Light music, Jazz and Contemporary

On Parade (Sat 11.30am-12.00noon)
Features brass and military bands in a wide variety of arrangements.

Focus on Folk (Second and fourth Sat 6.00 – 7.00pm)
Members of the Folk Federation of NSW present diverse aspects of folk music.

The Magic of Stage and Screen (Sat 7.00pm - 8.00pm)
Enjoy the exuberance of stage and film musicals and operettas.

At the Movies (Second and fourth Sun 7.00 - 8.00pm)
Bringing you music from the earliest to the latest films and including many favourite film scores

In a Sentimental Mood (First Sun 1.00pm - 2.00pm)
Nostalgia from 30s, 40s and 50s

World Music (Sun 4.00pm - 5.00pm)
A program of traditional music from around the world with the unusual, the intriguing, the exciting sounds of world music.

Ultima Thule (Sun 10.30pm - Midnight)
The week concludes on a relaxing and serene note with ambient music

Jazz (Daily 12.00noon - 1.00pm, Mon-Fri 7.00 - 8.00pm)
A different aspect of jazz is heard every day of the week.

  • Monday at 12noon Swing Sessions with John Buchanan: A programme featuring tunes from three or four of the great recording sessions and broadcasts of the 1920s:
  • Monday at 7pm: varies
  • Tuesday at 12noon Jazz Rhythm with Jeannie McInnes: Melodic jazz from its beginning to current artists, with an emphasis on traditional, mainstream, swing, Australian artists and a few surprises as well
  • Tuesday at 7pm The Jazz Beat with Lloyd Capps: Mainstream jazz, with an emphasis on cool from the 50s until now
  • Wednesday at 12noon The Sound of Jazz with Kevin Jones: Featuring new releases, DownBeat reviews, historic recordings, the Great American Songbook
  • Wednesday at 7pm Jazz Stars and Stripes with Peter Mitchell: The stars: musicians who have paid their dues with their work recognised from Adderley through Miles to Zawinul
  • Thursday at 12noon Jazz Pure and Simple with Maureen Meers: Each week featuring one of the many aspects of jazz
  • Thursday at 7pm The Real Book Jazz with Marcus Gatt Playing charts from the infamous Real Book
  • Friday at 12noon Varies
  • Friday at 7pm Jazz on my mind with Mark Krivo: Great jazz from the 1930s until now
  • Saturday at 12noon Jazz, Then and Now with Michael Cooper: Mainstream jazz from the early 1950s to the present day
  • Sunday at 12noon Speak Easy, Swing Hard with Richard Hughes: (on the first and third weeks)
  • Sunday at 12noon Northern Lights with Jocelyn Cameron: Scandinavian jazz direct from Karlstad (on the second week)
  • Sunday at 12noon varies on the fourth week; fifth week

Stormy Monday (Mon 8.00pm-10.00pm)Blues, Cajun, Zydeco, western swing, Tex-Mex and many other styles of related music can be heard weekly, as well as news of the local blues and r’n’b scene. A live concert completes the month’s programs.

Contemporary Music Collective (Tues to Fri Midnight - 3.00am except on public holidays)
Alternate Tuesdays:

  • Radio Obscura with Alistair Hyde-Page (midnight-1am);
    Mutable Carat with Nick Dan (1am-3am)
  • The Eclectic Chair with Liam Collins (midnight –1am);
    Project Jodrel with John Garland (1am-3am)

Alternate Wednesdays:

  • Background Noise with John Blades and Richard Fielding (midnight-1am)
    The Dust Museum with Richard Fielding (1am-3am)
  • Bass Culture with Tom Zelinka (midnight-1am);
    Dread Junction with Vince Carnovale (1am-3am)

Alternate Thursdays:

  • 25 O’Clock with Ray Levis (midnight-3am)
  • Groovesville with Ray Levis (midnight-1am)
    The Missing Channel with Glenn Winfield (1am-3am)

Alternate Fridays:

  • Soundtracks at Midnight with Chris Winner (midnight-1am)
    Our World through Serotonin with John Garland (1am-3am)
  • Stalking the Nightmare with Terry Brown (midnight-3am)

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