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 | |
| 19:07 | Fools Rush In | Rebekka Neville | |
| 19:15 | BIG BAND STRUT | Steve Hunter | |
| 19:25 | Salad for Now | Benjamin Hauptmann | |
| 19:31 | Moten Swing (Live) | Count Basie and his Orchestra | |
| 19:42 | Jivin' At the Bridge | Bridie King & the Boogie Kings | |
| 19:46 | Dance Delicioso | Chris McNulty | |
| 20:01 | Birth of the Blues | Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra | |
| 20:11 | Everybody's Talkin' | Ingrid James, Libor Smoldas Organ Trio | |
| 20:33 | Say it Isn't So | Sarah Vaughan | |
| 20:37 | Jam 1 | Fuji Collective | |
| 20:48 | Just Kidding | Michel Camilo | |
| 20:59 | Now's The Time | Charlie Parker |
| Time | Title | Artist | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | A Journalist's Dream | Out To The World | |
| 19:04 | Now's The Time | Charlie Parker | |
| 19:08 | icehouse | Sean Wayland | |
| 19:14 | Amsterdam After Dark | Dale Barlow, Mark Fitzgibbon, Sam Anning, George Coleman Jr | |
| 19:29 | Let's Do The One Two | Mister Ott | |
| 19:33 | Isle Of Capri | George Washingmachine | |
| 19:38 | APRIL AFTER ALL | VIRNA SANZONE | |
| 19:43 | Kindred Chant | Gary Daley | |
| 20:04 | Among My Souvenirs / September Song / As Time Goes By (Medley) | Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby | |
| 20:11 | The Blessing | Ornette Coleman | |
| 20:17 | Epistrophy | Joel Forrester & Phillip Johnston | |
| 20:24 | Blues For Duane | Freddie Hubbard | |
| 20:34 | Strange Life | Count Basic | |
| 20:48 | Primitive | Chris McNulty | |
| 20:59 | Now's the Time | Charlie Parker |
| Time | Title | Artist | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | A Journalist's Dream | Out To The World | |
| 19:04 | Now's the Time | Charlie Parker | |
| 19:14 | Ride the Camel | Carl Orr | |
| 19:22 | Earth Jam (Album Version) | Béla Fleck and the Flecktones | |
| 19:29 | The Groove Maker | Jacques Pellarin | |
| 19:34 | Confirmation | James Valentine | |
| 19:41 | Boogie Stop Shuffle | Charles Mingus Jr. | |
| 19:48 | Jazz Lips | Phillip Johnston, The Greasy Chicken Orchestra | |
| 20:03 | East Of The Sun | Frank Sinatra | |
| 20:08 | Tin Tin Deo | Machito | |
| 20:12 | Mountain Magic | Underwards, Ellen Kirkwood | |
| 20:19 | Slum Goddess | Mike Nock’s BigSmallBand | |
| 20:35 | Tim Wilson | Logic? | |
| 20:39 | Tuff | James Bowers | |
| 20:43 | As Long as I Live | Lisa Michel | |
| 20:45 | Trolley Song | Janet Seidel | |
| 20:49 | The Legend Of Johnny Cactus | Supergenerous | |
| 20:55 | The Seventh Son | Nancy Wilson | |
| 20:58 | Now's the Time | Charlie Parker |
| 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 |

