Frank Presley has broadcast jazz on numerous Australian public radio stations since 1991. One of the longest continuously running jazz programs in Australia, Now’s the Time started broadcasting from Northside Radio in 2001.
Now’s the Time has a strong focus on jazz in Sydney and new international releases.
Frank has interviewed hundreds of artists over the years and you can hear all of Frank’s interviews exclusively on the Interview page of the website www.jazzandbeyond.com.au.
Frank was the presenter of the Community Radio Network’s Australian jazz program “Tempo” in the 1990’s. Frank is currently the editor of the Sydney based jazz e-zine Jazz and Beyond.
He was a jazz reviewer for ABC Limelight Magazine from 2007-12, a contributor for Extempore Journal and The Bulletin and in 2006, he was awarded the winner of the National Jazz Writing Competition at the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz for his album and live performance reviews.
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| Time | Title | Artist | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19:04 | Now's the Time | Charlie Parker | |
| 19:18 | RE: Person I Knew | Rodric White | |
| 19:26 | Familiarity | Steve Arié | |
| 19:34 | Frankie's Tune | Bob Mintzer | |
| 19:44 | Delilah | Bobby Hutcherson | |
| 19:52 | Doxy | Phil Woods | |
| 19:54 | I Do, Don't You | Mahalia Jackson | |
| 19:56 | JimJim | James Bowers | |
| 20:05 | The Song Is You | Frank Sinatra | |
| 20:10 | Native Strut | Logic? | |
| 20:26 | Put It Where You Want It | Everette Harp | |
| 20:32 | A Fine Romance | Ella Fitzgerald | |
| 20:36 | Up in the Night | Whitney Ross-Barris | |
| 20:41 | [Round, Round, Round] Blue Rondo A La Turk | Al Jarreau | |
| 20:46 | Goodbye Pork Pie Hat | Charles Mingus | |
| 20:52 | Travels | Pat Metheny | |
| 20:54 | Too Close for Comfort | Kimba Griffith Septet | |
| 20:58 | Now's the Time | Charlie Parker |
| Time | Title | Artist | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19:05 | Now's the Time | Charlie Parker | |
| 19:14 | Now that the Summer's Here | Rebekka Neville | |
| 19:18 | Exotic | brooke banderas | |
| 19:30 | Friday the 13th | Clayton Doley | |
| 19:39 | On The Backside | The Brecker Brothers | |
| 19:48 | Silverland | Paul Grabowski | |
| 19:55 | Blue In Green | Miles Davis | |
| 20:05 | This Love of Mine | Frank Sinatra | |
| 20:12 | Funky Motion | Søren Lee, Jakob Dinesen, Victor Jones | |
| 20:18 | Be Careful Of Dreams | Valery Ponomarev, Don Braden, John Hicks, Peter Washington, Victor Jones | |
| 20:31 | Heart of a Lonely Woman | Rich Brown | |
| 20:35 | Love Is Here To Stay | Carmen McRae | |
| 20:39 | Blue Skies | Lisa Michel | |
| 20:45 | Just Waiting to Be Asked | Whitney Ross-Barris | |
| 20:49 | Comes Love | Kimba Griffith Septet | |
| 20:58 | Now's the Time | Charlie Parker |
| Time | Title | Artist | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19:06 | Now's the Time | Charlie Parker | |
| 19:11 | Let Me Be | Dan Barnett | |
| 19:20 | Lover Come Back To Me | George Washingmachine | |
| 19:25 | Peter Gunn | Michelle Nicolle | |
| 19:36 | Dumb Things | Monique diMattina | |
| 19:44 | Ukudlala | Rich Brown | |
| 19:48 | He's Not Much, But He's All He Thinks About | Allan Browne's Australian Jazz Band | |
| 19:53 | Ray's Tune | Joe Pass | |
| 19:58 | Fly Me to the Moon | Nina Ferro, Joe Chindamo | |
| 20:06 | see the light | eon beats project | |
| 20:12 | Summertime | Carmen McRae | |
| 20:16 | Exotic | brooke banderas | |
| 20:17 | Tuesday Wonderland (Live in Hamburg) | e.s.t. Esbjörn Svensson Trio | |
| 20:30 | Too Close for Comfort | Kimba Griffith Septet | |
| 20:36 | Ebb and Flow (feat. Peter Bernstein, Alec Walkington & Rich Irwin) feat. Peter Bernstein,Alec Walkington,Rich Irwin | Josh Rager | |
| 20:45 | Wade In The Water | Ramsey Lewis | |
| 20:49 | Song For My Father | Horace Silver | |
| 20:55 | As Long as I Live | Lisa Michel | |
| 20:57 | Now's The Time | Charlie Parker |
| Time | Title | Artist | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19:04 | Now's the Time | Charlie Parker | |
| 19:08 | A Fine Romance | Ella Fitzgerald | |
| 19:13 | Bird of Paradise | Whitney Ross-Barris | |
| 19:17 | Carlos | John Scofield | |
| 19:26 | Southside Blues/Tobacco Road Medley | Lou Rawls | |
| 19:35 | Trotting Out | Reed, Mike (PRS) ; Lewis, Anthony Paul (PRS) | |
| 19:36 | XIII | Fernando Brox | |
| 19:42 | Cheek to Cheek | Nina Ferro, Joe Chindamo | |
| 19:54 | Birdland | Weather Report | |
| 20:04 | Polka Dots and Moonbeams | Frank Sinatra | |
| 20:09 | Ebb and Flow (feat. Peter Bernstein, Alec Walkington & Rich Irwin) feat. Peter Bernstein,Alec Walkington,Rich Irwin | Josh Rager | |
| 20:28 | The Sidewinder | Lee Morgan | |
| 20:34 | Exotic | brooke banderas | |
| 20:49 | Watermelon Man | Mongo Santamaría | |
| 20:52 | Summertime | Sarah Vaughan | |
| 20:59 | Now's the Time | Charlie Parker |

