Australian Jazz and Groove Podcast

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Australian Jazz and Groove Podcast

The Australian jazz and groove podcast features Australian Jazz and Groove composers and musicians. The aim of the podcast is to play the music of and interview Australian Jazz composers so as to learn what makes them tick as composers and performers.

  1. Episode #26: Jack Pantazis

    APR 17

    Episode #26: Jack Pantazis

    Jack Pantazis is one of the most respected jazz guitarists on the Australian Jazz scene. Pantazis calls Melbourne his home and he has carved out a career as a performer, educator and composer crossing all styles of music. Pantazis has a rich musical heritage that extends back to before he can remember. He has been a professional musician for over 35 years and as his website says, "Jack is fundamentally a jazz musician whose mastery skills and artistry also cross over into other sty...

    41 min
  2. Episode #25: Michelle Nicolle

    MAR 7

    Episode #25: Michelle Nicolle

    Michelle Nicolle is one of Australia's most respected and recognised Jazz vocalists. Over the years she has developed her own unique take on classic jazz standards as well as written and recorded many award winner compositions of her own. Nicolle has worked with some of the greatest musicians on the planet including the great Wynton Marsalis, Kurt Elling and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Of late she has released her 9th recording entitled ”The Bach Project" and...

    40 min
  3. Episode #24: David Dower Interview, The Senegambian Jazz Band, Michelle Nicolle.

    09/25/2023

    Episode #24: David Dower Interview, The Senegambian Jazz Band, Michelle Nicolle.

    David Dower is a Piano player a composer specialising in original jazz and contemporary music, and has performed widely throughout the UK, Bulgaria, Ireland, France, Malaysia, and Australia. He currently lives in Melbourne and has recently released a new recording that was inspired by his many trips to Bulgaria entitled "Mravka".David stops by to talk about how he became a Jazz pianist, how he came to have an affinity with the music and the musicians in Bulgaria and also how he was able to co...

    1h 7m
  4. Episode #23: Kristian Borring (interview), Fran Swinn, Tamara Murphy, Julian Wilson

    12/08/2022

    Episode #23: Kristian Borring (interview), Fran Swinn, Tamara Murphy, Julian Wilson

    Kristian Borring is a jazz guitarist from Denmark living in Perth, he will be talking to us about his new recording entitled “Earth Matter” from his new band “Number Junky’. He will also be talking to us about his recently completed Thesis on understanding odd time metre and how he has been able to understand them on a deeper level. We will also hear a new track from melbourne guitarist Fran Swinn, she has a new recording out on Lionshare Records entitled "Old Idea- New Idea." We f...

    1h 12m
  5. Episode #22: David Cotgreave interview: Music from "Cookin on Three Burners" Rafael Karlen and "The Meltdown"

    10/13/2022

    Episode #22: David Cotgreave interview: Music from "Cookin on Three Burners" Rafael Karlen and "The Meltdown"

    Dave Cotgreave is drummer, and educator a composer and now an author. Cotgreave is a major pillar in the Brisbane jazz scene and he also has a new book out called "The Practice Pad Book", a book that has already received wide praise with in the drumming community, he will be talking to us about how he developed the concepts in this book and how he helps his students connect rudiments and practice exercises to actually playing music. He will also talk to us about his new duo called ...

    1h 17m
  6. Episode #21: Mace Francis: New release: "Isolation Emancipation."

    08/14/2022

    Episode #21: Mace Francis: New release: "Isolation Emancipation."

    Mace Francis is a big band composer that hails from Western Australia, he has a new recording out called "Isolation Emancipation." He will be talking to us about how he got into composing for big band, how his studies with legendary composer Bob Brookmeyer has shaped him as a composer and how it has guided him as artistic director of WAYJO, the Western Australian Jazz Youth Orchestra.We will also feature a track that friend to the podcast Elly Hoyt has kindly given us ...

    1h 18m
  7. Episode #20: Anton Delecca "The Offering," The Avgenicos Brothers and "Another Dance" from Nock, Stuart, Zwartz and Wilson

    02/17/2022

    Episode #20: Anton Delecca "The Offering," The Avgenicos Brothers and "Another Dance" from Nock, Stuart, Zwartz and Wilson

    Anton Delecca is a jazz saxophonist a composer with a new kicking recording out and he is our special guest on this episode of the A-JaG podcast.Anton is a native Melbournian and has great new recording called "The Offering" out on "Earshift records" which we will hear a few tracks off, he will be talking to us about how that came about and also his time studying in New York. We will also hear a new track off the latest recording from Mike Nock, Hamish Stuart, Jonathan Zwartz and ...

    1h 15m
  8. Episode #19: Spirograph Studies, Tamara Murphy (Interview), The Yugoslav Attack, Johannes Luebbers

    12/07/2021

    Episode #19: Spirograph Studies, Tamara Murphy (Interview), The Yugoslav Attack, Johannes Luebbers

    Tamara Murphy is a Melbourne based Composer and jazz musician, she is also the leader of Spirograph Studies, a group that is comprised of Tamara on Bass, Luke Howard on Piano, Fran Swinn on Guitar and James McLean on drums. They released their latest recording at the Melbourne international Jazz Festival, Tamara stops by to talk about how the band came into existence, what her vision for the band was when they started and how they achieved that vision over time. We also hear new Music f...

    1h 13m
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The Australian jazz and groove podcast features Australian Jazz and Groove composers and musicians. The aim of the podcast is to play the music of and interview Australian Jazz composers so as to learn what makes them tick as composers and performers.

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