Nick Tipping
Jazz legend Billy Childs comes to Christchurch
The annual Cavell Leitch New Zealand International Jazz and Blues Festival starts today in Christchurch. Nick Tipping chats to jazz legend Billy Childs Audio
Warrington, Metheny, Jazzmeia Horn
Classics from Clifford Brown & Max Roach and the Dave Brubeck Quartet, and modern jazz from Tom Warrington and Jazzmeia Horn. Audio
NZ jazz: Whirimako Black, Trevor Coleman, Charmaine Ford
Kiwi jazz for NZ Music Month! Nick features Whirimako Black, Trevor Coleman, Charmaine Ford, and bass players Tom Botting and Tom Dennison. Audio
War and Peace at heart of festival
War and peace is at the heart of a new music and arts festival coming to the North Island. Audio
Prez, Trane, & Shirley Horn
Nick features classic tracks from Lester "Prez" Young, Shirley Horn, John Coltrane, and Sonny Clark. Audio
NZ jazz: a search for identity
Nick features NZ jazz musicians who are engaging with their heritage through their music, including Mark de Clive-Lowe, Harry Harrison, and Umar Zakaria. Audio
NZ jazz: Shuffle, Schwabe, & Skylark
Nick features NZ jazz for NZ Music month, including Anita Schwabe, Malcolm McNeill, and a new album of shuffles featuring Roger Manins and Ron Samsom. Audio
Tamara Kuldin, Wes Montgomery, Bunny Berigan
Nick plays music by Tamara Kuldin, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Wes Montgomery, and Bunny Berigan. Audio
Kind of Blue
Arguably the greatest jazz record of all time. Miles Davis put together an all-star band, gave them a few sketches, and stood back to let them work. The result changed the sound of jazz. Audio
All about the bass
It's all about the bass for Eric Scholes when he performs with NZ Barok this weekend. Audio
New work by David Hamilton to premiere this week
New Zealand composer David Hamilton will have his new work Homecoming – Te Hokinga Mai has its orchestral premiere in Auckland this weekend. Audio
The Great American Songbook with Bruce Brown
The Great American Songbook has provided inspiration for musicians for decades - it’s not an actual book, but more a set of songs that have evolved to be among the most popular classic tunes of the… Audio
Inside Out: Cory Henry, Melba Liston, Wynton Marsalis
This week Nick checks out jazz organist Cory Henry and trombonist Melba Liston; and Wynton Marsalis is in bebop mode. Audio
Inside Out: Nick Granville, Ben Shepherd, Dylan Elise
Nick Tipping hosts a two-hour journey through the jazz spectrum playing favourites, standards and new releases along the way. This hour features a new album from Nick Granville with high-flying Kiwi… Video, Audio
Alan Pasqua
This week Nick checks out pianist Alan Pasqua, along with NZ bass maestro Paul Dyne, John Coltrane, and the Modest Jazz Trio. Audio
Mary Lou Williams, Alan Pasqua, Phineas Newborn
This hour Nick features pianist Alan Pasqua, plus King Curtis, Mary Lou Williams, and Ahmad Jamal's curious version of Autumn Leaves. Audio
Jasmine L-S, Glenn Wagstaff, Nick Granville, AJO
Nick plays music by NZ jazz musicians Jasmine Lovell-Smith, Glenn Wagstaff, Nick Granville, and the Auckland Jazz Orchestra Audio
Mingus Ah Um
Charles Mingus' extended tribute to his ancestors is a masterful collection of tunes, which together illustrate his gruff and uncompromising genius. The best place to start if you want to get into his… Audio
Nick Tipping: how does Jazz work
Nick Tipping is an RNZ Concert presenter, a jazz bass player, the former head of Jazz at the New Zealand School of Music and an all round advocate for the genre. Audio
