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Jessica Nicholas
Jessica has a particular interest in European jazz, where some of the most interesting developments in jazz are taking place. She is also fascinated by the way jazz and improvised music are influenced by other musical forms such as classical and world music.
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Thu 23 May 2:00pmSun 26 May 12:00pm
Jessica Nicholas plays music from a band touring Australia in June... Dallas/NY instrumental group 'Snarky Puppy'. Complete playlist here.
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Thu 16 May 2:00pmSun 19 May 12:00pm
Some fantastic vocal renditions creep into this week's show, including from Kurt Elling and Michelle Nicolle. More here.
Recent Episodes
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Thu 9 May 2:00pm Sun 12 May 12:00pm
Jessica Nicholas samples music from the 2013 Bell Award winner of Best Contemporary Jazz Album - Stephen Magnusson, and his album 'Magnet'. |
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Thu 2 May 2:00pm Sun 5 May 12:00pm
With Australia poised for a wave of international jazz arrivals in June we look back on some of the acts from 2012, including Dr Lonnie Smith. |
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Thu 25 Apr 2:00pm Sun 28 Apr 12:00pm
Jazz festival time in Australia is approaching and in this episode, Jessica plays many of the visiting artists. Listen on-demand now. |
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Thu 18 Apr 2:00pm Sun 21 Apr 12:00pm
This week: Norwegian saxophonist Marius Neset's new album 'Birds', with elaborate compositions that resemble miniature orchestral suites. |
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Thu 11 Apr 2:00pm Sun 14 Apr 12:00pm
We hear a handful of new albums this week, including the Bell Award nominated disc from Gian Slater and Jamie Oehlers - 'The Differences'. |
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Thu 4 Apr 2:00pm Sun 7 Apr 12:00pm
This week we hear from two jazz legends, Kenny Wheeler and Wayne Shorter, who are still pushing themselves into unexplored musical territory. |

















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Thanks for the comment Ed. We glad you like the show and we'll pass this on to Jessica Nicholas.
Regards,
ABC Jazz
Hi, Jessica
Great live shows ... have always loved the jazz stream on my dig radio, but having a laid-back friendly voice introducing items is great .... a great program to do computer programming to! Should be more of it!
Keep it up.
Ed
Hi Jessica, listening to your show in Auckland. What a breath of fresh air. More power to your great musical taste. Regards, Bobby
Hi there, you can catch Jessica Nicholas' show at 2pm on Thursdays and 12pm on Sundays. No digital radio on the Gold Coast, so you could tune-in online at abc.net.au/jazz, or perhaps on Digital TV..?
Thanks for listening,
ABC Jazz
HI Jessica - oh great one who knows everything there is to know about jazz and more - I live on gold coast Qld what freq do I tune to to catch your shows on Th 2pm (or 3pm here)
My mother listened on Friday night/Saturday to a terriffic remix of Don Burrows Mississipi Mud.It had just been remixed by Billy Armstrong and she is deperate to get a copy of this track.I was wondering if you could let us know where we could purchase a copy please.It would make her day.
Regards Christine
Normas daughter.
We stream ABC jazz live in our shop but there seems to be too much commentary & not enough music
Thanks for the info Michelle...
Hi there, I went to check out live Gypsy Jazz at a place called Kulcha in the heart of Freo on Sunday. Couldn't believe its free entry, and every Sunday and started at 4, I think. They had Ashley Arbuckle 'filling in' for the Belleville Quartet.
Just thought it might be something that the other listeners would want to know about too.
Love the music you're playing!
Michelle
Hello, we think the John Scofield track you were after is:
‘Hammock Soliloquy’ (JOHN SCOFIELD TRIO)
CD: EnRoute, 2004
Other details are now online at:
http://abcjazz.net.au/programs/jessica-nicholas/new-offerings
Thanks for listening!
Hi ... can you provide the tracklist for the Thur 9 Aug broadcast ... there was a John Scofield tune that I want to track down. ... Chris
Can't listen to replays of your last two shows as the `play again` link has disappeared. Why?
Hi Jessica, really enjoyed Best of British with Norma Winstone and the NDR Big Band. Standout track Riverman, the Nick Drake song. Nick Brown, Tawonga, Victoria.
Hi there, we're not sure about a track by Jim Jeffries, but please feel free to check out the audio and tracklist from Jessica Nicholas' show on Sunday, July 1. The show started at 12pm, so I guess the track you're after will around the halfway mark... We hope you can find it with a second listen...
Here's the link:
http://abcjazz.net.au/programs/jessica-nicholas/euro-jazz
Hi Jessica, I woke up to a great track about 1pm on Sunday July 1st, and I found a note in my phone which said 'Jim Jeffries' Did you play a track by this guy around 1pm on Sunday?? If not, can you list a couple of the tunes played either side of 1pm :)
Hi Belinda,
The track you're after is:
NADEAH – ‘At the Moment’
CD: Venus Gets Even, 2012
You can find the entire playlist for each of Jessica's shows from the links above.
Regards
The ABC Jazz Team
I just heard a great song by someone called Nadia (around 12.50pm, Sunday 17th June). What was the song and the album it was from? Loved it. aroma_goddessatyahoodotcomdotau.
Thanks,
Belinda
Hi Annon,
The cover of Romance In The Dark was from our feature CD by Catherine Russell - Strictly Romancin' http://abcjazz.net.au/features/strictly-romancin-catherine-russell
You can also check Jessica's weekly playlist each week, which is published on this page.
Thanks for listening and we hope you continue to enjoy ABC Jazz!
Hi Jessica,
Today (Friday 11/05) you played a cover of 'In the Dark' by a female vocalist around 3pm. It was fantastic! Who was the artist?
Thanks!
Hi Jessica,
Can you help with a recently played question please? Last Friday early afternoon - a track by a 'drummer as band leader' recent release. I seem to remember it being a European artist. Very organic and textured with an open 'room sound' ????
Kind Regards,
Paul G Man
Hi David,
The artist / track you're looking for is:
JOSH ARCOLEO – ‘Phoenix’
CD: Beginnings, 2012
Regards, the ABC Jazz team.
hi jessica, last sunday (15/4) you played, around 1.40pm, a track from a young english saxophone player named josh something (peleydo?). can't find a playlist from your program. is is possible to let me know who it was. he was sensational. cheers, david
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