Nick Tipping
Money Jungle
Nick checks out tracks from Billie Holiday and Joe Pass, and an extraordinary recording session from 1962, featuring Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, and Max Roach. Audio
The Light Show 1
Nick checks out the many and varied ways jazz musicians are inspired by light, including starlight, moonlight, and twilight. Audio
The Light Show 2
Nick checks out the many and varied ways jazz musicians are inspired by light, including starlight, moonlight, and twilight. Audio
Jazz goes to the Birds
Nick checks out jazz inspired by birds, including the Skylark, the Blackbird, and even the Flamingo. (1 of 2) Audio
100 Years of Thad
Nick celebrates 100 years since the birth of trumpeter and bandleader Thad Jones. Audio
Pianos Around the World
Nick checks out pianists from New Zealand, France, Denmark, the US, and Germany. Audio
State of the Arts
Music from two Arts- Art Farmer's take on 'Straight No Chaser' and Art Pepper's version of 'Brazil'. Plus NZ jazz from Charmaine Ford and Vaughn Roberts, and the SFJazz Collective plays Michael… Audio
No Greater Love
Coleman Hawkins plays the classic standard 'There is no Greater Love'; The Jazz Messengers play Curtis Fuller's 'Sortie', and Kamasi Washington plays his compelling track 'Re Run Home'. Audio
100 years of Wes and Dexter
Both Wes Montgomery and Dexter Gordon would have turned 100 recently. Nick celebrates their centenaries with a look at some of their highlights. Audio
More than a Score
Classics from Joe Lovano, Anita O'Day, and Miles Davis, and an original from Dunedin bandleader Bill Martin. Audio
Wayne Shorter
A look back at the career of jazz saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter. Audio
Dixon Nacey & Kevin Haines: Conversations
'Conversations' is a new duo album by Dixon Nacey and Kevin Haines. It showcases two NZ jazz artists at the peak of their powers. Audio
I Hear Music
George Shearing and Dakota Staton play "I Hear Music" from their album 'In the Night'; Buddy Rich plays Horace Silver; and a new album from music industry insider Adam Blackstone pushes the… Audio
Carmen McRae
Nick checks out Carmen McRae's 1956 album 'By Special Request', as well as tracks from Roy Hargrove's album 'Family', and Horace Parlan's 'Fugee'. Audio
Frank Talbot's Mundane Life Updates
Wellington sax player Frank Talbot's new album 'Mundane Life Updates' takes its inspiration from everyday events. Audio
Jazzing Bacharach
To mark Burt Bacharach's death, Nick checks out nine jazz versions of his tunes. Audio
Swingin' Easy
Nick checks out tracks from Sarah Vaughan's classic 1957 release 'Swingin' Easy', as well as tunes from Tina Brooks, Greg Crayford, and Elvin Jones. Audio
Rick Margitza - Sacred Hearts
Nick checks out a new album from Paris-based saxophonist Rick Margitza, plus tracks from NZ group Dog and Esperanza Spalding. Audio
Clifford Brown & Max Roach Pt 1
This week Nick features trumpet player Clifford Brown and drummer Max Roach, as well as Billie Holiday, Dianne Reeves and Gregory Porter. Audio