Jammin’ Friday || Friday 12 July 2019 || (7-9am)

Tune in to Jammin’ Friday, to listen live or previous shows, click here ⇒ www.eastsidefm.org/JamminFriday

Bonjour, Good Morning beautiful souls!

On Friday’s show, I have one double pass to give away to see jazz singer Virna Sanzone who will be performing at Foundry 616 on Saturday 13th of July. She will be performing with Matt McMahon (piano), Karl Dunnicliff (bass) and Tim Firth (drums). It’s a special Bastille Bastille Day Concert. Get ready to dial 9331 3000 to win. More info and tickets HERE

A graduate of the prestigious jazz course at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Virna Sanzone is an experienced teacher and performer of a wide variety of contemporary musical styles. She currently holds the position of Jazz Vocal Lecturer at The Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

RIP JOAO GILBERTO

The father of Bossa Nova Joao Gilberto passed away at the age of 88 years old on Saturday 6th of July 2019 in Rio. The song Chega de Saudade, released in the late 1950s is one of the songs I sing during my concerts. I will be playing two songs from him in memory of his musical contribution to the world.

CELEBRATE NAIDOC

Since it’s NAIDOC week, I will be playing few songs from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community. You will discover some beautiful gems!

NAIDOC Week celebrations is held this year across Australia from the 7-14th of July to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC is celebrated not only in Indigenous communities, but by Australians from all walks of life. The week is a great opportunity to participate in a range of activities and to support your local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.

NAIDOC originally stood for ‘National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee’. This committee was once responsible for organising national activities during NAIDOC Week and its acronym has since become the name of the week itself. Find out more about the origins and history of NAIDOC Week.

Local community celebrations during NAIDOC Week are encouraged and often organised by communities, government agencies, local councils, schools and workplaces. Source: www.naidoc.org.au

NAIDOC FREE ACTIVITIES

NAIDOC in the City is a free celebration of the world’s longest living Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Enjoy food, song, art, dance and stories in the heart of the city. Saturday 13 July 2019 from 11am to 3pm at Hyde Park North Elizabeth Street. For more info: CLICK HERE

Need more activities? Here is the 5 ways to celebrate NAIDOC Week in Sydney by City of Sydney. For the list, CLICK HERE

LOCAL JAZZ SCENE

If you need to know what’s going on in the local jazz scene, stay tuned later during the show, we will have a one minute segment with Melanie from Take One.

ON THE MENU

Prepare yourself to travel into a musical journey, where Jazz meets the Suave Rhythms of Latin America and Mother Africa. Soul, blues, gospel and Classic R&B from the 60s 70s will also be on the menu. All this, with a French & Creole Touch! Halfway through the show at 8am, get the weather and traffic report. I’ll be playing a plethora of beautiful songs, hopefully, you’ll enjoy this morning trip around the world. That’s from 7 to 9am.

FEATURED ARTISTS: Georgia Lee, Tiny Bradshaw, Lil Hardin Armstrong, Joe Henderson, Valaida Snow, Dave Brubeck, Kait Dunton, Stan Getz, Marie Laforêt, Haitians Troubadours, Ruth Brown, Eric Dolphy, Los Panchos, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Don Cherry, Jimmy Little, Joao Gilberto, Molly Johnson, Tino Contreras, Susie Arioli, Charlie Rouse, Charles Mingus.

Keep your hearts in tune and tune in to Jammin’ Friday this week,
to listen live or previous shows, click here ⇒ www.eastsidefm.org/JamminFriday

Athésia xoxoxo

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