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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 jazz & pop bass player, whose credits include Bic Runga, the NZSO, Nathan Haines, Suzanne Prentice, and international stars Chris de Burgh, Kurt Elling, and Kenny Burrell. 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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The Works
Nick Tipping offers a full menu of masterpieces
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Search results for Nick Tipping
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Joey, Basie, Jean-Luc Ponty
13 Jul 2019Music from Horace Silver, Count Basie, and Joey DeFrancesco- and a taste of French jazz for Bastille Day, with Jean-Luc Ponty and Django Reinhardt. Audio
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French jazz
13 Jul 2019Nick celebrates Bastille Day with a set of French jazz, including Jacques Loussier, Les Double Six, Django Reinhardt, and Henri Texier. Audio
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Billie, Duke, Matt Penman
6 Jul 2019This 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
6 Jul 2019This 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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Diana Panton, Kenny Burrell, John Coltrane
29 Jun 2019This week Nick goes for a set of swinging tunes from John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Canadian singer Diana Panton, and Kenny Burrell. Audio
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Myele Manzanza, Roger Manins, Callum Allardice
29 Jun 2019This week Nick checks out some rising stars of NZ jazz: Roger Manins and Callum Allardice, winners of the 2019 Jazz Awards for Jazz Artist and Jazz Composition of the Year, and Myele Manzanza, whose… Audio
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Winter Warmer 1
22 Jun 2019This week Nick banishes those persistent winter blues, with a set of music designed to keep you warm- including Michel LeGrand with ‘Too Darn Hot’, Kenny Burrell and Jimmy Smith playing ‘Fever’, and… Audio
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Winter Warmer 2
22 Jun 2019This week Nick keeps warm in winter- with Wes Montgomery’s ‘Sun Down’, Art Farmer playing ‘Fair Weather’, and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band’s rendition of ‘Summertime’. Audio
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Song Crush: Aurora, Flying Lotus, Lizzo, Myele Manzanza
21 Jun 2019The Song Crush team this week has new music ranging from scandipop to jazz. Host Kirsten Johnstone is joined by RNZ Afternoons producer Emile Donovan, Inside Out host Nick Tipping, and RNZ Music’s… Video, Audio
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West Coast jazz 1
15 Jun 2019Nick takes a look at jazz from the US West Coast, including tracks from Anita O'Day, Art Pepper, and Gerry Mulligan. Audio
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West Coast jazz 2
15 Jun 2019More jazz from the US West Coast scene, including Shelly Manne, Hampton Hawes, and Charlie Haden's Quartet West. Audio
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Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra 1
8 Jun 2019This week Nick features the Thad Jones Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra, alongside trumpet players Wallace Roney, Wynton Marsalis, and Lee Morgan. Audio
