Jazz
Inside Out Part 2: Jazz Conglomeration
Nick Tipping looks back to singer/bandleader Lil Hardin Armstrong; celebrates the 90th birthday of alto sax great Lou Donaldson; cues some classic Miles Davis; and ends up in the present day with… Audio
Who knew alpacas were social
Self-confessed musical adventurers Craig Denham and John Sanders – both members of the pioneering New Zealand world folk jazz group Beyondsemble - are back with their duo group Alpaca Social Club… Audio
Is a love of music passed down through the family?
Is a love of music passed down through the family? Audio
Scenes from Childhood - 1 to 4
Cynthia Morahan and Clarissa Dunn look at some of the ways children experience classical music in Aotearoa. Audio
Inside Out Part 1: Jazz In The Key Of Bob
Following his Nobel Prize in Literature Nick pays tribute to Bob Dylan with covers from Nina Simone, Joshua Redman and Duke Ellington. Audio
Inside Out Part 2: Jazz In The Key Of Bob
Nick brings the funk this hour with drummer Bill Stewart, guitarist John Scofield and bass player Stanley Clarke. Audio
Inside Out Part 1: The Nordic Tone
In this programme Nick takes a trip to Scandinavia with jazz from Norway, Sweden and Denmark, including music from Bobo Stenson, Jan Garbarek and Tord Gustavson. Audio
Inside Out Part 2: The Nordic Tone
In this programme Nick takes a trip to Scandinavia with jazz from Norway, Sweden and Denmark, including music from Bobo Stenson, Jan Garbarek and Tord Gustavson. Audio
The jazz beat
The jazz festival is back in Auckland over the next 12 days, bringing both local and international acts together to perform swing, soul and every note in between with a jazz vibe. Collaboration is a… Audio
Inside Out Part 1: Jazz Bag
Nick Tipping brings a mixed bag with music from Tito Puente, Oliver Nelson, Wynton Marsalis and tunes from a selection of big bands including Tom Dennison, Glenn Wagstaff and Mark de Clive-Lowe. Audio
Inside Out Part 2: Jazz Bag
Nick Tipping brings a mixed bag with music from Tito Puente, Oliver Nelson, Wynton Marsalis and tunes from a selection of big bands including Tom Dennison, Glenn Wagstaff and Mark de Clive-Lowe. Audio
Inside Out Part 1: Jazz Trailblazers
Nick Tipping shines a spotlight on some of the finest female trailblazers in jazz – including Melba Liston the first woman trombonist to play in big bands; one of the first women to run a big band… Audio
Nights' Culture - Jazz
Jivester, editor and publisher Fergus Barrowman shares his pick of jazz tracks. This week, Jeff Lederer's Brooklyn Blowhards, Haul Away Joe, Patrick Bleakley, Jonathan Crayford, Anthony Donaldson… Audio
Antipodes and beyond
Jake Baxendale has been spending some time away from New Zealand recently. Jake’s the alto saxophonist for jazz groups The Jac, JB3, and Richter City Rebels, and he received an Edwin Carr scholarship… Audio
Inside Out Part 1: Jelly Roll Morton to Esperanza Spalding
Nick Tipping goes back to 1938 to hear Jelly Roll Morton do ‘The Crave’ and spins songbook classics from Lennie Tristano, Chet Baker, Rosemary Clooney and Oscar Peterson. Audio
Inside Out Part 2: Jelly Roll Morton to Esperanza Spalding
Nick Tipping changes it up a gear with guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel; gets funky with The SF Jazz Collective; features the latin touch of Esperanza Spalding; and finishes with Bill Frisell's beautiful… Audio
Mike Nock Trio and NZ Trio mark change with Vicissitudes
Prolific and highly regarded and awarded New Zealand-born pianist Mike Nock is about to return to New Zealand. The Mike Nock Trio and NZ Trio work have developed, Vicissitudes which they premiered at… Audio, Gallery
Heleen du Plessis and Trevor Coleman at Arts Festival Dunedin
2016’s Arts Festival Dunedin includes a broad range of musical performances, from Eastern European cabaret to the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra.
Sitting somewhere between are performances featuring… Audio
Inside Out Part 1: Soulful Sax, Classic Piano Trios and African Jazz
Nick Tipping shares music from tenor sax greats Dexter Gordon, Ben Webster and Joe Lovano; the classic Bill Evans Trio; and African rhythms from Beninese guitarist Lionel Loueke. Audio
Inside Out Part 2: Soulful Sax, Classic Piano Trios and African Jazz.
Nick Tipping shares music from tenor sax greats Dexter Gordon, Ben Webster and Joe Lovano; the classic Bill Evans Trio; and African rhythms from Beninese guitarist Lionel Loueke. Audio
