Nick Tipping

Blue Mitchell's trumpet sound combined the warmth of this native Florida, the hustle and bustle of the Big Apple, and the chilled-out West Coast cool school. This is one of the vital albums of 1959, a… Audio

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Nick checks out new releases from Sara Gazarek and James Carter, and classics from Chet Baker and Cannonball Adderley. Audio

More from the new albums by Sara Gazarek and James Carter, and Nick goes into the archives for a CD by Christchurch legend Stu Buchanan. Audio

Nick goes for breadth on today’s show, with music from Cannonball Adderley, Geri Allen, Kristin Berardi, and Charles Mingus, plus big band music from Christchurch’s Glenn Wagstaff.

This week Nick goes around the world in two hours, with tunes inspired by cities, states, and countries, including in the first hour Cedar Walton's Bolivia, Thad Jones with April in Paris, and Phil…

Nick features two recent tracks by drummer Herlin Riley, classics from Lester Young and Teddy Wilson, and a collaboration between Wynton Marsalis and Willie Nelson. Audio

Nick celebrates the 60^th anniversary of Charles Mingus’ landmark album Mingus Ah Um. Audio

Music from Horace Silver, Count Basie, and Joey DeFrancesco- and a taste of French jazz for Bastille Day, with Jean-Luc Ponty and Django Reinhardt. Audio

Nick celebrates Bastille Day with a set of French jazz, including Jacques Loussier, Les Double Six, Django Reinhardt, and Henri Texier. Audio

This week Nick goes for a set of swinging tunes from John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Canadian singer Diana Panton, and Kenny Burrell. Audio

This week Nick checks out some rising stars of NZ jazz: Roger Manins and Callum Allardice, winners of the 2019 Jazz Awards for Jazz Artist and Jazz Composition of the Year, and Myele Manzanza, whose… Audio

This week Nick banishes those persistent winter blues, with a set of music designed to keep you warm- including Michel LeGrand with ‘Too Darn Hot’, Kenny Burrell and Jimmy Smith playing ‘Fever’, and… Audio

This week Nick keeps warm in winter- with Wes Montgomery’s ‘Sun Down’, Art Farmer playing ‘Fair Weather’, and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band’s rendition of ‘Summertime’. Audio

Nick takes a look at jazz from the US West Coast, including tracks from Anita O'Day, Art Pepper, and Gerry Mulligan. Audio

More jazz from the US West Coast scene, including Shelly Manne, Hampton Hawes, and Charlie Haden's Quartet West. Audio

This week Nick features the Thad Jones Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra, alongside trumpet players Wallace Roney, Wynton Marsalis, and Lee Morgan. Audio

More from the Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra, as well as Wallace Roney, Hank Jones, and a cameo from Joe Williams. Audio

Nick gets swinging with singers Lena Horne and Michelle Nicolle, and tenor sax man Dexter Gordon.  Audio

Nick Tipping features the headline acts from the 2019 Wellington Jazz Festival, including Herbie Hancock, Alicia Olatuja, Lex French, and Ambrose Akinmusire in this episode of Inside Out. Audio