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 | |
| 19:04 | Now's The Time | Charlie Parker | |
| 19:14 | Fools Rush In | Rebekka Neville | |
| 19:27 | Part Time Lover | Mistaken Identity, Mal Sedergreen, Steve Sedergreen | |
| 19:42 | BIG BAND STRUT | Steve Hunter | |
| 19:54 | Rockit | Herbie Hancock | |
| 20:03 | Dream | Frank Sinatra | |
| 20:08 | Chevrolet | Ray Beadle | |
| 20:13 | Thou Swell | Count Basie, Joe Williams | |
| 20:25 | Wildlife | Cindy Blackman | |
| 20:33 | Them There Eyes | Billie Holiday | |
| 20:45 | It Don't Mean a Thing | Sheila Jordan, Harvie S | |
| 20:50 | Kadrin Gatshor (Gratitude) | Noam Lemish | |
| 20:56 | Long Gone Blues | Lou Rawls | |
| 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 | |
| 19:13 | Diving Duck Blues | Leigh Barker & The New Sheiks | |
| 19:27 | All of You | Hetty Kate | |
| 19:32 | Blue Bossa | Joe Henderson | |
| 19:41 | Kindred Chant | Gary Daley | |
| 19:58 | The Song Is You | Charlie Parker | |
| 20:03 | Goodnight Irene | Frank Sinatra | |
| 20:08 | This Can't Be Love | Ernestine Anderson | |
| 20:14 | If You Live | Mose Allison | |
| 20:18 | Indiana - Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival | James Morrison & Adam Makowicz | |
| 20:26 | Lover Come Back To Me | George Washingmachine | |
| 20:32 | Shout 'Em, Aunt Tillie | Greg Burrows | |
| 20:37 | Caravana | César López, Habana Ensemble | |
| 20:45 | Just A Closer Walk With Thee | The Idea Of North | |
| 20:50 | Cold Train Funk | David Bode, Evan Oberla | |
| 20:58 | Now's the Time | Charlie Parker |
| Time | Title | Artist | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19:04 | Now's the Time | Charlie Parker | |
| 19:08 | The Bard | Mosaic | |
| 19:13 | Temptation | Steve Clisby | |
| 19:21 | Impermanence | Jeremy Rose | |
| 19:32 | The More I See You | Rebekka Neville, Michael Finnigan-Young | |
| 19:39 | Let's Get Lost | Chet Baker | |
| 19:43 | It's Only A Paper Moon | George Washingmachine | |
| 19:49 | The Sand Crab | Greg Englert | |
| 19:53 | FUTURE HOMES | Steve Hunter | |
| 19:55 | Habitat | Steve Hunter | |
| 20:03 | Shelia | Frank Sinatra | |
| 20:07 | I Cover the Waterfront | Don Macdonald | |
| 20:19 | Hey Laura | Gregory Porter | |
| 20:25 | 52nd Street Theme | Frank Morgan | |
| 20:37 | In Dreams | Jeremy Pelt | |
| 20:44 | Dear Prudence / Don’t Let Me Down | David Bode, Thad Scott | |
| 20:52 | The Butcher | The New Orleans Swamp Donkeys | |
| 20:54 | Don't Get Around Much Anymore | Steve Tyrell | |
| 20:58 | 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 | |
| 19:13 | The Spanish Prince | Elysian Fields | |
| 19:16 | Je Pense à Toi (Gypsy Song) | Emma Hamilton | |
| 19:20 | Someone to watch Over Me | Andy Bey | |
| 19:54 | Let Me Be | Dan Barnett | |
| 20:03 | God's Country | Frank Sinatra | |
| 20:09 | Heartcore | Kurt Rosenwinkel | |
| 20:18 | When I Fall in Love | Dale Barlow | |
| 20:32 | Ain't Misbehavin' | Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette | |
| 20:40 | African Cowboy | Richard Bona | |
| 20:47 | But Not for Me | Cleo Laine | |
| 20:51 | The Great Wave off Kanagawa | Jeremy Rose | |
| 20:56 | Syeeda’s Song Flute | David Bode, Jonathan Bauer, John Zarsky, Jeff Albert |
| Time | Title | Artist | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | A Journalist's Dream | Out To The World | |
| 19:04 | Now's The Time | Charlie Parker | |
| 19:08 | OUR MAN IN JAMAICA | Steve Hunter | |
| 19:21 | Viva! Vegas: The Gambler | Hiromi | |
| 19:28 | Cry Me A River | Hetty Kate | |
| 19:34 | Black and Blue | Louis Armstrong | |
| 19:40 | Well You Needn’t | Miles Davis | |
| 19:46 | Long-lost Frenemy | Divergence Jazz Orchestra, Jenna Cave, Paul Cutlan, Yutaro Okuda | |
| 19:59 | Bemsha Swing (Live at The Village Gate) | Thelonious Monk | |
| 20:02 | Don't Cry Joe (Let Her Go, Let Her Go, Let Her Go) | Frank Sinatra | |
| 20:07 | Dizzy Atmosphere | Dizzy Gillespie | |
| 20:16 | Crazy | Bill Frisell | |
| 20:22 | Night in Tunisia | Don Byas | |
| 20:47 | Dancing In The Dark | Jerry Bergonzi | |
| 20:55 | Sirens Of Titan | Marc Johnson, Eliane Elias | |
| 20:59 | Now's the Time | Charlie Parker |

