Nick Tipping

Nick Tipping checks out a new album from Auckland-based collective Wāhine in Jazz. Audio

Shirley Scott Stands and delivers; tracks from Tina Brooks and Clare Fischer; and Malcolm McNeill gets mellow. Audio

A new album by Melbourne musicians Michelle Nicolle and Paul Grabowsky combines stunning musicianship with a melancholy vibe. Audio

Charlie Haden's Quartet West plays a tune by NZ pianist Alan Broadbent; star vocalists Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughan feature; and Brad Mehldau plays Radiohead. Audio

Nick checks out some of the jazz albums which were released in 1965, including Coltrane's "A Love Supreme", and Miles Davis' "ESP". Audio

Nick checks out more tracks from 1965, including Herbie Hancock's "Maiden Voyage" and Horace Silver's "Cape Verdean Blues". Audio

Nick heads back 70 years to check out jazz albums from 1955, including Horace Silver, Stan Kenton, and Frank Sinatra. Audio

Nick checks out classics including Coltrane's 'Mr PC' and Billie Holiday's 'All of Me', plus NZ originals from Mike Nock and Jasmine Lovell-Smith. Audio

Famous albums are often built around famous tracks, which can mean the other numbers on the release get left behind in the mix. Nick checks out tunes from the B-sides of famous albums - including John… Audio

In the second of the Inside Out B-Side Sessions, Nick checks out tracks from the B-sides of famous albums - including Dave Brubeck's Time Out, Miles Davis' Birth of the Cool, and Ella Fitzgerald Sings… Audio

Nick picks the must-have jazz albums to kickstart your record collection. Audio

Nick picks the must-have jazz albums to kickstart your record collection. Audio

Nick focuses on jazz manouche, a genre created by Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli, and carried on by modern masters Angelo DeBarre, Stochelo Rosenberg, and Biréli Lagrène. Audio

It's a variety pack this week, as Nick checks out tracks from Diana Krall, Miles Davis, Esperanza Spalding, and the Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra. Audio

Nick Tipping checks out jazz tunes which describe evoke cities and streets, including Jonathan Crayford's 'Skyscraper Scaffold', Duke Ellington's 'Sidewalks of New York', and Myele Manzanza's 'Brixton… Audio

Ornette Coleman's 'Congeniality' stretches the boundaries of mainstream jazz; Goldsmith Baynes present a call to arms; and Benny Green swings. Audio

Wellington saxophonist Jake Baxendale's new album evokes soft rain, vibrant new growth, and the wonderment of contemplating nature. Audio

Errol Garner swings; Abbey Lincoln sings; and Dave Holland and Sam Rivers focus on what's important. Audio

Kāpiti drummer Mike Jensen's new album 'Remembering' is the outcome of his Master's project at the University of Auckland, and examines family dynamics and personal history. Also this hour: music from… Audio

Nick heads to Europe for jazz from Tom Berkmann and Fabrizio Sotti, trumpet player and singer Clora Bryant makes an appearance, and Herbie Hancock gets moody. Audio