Nick Tipping

Tracks from keyboard players Mike Nock, Mulgrew Miller, Diana Krall and Joey DeFrancesco lead off this week's set. Audio

Jazz from the Balkans, NZ and beyond- plus a star turn from Aretha Franklin. Audio

This week Nick plays music from singers Billie Holiday and Kurt Elling, Kiwi bass player Matt Penman, and bandleader Duke Ellington. Audio

This week Nick channels his inner child, with jazz relating to babies and children- including Eric Dolphy with 'God Bless the Child', Hank Jones with 'A Child is Born', and Benny Green with 'Me and My… Audio

Jazz from Benin, NZ, and Brazil! Audio

Lightning-fast improvisation from guitarist Peter Bernstein, sultry vocals from Andy Bey, and Jaki Byard takes on John Coltrane's 'Giant Steps'. Audio

Tunes from jazz wunderkind Joey Alexander, rising star of the trumpet Takuya Kuroda, and Canadian pianist Renee Rosnes. Audio

Nick checks out the Christian McBride Big Band's new album "For Jimmy, Wes, and Oliver", which also features organist Joey DeFrancesco and guitarist Mark Whitfield. Audio

Nick checks out classic and contemporary jazz from Brazil, including Hermeto Pascoal, Abelita Mateus, and Eliane Elias. Audio

Nick checks out brand new jazz from Dunedin-based pianist and composer Bill Martin, as well as Billie Holiday and Joey DeFrancesco. Audio

Nick checks out a band of ex-Cashmere High School students called Friday Morning Coffee. Plus tracks from Miles' 1961 classic 'Someday My Prince Will Come', and a couple of solo numbers from Marian… Audio

Get your dancing shoes on as Nick Tipping plays some of the greatest hits from the big band era, including classics by Woody Herman, Ella Fitzgerald, Glenn Miller, and Count Basie. Audio

In the last of his Summer Songbook Series, Nick features the music of bossa nova legend Antonio Carlos Jobim. Audio

In the last of his Summer Songbook Series, Nick features the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim. Audio

Episode 7 of the Summer Songbook Series takes in the music of Jerome Kern. Audio

Episode 7 of the Summer Songbook Series takes in the music of Jerome Kern. Audio

This week Nick's Summer Songbook Series takes in the music of Harold Arlen. Audio

This week Nick's Summer Songbook Series takes in the music of Harold Arlen. Audio

This week Nick's Summer Songbook Series continues, with a show dedicated to the music of Irving Berlin. Audio

This week Nick's Summer Songbook Series continues, with a show dedicated to the music of Irving Berlin. Audio