Interviews, reviews and articles
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Five questions for Nat Bartsch
In celebration of International Women’s Day and her Artist Residency at Melbourne Recital Centre, Nat discusses some of her favourite female artists, their influence, and shares a playlist of women in music. You can read more here, and enjoy the playlist on spotify, apple music or tidal.
Textura Top 30 Jazz list
Nat’s album Hope Renewed has come in at #15 on Textura’s annual Top 30 Jazz albums list for 2023. You can read the full list here.
London Jazz News: Mothers in Jazz series
Nat was recently interviewed by vocalist Nicky Schrire about her experience of parenting and music, for the Mothers in Jazz series. You can read the article in the London Jazz News here.
Nat performs live for ABC Classic Breakfast
Nat recently chatted to Megan Burslem for ABC Classic Breakfast about ‘kindness’ in music and her forthcoming album for the Hush Foundation. She also performed Forever, and No Time At All and Brightness in the Hills live to air from Iwaki Auditiorium. You can listen back via ABC Listen.
Mini Maestros podcast
Nat chats to Esther from early childhood music specialists Mini Maestros about her music, parenting, lullabies and more. Listen here.
Hush album interview: Cut Common Mag
Nat speaks with Stephanie Eslake/Cut Common Mag about her forthcoming album for Hush Foundation, featuring a compilation of Australian pianist/composers. You can read all about it here.
4 1/2 stars for Hope Renewed in Fine Music Magazine
“Exquisitely re-painted with extraordinary musicianship and sensitivity.” Barry O’Sullivan has written some beautiful words about Hope Renewed, awarding the album 4 1/2 stars in 2MBS Fine Music Sydney’s Magazine.
Hope Renewed: 5-star review in The Australian
Nat’s album Hope Renewed has been awarded 5-stars by Eric Myers in the Weekend Australian newspaper. Thanks Eric!!!
Hope Renewed: Rhythms Magazine review
Nat’s album Hope Renewed was reviewed by the lovely Des Cowley for Rhythms Magazine’s May-June print edition.
Hope Renewed: Textura Review
Canadian writer Ron Schepper has reviewed Hope Renewed for Textura. You can read his very kind words here.
PBS Breakfast interview
Nat had a lovely chat with Milo Eastwood for PBS Radio’s The Breakfast Spread, including performing her new single Breanna and The End of the Decade. You can listen back here.
Hope Renewed review - A Closer Listen
Fellow pianist Garreth Brooke has reviewed Hope Renewed for A Closer Listen, a companion to Richard Allen’s beautiful review of Hope in 2021. You can read the Hope Renewed review here.
Hope Renewed Review - The Saturday Paper
Fiona Murphy writes a beautiful and in depth review of Nat’s new release Hope Renewed for national print newspaper The Saturday Paper. Read here.
Classic Drive interview for International Day for People with Disability
Nat chatted to Megan Burslem on ABC Classic Drive about her neurodiversity and autism diagnosis in her 30s. Listen to this special interview here (interview at the 1:05 mark of the program).
PBS interview with Shio Otani
Nat was recently a guest on Shio Otani’s Eternal Rhythm program on PBS FM. You can hear her interview here, covering her lullaby project, Hope and her forthcoming release Hope Renewed.
Control Podcast episode
Nat was recently a guest on Chelsea Wilson’s Women in Music podcast, Control. You can hear the episode here.
ABC Jazz Artist in Residence
In September Nat was Artist-in-Residence for ABC Jazz, sharing some of her favourite music with a full program every Sunday. You can now listen back to her programs here.
Nat writes a chapter for 'We've Got This: stories by disabled parents'
Nat and her husband Jeremy have contributed a chapter to a deeply important new book, We’ve Got This: stories by disabled parents, edited by fellow Melbourne musician and disability advocate Eliza Hull. Their chapter takes the reader through Nat and Jem’s journey as new parents, and discovering their neurodivergence. The book is out now through Black Inc. books.
Two ABC personalities recommend Nat
This article ends in a surprising manner, with two ABC journalists (Jeremy Fernandez and Jacinta Parsons) each recommending Nat as their favourite composer! You can read the article here.
Busy/Quiet Press
Nat’s new single, Busy/Quiet (a commission for ABC Jazz) was released on International Women’s Day. You can read about Nat’s composition in her own words here, as well as an interview with Jacinta Parsons for ABC Melbourne.