Nick Tipping
More cool school jazz
More jazz from the US West Coast scene, including Shelly Manne, Hampton Hawes, and Charlie Haden's Quartet West. Audio
Jazz covers of pop hits
We were talking last week about excellent jazz covers of pop hits, so we thought we'd get the expert in! Jazz man Nick Tipping from RNZ Concert brings an array of jazzy covers of popular music into… Audio
A Kiwi jazz sound
Nick features NZ jazz musicians who are engaging with their heritage through their music, including Mark de Clive-Lowe, Harry Harrison, and Umar Zakaria. Audio
Prez, Trane, & Shirley Horn
Nick features classic tracks from Lester "Prez" Young, Shirley Horn, John Coltrane, and Sonny Clark. Audio
Yonathan Avishai, Samsom Nacey Haines
Nick heads to the Netherlands with the Koninklijk Conservatory Band, to Israel and the Congo with Yonathan Avishai, and back to NZ with Samsom Nacey Haines. Audio
Tia Fuller, Pat Bianchi, Stacey Kent
Nick checks out a new recording from Pat Bianchi, classics from Stacey Kent, and Tia Fuller’s Grammy-nominated album. Audio
The Kauri and the Kowhai - Kathy Gillard
Listener Kathy Gillard's fantastic version of "The Holly and the Ivy" Audio
Good King Wences - Graeme Cairns
An irreverent take on "Good King Wenceslas" by listener Graeme Cairns! Audio
In Our Christmas Summer - Dana Livesay
Listener Dana Livesay's moving take on "In the Bleak Midwinter". Audio
Alchemy
Looking for that last-minute Christmas present for the jazz fan in your life? Nick profiles a new album of great Kiwi pop, played by a who’s who of Auckland jazz. Audio
Can music make cocktails taste sweeter? Waikato composer concocts an answer
Jeremy Mayall's fascination with how sound interacts with other senses turned into a PhD and many multi-sensory compositions. Video, Audio
Tito, Herbie, the Boptet
This week: Nick checks out Tito Puente’s ‘Maria Cervantes’, Herbie Hancock’s ‘Maiden Voyage’, Johnny Hartman and John Coltrane with ‘Lush Life’, and a track from Wellington’s Boptet. Audio
Jazz superstar Pat Metheny returns to NZ
Legendary jazz guitarist Pat Metheny is set to make just his second NZ appearance, at the 2020 Auckland Arts Festival. Audio
Pat Metheny full interview
Nick Tipping's full interview with jazz guitarist Pat Metheny. Audio
Phil BROADHURST: Matai Bay
Julie Mason (voice, piano), Phil Broadhurst (piano), Trudy Lile (voice, flute), Brian Smith (sax), Neil Watson (guitar), Nick Tipping (bass), Lance Philip (drums). Recorded by RNZ Concert, 25 July… Audio
Phil BROADHURST: Jam One
Julie Mason (voice, piano), Phil Broadhurst (piano), Trudy Lile (voice, flute), Brian Smith (sax), Neil Watson (guitar), Nick Tipping (bass), Lance Philip (drums). Recorded by RNZ Concert, 25 July… Audio
Phil BROADHURST: Queenstown
Julie Mason (voice, piano), Phil Broadhurst (piano), Trudy Lile (voice, flute), Brian Smith (sax), Neil Watson (guitar), Nick Tipping (bass), Lance Philip (drums). Recorded by RNZ Concert, 25 July… Audio
Alison GRANT: Laying In-Laying Out
Julie Mason, (voice, piano), Phil Broadhurst (piano), Trudy Lile (voice, flute), Brian Smith (sax), Neil Watson (guitar), Nick Tipping (bass), Lance Philip (drums). Recorded by RNZ Concert, 4 October… Audio
John Coltrane's Giant Steps
Although John Coltrane wrote the tune "Giant Steps" as an exercise, something about it appealed to jazz musicians- and the album it headlines became one of Coltrane's most influential. Audio
Jeff Goldblum goes ultralounge
Nick checks out Jeff Goldblum's new album, as well as some Diana Krall, Cannonball Adderley, and Hugh Laurie. Audio
