Music

On this week’s Nashville Babylon Mark has blues from Buddy Guy, gospel courtesy of Mahalia Jackson, a track from Tami Neilson’s latest album Kingmaker plus ska from Joe Higgs. Audio

Taranaki's image is based on its beautiful maunga, its surf beaches and its native bush. But there's a significant local jazz industry as well. Some of New Zealand's top musicians have come out of the… Audio

Canadian trombonist Audrey Ochoa's latest album goes by the intriguing name of Frankenhorn, and it's a mashup of contemporary jazz with a DJ twist. Audio

Auckland beatmaker Haz Beats has won multiple awards for producing hip-hop but these days he's appreciating smoother sounds, too. Haz talks us through some of his favourite tracks on The Mixtape. Video, Audio

Reliable Recordings was the first record label to release locally-made house music in New Zealand, back in 1999. Tony Stamp talked to label boss Joost Langeveld about bringing it back in 2022. Audio

Tony Stamp engages with Auckland musician Lunavela’s scathingly honest indie rock, joke-filled dance floor cuts from French/ Belgian duo Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul, and Canadian JayWood’s breezy… Audio

Joy Crooks is a proud South Londoner of Bangladeshi and Irish heritage Her music defies genres, her timeless vocals are reminiscent of a bygone era and communicate her stories and reflections with a… Video, Audio

Music from the world, for the world, hosted by Trevor Reekie. Audio

New Zealand country music legend John Grenell, aka John Hore, died this week at 78. Music journalist Glen Moffatt, who's been a fan of Grenell since childhood, chats with Charlotte Ryan about his… Video, Audio

Considered one of the world's great violinists, American Hilary Hahn is a three-time Grammy Award winner passionate about making classical music more accessible. Video, Audio

On Introducing this week we are introduced to Otautahi musician CAITLIN and her song Kitchen. Audio

Today for NZ APRA Silver Scroll finalist Georgia Lines is in the Auckland studio to play some tracks from her latest EP, Human, which has been released today. Audio

Freshly remastered and sounding better than ever, Safe As Milk was the first studio album by Californian musical auteur Captan Beefheart (Don Van Vliet). We'll hear two key tracks from that today… Audio

The Christchurch Symphony Orchestra presents a concert of 'Romantic Masters', starting with Berlioz' 'Roman Carnival Overture', then Saint-Saëns' Nile-inspired 'Piano Concerto No 5', and Dvořák's… Audio

One of New Zealand's most popular country musicians, John Grenell, has died at the age of 78.

Known for his smooth voice, John's career began when he was just teenager.

His band 'The Saddleblasters'… Audio