Dave Wilson
Twentieth-century film music styles: A long generational shift
Music commentator Dave Wilson looks at the work of Lalo Schifrin, an Argentine composer who died at the age of 93 this week. Audio
How music can let you be your true self
Music correspondent Dave Wilson joins Kathryn to talk about how music can give artists, listeners and communities ways of being who they are that might not be available in everyday life. Audio
Music with Dave Wilson: Queer Men in Jazz
Music correspondent Dave Wilson looks at why queer women have been quite visible in the history of jazz, particularly among the early African American blues singers, but not so queer or gay men. Audio
Music: A tribute to Toni Huata
Music correspondent Dave Wilson talks about the contribution made to music in Aotearoa by Toni Huata, who has passed away. Audio
Music with Dave Wilson: Songs to embrace rest
Music correspondent Dave Wilson joins Kathryn to play some songs that engender a sense of rest, something many of us need at this increasingly frantic time of year. Audio
Music with Dave Wilson: What makes a good musical finale?
As the Broadway hit Wicked makes the leap to the big screen, music correspondent Dave Wilson looks at what makes great Act I finales in musicals. Audio
Continuing the legacy of Rodger Fox
As well as making music, the late great Rodger Fox helped to make musicians. Bryan Crump talks with two jazz performers picking up Rodger's legacy of running workshops for young musicians. Audio
Music of springtime with Dave Wilson
Dave joins Kathryn to share some tracks with a springtime feel across a variety of genres - from the Carter Family to Nirvana. Audio
Music with Dave Wilson: How healing and music is intertwined
Music correspondent Dave Wilson plays three tracks that demonstrate the role music can have in healing. Audio
Dave Wilson: Music about family
Music correspondent Dave Wilson joins Kathryn with some tracks that celebrate family connections, inspired by what some award-winners shared at the Aotearoa Music Awards earlier this year. Audio
Music with Dave Wilson
Dave signs off from his time at New York University by looking at three tracks that are connected to research being done by colleagues there. Audio
Music with Dave Wilson: 2024 Long Play Festival, Brooklyn
Music commentator Dave Wilson joins Kathryn from New York to talk about the Long Play Festival, held over three days in Brooklyn. Audio
Music with Dave Wilson: Jukebox Musicals
Music commentator Dave Wilson joins Kathryn from New York, where he's been hitting Broadway. Audio
Music: Experimentalism at The Stone in New York City
Music correspondent Dave Wilson joins Kathryn from New York, where he's been investigating the local music scene. Audio
Music: Black musicians in country music past and present
Music commentator Dave Wilson looks at how country music's roots, histories and current practices are in the music of Black artists and communities. Audio
Dave Wilson: Music from the harp
Music correspondent Dave Wilson joins Kathryn to talk about the moment the harp, as a music instrument, has been having over the past several years. Audio
Music with Dave Wilson: Songs that empower
Music commentator Dave Wilson joins Susie to talk about songs that serve to empower people and help them over come - not just through lyrics - but through many of their musical elements. He'll play a… Audio
Artists re-recording their music: Taylor Swift is not the first to do it
It's been a big year for Taylor Swift - she's become a billionaire, and this week her latest release 1989 (Taylor's Version) became the fastest-selling vinyl record since the statistic was first… Audio
Music as a form of interspecies interaction
Musicians have long been inspired by the sounds of nature but could humans intentionally make music with another species?' Wellington jazz musician Dave Wilson pays tribute to the riroriro song that… Video, Audio
Music with Dave Wilson
This Te Wiki O Te Reo Maori, Dave Wilson looks at the role music plays in language revitalisation, outside of Aotearoa. Dave Wilson is musician, composer, and ethnomusicologist, a senior lecturer at… Audio