A Grand’s Worth of Jazz, Pure & Simple

Maureen Meers has just presented the 1,000th edition of her jazz program, Jazz, Pure and Simple, on Fine Music 102.5FM
 
Maureen grew up with music, her father was a competitive ballroom dancer and there was always big band music playing in the house, and in her teens Maureen joined a musical society and was introduced to operettas, musicals and to the world of opera. 

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Our school jazz bands competition was broadcast on Saturday 31 August. Three schools competed for the opportunity to win a studio recording, a trophy created by musician and artist Jiri Kripac and, this year, for the first time, an invitation to perform at the Manly Jazz Festival!

Congratulations to Northern Beaches Secondary College, Manly Campus for taking out the top prize! 

We thank all the schools that competed, their musicians, teachers, band leaders and parents, and the school community for supporting emerging jazz. 

Click below to listen to the finals and to view the playlists!

In Conversation
​with Michael Morton-Evans

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Source: Taryn Fiebig
There’s never been another time in history when this country has supplied the world’s opera stages with so many wonderful singers. Australia seems to be turning them out by the bucketful and it’s almost inevitable therefore that many of them have to disappear overseas to find work. However, one who hardly ever seems to be out of work in this country is soprano Taryn Fiebig. She’s played roles as diverse as the beautiful Princess Pamina in Mozart’s Magic Flute to the sexy vamp Musetta in La Boheme and just about everything in between, but in fact singing wasn’t how she began her musical career and she’s encountered some serious difficulties along the way. To hear more join Taryn and Michael Morton-Evans on In Conversation at 2pm on Wednesday, September 25th

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