Nick Tipping
Cliff Leatherbarrow and Jazz Alchemy
Nick checks out Jazz Alchemy, a new album by Queenstown-based multi-instrumentalist and composer Cliff Leatherbarrow. Audio
RNZ Concert starts Settling the Score
Our friends over at RNZ Concert have tallied the votes to find out listeners' favourite piece of Classical Music for 2020, and are playing the countdown between 6am-7pm. Video, Audio
Groovy hard bop
Tunes from some of the hardest groovers in the business, including Hank Mobley and Kenny Burrell, plus standards from Trudy Lile and Mojave. Audio
Diana Krall, and the Mystery Singer
Nick checks out Diana Krall's latest album, and presents two tracks from a mystery singer... Audio
The All Girl Big Band hits centre stage
The All Girl Big Band takes centre stage at the 2020 Christchurch Big Band Festival. Video, Audio
Jazz Messengers, Lena & Kurt
Lena Horne chimes in with some favourites, and the Jazz Messengers and Kurt Rosenwinkel add their unique jazz sounds. Audio
Paul, Phil, Lena, & the JMs
More from Lena Horne and the Jazz Messengers, plus Phil Woods and Paul Bley. Audio
Riki Gooch creates compositions right before your eyes
Riki Gooch talks about 'conduction', a system of gestures he uses in his new work, Ngā Tuone. Audio
Clarinet, Tenor, and Piano
Clarinetists Anat Cohen and Benny Goodman, tenor players Lucien Johnson and Lester Young, and pianists Tord Gustavson and Jason Moran. Audio
The Latin Side of Horace Silver
Trombonist Conrad Herwig's new album mixes Horace Silver classics with Latin grooves. Audio
Salina Fisher celebrates brokenness in new NZTrio work 'Kintsugi'
Composer Salina Fisher speaks to Nick Tipping about her new work 'Kintsugi' inspired by the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold dust and lacquer. Audio
Jared Holt - tenor soloist in Orchestra Wellington concert
Singer Jared Holt takes the tenor role in Orchestra Wellington's performance of The Bells by Sergei Rachmaninov. Audio
RNZ Music Pocket Edition 301: Hip Hop Mentors/Phoebe Rings
In this week's Pocket Edition, RNZ Concert's Nick Tipping encourages us to vote in the annual Settling the Score competition, Tony Stamp visits Auckland's community centres and mental health services… Audio
WYO fired up for its first concerts of 2020
Wellington Youth Orchestra finally has a chance to perform this COVID year with two concerts this weekend. Orchestra manager Anne French and soloist Ben van Leuven discuss the highs and lows of 2020.
…RNZ Concert prepares to 'Settle the Score'
What is the most popular piece of classical music? Voting is about to open in RNZ Concert's annual poll, Settling the Score. RNZ Concert's Nick Tipping talks to Kathryn Ryan. Audio
RIP Gary Peacock; Toshiko Akiyoshi & Bobo Stenson
A look back at the life of bass player Gary Peacock, and tracks by Toshiko Akiyoshi and Bobo Stenson. Audio
Jazz in Difficult Times
The news all over the world has been pretty intense lately, so Nick presents a set called "Jazz in Difficult Times". Audio
Miguel Harth-Bedoya: there’s only two kinds of music
Miguel Harth-Bedoya talks lockdowns, music education, and whether there's such a thing as classical music. Audio
The Wellington Jazz Festival keeps it local
This year the Wellington Jazz Festival will highlight the achievements of New Zealand musicians. Audio
