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Inside Out
Nick Tipping brings you classic recordings and modern masterpieces from the world of jazz.
5-7pm Saturday on RNZ Concert, and 11pm-12am Sunday on RNZ National
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The Eyes Have It
6 Dec 2025Nick checks out jazz standards inspired by eyes - including Wayne Shorter's 'Infant Eyes', Mal Waldron's 'Soul Eyes', and Dave Brubeck playing 'Angel Eyes'. Read more Audio
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Elegant Calamity
29 Nov 2025Wellington multi-instrumentalist Oscar Laven's new album is a chance for each musician to express their own individual voice - under the title 'Elegant Calamity'. Read more Audio
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Jacob Chung's Dim Sum
29 Nov 2025Nick plays a track from a new album by rising tenor star Jacob Chung; NZ musicians Darren Pickering and Colin Hemmingsen feature; and Blue Mitchell gets fungii. Audio
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Fair Weather part 1
A set of jazz curated designed to look forward to summer, including tunes like Too Darn Hot and the Summer Samba, and three tracks from the Quintet of the Hot Club of France. Read more Audio
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Fair Weather part 2
Part two: jazz tunes which remind us that summer is on the way! Read more Audio
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Jack DeJohnette
8 Nov 2025Nick celebrates the career of drummer extraordinaire Jack DeJohnette. Read more Audio
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Treehugger
8 Nov 2025Nick checks out tracks from NZ jazz musicians Matt Penman, Lucien Johnson, and Vaughn Roberts; Christine Tobin sings Leonard Cohen; and John Coltrane plays live at the Village Vanguard. Read more Audio
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APRA Best Jazz Composition 2025
18 Oct 2025Nick checks out the finalists and winner of the 2025 APRA Best Jazz Conposition award: Jake Baxendale, Daniel Beban, and Cory Champion. Audio
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Blue Train
18 Oct 2025John Coltrane plays a classic; Jacky Terrasson swings, and Nancy Wilson sings Ellington. Audio
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All Blue Part 1
27 Sep 2025Nick presents a whole show dedicated to blue - the colour, the feeling, and the style. Tracks include Nat Adderley's 'Blue Concept', Joe Henderson with 'Blue Bossa', and NZ's Black Sand Diva singing… Read more Audio
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All Blue Part 2
27 Sep 2025The second half of a two-part show dedicated to blue - the colour, the feeling, or the sound. Tracks this hour include Sumo Jazz's 'Blue Hue', Darren Pickering Small Worlds with 'Blue Mind', Bennie… Read more Audio
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Sounds of Joy
20 Sep 2025Kiwis Maggie Gould, Bryan Smith, and Antipodes lead off a set which also includes Joe Lovano, John Coltrane, and Lee Morgan. Read more Audio
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Inside Out
From Armstrong and Adderley to Zorn and Zawinul... indulge your ears with a sultry ballad, liven up with a samba, or lift off with a burning big band number. Nick Tipping's weekly picks will leave you with a spring, and a swing, in your step.