Inside Out

More jazz inspired by the rain, including Joanne Brackeen with Jobim’s ‘Waters of March’, Glenn Miller’s ‘Blue Rain’, and Herbie Hancock with ‘Rain Dance’. Read more Audio

This week Nick features trumpet player Clifford Brown and drummer Max Roach, as well as Billie Holiday, Dianne Reeves and Gregory Porter. Read more Audio

This week Nick features trumpet player Clifford Brown and drummer Max Roach, as well as Dianne Reeves and Quatuor Ebène. Read more Audio

Nick looks into the archives for tracks from pianist Jann Rutherford, and checks out a new CD from NZ guitarist Alexander Boulton. Read more Audio

Nick checks out a new album from all-female Cuban band Maqueque, tracks from Jann Rutherford and Kirsten McKenzie, one from bass player Drew Gress, and violinist Regina Carter with pianist Kenny… Read more Audio

This week Nick remembers the late trumpet player Clora Bryant, plays a track from Mike Nock and Frank Gibson Jr, and looks at a new album from Laurence Hobgood and the string quartet ETHEL. Read more Audio

Blue Mitchell's trumpet sound combined the warmth of this native Florida, the hustle and bustle of the Big Apple, and the chilled-out West Coast cool school. This is one of the vital albums of 1959, a… Read more Audio

Nick checks out new releases from Sara Gazarek and James Carter, and classics from Chet Baker and Cannonball Adderley. Read more Audio

More from the new albums by Sara Gazarek and James Carter, and Nick goes into the archives for a CD by Christchurch legend Stu Buchanan. Read more Audio

Nick goes for breadth on today’s show, with music from Cannonball Adderley, Geri Allen, Kristin Berardi, and Charles Mingus, plus big band music from Christchurch’s Glenn Wagstaff. Read more

This week Nick goes around the world in two hours, with tunes inspired by cities, states, and countries, including in the first hour Cedar Walton's Bolivia, Thad Jones with April in Paris, and Phil… Read more

Nick features two recent tracks by drummer Herlin Riley, classics from Lester Young and Teddy Wilson, and a collaboration between Wynton Marsalis and Willie Nelson. Read more Audio