmonytalkpodcast.com/ Follow Host, Greg Frigoletto: https://www.instagram.com/gjfrig7/ Email harmonytalkpodcast@gmail.com for sponsorship and guest opportunities! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael Tortoni, Artistic Director of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, visited the Bent Notes studio to talk about the team working with him to curate and activate the Melbourne International... LEARN MORE The post Michael's International Festival Preview 2024 appeared first on Bent Notes.

The Take Note Leader of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival for 2024 is Jazz flautist and composer Erica Tucceri.  Erica visited the Bent Notes studio to chat all things Take Note... LEARN MORE The post Erica Takes Note appeared first on Bent Notes.

Soul Provider  – Acid Jazz Special Join Matt as he celebrates the Melbourne International Jazz Festival by bringing you an hour of Acid Jazz Tracklisting: 1. Out of the Storm... LEARN MORE The post Soul Provider  – Acid Jazz Special appeared first on Soul Provider.

Award winning composer Vanessa Perica is launching her 2nd Jazz Orchestra album as part of the lineup for this year's Melbourne International Jazz Festival. The 1st album, Love Is A... LEARN MORE The post Award winning composer launches 2nd album for her Jazz Orchestra appeared first on Bent Notes.

Irish Film Festival Director Dr Enda Murray walks listeners through the exciting 2023 program overview for the Irish Film Festival; Program Director Hadley Agrez unveils the diverse 2023 Melbourne International Jazz Festival lineup; Accessed via a real phone number audiences can call, Kasey Gambling explains her new interactive work, ‘The Hotline' at Melbourne Fringe Festival, which allows audiences to experience a satirical critique of real anti-choice pregnancy hotlines, and their place in a patriarchal medical system; Artistic Director Anne-Louise Sarks gives an overview of season 2024 of the Melbourne Theatre Company

Hello everyone, This is Mirko Guerrini, and I welcome you to the Jazz Transcription Clinic, a monthly interviews podcast where we talk with accomplished jazz doctors about their lives, careers and personal transcription secrets.  On this episode of the Jazz Transcription Clinic Podcast, Mirko Guerrini interviews the guest jazz doctor: CHERYL DURONGPISITKUL Leave a comment if you like. Listen to Cheryl''s answers to the questions below:  00:00 Introduction 09:50 Why do you transcribe? 11:06 How do you choose the solos you transcribe? 24:20 What do you expect to bring home with a transcription? 32:30 What is your methodology? 41:34 Do you write it down? 45:50 How do you practice your transcriptions? 48:42 How do you incorporate ideas into your solos? 53:32 Who was the most difficult player you transcribed? 56:20 Which transcription you've done is your favourite? Cheryl is a talented composer and saxophonist known for her innovative style and ability to weave captivating narratives through her work. Cheryl released her debut album, Follow Me Through The Red Ash, in 2017 to critical acclaim. She co-leads the JazzLab Orchestra and has released two albums, Menagerie (2018) and Pink Milk (2021) with collaborative trio Koi Kingdom. Cheryl is a dynamic artist in the Australian jazz landscape, dedicated to pushing boundaries in jazz and contemporary music performance and composition. She has attended the prestigious Banff International Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music and participated in masterclasses with New York-based record label New Amsterdam. She received the SIMA Young Composer Award in 2019 and premiered her work Critical Point at the Sydney Women's Jazz Festival and was nominated for the Freedman Jazz Fellowship in 2020. She has also received commissions from the Monash Art Ensemble (A Pinky Promise, 2022 premiere as part of Melbourne International Jazz Festival) and Homophonic (In Full Splendour, 2023 premiere as part of Midsumma Festival). Cheryl says of her role as MIJF's 2023 Take Note Jazz Leader: “I am incredibly grateful and humbled to be named the Take Note leader in 2023. Being awarded Take Note will give me the opportunity to compose my next large-scale work – a deeply personal project that has been percolating over the last 3 years. “Cultivating diverse spaces within our community is a passion of mine and I am excited to be working with the Melbourne International Jazz Festival to carve out more opportunities for those that may not fit the status quo. I look forward to working with and empowering students to create music in safe and inclusive spaces in the hope of developing a place where they all feel they can belong within their own communities.” Leave a comment if you wish. You can check Cheryl Durongpisitkul's music here: https://cheryldurongpisitkul.bandcamp.com/album/follow-me-through-the-red-ash

Following a vital discussion as part of Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2021, examining the historical and cultural influences that have shaped modern jazz, blues, Latin jazz and more, Beyond Words is back this MIJF for round 2. Facilitated by artist, curator and Multicultural Arts Victoria Co-CEO Zii Nzira, hear from panellists NIASHA, Craig Calhoun and Danny Atlaw as they dive into a lively discussion exploring the connection between Eastern, Southern and American Jazz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Melbourne International Jazz Festival‘s Take Note Jazz Leader for 2023 is Melbourne based Sax player, comnposer and band leader Cheryl Durongpisitkul. Cheryl spoke of the thrill of being commisioned... LEARN MORE The post Cheryl Takes Note! appeared first on Bent Notes.

Josh Kelly is a Melbourne-based saxophonist and composer with a diverse musical practice that is rooted in jazz and also  draws on a range of influences and styles. He's a busy, busy person: composer-bandleader for his own bands JK Group and Josh Kelly Trio, and—for the latter— the proud owner of EP “Rising”, which launched at The Melbourne International Jazz Festival in October 2022. All this while he's also also wrangling a lovely 3 year old toddler with wife and legend in her own right Maggie May! Welcome to Music Mothers and Others…..Josh Kelly, with snippets of his work "Final Strength" featured throughout with permission. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paul Williamson spoke about his projects for 2022 including The What Ifs, performing in this year's Melbourne International Jazz Festival. Hear about the launch of their debut album, fast-tracked through... LEARN MORE The post Paul Williamson's What Ifs at the MIJF appeared first on Bent Notes.

La parabola personale della musicista Francesca Remigi, astro nascente del jazz italiano e internazionale.

The post Melbourne International Jazz Festival. appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Artistic Director Michael Tortoni was excited to talk about the 2022 Melbourne International Jazz Festival when he was guest on Bent Notes recently.  The festival is getting back to a... LEARN MORE The post An Excited Michael Tortoni talks about this years Melbourne International Jazz Festival appeared first on Bent Notes.

Sunday 28 November: Ellie Lamb on their Melbourne International Jazz Festival commission Between Worlds, and Composer Liza Lim on writing operas

Amos Roach is an award-winning musician, dancer and director. He's been working with the Melbourne International Jazz Festival and the Australian Art Orchestra in their inaugural First Nations artist residency program. In the Drawing Room, he talks about the six seasons that influenced his new work and playing music with his family.

Amos Roach is an award-winning musician, dancer and director. He's been working with the Melbourne International Jazz Festival and the Australian Art Orchestra in their inaugural First Nations artist residency program. In the Drawing Room, he talks about the six seasons that influenced his new work and playing music with his family.

Ilaria Crociani e i Torrio si esibiranno venerdì 3 dicembre al The Jazzlab nell'ambito del Melbourne International Jazz Festival.

This week's episode is with my first Musician on the show - Professional Drummer Ben Hendry. Ben is also a Music Director, teacher & collaborator, and has an interest in Performance Theory and Stage Craft for jazz musicians. We talked about all this and more in this episode and I came away feeling that I'm allowed to dream big, put all my eggs in one basket and keep going until I get there. I hope you feel that way too. Enjoy the show. MORE ABOUT BEN....A stalwart of the Melbourne jazz and improvised music scene, Ben is one ofMelbourne's most sought after drummers. Renowned for his delicate touch at the drums, he has graced the stages in the UK and North America - a drummer who can support and contribute to every type of music, from hilarious comedy acts to driving a jazz group. Given time, he also teaches in schools. Ben has performed throughout Australia and the UK in clubssuch as the Basement (Sydney) and Bennetts Lane (Melbourne), he has alsoplayed at major events and venues like the Sydney Opera House and and theMelbourne Concert Hall, as well as major festivals like the Wangaratta Jazzand Blues Festival, the Melbourne International Jazz Festival and the fringeFestivals in Edinburgh, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney. Ben was a member of the winning ensembles of the Athenaeum Awards for musical excellence in 2003 and 2004.

My guest for Episode 12 is trumpet player and long-time advocate for women in jazz, Ellen Seeling. A Milwaukee native, Ellen was the first woman to earn a degree in Jazz Studies from Indiana University. In 1975 she moved to New York City, where she worked with the likes of The Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra, Machito, the Slide Hampton Big Band, Luther Vandross, Laura Nyro, The Temptations, Isis and Martha Reeves, among countless others. In 1980, Ellen and her now-wife, saxophonist and composer Jean Fineberg, formed the jazz fusion band DEUCE, recording two albums, and touring all over the United States. In 1989 the two relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area where they continued to play with DEUCE and several other ensembles, and in 1998 Ellen founded the Montclair Women’s Big Band, in an effort to provide greater visibility for the Bay Area community of women jazz artists. Ellen also spent many years teaching at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Jazzschool in Berkeley, California, and has held teaching positions at a number of other universities and events including Indiana University, Pennsylvania State University and the Kansas City Women’s Jazz Festival. In 2009 Ellen founded and co-directed the United States’ first summer jazz camp for girls, the Girls’ Jazz & Blues Camp, featuring a women’s faculty from the Montclair Women’s Big Band. Then, in 2015, Ellen co-founded Jazzwomen and Girls Advocates, in an effort to address the systemic and historic gender discrimination in jazz. Thus far, the organisation has consulted with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, playing a role in their adoption of new hiring processes, and also helped to encourage the Monterey Jazz Festival’s 500% increase in women instrumentalists programmed for its 2018 edition.Ellen and I caught up via Zoom in early April to discuss her experience coming up as a young female trumpet player in the late 1960s and early ‘70s; being invited to play professionally with the all-women jazz-rock band Isis and the legendary Laura Nyro while she was still in college; her experience living and working in New York for almost 15 years, often playing with otherwise all-male bands and orchestras; her work with Jazzwomen and Girls Advocates, in particular their lobbying of Jazz at Lincoln Center and Monterey Jazz Festival; and some of the music that has inspired her over her career.https://www.montclairwomensbigband.com/ (Ellen’s profile: https://www.montclairwomensbigband.com/about-us/ellen-seeling-bio)https://jazzwomenadvocates.org/Ellen on Marian McPartland’s ‘Piano Jazz’: https://www.npr.org/2013/12/06/249318939/ellen-seeling-on-piano-jazz Jean’s website, which features work by both Ellen and Jean: https://deuceband.com/https://soundcloud.com/montclairwomensbigband And my Q&A with Melbourne International Jazz Festival: https://www.melbournejazz.com/news/womeninjazzpodcast-qna/ Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/womeninjazz)

Season II, episode VIII of Half Mystic Radio features Davon Clark’s poems “For Rappers With Colored Beads” and “I Want a God Whose Heaven is Golden”, and Chok Kerong’s song “A Sweeter Sound”. This season hosted by special guest Stephanie Dogfoot. #halfmysticspeaksHalf Mystic is an independent publishing house, literary journal, radio show, and arts organisation dedicated to the celebration of music in all its forms. You can find the full show notes, including the text of the two pieces featured in this episode, at: http://halfmystic.com/blog/hmr-ii-viiiDavon Clark is a Philadelphia-raised artist who is currently based in Chicago. He uses investigative journalism practices in his camerawork and poetry. His work looks to fill in the gaps left behind in coverage of the worlds that he lives in and peripheral to. His multimedia highlights include work with the Big Ten Network, City Bureau, and Sovereign Magazine. He’s a published international poetry slam champion. His poetry appears on Button Poetry, Write About Now, Poetry Slam, Inc., and more. He’s a 2017 CUPSI champion, 2-time NPS group piece finalist, 2018 Philly Pigeon Slam team member, and 2018 Pushcart Prize nominee. He likes flowers and the little things in life.Chok Kerong has established himself as one of Singapore’s most versatile talents. He has distinguished himself as an inventive pianist and organist, and has performed at such events as the Tokyo Jazz Festival, Singapore International Festival of Arts and the Melbourne International Jazz Festival. A composer and arranger of remarkable clarity and depth, his growing body of work includes music for big band, string quartet, hybrid ensembles, and more recently, projects that combine songwriting with contemporary music production.

Heide Museum of Modern Art is delighted to announce full program details for the inaugural Heide Summer Festival which will activate the museum’s much-loved sculpture park with an outdoor event series designed to support local […] http://media.blubrry.com/sunday_arts_magazine/p/joy.org.au/sundayarts/wp-content/uploads/sites/276/2021/01/Heide.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 7:55 — 9.1MB) Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS The post Hadley Agrez, CEO Melbourne International Jazz Festival talk to David appeared first on Sunday Arts Magazine.

Hadley Agrez, CEO of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival chatted with David Moyle about the Joys and Challenges of presenting three Digital Festivals, (THESE DIGITAL TIMES), and the amazing artists lined up to perform in […] http://media.blubrry.com/bent_notes/p/joy.org.au/bentnotes/wp-content/uploads/sites/107/2020/07/Hadley-Agrez-20200719.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 13:30 — 12.4MB) | Embed Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS The post These Digital Times III appeared first on Bent Notes.

Miriam talks to composer and bandleader Andrea Keller about the Five Below June 2020 release Life is Brut[if]al. The recording is being launched at Melbourne International Jazz Festival online event These Digital Times. Andrea talks about her research into the work of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt.

Blending soul, jazz and electro pop on the streets of Melbourne, Tanya George has been reaching new grounds at the circuit of festivals as well (such as the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, and the St Kilda and Queenscliff last editions). With a body of work that combines impressive vocal skills, loop pedals and improvisation, Tanya also shares her thoughts about the creative process during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recorded on October 17, 2019 (nearby the Palais Theatre, St Kilda) and June 15, 2020 (Zoom recording) by Daniel Bacchieri, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Music excerpts from the songs "Broke Ass Girl", "The Lie", "Warm", "The Will", "Rise and Fall", "Writing Machine", "Anxiety". All songs written by Tanya George ("Broke Ass Girl", "The Lie", "The Will" are co-written with Tommy Spender). SONDER OUT NOW: iTunes: http://apple.co/2oKDaRz EP: http://bit.ly/2nixVbT Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2niApGU www.tanyageorgemusic.com.au www.facebook.com/tanyageorgemusic www.instagram.com/tanyageorgemusic www.twitter.com/tanyagmusic

Hadley Agrez, CEO of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, spoke with David Moyle about the approach to the Jazz Festival in light of the isolation restrictions on concerts and gathering of groups of people. The […] http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_bentnotes/p/joy.org.au/bentnotes/wp-content/uploads/sites/107/2020/06/HadleyAgres20200524.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 17:53 — 16.4MB) | Embed Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS The post MIJF in These Digital Times appeared first on Bent Notes.

These Digital Times, the online music festival presented in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Melbourne and Violipiano Music, features the violinist Luca Ciarla. - In occasione di These Digital Times, il festival musicale online presentato in collaborazione con l'Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Melbourne e la Violipiano Music, SBS Italian ha intevistato il violinista Luca Ciarla.

Adrian Cunningham is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and world traveler. Originally from Sydney, Australia and now based in New York, Adrian is proving to be one of his country's top exports.  With fluent command of the saxophones, clarinet, and flute, he is one of the finest multi-instrumentalists in jazz today.  Adrian is the recipient of the Hot House Saxophone Award for 2017.  Adrian's band, Professor Cunningham and His Old School, is the winner of international band competition World Jam (Madrid: 2016, 2017) and Best Band Award at 2017 Harlem Festival (Vilnius, Lithuania).  When he is not busy performing in New York with some of its finest players, he is touring the world playing jazz festivals and swing events.   Since relocating to New York City in 2008, Adrian has performed at some of the Big Apple's finest clubs, including The Blue Note, Smalls, Birdland, 55 Bar, Apollo Theatre, Fat Cat, Dizzy's at Jazz at Lincoln Center and even an event at the hallowed Village Vanguard.  He has played with such jazz stars as Wynton Marsalis, Wycliffe Gordon, Jon Batiste, George Coleman Jr., Jeff Hamilton, John Clayton, Ted Rosenthal, Chris Potter and René Marie.  Adrian is currently performing with world-class trombonist Wycliffe Gordon, including a performance at the London Jazz Festival and a recording in Abbey Road Studios alongside Wess Anderson, Reginald Veal and Herlin Riley.  Adrian's travels with the Wycliffe Gordon quintet have also included appearances at the Johannesburg Jazz Festival, Bern Jazz Festival (Switzerland), Newport Jazz Festival and regular performances in New York at Dizzy's at Jazz at Lincoln Center.  Adrian has also appeared on two of Wycliffe's albums to rave reviews (“One of the unexpected joys [of the album] is the rich, woody clarinet of Cunningham,” Hot House NYC). In 2013 Cunningham formed a traditional New Orleans-style outfit called Professor Cunningham and His Old School, deeply rooted in the jazz tradition.  They have become one of the top bands on the international Swing scene, performing at the Blue Note Jazz Festival (NYC), Melbourne International Jazz Festival (Australia), Sopot Molo Jazz Festival (Poland), Snowball (Stockholm), SLOX (California), CPH:LX (Copenhagen) and Melbourne International Jazz Festival.  Cunningham also has a busy individual jazz festival schedule, including repeat appearances at the North Carolina Jazz Festival, Central Illinois Jazz Festival, Newport plus concerts at the famous Gennett studios (Richmond, Indiana).  Additional international festival credits include Montreux Jazz Festival (3 times), Johannesburg, Japan, London, Tokyo and Sopot Molo (Poland). From 2014 to 2017, Adrian was the leader of the saxophone section of the Grammy-winning Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks, a NYC-based 1920s swing orchestra responsible for the soundtracks for “Boardwalk Empire” and movies including The Aviator.  As a leader, he has recorded ten CDs and two DVDs both in Australia with his quartet and also in New York through Arbors Records.  His 2017 release Jazz Speak, recorded with jazz stars Jeff Hamilton, John Clayton and Ted Rosenthal, broke the top 20 in the U.S. national JazzWeek charts. His new CD Adrian Cunningham & His Friends Play Lerner & Loewe – which explores the jazz influence of the legendary songwriting team known for iconic musicals like My Fair Lady, Camelot and Brigadoon – features Fred Hersch on piano, John Hébert on bass and Eric McPherson on drums, with guest stars Randy Brecker on trumpet and Wycliffe Gordon on trombone.  On this episode, Adrian shares his one way ticket to Barcelona. Plus, he talks Lerner & Loewe. We also play tunes off his album, too! Adrian is just one of the dynamic guests featured on The One Way Ticket Show, where Host Steven Shalowitz explores with his guests where they would go if given a one way ticket, no coming back! Destinations may be in the past, present, future, real, imaginary or a state of mind. Steven's guests have included: Nobel Peace Prize Winner, President Jose Ramos-orta; Legendary Talk Show Host, Dick Cavett; Law Professor, Alan Dershowitz; Fashion Expert, Tim Gunn; Broadcast Legend, Charles Osgood; International Rescue Committee President & CEO, David Miliband; Playwright, David Henry Hwang; Journalist-Humorist-Actor, Mo Rocca; SkyBridge Capital Founder & Co-Managing Partner, Anthony Scaramucci; Abercrombie & Kent Founder, Geoffrey Kent; Travel Expert, Pauline Frommer, as well as leading photographers, artists, chefs, writers, intellectuals and more.  

Alma Zygier performed at this years Melbourne International Jazz Festival in the Melba Spiegeltent.  Hear what Alma had to say when she spoke with David Moyle on Bent Notes a week before she took the […] http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_bentnotes/p/joy.org.au/bentnotes/wp-content/uploads/sites/107/2019/06/Alma-Zygier-20190602.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:54 — 4.5MB) | Embed Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS The post Restyled American Songbook from Alma Zygier appeared first on Bent Notes.

In a jam-packed episode your hosts, man about town Andrew Young and The Age's Karl Quinn, talk Phoebe Waller-Bridge's magnificent Fleabag, the moment Naomi Wolf realised she'd got it all horribly wrong on live radio, the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Andrew Sean Greer's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Less, and lots more. Plus, the perils of dining out on a Monday. It's all here on The Clappers. Tell a friend about the show - The Clappers! The Clappers is produced by Nearly, a podcast network. Get a new podcast from Nearly Media Chapter One - hear the first chapter of a brand new book.  The Debrief with Dave O'Neil - Dave gives a comedian a lift home from a gig. 10 Questions with Adam Zwar - The same 10 questions with answers that vary wildly. Scale Up - How does a company go from 5 laptops to 200 staff?  © Nearly Media 2019 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Holly Norman is a freelance arts manager, event producer and musician. Some of her career achievements have included the production logistics for Melbourne Festival (2016 - 2018 - Contemporary Music), artist logistics for Darwin Festival (2016), project management of Perth International Jazz Festival (2015) and Melbourne International Jazz Festival (2019). As an independent producer and tour manager, Holly co-wrote the award-nominated Fringe World show Good Songs For Bad Lovers (2016) and coordinated the planning, execution and performances of an inaugural tour to the United States with Junkadelic Brass Band (Honk Fest West, 2015). Holly initially majored in Classical Percussion at the WA Academy of Performing Arts, graduating in 2006 on scholarship exchange at University of Miami. In addition to percussion and drums, Holly is a singer, songwriter and storyteller who actively seeks opportunities to collaborate with leading musicians. She most recently performed in a debut season of the devised piece 'XENIDES' with Black Swan State Theatre Company. Holly is a passionate and gregarious individual with an infectious zeal for her work, be it arts and events management or music performance. She has maintained an active portfolio of self-initiated performance and touring projects whilst making valuable contributions to the planning and execution of major Australian arts and cultural events. Holly is a registered 500 hour yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance, and is passionate about the integration of health and wellness with wellbeing for arts practitioners. She has taught workshops on music and wellbeing for Katherine Regional Arts (NT), Arts Wellbeing Collective (Arts Centre Melbourne) and St Bernards College. Thanks for listening and keep thriving! Show notes: www.SpenserLiszt.com/blog/TMP21 Free list of potential tax deductions: www.SpenserLiszt.com/p/TaxDeductions Join the Thriving Musicians closed Facebook group: www.Facebook.com/groups/ThrivingMusician Email questions, comments or nominate a Thriving Musician to spenser@spenserliszt.com Follow Spenser online: Facebook: www.Facebook.com/SpenserLiszt Twitter: www.Twitter.com/SpenserLiszt Instagram: www.Instagram.com/SpenserLiszt

In this episode, we spoke with Jack Mussett, Director at Motherbird. Jack has been on our infamous industry wish list since the beginning of the podcast so it was great to finally get a chance to speak with him in his hometown of Melbourne. We spoke about work-life balance, overdelivering on projects, working with friends, side projects, and diversity. We got philosophical with talk about critical thinking and the meandering brain. We dove into a few projects including The World Cancer Congress the Melbourne International Jazz Festival as well as some of his personal projects including Word–Form. Special thanks to Streamtime for helping us make this episode happen and Tina Victoria Afshar for joining Guest Host! “It’s important to sometimes not have a goal and just enjoy the journey” – Jack Instagram instagram.com/jackmussett instagram.com/motherbirdstudio instagram.com/wordformco instagram.com/tinavictoria_ instagram.com/streamtime Twitter twitter.com/jackmussett twitter.com/motherbird twitter.com/wordformco twitter.com/tinavictoria_ twitter.com/streamtime Web motherbird.com.au Word-form.com tinavictoria.com streamtime.net

Australian pianist Barney McAll's arrangements of Doris Akers' gospel songs feature at this year's Melbourne International Jazz Festival. Playwright Joanna Murray-Smith's Fury comes to the Red Stitch Actors' Theatre.

Melbourne International Jazz Festival artistic director Michael Tortoni blows in with some hot jazz talk about the exciting upcoming festival and comedian/director Janelle De Silva chats about her  hilarious  multi-media show 'Frankghanistan' for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

Campbell & Jack preview the Melbourne International Jazz Festival and discuss every track on The Beach Boys' legendary 1966 album, 'Pet Sounds'.

The Melbourne international jazz festival, now in its 18th year is Melbourne’s premier jazz festival which takes over the city for 9 days in june showcasing local and international talent in different concert halls, bars and occasionally laneways! This year I was lucky enough to attend three completely different yet equally exiting events: Tomasz Stańko Band, Vince Jones and the astral orchestra, and Jose James. Polish born Tomasz Stanko has been a jazz trumpeter since the 60s, touring the world time and time again and working on film scores. His performance at the Coopers Malthouse was a true testament to his experimental yet highly skilled approach to jazz. Accompanied by Alexi Tuomarila on piano, Slawomir Kurkiewics on bass and Olavi Louhivuori on drums, the four absolutely filled the space of the theatre unlike any others! Performing a total of six songs, interspersed with extensive improvisation, the band created the classic dizzying jazz atmosphere and had the entire audience bopping their heads, slapping their knees and completely entranced. The band nor Stanko virtually ever stoped throughout the performance, expect for at the beginning to introduce themselves, and seemed to be as captivated by the music they were making as the audiences were listening to that music. Over all this performance was the true epitome of jazz – dizzying and disorientating, yet completely enthralling. In contrast, Vince Jones and the Astral Orchestra presented a much more rehearsed show as they paid tribute to the music of Van Morison. Vince Jones, who has been an Australian jazz vocalist legend for over 20 years joined forces with the seven piece Astral Orchestra, which was specially brought together for the event by musical director, Matt McMahon. Together they performed, and reimagined the songs of Van Morrison from his albums Moondance and Astral Weeks. This was a very interesting and creative evening as Jones and the Astral Band covered, and put a unique jazz spin on what is typically rock music. It was very enjoyable hearing Morrisons music in jazz form! Arguably the show did justice to both genres, and to both of the legendary artists. for those who are fans of both, or even either artists or genres and want to see rock in jazz form, or jazz with the influence or rock, then Vince Jones and the Astral Orchestra will be performing at the Recital Centre tonight as part of an extended run. Finally, in a one-off exclusive evening, José Jones presented the music of Billie Holiday. American born, Jones is a well-regarded jazz vocalist but has also had great success in r’n’b and even hip hop, and you could really see this influence coming through in his tribute. Together with a highly skilled band, Jones played homage to the jazz legend that he considered his ‘musical mother’ in the same year that would have been her centennial. Jones did a sensational job performing what were the songs most important to him and his career, but adding his own unique, r’n’b influenced spin on them. His smooth yet powerful voice managed to completely fill the packed Hammer Hall, as he gave offered what was, for a lack of a better word, a sexy rendition of songs such as Yesterday I Had, and God Bless, interspersed with personal anecdotes about how Holiday influenced his career and the careers of his peers. Jones love and admiration of the great Lady Day was extremely evident not only in the way he sang her songs, but also in how he told her stories and the picture he painted of the blues legend. The show culminated in an encore which featured the most enthralling and unique rendition of Strange Fruit, arguably one of Holidays most famous songs, which Jones performed solo with the use of a loop pedal! Not only did this do true justice to an extremely controversial and sacred track, it was a stroke of genius and left the audience in awe. The Melbourne International Jazz Festival ends for another year tonight! IF you still have a chance then do your self a favour and get down to experience some local or international experimental talent. Review written by Rachel Iampolski Review read aloud by Jonathan Calleja & Christian Tsoutsouvas Pictured: Tomasz Stanko Band, MIJF websiteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Melbourne international jazz festival, now in its 18th year is Melbourne’s premier jazz festival which takes over the city for 9 days in june showcasing local and international talent in different concert halls, bars and occasionally laneways! This year I was lucky enough to attend three completely different yet equally exiting events: Tomasz Stańko Band, Vince Jones and the astral orchestra, and Jose James. Polish born Tomasz Stanko has been a jazz trumpeter since the 60s, touring the world time and time again and working on film scores. His performance at the Coopers Malthouse was a true testament to his experimental yet highly skilled approach to jazz. Accompanied by Alexi Tuomarila on piano, Slawomir Kurkiewics on bass and Olavi Louhivuori on drums, the four absolutely filled the space of the theatre unlike any others! Performing a total of six songs, interspersed with extensive improvisation, the band created the classic dizzying jazz atmosphere and had the entire audience bopping their heads, slapping their knees and completely entranced. The band nor Stanko virtually ever stoped throughout the performance, expect for at the beginning to introduce themselves, and seemed to be as captivated by the music they were making as the audiences were listening to that music. Over all this performance was the true epitome of jazz – dizzying and disorientating, yet completely enthralling. In contrast, Vince Jones and the Astral Orchestra presented a much more rehearsed show as they paid tribute to the music of Van Morison. Vince Jones, who has been an Australian jazz vocalist legend for over 20 years joined forces with the seven piece Astral Orchestra, which was specially brought together for the event by musical director, Matt McMahon. Together they performed, and reimagined the songs of Van Morrison from his albums Moondance and Astral Weeks. This was a very interesting and creative evening as Jones and the Astral Band covered, and put a unique jazz spin on what is typically rock music. It was very enjoyable hearing Morrisons music in jazz form! Arguably the show did justice to both genres, and to both of the legendary artists. for those who are fans of both, or even either artists or genres and want to see rock in jazz form, or jazz with the influence or rock, then Vince Jones and the Astral Orchestra will be performing at the Recital Centre tonight as part of an extended run. Finally, in a one-off exclusive evening, José Jones presented the music of Billie Holiday. American born, Jones is a well-regarded jazz vocalist but has also had great success in r’n’b and even hip hop, and you could really see this influence coming through in his tribute. Together with a highly skilled band, Jones played homage to the jazz legend that he considered his ‘musical mother’ in the same year that would have been her centennial. Jones did a sensational job performing what were the songs most important to him and his career, but adding his own unique, r’n’b influenced spin on them. His smooth yet powerful voice managed to completely fill the packed Hammer Hall, as he gave offered what was, for a lack of a better word, a sexy rendition of songs such as Yesterday I Had, and God Bless, interspersed with personal anecdotes about how Holiday influenced his career and the careers of his peers. Jones love and admiration of the great Lady Day was extremely evident not only in the way he sang her songs, but also in how he told her stories and the picture he painted of the blues legend. The show culminated in an encore which featured the most enthralling and unique rendition of Strange Fruit, arguably one of Holidays most famous songs, which Jones performed solo with the use of a loop pedal! Not only did this do true justice to an extremely controversial and sacred track, it was a stroke of genius and left the audience in awe. The Melbourne International Jazz Festival ends for another year tonight! IF you still have a chance then do your self a favour and get down to experience some local or international experimental talent. Review written by Rachel Iampolski Review read aloud by Jonathan Calleja & Christian Tsoutsouvas Pictured: Tomasz Stanko Band, MIJF website

Sex On Toast: Sex On Toast are a funked up lot, specialising in overblown choreography and onstage antics, these new-jack swingers feel ripped straight from another era. Last month saw the release of their brand new single, “Oh Loretta”, a throwback track that could have been recorded in the 70’s, but is nevertheless yesterday fresh. Equal parts righteous and ridiculous, Sex On Toast are known for their raucous and engaging live shows. These Festival regulars, have performed on numerous stages across Australia, from Melbourne International Jazz Festival and Adelaide Fringe, to Apollo Bay Music Festival and Woodford Folk where this set was recorded. Live from the Bazaar stage and running through the new year, this is Sex On Toast. Recorded & Mixed by John Robinson. Recorded at Woodford Folk Festival, 27th December, 2014. The Eagle Junction: Local band The Eagle Junction are hard at work at the the moment, touring their particular brand of blues pop, kitsch-rock around Australia. After taking home the prize for Best Original Song at this year’s Qube Effect with their track, Your Face Ruins My Day, the band have gone on to release their debut LP. An understated, self-titled affair, The Eagle Junction LP is like an RSVP to the future, an affirmation of the band’s inevitable success. 4ZZZ were lucky enough to have The Eagle Junction play a set right here at the station’s luxurious carpark stage. The set was recorded on April 18th of this year for Street Soundzzz, as part of 4ZZZ’s youth week celebrations. Recorded & Mixed by Branko Cosic. Recorded at 4ZZZ Car Park on the 18th of April, 2015. Airing details: Originally via Zed Digital, 8-9pm, Friday 26 June 2015. Show production and engineering: Branko Cosic.

This month we bring you a very special guest mix from the super talented Wondercore Island. Wondercore Island is a Melbourne based management, PR, events company and record label responsible for handling the careers of acts like Hiatus Kaiyote, Oscar Key Sung, Ainslie Wills and Jazz Party, as well as running stages and events for Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Strawberry Fields Festival, Red Bull Music Academy, Boiler Room and Melbourne Fashion Week. It also operates as a radio show on Kiss FM on Friday afternoons from 12pm-1pm and is always looking for a good time and new ways to promote and develop emerging artists. Track Listing 1. The Feathered Serpent Of The Aztecs - Les Baxter 2. Brick - Gordon Voidwell 3. Free Press And Curl (live KEXP) - Shabazz Palaces 4. Chet Bghassa - Mdou Moctar 5. Danger - Laneous & The Family Yah 6. 27 - Vulture St Tape Gang 7. Only Time All The Time / Studio Owl - Hiatus Kaiyote 8. Koi Moon's Daughter Pt.II - Jonti 9. The Ribbon - Rodrigo Amarante 10. Moon Dude - Jessica Pratt 11. Woman - Rhye 12. Indecision - Sampha 13. 8th Wonder (feat.M.anifest) - Kindness 14. Dinner - Blood Orange 15. Brush - Oscar Key Sung 16. Sisters - Arca 17. Bristol Paintings - Kirkis 18. Lick The Witch - Tobacco 19. Gunshots By Computer - Saul Williams 20. Daggers - 0.1 For more info on Wondercore Island and to check out more mix tapes visit www.wondercoreisland.com