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Stephen Sondheim was the high priest of the modern musical, and almost five years on from his death, Daniel Okrent’s new biography Stephen Sondheim: Art Isn't Easy reveals probably more than the intensely private Sondheim would have liked. From the anger of Sweeney Todd, the struggle of the artist in Sunday in the Park with George, and the loneliness of Passion, his music reveals him even more than Daniel’s many interviews with his contemporaries ever could.  Into the Woods, Sondheim’s fairytale-bending masterpiece, is being staged by Opera Queensland, and director Patrick Nolan joins Andy to talk about why Sondheim is one of the only music theatre composers regularly programmed by opera companies.  Opera Queensland's Into the Woods is staged at QPAC 11-21 November. Music heard in the show: Title: Comedy TonightArtist: Zero MostelComposer: Sondheim, StephenAlbum: A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum (Original Broadway Cast)Label: Capitol Records Title: Prologue; Into the WoodsArtist: Tom Aldredge and Original Broadway CastComposer: Sondheim, StephenAlbum: Into The Woods (Original Broadway Cast)Label: RCA Victor Title: Opening DoorsArtist: Original Broadway CastComposer: Sondheim, StephenAlbum: Merrily We Roll Along (Original Broadway Cast)Label: RCA Red Seal Title: Being AliveArtist: Larry KentComposer: Sondheim, StephenAlbum: Company (Original Broadway Cast)Label: Columbia Masterworks Title: Someone in a TreeArtist: Original Broadway CastComposer: Sondheim, StephenAlbum: Pacific Overtures (Original Broadway Cast)Label: RCA Red Seal Title: EpiphanyArtist: Len CariouComposer: Sondheim, StephenAlbum: Sweeney Todd (Original Broadway Cast)Label: RCA Title: Finishing the HatArtist: Mandy PatinkinComposer: Sondheim, StephenAlbum: Sunday in the Park With George (Original Broadway Cast)Label: RCA Red Seal Title: Ever After, Act II Prologue, I Guess This Is Goodbye, Any Moment, FinaleArtist: Tom Aldredge and Original Broadway CastComposer: Sondheim, StephenAlbum: Into The Woods (Original Broadway Cast)Label: RCA Victor The Music Show is made on Gadigal, Gundungurra, Jagera and Turrbal, and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country Technical production by Simon Branthwaite

Beethoven’s 6th Symphony, his Pastoral, is one of the best known pieces in the repertoire. Whether your first encounter was a full orchestral performance, a crackling vinyl, or the soundtrack to prancing unicorns in Fantasia, it probably struck you. A more subtly radical piece than its sister-symphony, the bombastic 5th, it’s being performed across the country by the Australian Chamber Orchestra and director and violinist Richard Tognetti joins us to pull it apart. It’s the late Australian soprano Dame Joan Sutherland’s 100th anniversary, and she wasn’t called La Stupenda for nothing. She had one of the most perfect vocal techniques in the business, and her fame as an opera singer was rivalled only by Maria Callas. From The Music Show archives, soprano and singing teacher Jane Edwards explains how she did it. The Australian Chamber Orchestra performs Beethoven’s Pastoral 12-25 November in Newcastle, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.  Music heard in the show: Title: Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, ‘Pastoral’Artist: Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard TognettiComposer: Beethoven, LudwigAlbum: BeethovenLabel: ABC Classics Title: Sempre Libera from La TraviataComposer: VerdiPerformer: Joan Sutherland and Luciano PavarottiAlbum: Verdi: La Traviata 1970 Live at the Met conducted by Richard BonyngeLabel: BLV  Title: Caro Nome from RigolettoComposer: VerdiPerformer: Joan Sutherland, the Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Richard BonyngeAlbum: Verdi's RigolettoLabel: Decca  Title: Ah! non giunge from La SonnambulaComp: Bellini, VincenzoPerformer: Joan Sutherland, Orchestra and Chorus of The Maggio Musicale/BonyngeAlbum: Bellini La Sonnambula: HighlightsLabel: Decca  Title: In Questa Reggia from TurandotComposer: Puccini, GiacomoArtist: Joan Sutherland with Luciano Pavarotti as Calaf. John Alldis Choir and the London Philharmonic Orchestra/MehtaAlbum: Puccini TurandotLabel: Decca The Music Show is made on Gadigal, Gundungurra, Jagera and Turrbal, and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country Technical production by Simon Branthwaite

To celebrate AusMusic Month, The Music Show brings you The Dot Strong Sessions. Named for the ABC's formidable tea lady (and the outdoor terrace that bears her name at ABC Ultimo in Sydney), we'll bring you sessions from great Australian artists throughout November. Katie Noonan was the first to set her keyboard out under the jasmine vines, performing tracks from her 30th studio album, Alone But All One. And live in the Melbourne music studio, Lisa Miller celebrates the 30th anniversary of Quiet Girl With A Credit Card, which spent decades out of print and is finally available once again. Katie Noonan is currently on tour - the full set of dates can be found here Lisa Miller is playing two shows in Victoria on the 6th and 8th of November.  Music heard in this program: Title: This Isn't What I Signed Up ForArtist: Katie NoonanComposer: Katie NoonanAlbum: Alone But All OneLabel: Independent release Title: Alone But All One (live)Artist: Katie NoonanComposer: Katie NoonanPerformed live on The Dot Strong Terrace from the album Alone But All One Title: In Your Shoes (live)Artist: Katie NoonanComposer: Katie NoonanPerformed live on The Dot Strong Terrace from the album Alone But All One Title: When The Heart Falls Apart (live)Artist: Katie NoonanComposer: Katie NoonanPerformed live on The Dot Strong Terrace from the album Alone But All One Title: Guitar Boat (live)Artist: Lisa MillerComposer: Lisa MillerPerformed live in The Music Show studio from the album Quiet Girl With A Credit Card Title: Big Small TownArtist: Lisa MillerComposer: Lisa MillerPerformed live in The Music Show studio from the album Quiet Girl With A Credit Card Title: Merrily Kissed The QuakerArtist: PlanxtyComposer: Andy Irvine, Christy Moore, Donal Lunny, Liam O'FlynnAlbum: PlanxtyLabel: Polydor The Music Show is made on Gadigal, Gundungurra, and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung  Country Technical production by Isobella Tropiano, Brendan O'Neill, and Emrys Cronin

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners are advised this program contains the names and voices of people who have died. Fanny Lumsden’s new album is a rollicking country record with her voice - both as a singer and songwriter - right at the centre of it. She’s brought her guitar and her bassist Dan Freeman into the studio to give us a live rendition of some tracks from the album. Assyrian-Australian vocalist Lillian Albazi and double bassist Oscar Neyland have come together to extend their original collaborations into a lush new record called Bright Phantoms, bringing together works by Colin Stetson, Nick Cave, ANOHNI, Björk and Adrianne Lenker. They perform live in The Music Show studio.  Plus another opportunity to listen to the late Yorta Yorta singer Jimmy Little on The Music Show back in 1999, around the release of his seminal Australian songbook album Messenger. Music heard in the show: Title: (Are You) The One That I’ve Been Waiting ForArtist: Jimmy LittleComposer: Cave, NickAlbum: MessengerLabel: Festival Title: TraditionsArtist: Fanny LumsdenComposer: Lumsden, FannyPerformed live in The Music Show studio from the album Traditions Title: Difficult WomanArtist: Fanny LumsdenComposer: Lumsden, FannyPerformed live in The Music Show studio from the album Traditions Title: Darker With the DayArtist: Lillian Albazi, Oscar Neyland, James Sherlock, Niran Dasika, Callum MintzisComposer: Cave, NickPerformed live in The Music Show studio from the album Bright Phantoms Title: Who the Waves Are Roaring ForArtist: Lillian Albazi, Oscar Neyland, James Sherlock, Niran Dasika, Callum MintzisComposer: Stetson, ColinPerformed live in The Music Show studio from the album Bright Phantoms Title: Down BelowArtist: Jimmy LittleComposer: Rumour, Dan ; Elliott, Jim; Perkins, TexAlbum: MessengerLabel: Festival Title: Into TemptationArtist: Jimmy LittleComposer: Finn, NeilAlbum: MessengerLabel: Festival The Music Show is made on Gadigal, Gundungurra and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country Technical production by Isabella Tropiano, Emrys Cronin, and Brendan O’Neill

Loudon Wainwright III is a songwriter who falls somewhere between Woody Guthrie and Tom Lehrer. As well as being a storyteller and comedian, he's the father of a brood of musical children including Rufus and Martha Wainwright. He's 80 now and planning his first Australian tour in over twenty years.  And from The Music Show's archives, another chance to hear Andy's favourite of a few interviews with Canadian singer k.d. lang, who spoke to him about creating a great Canadian songbook with her album Hymns of the 49th Parallel.  Join us at Fillmore’s in Kiama on Thursday 29th October for a conversation with Sandy Evans and Andrea Keller before their Resonance performance with Michelle Nicolle and Jenny Barnes. Music heard in the show: Title: Bird on a WireArtist: k.d. langComposer: Cohen, LeonardAlbum: Hymns of the 49th ParallelLabel: Nonesuch Title: Lifetime Achievement, White Winos, I Remember Sex Artist: Loudon Wainwright IIIComposer: Wainwright, LoudonAlbum: Loudon Live in LondonLabel: The Last Music Company Title: A Case of YouArtist: k.d. langComposer: Mitchell, JoniAlbum: Hymns of the 49th ParallelLabel: Nonesuch Title: HelplessArtist: k.d. langComposer: Young, NeilAlbum: Hymns of the 49th ParallelLabel: Nonesuch Title: By the RiverArtist: Fanny Lumsden feat. Paul KellyComposer: Lumsden, Edwina MargaretAlbum: TraditionsLabel: Red Dirt Road Records The Music Show is made on Gadigal, Gundungurra, Gumbaynggirr and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country Technical production by Isabella Tropiano and Timothy Jenkins

Composer and pianist Elena Kats-Chernin and pianist and ABC Classic presenter Tamara-Anna Cislowska share stories from a friendship and collaboration that's lasted decades, including how Tamara-Anna convinced Elena to perform with her, by sharing a single piano. Elena's concerto, Ancient Letters, was recorded by Tamara with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and that album is nominated for an ARIA Award.  The collaboration between experimental saxophonist Colin Stetson and piper Brìghde Chaimbeul is comparatively recent, but looks set to continue for a long time. Colin talks to Andy about hearing Brighde's music for the first time and why he’s so interested in capturing the sort of sounds from his instrument that most sax players work very hard to remove from a recording. Join us at Fillmore’s in Kiama on Thursday 29th October for a conversation with Sandy Evans and Andrea Keller before their Resonance performance with Michelle Nicolle and Jenny Barnes. Elena and Tamara-Anna are performing in Maitland on Sunday Oct 25. Music heard in this program: Title: Dirt DanceArtist: Colin Stetson & Brìghde ChaimbeulComposer: Colin Stetson & Brìghde ChaimbeulAlbum: All the light in the world Label: Envision Records Title: Ancient Letters, i. Tiger CubArtist: Tamara-Anna Cislowska & Tasmanian Symphony OrchestraComposer: Elena Kats-CherninAlbum: Elena Kats-Chernin: Ancient LettersLabel: ABC Classics Title: All the light in the world Artist: Colin Stetson & Brìghde ChaimbeulComposer: Colin Stetson & Brìghde ChaimbeulAlbum: All the light in the world Label: Envision Records Title: Sorrow: II - Lento E Largo — TranquillissimoArtist: Colin StetsonComposer: Henryk Górecki & Colin StetsonAlbum: Sorrow (A Reimagining Of Gorecki's 3rd Symphony)Label: 52Hz Title: Even though the frost is harsh Artist: Colin Stetson & Brìghde ChaimbeulComposer: Colin Stetson & Brìghde ChaimbeulAlbum: All the light in the world Label: Envision Records Title: Andrea’s Special DaysArtist: Andrea Keller & Sandy EvansComposer: Sandy EvansAlbum: ResonanceLabel: Independent release The Music Show is made on Gadigal, Gundungurra, Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Gumbaynggirr Country Technical production by Timothy Jenkins

Listening to the new album by The Avalanches is like being on the dancefloor and then getting hit in the head with a whole desktop computer. Electronic, nostalgic, sample-laden and manic, their latest record is called No Bad Memories. The band - Robbie Chater, Toni Di Blasi, and Andy Szekeres - join Andy to unpack the record. Patti Smith was Andy's guest on stage at the Melbourne International Festival's Spiegeltent back in 2008, where she performed live and talked about her relationship with poetry and opera. It's one of Andy's favourite interviews in his 32 years on the show.  Plus a new version of a very old song from Lotte Betts-Dean and Joseph Havlat, and solo jazz piano inspired by the Blue Mountains from Matt McMahon. Music heard in the show: Title: GloriaArtist: Patti SmithComposer: Smith, PattiAlbum: HorsesLabel: Arista Title: Superfun TV SpotArtist: The AvalanchesComposer: Chater, Robert; Di Blasi, Anthony; Szekeres, Andrew; Patton, Mike Album: No Bad MemoriesLabel: Polydor Title: No Bad MemoriesArtist: The AvalanchesComposer: Chater, Robert; Di Blasi, Anthony; Szekeres, Andrew; Spencer, Jim; Tossing, Ed Album: No Bad MemoriesLabel: Polydor Title: HighfieldArtist: The AvalanchesComposer: Chater, Robert; Di Blasi, Anthony; Szekeres, Andrew; Lennox, Noah; Reilly, Vini Album: No Bad MemoriesLabel: Polydor Title: My Lagan LoveArtist: Lotte Betts-Dean, Joseph HavlatComposer: trad., arr. Havlat, JosephAlbum: KinLabel: Delphian Title: Wing, GratefulArtist: Patti SmithComposer: Smith, PattiRecorded live at Melbourne International Festival, 2008 Title: CascadeArtist: Matt McMahonComposer: McMahon, MattAlbum: Burra KorainLabel: ABC Jazz The Music Show is made on Gadigal, Gundungurra and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country Technical production by Ann-Marie Debettencor

The musical voice behind Australian classics like Two Hands and Red Dog, Cezary Skubiszewski is being honoured at the 2026 Screen Music Awards for Distinguished Services to the Australian Screen.  In an extended conversation with Andy, Cezary explores building tension in bank robberies, writing music based on the time signature of a pigeon’s coo, and bringing children to tears. Music heard in this program: Music from Two Hands, composed by Cezary Skubiszewski & Jan Skubiszewski - Love Theme, The Station, The Robbery, Fletcher's House Title: Love ThemeArtist: Steven Hadley, Peter Jones, Barry Palmer, Shane O'Mara, Tony HicksComposer: Cezary Skubiszewski & Jan SkubiszewskiAlbum: Two Hands SoundtrackLabel: Festival Records Title: The StationArtist: Steven Hadley, Peter Jones, Barry Palmer, Shane O'Mara, Tony HicksComposer: Cezary SkubiszewskiAlbum: Two Hands Original ScoreLabel: C-ZEE Title: The RobberyArtist: Steven Hadley, Peter Jones, Barry Palmer, Shane O'Mara, Tony HicksComposer: Cezary SkubiszewskiAlbum: Two Hands Original ScoreLabel: C-ZEE Title: On The BeachComposer: Cezary SkubiszewskiAlbum: Lilian's Story - Music From The Motion PictureLabel: Columbia Title: Betty Et ZorgComposer: Gabriel YaredAlbum: Betty Blue SoundtrackLabel: Virgin Movie Music Title: The Godfather WaltzComposer: Nino RotaAlbum: The Godfather SoundtrackLabel: Paramount Records Title: The SearchComposer: Cezary SkubiszewskiAlbum: Red DogLabel: Roadshow Music Title: High Country creditsComposer: Cezary Skubiszewski & Jan Skubiszewski Title: PolymorphiaArtist: Aukso OrchestraComposer: Krzysztof PendereckiAlbum: Threnody for the Victims of HiroshimaLabel: Nonesuch Title: What's Happening Out There?Artist: Eric SerraComposer: Eric SerraAlbum: Leon The Professional soundtrackLabel: Waxwork Records Title: Fletcher's HouseArtist: Steven Hadley, Peter Jones, Barry Palmer, Shane O'Mara, Tony HicksComposer: Cezary SkubiszewskiAlbum: Two Hands SoundtrackLabel: Festival Records Title: Bande Originale Du Film "Pickpocket"Composer: Jean-Baptiste LullyAlbum: Bande Originale Du Film La Verte Moisson / Bande Originale Du Film PickpocketLabel: Polydor Title: Machine Gun LullabyComposer: Ennio MorriconeAlbum: The Untouchables SoundtrackLabel: A&M Records Title: The Music BoxArtist: Cezary Skubiszewski Composer: Cezary Skubiszewski Album: The Sound of One Hand Clapping SoundtrackLabel: EMI Title: Let There Be LightArtist: Polish National Symphony OrchestraComposer: Cezary Skubiszewski Album: Night SountrackLabel: Origin Title: Mosquito State TitlesComposer: Cezary Skubiszewski  The Music Show is made on Gadigal, Gundungurra, Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Kaurna Country Technical production by Ann-Marie de Bettencor

Cellist and composer Freya Schack-Arnott divides her time between classical and experimental music, exploring all of the possibilities of her instrument. Her latest project, Nornir - which premieres at the Melbourne Fringe Festival - is something different again: a mixture of movement and composition that breaks down the very idea of the cello. The line between foley (cinematic sound effects) and percussion can be a blurry one, and The Music Show loves a blurry line. Andy talks to foley artist John Simpson, who has recently performed as the foley soloist in Thomas Meadowcroft's Hollywood Parsifals, a concerto for Percussion, Foley, and Orchestra; and Gabriel Fischer, a foley artist and percussionist who has taken his foley skills into his work with a piece for alfoil, snare drums and speakers called Makronomaly II.  Nornir is at Melbourne Fringe 15-17 October. Listen to Hollywood Parsifals on ABC Classic’s Evening Concert program, Wednesday 14 October at 8pm.  Music heard in the show: Title: Hollywood ParsifalsArtist: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Ughetti, John Simpson, Benjamin NortheyComposer: Meadowcroft, ThomasRecorded for broadcast by ABC Classic Title: CirklerArtist: Freya Schack-Arnott and Benjamin WardComposer: Schack-Arnott, Freya; Ward, BenjaminAlbum: MalleeLabel: Independent Title: Finnish MarchArtist: Runa CaraComposer: trad.Album: Runa CaraLabel: Independent Title: Makronomaly IIArtist: Gabriel FischerComposer: Fischer, GabrielCourtesy of Phoenix Central Park  Title: Hollywood ParsifalsArtist: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Ughetti, John Simpson, Benjamin NortheyComposer: Meadowcroft, ThomasRecorded for broadcast by ABC Classic The Music Show is made on Gadigal, Gundungurra, Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Kaurna Country Technical production by Tom Henry and Simon Branthwaite

Emma Ruth Rundle describes herself as a guitarist - an instrument she's taken from metal bands to ambient minimalism. But it's her voice that's been front and centre on recent albums, alongside her writing, which has recently extended to a book of poetry. Her latest album, These Killing Times, is a return to full-band mode after the stripped-back and confessional Engine of Hell, and it's a culmination of everything she's done thus far. Randy Newman’s songs are surprising, poignant, sardonic and frequently very funny, whether they are poking fun at various US administrations, bigots, or self-satisfied characters living above the Mason-Dixon line. He was in Australia in 2011 touring with three of the state orchestras and also found time to sit down at a piano in the Music Show studios. Music heard in this program: Title: CowboyArtist: Randy NewmanComposer: Randy NewmanAlbum: Live Performance (originally on Randy Newman) Title: PowerlessArtist: Emma Ruth RundleComposer: Emma Ruth RundleAlbum: These Killing TimesLabel: Errant Child Recordings Title: Blooms of OblivionArtist: Emma Ruth RundleComposer: Emma Ruth RundleAlbum: Engine of HellLabel: Sargent House Title: Kite, Known As HopeArtist: Emma Ruth RundleComposer: Emma Ruth RundleAlbum: Music From The Bella VistaLabel: Unnamed Press Title: Catherine WheelArtist: Emma Ruth RundleComposer: Emma Ruth RundleAlbum: These Killing TimesLabel: Errant Child Recordings Title: MarieArtist: Randy NewmanComposer: Randy NewmanAlbum: Live Performance (originally on Good Old Boys) Title: Dixie FlyerArtist: Randy NewmanComposer: Randy NewmanAlbum: Live Performance (originally on Land of Dreams) The Music Show is made on Gadigal, Gundungurra, Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Kaurna Country Technical production by Simon Branthwaite

In 2020, the only way of making concerts work was suddenly to have very small audiences, so the 1:1 series allowed Sally Walker to continue to perform and connect with listeners. Sally has kept the concerts going post-lockdown, and she tells Andy about the unusual places where she’s set up a stage, and why a concert for a single person has a unique power for both performer and audience. A coming of age story, featuring three teenagers on their last day together, the computer game Mixtape has been a critical success, and is nominated in 5 categories at the Australian Game Design Awards. Johnny Galvatron and Josh Abrahams, the game’s director and composer, join Sky Kirkham to explain why music was behind every decision they made about the game. Sally Walker will be premiering Last Flight To Mars, composed by Richard Tognetti, at the Port Fairy Spring Music Festival on Oct 10. Josh and Johnny are appearing at High Score, part of Melbourne International Games Week. Music heard in this program: Title: That's GoodArtist:  DevoComposer: Gerald V. Casale & Mark MothersbaughAlbum: Oh, No! It's DevoLabel: Warner Bros. Records Title: Caoineadh Cú ChulainnArtist: Emily Granger & Sally WalkerComposer: Bill Whelan, arranged by Sally Walker & Emily Granger Album: Caoineadh Cú Chulainn singleLabel: Independent release Title: The Memories of Poplar TreesArtist: Sally Walker and Helentherese Good Composer: Sally GreenawayAlbum: The Memories of Poplar TreesLabel: Independent release Title: Galaxy in TuriyaArtist: Alice Coltrane Composer: Alice Coltrane Album: World GalaxyLabel: Impulse! Title: FreakArtist: SilverchairComposer: Daniel JohnsAlbum: Freak ShowLabel: Murmur Title: Yesterday's HeroArtist: John Paul YoungComposer: Vanda & YoungAlbum: HeroLabel: Albert Productions Title: State of the HeartArtist: Mondo RockComposer: Eric McCuskerAlbum: Mondo Rock ChemistryLabel: Avenue Records The Music Show is made on Gadigal, Gundungurra, and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country Technical production by Simon Branthwaite

Australian mezzo soprano Jenny Duck-Chong, and soprano Nicole Thomson have developed a new resource for artists, teachers, and students: an online database called the Australian Art Song Resource. They join Andy to uncover some great and little known Australian art song, and perform live in studio.  And director Garth Jennings on What Do You Do For An Encore?, his documentary covering britpop band Pulp's history as well as their recent reconvening, new record, and world tour. The documentary is streaming on MUBI.  Plus the recently unearthed collaboration between Tim Finn and the late Chrissy Amphlett, which is the subject of Australian Story this week. Episode one is already available on ABC iView, with episode two airing Monday 5 October. Music heard in the show: Title: Common PeopleArtist: PulpComposer: Cocker, Jarvis; Senior, Russell; Mackey, Steve; Banks, Nick; Doyle, CandidaAlbum: Different ClassLabel: Island Records Title: Bonny at MornArtist: Jenny Duck-Chong, Daniel HerscovitchComposer: Banks, DonAlbum: Don Banks Vocal and Chamber MusicLabel: Toccata Records Title: Three May Keep a Secret if Two of them are DeadArtist: Jenny Duck-Chong, Ruth McCallComposer: Holland, DulciePerformed live in The Music Show studio Title: Ode to TechnologyArtist: Nicole Thomson, Ruth McCallComposer: Wesley Smith, MartinPerformed live in The Music Show studio Title: He’s In LoveArtist: Chrissy Amphlett, Tim FinnComposer: Amphlett, Chrissy; Finn, TimAlbum: Some TimesLabel: Origin Title: Disco 2000, BabiesArtist: PulpComposer: Cocker, Jarvis; Senior, Russell; Mackey, Steve; Banks, Nick; Doyle, Candida; Webber, MarkAlbum: Live!Label: Rough Trade Title: Sensitive SpotArtist: Grand BandComposer: Moore, KateAlbum: Grand Band LiveLabel: Cantaloupe The Music Show is made on Gadigal, Gundungurra, and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country Technical production by Simon Branthwaite and Emrys Cronin

In celebration of John Coltrane's centenary this week, we trace the style and influence of one of jazz's greatest musicians, composers, and collaborators.  We’ll hear a wide range of voices from the Music Show archive: jazz legends like McCoy Tyner, Wayne Shorter, and Gary Bartz, who played with him; artists like Branford Marsalis, Kurt Elling, Dave Liebman, Phil Slater, Andy Sugg and Lakecia Benjamin who were inspired by him; and John Scheinfeld, director of the documentary Chasing Trane. Music heard in the show: Title: A Love Supreme: AcknowledgementArtist: John ColtraneComposer: Coltrane, JohnAlbum: A Love SupremeLabel: Impulse! Title: My Favourite ThingsArtist: John ColtraneComposer: Hammerstein, Oscar; Rodgers, RichardAlbum: My Favourite ThingsLabel: Atlantic Title: Mr. KnightArtist: John ColtraneComposer: Coltrane, JohnAlbum: Coltrane Plays the BluesLabel: Atlantic Title: AlabamaArtist: John ColtraneComposer: Coltrane, JohnAlbum: Live at BirdlandLabel: Impulse! Title: A Love Supreme: PsalmArtist: John ColtraneComposer: Coltrane, JohnAlbum: A Love SupremeLabel: Impulse! Title: Bye Bye BlackbirdArtist: Miles Davis Composer: Dixon, Mort; Henderson, RayAlbum: ‘Round About MidnightLabel: Columbia Title: Greensleeves (Alternate take)Artist: John ColtraneComposer: trad.Album: Africa/Brass Sessions Vol. 2Label: Impulse! Title: My One and Only LoveArtist: John Coltrane, Johnny HartmanComposer: Wood, Guy; Mellin, RobertAlbum: John Coltrane and Johnny HartmanLabel: Impulse! Title: NaimaArtist: John ColtraneComposer: Coltrane, JohnAlbum: Live at the Village Vanguard Again!Label: Impulse! Title: SerenityArtist: John ColtraneComposer: Coltrane, JohnAlbum: MeditationsLabel: Impulse Title: Ogunde Artist: John ColtraneComposer: Coltrane, JohnAlbum: The Olatunji Concert: The Last Live RecordingLabel: Impulse! The Music Show is made on Gadigal, Gundungurra, and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country Country Technical production by Tegan Nicholls

Some might think that jazz and electronic music don't have much in common, but Japanese DJ and trumpeter Takuya Nakamura has proven all that wrong. Growing up in 1980s Tokyo, he moved to the United States in 1990 to study under the legendary jazz composer George Russell, and went on to bring this expertise to the New York jungle electronic scene. He now performs live DJ sets of jungle, trip hop, dub, and all sorts of experimental electronic music with trumpet in hand. Larry Sitsky may be one of Australia's most important living composers, and he's certainly the most commissioned. One of his most important creative relationships over his long career was with poet Gwen Harwood, who wrote many of the libretti for his operas. A new book filled with the substantial thirty-year correspondence between the two has just been released. Ann-Marie Priest is a longtime scholar of Gwen Harwood's work, and is the editor of the book, Fiery Tales: The Correspondence of Gwen Harwood and Larry Sitsky Takuya Nakamura is performing as part of Move My Way festival, on October 3 in Eora Sydney, and October 4 in Naarm Melbourne. His forthcoming album -- Shape The Future is out November 12. Fiery Tales: The Correspondence of Gwen Harwood and Larry Sitsky is out now via Monash University Publishing. Music heard in this program: Title: Jungle JungleArtist: Takuya NakamuraComposer: Takuya NakamuraAlbum: Mysteries of the Cosmos Title: The Banks of the Moldau, Act1 Sc3Artist: Raymond Myers (Rabbi Judah Loew), The Australian Opera Chorus, Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Christopher Lyndon Gee (cond.), Barrie Kosky (dir.)Composer: Larry Sitsky, Gwen Harwood (libretto)Album: The GolemLabel: ABC Classics Title: EpilogueArtist: Gerald English (tenor) as Lenz, Isabel Veale (soprano), Lyall Beven (baritone), James Christiansen (baritone), Marilyn Richardson (soprano), The Corinthian Singers, Adelaide Symphony OrchestraComposer: Larry Sitsky, Gwen Harwood (libretto)Album: LenzLabel: ABC Classics Title: Broken Jazz feat. Tim ReaperArtist: Takuya NakamuraComposer: Takuya NakamuraAlbum: Shape the Future Title: Giant StepsArtist: John Coltrane (tenor sax), Tommy Flanagan (piano), Wynton Kelly (piano), Art Taylor (drums), Paul CHambers (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums)Composer: John ColtraneAlbum: Giant StepsLabel: Atlantic 1311 The Music Show is made on Gadigal, Gundungurra, and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country  Technical production by Tegan Nicholls

For hundreds of years, the Copper family have sung for their own pleasure, and for the pleasure of the people of Rottingdean, the East Sussex village where the family have been living since at least the 1500s. Singing together in pubs and houses, the BBC first recorded them in 1951, and they've gone on to become stars, particularly in the United States, where they toured extensively.  Andy went to East Sussex to sit down with Bob Copper, the paterfamilias of the family, in 2003 when Copper was 88 years old. In 32 years of presenting The Music Show, this might be his favourite ever conversation. Enjoy listening to this wide-ranging and philosophical conversation about an unbroken line of family singers and the music of the English chalk coast. Music heard in the program: Title: The Claudy Banks; Come Write me down, Ye Powers of love Artist: The Copper Family (Bob & Jim)Composer: Trad.Album: Come Write Me Down: The Copper Family of RottingdeanLabel: Topic  In the interview, Bob sings parts of The Birds in the Spring, and The Threshing Song, both trads. Title: My Favourite ThingsArtist: John ColtraneComposers: Rodgers, Richard; Hammerstein, OscarAlbum: CMy Favourite ThingsLabel: Atlantic This program was originally produced by Penny Lomax and Maureen Cooney. Ce Benedict did a tiny bit of work on this version. Technical production by Harvey O’Sullivan