Upbeat

Brazilian-born jazz singer previews her Wellington Jazz Festival show: The Tom Jobim Songbook. Alda was well established as a singer and TV/Radio presenter in Brazil before moving to New Zealand 10… Read more Audio

CEO of the Shakespeare Globe Centre in London who was visiting the Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival which saw hundreds of students descending on Wellington College over the Queen's Birthday weekend. Audio

Playwright previews the premiere season of his work 'Sunday Roast' at Silo Theatre in Auckladn this week. With a story line revolving around a roast dinner you can see the links to his farming… Read more Audio

National co-ordinator of The Big Sing talks about this year's events which is the largest schools' festival of its kind in the world. 10,000 singers from 156 schools around the country have formed… Read more Audio

Hollie Fullbrook aka Tiny Ruins speak to Eva about her new album 'Brightly Painted One'. Tiny Ruins has spent much of the past three years touring throughout Australia, the UK, Ireland, Europe and the… Read more Audio

Upbeat contemporary-music contributor looks at the work of Swiss-born Austrian based composer Beat Furrer. Audio

Australian director Tama Matheson is the assessor for this year's SGCNZ University of Otago Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival which is supported by the University of Otago. Tama studied drama at… Read more Audio

Wellington based curators working on a social project to put innovative ideas into empty space in Wellington City. The project is called 'Urban Dream Brokerage' and they're calling for dynamic ideas… Read more Audio

Legendary jazz guitarist Larry Carlton comes to New Zealand next weekend for two shows in Auckland and Wellington. He has played on thousands of albums with artists including Joni Mitchell, Michael… Read more Audio

Bulgarian-born violinist returns to NZ to give the premiere of Anthony Ritchie's 'Violin Concerto', with the Southern Sinfonia and conductor Tecwyn Evans this Saturday Bella won the 2007 Michael hill… Read more Audio

Opera aficionados say that playing Violetta in Verdi's 'La Traviata' is one of the biggest challenges for a soprano. Australian singer Lorina Gore takes on the role in the upcoming NZ Opera… Read more Audio

Gunter warms up for next month's football World Cup in Brazil with Brazilian music for one, two and four guitars. Audio