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.
Add Now’s The Time to your calendar:
Email the show
Playlists
Time | Title | Artist | |
---|---|---|---|
![]() |
19:04 | Now's the Time | Charlie Parker |
![]() |
19:08 | The Lady is a Tramp | Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga |
![]() |
19:18 | Nature Boy | Anna Setton |
![]() |
19:42 | DARK END OF THE STREET | VIRNA SANZONE |
![]() |
19:50 | Familiarity | Steve Arié |
![]() |
19:57 | Stars Fell on Alabama | Toots Thielemans |
![]() |
20:02 | Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Remastered) | Frank Sinatra/Antonio Carlos Jobim |
![]() |
20:08 | Song From The Old Country | The Don Pullen - George Adams Quartet |
![]() |
20:19 | Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue | Duke Ellington and His Orchestra |
![]() |
20:43 | Two | Frederick Redsphere |
![]() |
20:48 | Got to Be | MooveKa |
![]() |
20:51 | Hot Bean Strut | Danilo Perez |
![]() |
20:57 | Now's the Time | Charlie Parker |
Time | Title | Artist | |
---|---|---|---|
![]() |
19:05 | Now's the Time | Charlie Parker |
![]() |
19:08 | Dinah | Ian Cooper & Don Burrows |
![]() |
19:16 | Embers | Cameron Undy |
![]() |
19:29 | Misty | Gregg Arthur |
![]() |
19:47 | Familiarity | Steve Arié |
19:52 | OUR MAN IN JAMAICA | Steve Hunter | |
![]() |
19:57 | Sounds of the Night (1995 Remastered) | Clark Terry |
![]() |
20:03 | Leaving On A Jet Plane | Frank Sinatra |
![]() |
20:08 | Better Git It In Your Soul | Charles Mingus |
20:24 | Take Five | Harvey Mason, Sr. | |
![]() |
20:33 | Bye Bye Blackbird | Miles Davis |
![]() |
20:41 | Broken Hearted Melody | Sarah Vaughan |
![]() |
20:44 | Rockit | Herbie Hancock |
![]() |
20:50 | I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues | Karrin Allyson |
![]() |
20:57 | Now's the Time | Charlie Parker |
Time | Title | Artist | |
---|---|---|---|
![]() |
19:05 | Now's The Time | Charlie Parker |
![]() |
19:08 | A Junkie For The Groove | Dorian Mode |
![]() |
19:19 | Give Me the Simple Life | Liam Burrows |
![]() |
19:23 | Sandu | Tim Rollinson |
![]() |
19:28 | Another Goodbye | Warren Hill |
![]() |
19:35 | Familiarity | Steve Arié |
19:40 | SURELY | VIRNA SANZONE | |
![]() |
19:46 | I'm Scared | Sarah Vaughan |
![]() |
19:50 | A Prescription For The Blues | Horace Silver |
![]() |
19:55 | Confessin' the Blues | Jimmy Witherspoon |
![]() |
20:03 | Somethin' Stupid | Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra |
![]() |
20:07 | The Train | Frank Sinatra |
![]() |
20:11 | Birdland | Weather Report |
![]() |
20:18 | Don't Get Around Much Anymore | Frank Morgan |
![]() |
20:29 | Underground | Courtney Pine |
20:36 | Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (2007 Remastered Version) | Ella Fitzgerald | |
![]() |
20:44 | Maria | Eric Reed |
![]() |
20:51 | New Orleans Strutt | Bernard Purdie |
![]() |
20:59 | Shedino Emon Kore | Muhammad Badruzzaman |
Time | Title | Artist | |
---|---|---|---|
![]() |
19:00 | Valiant Knights | MaxKoMusic |
![]() |
19:04 | Now's The Time | Charlie Parker |
![]() |
19:15 | All of You | Miles Davis |
![]() |
19:23 | Under A Blanket Of Blue | Emma Pask |
![]() |
19:28 | Please, Please Me | Bill Frisell |
19:51 | Julia | John Scofield | |
![]() |
19:57 | Familiarity | Steve Arié |
![]() |
20:05 | What Is the Thing Called Love | Frank Sinatra |
![]() |
20:17 | Secret Love | Carmen McRae |
![]() |
20:21 | Everyday I Have the Blues (Live) | Joe Williams |
![]() |
20:26 | Beauty Free | Rachel Therrien, Mireya, Andy Rubal |
![]() |
20:32 | The Nearness Of You | Gerry Mulligan Quartet |
![]() |
20:33 | Sounds of the Night (1995 Remastered) | Clark Terry |
![]() |
20:36 | At Long Last Love | Bill Henderson, The Oscar Peterson Trio |
![]() |
20:39 | Samba With Some Barbecue | Paul Desmond |
20:46 | Underpass Part II | Tom Avgenicos ft. Delay 45 & Ensemble Apex | |
![]() |
20:53 | Lullaby of Birdland | Sarah Vaughan, Clifford Brown |
![]() |
20:57 | Now's the Time | Charlie Parker |