Jessica Nicholas chats with one of the headline acts from the 2018 Wangaratta Festival of Jazz: Yuri Honing.

Backstage with Yuri Honing

Our friends on RN's The Music Show caught up with the Sydney Women's Jazz Collective in the ABC studios - and they preview a brand new tune ahead of the 2018 Sydney International Women's Jazz Festival. Pictured is the group's leader, Hannah James.

Featured are the compositions 'Saltwater' (Harri Harding) and 'Lift' (Glen Doig).

The Sydney Women's Jazz Collective on RN

RN's Andrew Ford chats with SIMA's Artistic Director (and the music director for both the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and the Sydney International Women's Jazz Fest) Zoe Hauptmann.

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Zoe Hauptmann Interview

Our producer Henry caught up with Mat Jodrell and James Muller backstage at Hamer Hall rehearsing for the 2019 International Jazz Day Global Concert. More: ab.co/2KmYZmb

Backstage at #JazzDay: Mat Jodrell + James Muller

Drum icon Antonio Sanchez took the time to chat with us backstage between rehearsals for International Jazz Day 2019. More: ab.co/2KmYZmb

Backstage at #JazzDay: Antonio Sanchez

ABC presenter James Valentine takes us backstage at International Jazz Day, chatting with some of the stars before the global concert kicked off in Melbourne. Voices include Joey DeFrancesco, Brian Blade, William Barton and Somi. More: ab.co/2Lh4QKc

Backstage At International Jazz Day

The late Allan Browne is our Retro Artist all July 2019. The Melbourne stalwart was legend on the Aussie jazz scene - here's a segment from back in 2010 - an interview recorded after the 2009 Jazztrack recording and subsequent album release 'Homage.'

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Behind the Kit: Allan Browne on 'Homage' (2010)

Novak Manojlovic's set from the 2019 Freedman Jazz Fellowship. More: ab.co/2k8F8e2

Novak Manojlovic; piano/keys/samples
Jacques Emery; bass
Tully Ryan; drums

01 Body
02 Glory Days
03 Un

(all compositions; Novak Manojlovic)

2019 Freedman Jazz: Novak Manojlovic's Set

Elly Hoyt's set from the 2019 Freedman Jazz Fellowship. More: ab.co/2k8F8e2

Elly Hoyt; vocals
Matt McMahon; piano
Phil Stack; bass
James Waples; drums

1. 'Eaten Fish Suite' (Elly Hoyt & Geoff Gascoyne)
2. 'Smile' (Charlie Chaplin)

2019 Freedman Jazz: Elly Hoyt's Set

Harry Sutherland's set from the 2019 Freedman Jazz Fellowship. More: ab.co/2k8F8e2

Harry Sutherland; piano, keys
Tom Avgenicos; trumpet/FX
Tully Ryan; drums

1. 'Perth Plane Pt. I'
2. 'Pinny'
3. 'Perth Plane Pt. II'
4. 'Davis St'

(All compositions: Harry Sutherland)

2019 Freedman Jazz: Harry Sutherland's Set

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