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Also on the show... French pianist Pascal Neveu, who specialises in solo improvisations in open-air venues, and from the Paris-based band of Korean singer Youn Sun Nah. 

Plus there’s music from new releases by Perth saxophonist Jamie Oehlers (collaborating with US drummer Ari Hoenig) and Tony Gould in duo mode with guitarist Peter Petrucci.

MARK LOCKETT – ‘Don’t Take the G Train’ (7.12)
CD: Sneaking Out After Midnight, 2012

JAMIE OEHLERS QUARTET – ‘Fun Police’ (11.29) 
CD: Smoke and Mirrors, 2012

CECIL TAYLOR – ‘Algonquin: Part Two’ (4.12)
CD: Algonquin, 2004

YOUN SUN NAH 5TET – ‘Inner Storm’ (4.25)
CD: So I am…, 2004

PASCAL NEVEU – ‘Part 1’ (11.03)
CD: Piano Solo, 2009

HAZMAT MODINE – ‘Walking Stick’ (3.01)
CD: Cicada, 2011

TRIO M – ‘Ekoneni’ (6.49)
CD: The Guest House, 2012

BRIANA COWLISHAW – ‘The Little Things’ (5.35)
CD: When Fiction Comes to Life, 2011

FLY – ‘Diorite’ (6.15)
CD: Year of the Snake, 2012

PAT METHENY / BRAD MEHLDAU – ‘A Night Away’ (7.59)
CD: Quartet, 2007

TONY GOULD / PETER PETRUCCI – ‘The View From Here’ (4.36)
CD: The Journey Home, 2012

KRISTIN BERARDI and THE JAZZGROOVE MOTHERSHIP ORCHESTRA
– ‘Yarn’ (6.25)
CD: Kristin Berardi Meets the Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra, 2012

SAM ANNING QUINTET – ‘Tomorrow is a New Day’ (10.40)
CD: Re-Turning Point, 2006

SAM KEEVERS TRIO – ‘No Room for Passengers’ (6.43)
CD: Little Hank, 1995

ERIC BOEREN 4TET – ‘Eos’ (3.00)
CD: Soft Nose, 2001

2012 National Jazz Award finalists

Cyrille Aimee, from France (currently based in New York)
Kristin Berardi, from Sydney (pictured)
Briana Cowlishaw, from Sydney
Luara Karlson-Carp, from Brisbane
Kate Kelsey-Sugg, from Melbourne
Joshua Kyle, from Melbourne
Chantal Mitvalsky, from Melbourne
Judith Perl, from Melbourne
Liz Tobias, from Adelaide (currently based in Boston)
Katie Wighton, from Sydney

The National Jazz Awards will be held on November 3 and 4, 2012 at the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz. Read more about the competition here.

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