Now’s The Time

The Sydney Sound of Jazz

Tuesday 7-9pm

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
19:00 A Journalist's Dream Out To The World
19:05 Now's The Time Charlie Parker
19:14 Wouldn't It Be Loverly Emma Pask
19:36 Bo-Till Clifford Jordan, John Gilmore
19:44 Blowin' The Blues Away Horace Silver
19:51 A Dark Future John Zorn
20:02 S'posin' Frank Sinatra
20:06 Chitlins Con Carne Kenny Burrell
20:26 Syeeda’s Song Flute David Bode, Jonathan Bauer, John Zarsky, Jeff Albert
20:32 Fat Chance John McLean
20:50 Pavane Lee Ritenour
20:58 Now's The Time Charlie Parker

Northside Broadcasting Incorporated is a community radio station based in Chatswood, Sydney, broadcasting on FM 99.3.

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Chatswood. NSW. 2067
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Northside Broadcasting acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we stand, the Gamaragal people. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present

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