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Nick Tipping
Nick Tipping wears a number of hats. He’s best known to RNZ listeners as the host of the weekly jazz programme Inside Out, and from mornings on RNZ Concert, where he plays full length masterpieces from across the classical spectrum on The Works.
However Nick can also be found on stages around the country as a bass player, with credits ranging from Kiwi superstars Tami Neilson, the NZSO, Nathan Haines, and Bic Runga, to international figures like Chris de Burgh, Joey DeFrancesco, and Kenny Burrell. He’s regularly on stage with jazz bands The Jac, the Hip-Town Bangers and The Wellington Mingus Ensemble, and composer Ross Harris’s klezmer band The Kugels.
Although in a past life Nick has also been an academic, he holds a PhD from the NZ School of Music and lectured there for a decade, his roots are in classical music, and he’s performed with orchestras and choirs on and off for his whole life.
Nick doesn’t have a favourite kind of music- if it sounds good he’ll listen to it, from Vaughan Williams to Tool, and Miles Davis to barbershop. He’s always up for a chat, so if you see him at a gig or concert somewhere, say hi!
RNZ Programmes
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Inside Out
Nick Tipping brings you classic recordings and modern masterpieces from the world of jazz.
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Blue Juice
21 May 2022Nick checks out organ jazz from the Wellington-based JB3, a handful of tracks by Lena Horne, and Cuban pianist Ruben Gonzalez playing Rico Vacilon. Audio
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NZ Music Month: Kiwis taking flight
21 May 2022In the third of a four-part series for NZ Music Month, Nick checks out local jazz musicians who have made it big overseas. Featured artists include legends Mike Nock, Alan Broadbent, and Judy Bailey… Audio
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NZ Music Month: Virtual Tour
14 May 2022In the second of his four shows for NZ Music Month, Nick goes on a virtual tour of the country - including Tom Botting's Balclutha, Anita Schwabe's Cuba Street, and two versions of Taupo, by Brian… Audio
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The Blues Walk
14 May 2022Nick checks out Lou Donaldson's Blues Walk, tunes by NZ favourites Jann Rutherford and Bruce Brown, and a classic from the Preservation Hall Jazz Band of New Orleans. Audio
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Billie, Duke, Matt Penman
2 Apr 2022This week Nick plays music from singers Billie Holiday and Kurt Elling, Kiwi bass player Matt Penman, and bandleader Duke Ellington. Audio
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Babies and Children
2 Apr 2022This week Nick channels his inner child, with jazz relating to babies and children- including Eric Dolphy with 'God Bless the Child', Hank Jones with 'A Child is Born', and Benny Green with 'Me and My… Audio
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Bernstein, Bey, and Byard
26 Mar 2022Lightning-fast improvisation from guitarist Peter Bernstein, sultry vocals from Andy Bey, and Jaki Byard takes on John Coltrane's 'Giant Steps'. Audio
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Takuya Kuroda, Joey Alexander, & Renee Rosnes
19 Mar 2022Tunes from jazz wunderkind Joey Alexander, rising star of the trumpet Takuya Kuroda, and Canadian pianist Renee Rosnes. Audio
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The Christian McBride Big Band
19 Mar 2022Nick checks out the Christian McBride Big Band's new album "For Jimmy, Wes, and Oliver", which also features organist Joey DeFrancesco and guitarist Mark Whitfield. Audio
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Jazz Goes to the Movies
12 Mar 2022Nick checks out jazz remakes of great movie tunes. Dave Brubeck plays Disney, Sonny Rollins and Art Farmer play songs from 'Alfie', and three artists take on tunes from 'Mary Poppins'. Audio
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A Many-Splendored Thing
12 Mar 2022Tracks from Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday, NZ pianists Mike Nock and Jonathan Crayford, and Benny Golson plays "Love is a Many-Splendored Thing". Audio
