Phillip Sametz
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Phillip Sametz was born in Sydney in 1961. Since his first broadcasts on ABC Classic FM and 2MBS-FM in the early 1980s, he has appeared on all the major ABC radio networks, writing and presenting feature programs, documentaries and interval features on ABC Classic FM, and as a regular guest on the afternoon show on ABC 702 Sydney, on the evening show on ABC 774 Melbourne, and on Radio National's The Music Show, a program he has occasionally hosted. Phillip was the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s Communications Manager from 2004 until 2013, and is now a presenter and producer with ABC Classic FM. He is also Director and vocalist of Sydney-based swing band The Mell-O-Tones, who perform regularly at the Cremorne Hayden Orpheum Cinemas. His book on the history of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Play On!,[1] was published by ABC Books to mark the Orchestra's 60th anniversary in 1992.
Discography
Phillip Sametz and the Mell-O-Tones have produced the following albums. Non-Stop Flight includes guest soloist Don Burrows:
- Hollywood Swings. (ISBN / Catalogue Number: 461 799-2 ) Released 2001
- Swinging Down Broadway. (ISBN / Catalogue Number: 472 150-2 ) Released 2002
- I Dreamed About You. (ISBN / Catalogue Number: 981 091-5) Released 2003
- Non-Stop Flight. (ISBN / Catalogue Number: 982 9885) Released 2005
References
- ^ Sametz, Phillip, 'Play On!', ABC Books, 1992