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Director of the Chromacon New Zealand Indie Arts Festival taking place in Auckland this weekend. Read more Audio

Upbeat contributor on New Zealand music and musicians looks at 'The Kiwis' WWI Concert Party band who toured the world to entertain troops. Read more Audio

Starring soprano and music director for Auckland Opera Factory's season of Divas. Audio

Creator and performer of They Also Serve - Stories and songs of NZ Women in World War 1. Takin place at the Auckland War Memorial Museum this weekend. Audio

Melbourne correspondent Vincent O'Donnell speaks to NZ sculptor Kate Newby, who is exhibiting as part of NEW15 at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art. Audio

Blackbird Ensemble creative director and lead vocalist preview their show Dreams. Audio

Although Irish singer and violinist Sharon Corr is famous for her role in the family pop group The Corrs, it's as a solo artist that she appears next month in Auckland. Audio

The Jews Brothers Band are in the thick of their 20th-Anniversary nationwide tour. Accordion player Herschel Herscher and sax player Neill Duncan tell Eva what audiences can expect. Audio

The Christchurch Symphony Orchestra welcomes the Australian vocalist Hetty Kate this weekend, for James Morrison's jazz showcase. Audio

The 2015 Best Jazz Album was awarded at the National Jazz Festival in Tauranga to 'DOG': a self-titled album by the Auckland quartet. Eva speaks to pianist Kevin Field. Audio

Darren introduces some recordings by Sonny Boy Williamson I. Audio

Australian jazz virtuoso James Morrison takes to New Zealand stages this week, performing with the Auckland Philharmonia and Christchurch Symphony Orchestras. He tells Eva what the audience can… Read more Audio