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 Mahalia Barnes, Mr Percival combines his original compositions with classics by Lennon and McCartney, Radiohead, and a startling reworking of Eddy Grant’s Electric Avenue.

Ken Done call’s this “art for the ears”!

Mr Percival’s unique creations blend elements of soul, funk, electronic and folk.

Microphones is out now through MGM Distribution

Stay tuned during Drive (weekdays 4-6pm) for your chance to win yourself a copy!

Listen in this Sunday morning 7 – 10am for your chance to win!

Sing the Truth: A Tribute to Nina Simone 3 March

Patti Austin, Dianne Reeves, Simone, Lizz Wright: Paying tribute to the late great high priestess of Soul, Nina Simone, led by the legendary singer’s music director, Al Schackman and members of Nina’s original band.

Wayne Shorter Quartet 7 March

A household name amongst jazz fans around the world, fusion pioneer and nine-time Grammy award-winner, Wayne Shorter is a tenor and soprano saxophonist without peer.

Branford Marsalis Quartet 19 March

Three-time Grammy winner and world-renowned saxophonist, composer, producer and bandleader, Branford Marsalis, is one of the most accomplished, provocative tenor saxophonists in modern music. He has performed and recorded with a who’s-who of jazz giants including Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock, Sonny Rollins, as well as Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers and his brother Wynton’s quintet.

Ahmad Jamal 3 May

Profoundly influential, endlessly innovative, majestic and gracious, jazz piano virtuoso, Ahmad Jamal remains one of the few elder statesmen left in the ever-shrinking pantheon of certified jazz greats.

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