Jazz
Inside Out Part 1: Soulful Sax, Classic Piano Trios and African Jazz
Nick Tipping shares music from tenor sax greats Dexter Gordon, Ben Webster and Joe Lovano; the classic Bill Evans Trio; and African rhythms from Beninese guitarist Lionel Loueke. Audio
Inside Out Part 2: Soulful Sax, Classic Piano Trios and African Jazz.
Nick Tipping shares music from tenor sax greats Dexter Gordon, Ben Webster and Joe Lovano; the classic Bill Evans Trio; and African rhythms from Beninese guitarist Lionel Loueke. Audio
Inside Out Part 1: A Spring and A Swing
Nick Tipping marks the changing of the seasons with tunes dedicated to spring. Audio
Inside Out Part 2: A Spring and A Swing
Nick Tipping has something to satisfy all jazzheads, from Alice Coltrane to Melody Gardot; Eddie Palmieri to Brian Blade. Audio
Telling the story of a legend
Singer and actor Tim Draxl takes to the stage to tell the story of the brilliant but self-destructive jazz artist Chet Baker in his new show Freeway: The Chet Baker Story. Draxl co-created the show… Audio
Inside Out Part 1: Rudy Van Gelder
Nick Tipping pays tribute to recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder – the man who shaped the sound of modern jazz. Audio
Inside Out Part 2: Rudy Van Gelder
Nick Tipping pays tribute to recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder – the man who shaped the sound of modern jazz. Audio
Modern music with a vintage vibe
Music collective Postmodern Jukebox rose to fame via YouTube for their vintage arrangements of modern hits. Upright bassist Adam Kubota explains how their creations come about; a sad clown singing Roy… Video, Audio
Top trumpeter thrills
US trumpet virtuoso Allen Vizzutti is here for a nationwide tour. As famous for his compositions as his technique, equally at home in classical and jazz work, Allen will have a starring role with the… Video, Audio
Inside Out Part 1: From Angela to Stella via Pannonica
Inspired by a new addition to his family Nick Tipping takes a journey through jazz tunes with girls' names. Audio
Inside Out Part 2: From Angela to Stella via Pannonica
Inspired by a new addition to his family Nick Tipping takes a journey through jazz tunes with girls' names. Audio
From NZ to NYC with her B3
Adrienne Fenemor is a top Hammond B3 player, composer and singer. Despite the total lack of women playing the organ, Adrienne taught herself to play the B3 and now has a thriving career playing in New… Audio
Inside Out Part 1: Journey Through The Jazz Spectrum
Nick Tipping begins this week with spiritual heavyweight John Coltrane; features a couple of classic Blue Note recordings and gets happy with the Vaughn Roberts Big Band. Audio
Inside Out Part 2: Journey Through The Jazz Spectrum
Nick talks jazz standards; features two vocalists you may never have heard of; a live recording from the late great Michael Brecker; and finishes with one of his favourite bass players Dave Holland. Audio
Trip to the Moon
Trip to the Moon is Tom Ludvigson and Trevor Reekie assisted by a crew of long-term musical friends. Their new album A Traveller’s Tale is a highly produced, jazz based, inter galactic and eminently… Video, Audio
Inside Out Part 1: It’s Jazz Time
Nick Tipping lines up tunes from some of the grandmasters of jazz – Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Thelonious Monk and Sarah Vaughan. Audio
Inside Out Part 2: It’s Jazz Time
In the second hour Nick cues contemporary sounds from Roy Hargrove, Seamus Blake, Drew Gress and the SF Jazz Collective.
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The Joffrey Heritage
The Joffrey Ballet School is auditioning in New Zealand for the first time. The New York based academy offers training from classical through to contemporary and jazz and prepares dancers for… Video, Audio
Jazz treasures found on musicians’ shelves
New Zealand label Sarang Bang Records has been unearthing some historic jazz recordings and receiving international acclaim. Video, Audio
