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AUGUST - Microphones by Mr Percival Mr Percival is one of Australia’s most exciting live performers. His new studio album Microphones captures all the energy, the brilliance and the spontaneity of an artist whose only instruments are his voice, some microphones and a boundless imagination. With a little help from guests Katie Noonan and [...]
Eastside’s album for July 2010 »
James Ryan - "The Subterraneans" The Subterraneans is his fourth release, following Bittersweet (ABC Classics, 2009), Long Way Home (Jazzgroove Records, 2006) and James Ryan Quartet (Independent, 1997). The initial concept of blending jazz and rock some 42 years ago was inspired but the fusion was soon hijacked by the [...]
Eastside’s album for June 2010 »
Live at the Reservoir - "Various" Live at the Reservoir is the first ever album released from Eastside Radio and was recorded in October 2009 at the newly renovated Paddington Reservoir at the East Village Jazz Festival, a free outdoor concert as part of Art & About, Sydney’s biggest public arts festival. Four Eastside presenters [...]
Eastside’s album for May 2010 »
Bonnie J Jensen - "Shimmer" “S H I M M E R is the most personal and intimate of Bonnie's 4 releases to date. Her trademarks are all there, the smoky timbre of her voice, the pitch perfect accuracy, the lovely way she controls her lower register. And as with her other albums, her songs are blessed with superb backups, in this case [...]
Eastside’s album for April 2010 »
The Hipstones - "Dreamers" New York based The Hipstones are on a musical odyssey that has taken them from the clubs and music festivals of their home town Sydney (Australia) to the recording studios of the Big Apple. It’s just another chapter in a truly international story that began in Tokyo when the group’s two founders Mark Palmer [...]
Eastside’s album for March 2010 »
Kim Lawson Trio - "Alive & Kicking" Formed in 2008, The Kim Lawson Trio is fast becoming one of Sydney’s most unique trio voices. Featuring renowned bassist Steve Hunter and powerhouse drummer James Hauptmann, they have just released their debut album Alive and Kicking. The Trio delivers a set of meticulous compositions, each piece [...]
Eastside’s album for February 2010 »
Bernie McGann - "Solar" There are plenty of thrilling solar flairs in this complete live performance, recorded with energy and ecstatic crowd reactions intact. Who is the sergeant major who shouts "Yes! Yes sir!" through the second set? He is often at The Sound Lounge. On this special double CD you are too. When superb tenor saxophonist [...]
Eastside’s album for January 2010 »
Stu Hunter - "The gathering" “The blasting final theme of The Gathering is as powerful as anything to be encountered in Australia's performing arts. Let's call it a masterwork and be done with it.” John Shand SMH The gathering is the highly anticipated new release from pianist/composer Stu Hunter. A stunning and compelling sensory [...]
Eastside’s album for December 2009 »
Casa Da Boa Vida - "The View from Madeleine’s Couch" Casa Da Boa Vida (House of the Good Life in Portugeuse) is the second CD release from OzBrazilian group The View from Madeleine’s Couch. The Brisbane based band’s original compositions are joyous and danceable. Their music is born out of a love for the brilliant rhythms and [...]
Eastside’s album for November 2009 »
The catholics – Inter Vivos “A dream team of Sydney musicians …put a jazz spin on grooves from around the globe in a sunny, light-spirited way that belies the killer status of the players.” Australian Financial Review Despite great acclaim for each one of their six albums, The catholics reputation rests very much on their [...]