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 | |
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19:00 | Valiant Knights | MaxKoMusic |
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19:04 | Now's The Time | Charlie Parker |
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19:15 | All of You | Miles Davis |
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19:23 | Under A Blanket Of Blue | Emma Pask |
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19:28 | Please, Please Me | Bill Frisell |
19:51 | Julia | John Scofield | |
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19:57 | Familiarity | Steve Arié |
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20:05 | What Is the Thing Called Love | Frank Sinatra |
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20:17 | Secret Love | Carmen McRae |
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20:21 | Everyday I Have the Blues (Live) | Joe Williams |
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20:26 | Beauty Free | Rachel Therrien, Mireya, Andy Rubal |
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20:32 | The Nearness Of You | Gerry Mulligan Quartet |
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20:33 | Sounds of the Night (1995 Remastered) | Clark Terry |
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20:36 | At Long Last Love | Bill Henderson, The Oscar Peterson Trio |
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20:39 | Samba With Some Barbecue | Paul Desmond |
20:46 | Underpass Part II | Tom Avgenicos ft. Delay 45 & Ensemble Apex | |
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20:53 | Lullaby of Birdland | Sarah Vaughan, Clifford Brown |
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20:57 | Now's the Time | Charlie Parker |
Time | Title | Artist | |
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19:04 | Now's the Time | Charlie Parker |
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19:08 | Les enfants de Django | Daniel Weltlinger |
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19:19 | Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone | Billie Holiday |
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19:25 | Plastic Happiness | Dianne Cripps |
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19:31 | Spheres that Don't | ALLY |
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19:39 | Familiarity | Steve Arié |
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19:45 | The Bard | Mosaic |
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19:57 | Painless | Barney McAll |
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20:06 | When Your Lover Has Gone | Frank Sinatra |
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20:12 | Sequoia (Live Version) | Lund Quartet |
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20:16 | This Guy's In Love With You | Cedar Walton |
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20:19 | Almost Like Being In Love | Red Garland Trio |
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20:26 | Vater Time | Wallace Roney |
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20:39 | Gun | Giacomo Gates |
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20:45 | Retrograde | Teri Parker |
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20:51 | Jammin With Gene | Gene Ammons |
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20:59 | Now's the Time | Charlie Parker |
Time | Title | Artist | |
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19:04 | Now's the Time | Charlie Parker |
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19:41 | Full Circle | The Jo Fabro Quintet |
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19:49 | Blue Eyes | Pawel Kaczmarczyk Audiofeeling Band |
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19:52 | Today I Sing the Blues | Aretha Franklin |
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19:57 | The Tennessee Waltz | Paul Motian |
20:02 | Taking a Chance On Love | Frank Sinatra, Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra | |
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20:05 | Watermelon Man | Quincy Jones |
20:09 | Unknown Flow | Max Alducca | |
20:19 | Now's The Time | Roy Hargrove, J.J. Johnson, Jackie McLean, Joe Henderson, Kenny Burrell, Herbie Hancock, Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Christian McBride, Kenny Washington, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Betty Carter, Vanessa Williams | |
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20:28 | Instead | Madeleine Peyroux |
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20:34 | Beat Me, Daddy, Eight To The Bar | Ella Fitzgerald |
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20:37 | St. Thomas | Cedar Walton |
20:47 | 40th Parallel | Charlie Hunter | |
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20:54 | Bugle Call Rag | Chick Corea, Bela Fleck |
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20:57 | Now's the Time | Charlie Parker |
Time | Title | Artist | |
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19:04 | Now's the Time | Charlie Parker |
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19:23 | Godchild | Miles Davis |
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19:28 | Mucho Close | Funky Mustard |
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19:35 | White Fang | Bill Frisell |
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19:42 | The 37th Chamber | Courtney Pine |
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19:47 | For The Love Of You | Joe Locke |
19:55 | Unknown Flow | Max Alducca | |
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20:06 | My Funny Valentine | Frank Sinatra |
20:13 | Shiny Stockings | J.J. Johnson, Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, Dee Dee Bridgewater | |
20:20 | Underpass Part II | Tom Avgenicos ft. Delay 45 & Ensemble Apex | |
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20:28 | Dreaming In Lions: Struggles And Strugglets | Arturo O'Farrill, The Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble |
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20:35 | The Homecoming Song | Dollar Brand |
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20:44 | Caravan | Andy Bey |
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20:52 | You'd Be So Nice to Come Home to | Art Pepper |
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20:58 | Now's the Time | Charlie Parker |
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20:59 | daybreak seeker | hitorie |