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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Title
Artist
19:04
Now's the Time
Charlie Parker
19:08
Budgie
Kristin Berardi, James Sherlock
19:13
The More I See You
Rebekka Neville, Michael Finnigan-Young
19:27
Far Away Home
Tony Barnard's International Jazz Collective
19:36
Street Party
Snap
19:45
Polka Dots and Moonbeams
Jeremy Sawkins
19:52
Mandolin
Gary Daley
20:03
Summer Wind
Frank Sinatra
20:12
This Can't Be Love
Michel Legrand
20:16
All of Me
Dinah Washington
20:23
Rehab
Jacky Terrasson
20:28
The Doctor
Natasha Blackwood
20:33
Lamoula Créole
Gabriel Evan Orchestra
20:55
Function At The Junction
Ramsey Lewis Trio
20:58
Now's the Time
Charlie Parker
Time
Title
Artist
19:04
Now's the Time
Charlie Parker
19:09
Possums on the Roof
Tony Barnard's International Jazz Collective
19:18
You Shook Me All Night Long
Daryl Aberhart
19:24
Home
Various Artists
19:31
Refuge
Zela Margossian Quintet
19:44
Fools Rush In
Rebekka Neville
19:57
Euroschmarp
The Vampires
20:04
Luck Be A Lady
Frank Sinatra
20:12
Evasion de Julien
Miles Davis
20:13
Motel
Miles Davis
20:17
Love Makes The World Go Round
Count Basie Orchestra
20:32
Clarice
Paulo Flores
20:48
Release me
Amanda Martinez
20:51
I'm Walkin'
Kevin Mahogany
20:58
Now's the Time
Charlie Parker
Time
Title
Artist
19:04
Now's the Time
Charlie Parker
19:15
Roadsong (O.G.D.)
Darren Heinrich Trio, Andrew Dickeson & Steve Brien
19:30
Hava Nagila Reprise
Leonie Cohen Plus
19:38
Blowin' In The Wind
Ben Sidran, Rodolphe Burger, Alberto Malo, Marcelo Giuliani, Leo Sidran
19:49
Come Fly With Me
Liam Burrows
20:03
The Shadow Of Your Smile
Frank Sinatra
20:08
Mi Libertad
Amanda Martinez
20:11
Lover Come Back To Me
Cassandra Wilson
20:17
Star on Cicely
The Miles Davis Septet
20:26
It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
Stanley Cowell
20:41
CHOMP
Brasstactics
20:46
Waves
Ross McHenry
20:55
They Didn't Believe Me
Dinah Washington, Quincy Jones And His Orchestra
20:58
Now's the Time
Charlie Parker
Time
Title
Artist
19:04
Now's the Time
Charlie Parker
19:08
A Junkie For The Groove
Dorian Mode
19:23
Dare to Dream
BalloonPlanet
19:26
Chicken Feathers from the One Duck
Spike Mason
19:32
Fly Me to the Moon
Liam Burrows
19:45
Sinatra Speaks On Working With Count Basie [The Frank Sinatra Collection]
Frank Sinatra
19:57
I've Got You Under My Skin
Frank Sinatra
20:00
School's Out
Absolute Music
20:02
Strangers In the Night
Frank Sinatra
20:05
Kiss The Rain
Steve Hunter
20:13
Wave
Ahmad Jamal Trio
20:20
St. Louis Blues
Dave Brubeck
20:31
It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)