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Hot, Sweet and Jazzy

by | 29 Mar, 2023

Hot, Sweet & Jazzy invites listeners to relax deep into the passenger seat, and shine the headlights towards the people behind the players. 

There’s plenty of music as well, especially jazz for enjoyable listening, including traditional, mainstream, contemporary and everything in-between, from America, Australia, Europe and elsewhere. The team also showcase rare recordings to surprise and entertain even the most knowledgeable jazz listeners.

Your hosts of Hot, Sweet & Jazzy :

  • Peter Milley: trumpeter and leader of the Cairo Club Orchestra; record collector, especially of 78s; supplied period recordings for the soundtrack to the Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries series; guesting on radio for 30 years.
  • Peter Fogarty: music lover; singer in jazz bands; presenter at The Pulse for 14 years and formerly at 3CR.
  • Ian Coots: former professional drummer for over 25 years; record collector; broadcaster at WYN and The Pulse for 6 years.
  • Ken Hirst: Former bass player with Jazz and Blues bands over the last 40 years; founder &  leader of his own Neo Swing Band – Swing It!!; broadcaster at WYN FM for 3 years.
  • Ross Williamson: music lover; presenter at The Pulse since 1987.
  • John Thompson: student of jazz and of its roots; wrote the country blues column for the Victorian Jazz Club for 17 years and has lectured on the subject; record collector; former jazz broadcaster on 3CS and currently on 3CR and The Pulse.

A Breath of Fresh Air

by | 28 Mar, 2023

A Breath of Fresh Air began as a COVID project. It’s now a national weekly, hour-long show that’s broadcast on radio stations across Australia as well through several stations internationally.

A Breath of Fresh Air is my passion project. I research, produce and present on an on-going basis and spend quite a lot of time tracking down and chatting to the people who make the music. I’m so happy to share their stories  with you. I enjoy hearing where they’ve come from, what lies behind the music, what they’re doing now and all their tales  along the way. I really hope you do too.

I’m so grateful to you for tuning in.

Sandy

A World of Light Music

by | 28 Mar, 2023

‘The World of Light Music’ airs some of the most beautiful light orchestral music ever composed.

Rare restored standard 78 recordings are taken from the mood and production music catalogues created to service the cinema newsreel and radio production industry early to mid last century. These recordings remained restricted for decades, with many used as unforgettable themes for radio.

This program also includes popular orchestral music recorded by famous orchestras during the golden age of light music, 1920s thru 50s, as well as period vocals and some real surprises. Tiff Rayner is an Australian Cinema Pioneer, his knowledge of cinema sound nostalgia and restricted recordings is extensive.