A Jazz Hour in Conversation

Mike Nock’s career has spanned a broad range of contemporary musical styles, and he is widely recognised as an important voice in Australian modern music.

 Chris McNulty has created a significant body of work as a performer, composer, recording artist and educator, and has produced or co-produced all of her recordings, including her latest album Soul Journey, her 8th album and her first release recorded in Australia featuring Australian, American and expatriate European jazz musicians. 

Paul Derricott is a Sydney-based drummer/composer/bandleader dedicated to exploring and creating improvised thematic music with his band COAST.

Novak Manojlovic is the Artistic Director of the Sydney Improvised Music Association, and on this episode, he outlines his plans and vision for the 2026 programme.

A jazz-orientated recording artist and singer/song-writer, Bonnie J  Jensen possesses an uplifting repertoire and a voice that segues effortlessly from soulful interpretations of classy jazz standards and poetic originals through adventurous arrangements of contemporary songs. Playing in a variety of line-ups that showcase the pride of Australian jazz talent, whether out front with her Quintet or...

Matthew Thomson is an award-winning pianist, composer and educator based in Sydney, Australia.  Having won the prestigious National Jazz Awards in 2021, Matthew continues to build a profile as one of Australia’s prominent Jazz pianists.  In 2016, Matthew completed his Bachelor's degree at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music with 1st Class Honours, and soon afterwards was granted a scholarship t...

Dr. Sandy Evans is an Australian  jazz  composer, saxophonist, and bandleader with a career spanning four decades. Recognition of her work [3]  has included receiving an  Order of Australia  Medal in 2010 for services to music,  and in  2014 she was  awarded a PhD from  Macquarie University and the Vic Chancellors Commendation for Academic Excellence, for her thesis on practice-based research into...

An interview with the pianist Simon Tedeschi.

Trumpeter Lee McIver has travelled the world performing, composing and producing. He worked as a freelance trumpet player for many years touring and recording with many of Australia’s leading pop, jazz and world music artists but has always had a strong focus on performing and producing art music of an improvised nature,  He has worked as a composer for theatre, dance, multi-disciplined arts, tele...

Alex Siegers has amassed considerable experience as a performer and an educator across the jazz, sacred, classical and pop genres with leading ensembles throughout Australia. . She has also worked as an educator, conductor, vocal arranger, arts administrator, arts marketer, and music librarian.  In 2017 she graduated from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music With a Bachelor of Music and Arts, majori...

In the episode pianist/composer Felix Bornholdt talks about his new solo piano recording Man Overboard.

Australian bassist and vocalist Nicki Parrott talks about her recording and performance career in New York and Australia.

In this episode pianist/composer Felix Bornholdt talks about his new solo piano recording Man Overboard.

Pianist /composer and bandleader Matthew Thomson chats about his musical journey and influences and his new recording with Tourismo.