Nick Tipping

Nick takes a look back at developments in jazz in the year 1956, including albums by Anita O'Day, Quincy Jones, and Charles Mingus - and a hundred-mile-an-hour track by Max Roach. Audio

Part 2 of a look back to the jazz of 1956 - including debuts by Jimmy Smith and the Jazz Messengers, a phenomenal comeback by Duke Ellington, and a classic from Miles Davis. Audio

A new album from NZ jazz musicians Ben Wilcock and John Rae; retro jazz from Monnette Sudler; and the Dave Holland Quintet goes global. Audio

Nick plays contrasting tunes by Wayne Shorter and Mike Jensen; Kiwis Ella Dunbar-Wilcox and Lex French showcase recent albums; and Klaus Doldinger's Passport mixes jazz fusion with 1970s German… Audio

Nick checks out classic big bands from the swing era until the present day - including bands led by Woody Herman, Lionel Hampton, Ella Fitzgerald, and Michael Buble. Audio

Tracks from Marian McPartland's Maybeck Recital Hall concert and Miles Davis' album 'Someday My Prince Will Come', alongside groove from Charles Earland and big band jazz from Rodger Fox's Wellington… Audio

Christchurch-born bass player Hamish Smith is making big waves in New York. His new album 'Elsewhere Now' further cements his status as a young mover and shaker on the scene. Audio

Nick checks out Christchurch guitarist Harry Harrison’s new album ‘Tīkohikohi’, in which the musicians improvise while viewing Harry's art and animations. Audio

Nick features two new NZ jazz albums: guitarist Lockie Bennett rekindles a hard bop vibe with his trio album, and Greece-based James Wylie's 'To Our Land' is a call for social justice. Audio

Nick celebrates Christmas with classic tracks from Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, and Bill Evans, and a new NZ Christmas album by Hawkes Bay-based David Selfe and His Elves. Audio

Nick checks out jazz standards inspired by eyes - including Wayne Shorter's 'Infant Eyes', Mal Waldron's 'Soul Eyes', and Dave Brubeck playing 'Angel Eyes'. Audio

Wellington multi-instrumentalist Oscar Laven's new album is a chance for each musician to express their own individual voice - under the title 'Elegant Calamity'. Audio

A set of jazz curated designed to look forward to summer, including tunes like Too Darn Hot and the Summer Samba, and three tracks from the Quintet of the Hot Club of France. Audio

Part two: jazz tunes which remind us that summer is on the way! Audio

Nick celebrates the career of drummer extraordinaire Jack DeJohnette. Audio

Nick checks out tracks from NZ jazz musicians Matt Penman, Lucien Johnson, and Vaughn Roberts; Christine Tobin sings Leonard Cohen; and John Coltrane plays live at the Village Vanguard. Audio

The British comedian talks with RNZ Concert's Nick Tipping about the universal languages of comedy and music. Video, Audio