A Jazz Hour with Barry O'Sullivan

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Barry O’Sullivan is the producer and presenter of the nationally broadcast music program A Jazz Hour now approaching its fourteenth year on the Community Radio Network, one the longest running jazz music programs on the FM Airwaves. The program focuses on contemporary jazz from Australia as well as international recordings from the Americas, Scandinavia, United Kingdom and the EU. Nostalgic jazz is also revisited from time to time.

Barry also produces and presents a variety of jazz programs for digital radio on Fine Music Digital. He reviews jazz music recordings for the web pages Jazz Australia, Jazz and Beyond and the American webpage All About Jazz as well as for Fine Music Magazine. He has recently completed a ten part series for the CRN Magic Moments in Jazz for national broadcast to over 120 stations in all states in 2017. Barry strongly supports Australian jazz and contemporary improvised music with his involvement in Live at the Village and The Sydney Improvised Music Association from his home base in The Blue Mountains, NSW.

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Aired: Friday 22nd March, 2019
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Aired: Friday 21 December 2018
Aired: ​Friday 30 November 2018
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The music of special guest Koi Kingdom streaming live ​
Aired: ​Friday 21 September 2018
The music of special guest Greg Coffin streaming live ​
Aired: ​Friday 14 September 2018
The music of special guest Mike Nock streaming live ​
Aired: ​Friday 7 September 2018
The music of drum master Paul Derricott is featured in this week’s program, including music from his latest recording COAST!
Aired: ​Friday 24 August 2018
This week Barry interviews guest Rafael Karlen as we spin some of his past compositions and talk about his new ones he is planning on recording very soon, plus music from Matt McMahon,Greg Coffin Trio,Kristen Kristin Berardi and Sean Foran, plus a special track from Mike Nock.
Aired: ​Friday 17 August 2018
This week Barry interviews pianist /composer Chris Cody who chats about his latest musical adventure a suite of music dedicated to the French explorer Jean François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse a French Naval officer and explorer whose expedition vanished in Oceania.
Aired: ​Friday 10 August 2018
This week the music of the great Duke Ellington the American composer, pianist, and bandleader of a jazz orchestra, which he led from 1923 until his death in a career spanning over fifty years.
Aired: ​Friday 3 August 2018
On this program special guest drum master Andrew Dickeson talks about his latest recording "Is That So?" and we play tracks from the album.
Aired: ​Friday 27 July 2018
Originally hailing from New York City, but now feel and truely a resident of Australia Dr Phillip Johnson has made his mark on the local music scene with bands of different shapes and numerous forms.
The New Yorker called Phillip Johnston, “An exceptionally individualistic composer and superb improviser”. He has led Phillip Johnston & The Coolerators in one form or another since moving to Australia in 2005 and he’s my special guest in the studio on this edition of A Jazz Hour.
Aired: ​Friday 20 July 2018
Playing the music of John Coltrane from The Lost Album - Both Directions at Once, plus Paul Cutlan’s Coltrane and Strings Projects -as well as chatting with Paul live in the studios of Fine Music 🎶 Sydney 102.5 FM and Fine Music DAB at midday on another Jazz Hour 
Aired: ​Friday 13 July 2018
Sydney based performer and composer Adrian Lim-Klumpes joins Barry O'Sullivan in the studio from 12pm for A Jazz Hour! This week's program also features music from Frances Madden, who sings to celebrate Bastille Day, a new recording from Australian band The Andy Sugg Group, as well as new recordings from Japan.
Aired: ​Friday 06 July 2018
Presented by Robert Vale. This program comprised all Australian-composed & performed jazz. Mainly pieces from recent years, such as Kristin Berardi’s “Broken Landscape” & Mike Nock’s “Hear & Know” with a few older favourites, including Wanderlust”s “Dakar” & Tony Gould’s “Perhaps a Rainforest”.
Aired: ​Friday 29 June 2018
This week’s program features the music of leading Australian jazz artists.
Aired: ​Friday 22 June 2018
The vibrant and soulful sound-world of South Africa is featured on this week’s program with special in-studio guest, saxophonist and composer Mark Ginsberg. Compositions by great jazz pioneers including Abdullah Ibrahim, Hugh Masekela, and Bheki Mseleku will take you on a fascinating musical journey.  Their unique approach fuses traditional African songs, gospel, ragas and contemporary jazz to create a truly multi-cultural sound. A committed advocate of building bridges between South Africa and his newer home Australia, Ginsburg has frequently toured and performed at festivals and concerts across South Africa.​
Aired: ​Friday 15 June 2018
On this edition Barry plays music from a new recording from Sam Anning and Mat Jodrell and we remember Jan Rutherford and her marvelous music from her album Discovery. Rafael Karlen, Toby Wren, and Steve Newcomb are awesome on their recent release Trace: Manchester-based band Go Go Penguin play from their latest album and The Timothy Stevens Trio play from Scare Quotes. Ingrid James sings and Brad Mehldau Trio play the classic songs of Beach Boy Brian Wilson
Aired: ​Friday 8 June 2018
​Join Barry on this program with special guest trumpeter, Eamon Dilworth, for a chat and a listen to the music he has created on his newest album Viata. Plus an added bonus - music from the Tim Bruer Quartet with Brett Hirst, Simon Barker and Sean Coffin!