Jazz
Santana vocalist joins Jazz Festival
Santana vocalist Tony Lindsay is touring NZ with Rodger Fox Big Band. The 11 time Grammy award winner has toured the world extensively with Santana, and recorded seven albums with the band, as well as… Audio
Inside Out Part 1: 27 May 2017
This week Nick previews the international stars, and some of the local action, at the Wellington Jazz Festival. Audio
Inside Out Part 2: 27 May 2017
This week Nick previews the international stars, and some of the local action, at the Wellington Jazz Festival. Audio
Inside Out Part 1: 20 May 2017
This week Nick features Kenny Barron, ahead of his appearance at the NZ International Jazz and Blues Festival in Christchurch. Audio
Inside Out Part 2: 20 May 2017
This week Nick features Kenny Barron, ahead of his appearance at the NZ International Jazz and Blues Festival in Christchurch. Audio
Hit the road Jac
Eight piece jazz band The Jac have been on the road for a Chamber Music NZ tour in the lead up to the Wellington Jazz Festival collaboration with Korean traditional/fusion group Black String. Alto… Audio
Inside Out Part 1: 13 May 2017
This week Nick features Bill Evans, and drops in on Jazz at Lincoln Center, Red Garland, and Thelonious Monk. Audio
Inside Out Part 2: 13 May 2017
This week Nick features Bill Evans, with cameos from Thelonious Monk, Ray Brown, and Chick Corea. Audio
Kenny Barron’s jazz vibe
Legendary American Jazz pianist Kenny Barron is coming to Christchurch as part of the International Jazz and Blues Festival at the end of this month. It’s the first time he’s performed in New Zealand… Audio
Inside Out Part 1: 6 May 2017
This week Nick mixes soul, bop, and sass with two unique brothers- Cannonball and Nat Adderley, two of the biggest names in mid-20th Century jazz. Audio
Inside Out Part 2: 6 May 2017
This week Nick mixes soul, bop, and sass with two unique brothers- Cannonball and Nat Adderley, two of the biggest names in mid-20th Century jazz. Audio
Nights' Culture - Fergus Barrowman
Jivester, editor and publisher Fergus Barrowman on the sizzle and pop of a snazzy beat... Audio
Inside Out Part 1: 29 April 2017
Nick Tipping hosts a journey through the jazz spectrum playing favourites, standards and new releases along the way. In this show Nick previews a national tour by Wellington 8-piece The Jac and drops… Audio
Inside Out Part 2: 29 April 2017
Nick Tipping hosts a journey through the jazz spectrum playing favourites, standards and new releases along the way. In this hour, Nick previews a national tour by Wellington 8-piece The Jac, and… Audio
Juggling genres and dispensing songs
German-Kiwi duo Princessin Hans is in Wellington to perform a Homecoming show combining punk, cabaret and jazz in a space where the audience becomes part of the act. The duo’s musical journey includes… Audio
Inside Out Part 1: 22 April 2017
This week Nick celebrates Ella Fitzgerald's hundredth birthday, and plays music by Stan Kenton, Bob Berg, and Dave Weckl. Audio
Inside Out Part 2: 22 April 2017
In this hour Nick celebrates Ella Fitzgerald's hundredth birthday with a whole hour of her greatest recordings. Audio
Great Album: Kind of Blue (Miles Davis)
Today's Great Album is, according to some sources, the biggest selling jazz record of all time. And although there is some dispute over exact figures, most critics agree that it is jazz's greatest… Audio
Houstoun Celebrates Bach through Jazz and Classical
Michael Houstoun has a full Bach performance calendar on his plate: it starts with a jazz reworking of the Bach D minor keyboard concerto with the Rodger Fox Big Band, then next month he plays all of… Audio
Inside Out Part 2: 15 April 2017
This hour Nick features pianist Alan Pasqua, plus King Curtis, Mary Lou Williams, and Ahmad Jamal's version of Autumn Leaves. Audio
