Inside Out

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. Read more Audio

In the second part of this week's show, Cannonball and Nat Adderley play classics including 'Work Song', 'The Sticks', and 'Sermonette'. Read more Audio

Ella Dunbar-Wilcox is a NZ singer who works and studies in Los Angeles. Her first EP 'Almost Love' shows a vocalist with a very bright future. Read more Audio

Nicholas Payton plays hard bop, Thomas Botting evokes Balclutha, and Wellington's The Troubles have a very pleasurable time indeed. Read more Audio

There's something about live recordings - they have an energy and excitement that can't be found anywhere else. This week Nick selects two hours' worth of the best live recordings in jazz history -… Read more Audio

There's something about live recordings - they have an energy and excitement that can't be found anywhere else. This week Nick selects two hours' worth of the best live recordings in jazz history -… Read more Audio

Ahead of the 2024 Wellington Jazz Festival, Nick Tipping previews the two major international headliners: bass players Esperanza Spalding and Marcus Miller. Read more Audio

A couple of tracks from Count Basie's album 'Straight Ahead' start the show, followed by tunes from Benny Goodman and Teddy Wilson, Emily Remler, Tierney Sutton, and the Rodger Fox Big Band. Read more Audio

Benny Golson was a legendary tenor sax player and composer, whose lasting legacy is the many jazz standards he composed. Read more Audio

In advance of Herbie Hancock's concerts in Auckland and Wellington in October, Nick Tipping takes a trip through Herbie's career- from the early acoustic days of "Takin' Off" to the jazz funk of "Head… Read more Audio

Julie Mason plays and sings Benny Golson; Philly Joe Jones takes a drum feature with Clifford Brown; and New Orleans band Cha Wa gets funky. Plus - the tuba duet you didn't know you needed to hear. Read more Audio

Ahead of Mike Nock's induction into the NZ Music Hall of Fame, Nick Tipping checks out some of the highlights of his career. Read more Audio