Nick Tipping
1965 in Jazz pt 1
Nick checks out some of the jazz albums which were released in 1965, including Coltrane's "A Love Supreme", and Miles Davis' "ESP". Audio
1965 in jazz pt 2
Nick checks out more tracks from 1965, including Herbie Hancock's "Maiden Voyage" and Horace Silver's "Cape Verdean Blues". Audio
1955 in Jazz
Nick heads back 70 years to check out jazz albums from 1955, including Horace Silver, Stan Kenton, and Frank Sinatra. Audio
Mr P.C.
Nick checks out classics including Coltrane's 'Mr PC' and Billie Holiday's 'All of Me', plus NZ originals from Mike Nock and Jasmine Lovell-Smith. Audio
B-side Sessions 1
Famous albums are often built around famous tracks, which can mean the other numbers on the release get left behind in the mix. Nick checks out tunes from the B-sides of famous albums - including John… Audio
B-Side Sessions 2
In the second of the Inside Out B-Side Sessions, Nick checks out tracks from the B-sides of famous albums - including Dave Brubeck's Time Out, Miles Davis' Birth of the Cool, and Ella Fitzgerald Sings… Audio
Jazz Starter Pack 1
Nick picks the must-have jazz albums to kickstart your record collection. Audio
Jazz Starter Pack 2
Nick picks the must-have jazz albums to kickstart your record collection. Audio
Jazz Manouche
Nick focuses on jazz manouche, a genre created by Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli, and carried on by modern masters Angelo DeBarre, Stochelo Rosenberg, and Biréli Lagrène. Audio
I Love Being Here with You
It's a variety pack this week, as Nick checks out tracks from Diana Krall, Miles Davis, Esperanza Spalding, and the Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra. Audio
Cityscapes and Street Scenes
Nick Tipping checks out jazz tunes which describe evoke cities and streets, including Jonathan Crayford's 'Skyscraper Scaffold', Duke Ellington's 'Sidewalks of New York', and Myele Manzanza's 'Brixton… Audio
Congeniality
Ornette Coleman's 'Congeniality' stretches the boundaries of mainstream jazz; Goldsmith Baynes present a call to arms; and Benny Green swings. Audio
Jake Baxendale's Gardening Music
Wellington saxophonist Jake Baxendale's new album evokes soft rain, vibrant new growth, and the wonderment of contemplating nature. Audio
Errol Garner, Abbey Lincoln
Errol Garner swings; Abbey Lincoln sings; and Dave Holland and Sam Rivers focus on what's important. Audio
Mike Jensen - 'Remembering'
Kāpiti drummer Mike Jensen's new album 'Remembering' is the outcome of his Master's project at the University of Auckland, and examines family dynamics and personal history. Also this hour: music from… Audio
Come What May
Nick heads to Europe for jazz from Tom Berkmann and Fabrizio Sotti, trumpet player and singer Clora Bryant makes an appearance, and Herbie Hancock gets moody. Audio
On the Street Where You Live
Swingers from Herbie Hancock, Melba Liston, Hetty Kate, and Mark Lockett - and an original by Michael Costeloe and the RNZAF Jazz Band. Audio
Just Friends
Nick dips into the classics with John Coltrane, Sarah Vaughan, and Joe Williams; Alan Broadbent meets the Wellington Jazz Orchestra; and Alex "Honey" Boulton is "The Charmer". Audio
Rainbow Jazz
Nick takes a look at some of the leading lights of jazz's rainbow community, including drummers Terri Lyne Carrington and Bill Stewart, singers Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith, pianists Fred Hersch and… Audio
Big Swing Face
Nick checks out tracks from Roxy Coss, Benny Green, and Ingrid & Christine Jensen; an arrangement of a Robbie Burns song by NZ drummer John Rae, and one of the Buddy Rich Band's signature tunes. Audio
