Jazz
REVIEW: Herbie Hancock live at the Wellington Jazz Festival
Herbie Hancock opened the Wellington Jazz Festival last night with a demonstration of just about all the things jazz can be: traditional, experimental, cerebral, emotional, physical, intellectual -…
The 40 Watt Banana - Peeled
The 40 Watt Banana was a band who formed in Wellington in 1968 performing Indo-Afro psychedelic music. Trevor Reekie talks to band member Kevin Clark about an album that took 48 years to see the light… Audio
What to expect from the Wellington Jazz Festival
Music commentator Kirsten Johnstone walks us through what to expect from the Wellington Jazz Festival (June 5 - 9), including some unjazzy jazz tunes from Rafiq Bhatia and Ghost-Note Audio
Alicia Olatuja: taking on the divas
Alicia Olatuja is a mezzo-soprano who covers songs by artists as diverse as Nina Simone, Joni Mitchell and Tracy Chapman. And she's just as much at home singing gospel and opera. You might not know… Audio
Herbie Hancock: 'People didn't understand Miles Davis'
Jazz Legend Herbie Hancock is in New Zealand this week to open the Wellington Jazz Festival. He talks to Jim Mora about what led him to music in the first place, what he's most proud of, and why some… Video, Audio
Lena Horne, Dexter Gordon, Michelle Nicolle
Nick gets swinging with singers Lena Horne and Michelle Nicolle, and tenor sax man Dexter Gordon. Audio
Inside Out: 2019 Wellington Jazz Festival
Nick Tipping features the headline acts from the 2019 Wellington Jazz Festival, including Herbie Hancock, Alicia Olatuja, Lex French, and Ambrose Akinmusire in this episode of Inside Out. Audio
Nashville Babylon 27 May, 2019
On tonight's show Mark plays birthday tunes for Don Williams and John Fogerty, spins classic country-soul from Larry Jon Wilson and Bobbie Gentry, a track from Delaney Davidson's Self Decapitation… Audio
Jazz legend Billy Childs comes to Christchurch
The annual Cavell Leitch New Zealand International Jazz and Blues Festival starts today in Christchurch. Nick Tipping chats to jazz legend Billy Childs Audio
Warrington, Metheny, Jazzmeia Horn
Classics from Clifford Brown & Max Roach and the Dave Brubeck Quartet, and modern jazz from Tom Warrington and Jazzmeia Horn. Audio
NZ jazz: Whirimako Black, Trevor Coleman, Charmaine Ford
Kiwi jazz for NZ Music Month! Nick features Whirimako Black, Trevor Coleman, Charmaine Ford, and bass players Tom Botting and Tom Dennison. Audio
Prez, Trane, & Shirley Horn
Nick features classic tracks from Lester "Prez" Young, Shirley Horn, John Coltrane, and Sonny Clark. Audio
NZ jazz: a search for identity
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
Tamara Kuldin, Wes Montgomery, Bunny Berigan
Nick plays music by Tamara Kuldin, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Wes Montgomery, and Bunny Berigan. Audio
Kind of Blue
Arguably the greatest jazz record of all time. Miles Davis put together an all-star band, gave them a few sketches, and stood back to let them work. The result changed the sound of jazz. Audio
The Great American Songbook with Bruce Brown
The Great American Songbook has provided inspiration for musicians for decades - it’s not an actual book, but more a set of songs that have evolved to be among the most popular classic tunes of the… Audio
Mike Garson: my life as David Bowie's piano man
Of all the great musicians David Bowie worked with over the years, few were as central to his career as pianist Mike Garson. Video, Audio
Inside Out: Cory Henry, Melba Liston, Wynton Marsalis
This week Nick checks out jazz organist Cory Henry and trombonist Melba Liston; and Wynton Marsalis is in bebop mode. Audio
