Nick Tipping

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

Nick's Summer Songbook Series continues, with the 2nd installment of his of Duke Ellington special. Audio

This week Nick continues his Summer Songbook Series with two hours of great tunes by Rodgers & Hart. Audio

Nick features the work of Rodgers & Hart in this week's Summer Songbook. Audio

This week Nick kicks off his Summer Songbook Series, inspired by Ella Fitzgerald's legendary Songbook albums. First up: a frolic through the music of Cole Porter. Audio

This week Nick looks at some of the many jazz standards written by the dynamic duo of George and Ira Gershwin, including Fascinating Rhythm, But Not For Me, and Embraceable You. Audio

This week Nick looks at some of the many jazz standards written by the dynamic duo of George and Ira Gershwin, including 'Oh, Lady Be Good', 'I Got Rhythm', and 'A Foggy Day'. Audio

It's a very jazzy Christmas, featuring carols from Arturo Sandoval, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong and Rahsaan Roland Kirk... Audio

The 12-bar blues is one of the most common chord progressions in jazz. This hour Nick checks out tunes which take the blues to some unusual places. Audio

The 12-bar blues is one of the most common chord progressions in jazz. In the second hour of this week's show, Nick checks out tunes which take the blues to unusual places. Audio

Nick checks out some of the great jazz albums released in 1967, including music by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Miles Davis, and Joe Henderson. Audio

Nick revisits some of the best New Zealand jazz of the last year, including tracks by Lucien Johnson, Caitlin Smith, and Olivier Holland. Audio

Nick checks out classics from Charles Mingus and Cannonball Adderley, a recent re-release from Kiwi singer Jennine Bailey, and a fresh take on a Leonard Cohen standard. Audio

Nick checks out jazz from US-based NZ pianist Alan Broadbent, and Christchurch sax player Michael Gordon's Cricketer's Arms Big Band, based in a pub in Sydney. Audio

Nick checks out the Sonny Stitt Quartet playing Ellington, Wellington bands Fire Waltz and The Jac, and Australian singer Michelle Nicolle. Audio

Nick features Benny Goodman's legendary Carnegie Hall concert from 1938 - an event described as "the single most important jazz or popular music concert in history". Audio

Nick checks out a recent release from Auckland pianist Ben Fernandez, plus music from Wellington sax player Bryn van Vliet and Australian chanteuse Hetty Kate. Audio

Nick features a new release from guitarist Bruce Forman, bassist John Clayton, and drummer Jeff Hamilton, in which they recreate the sound of the Poll Winners trio from 1957- on the original… Audio

This week Nick features tenor master Coleman Hawkins, a new album by Bruce Brown, and music by pianists Geri Allen, Charmaine Ford, and Bob James. Audio

This week Nick features tenor sax legend Coleman Hawkins, plus music by Bruce Brown, and pianists Geri Allen and Paul Bley. Audio