Jazz

Alto sax-player Jake Baxendale has recorded with the Rodger Fox Big Band, the Richter City Rebels, as well as his own group, The Jac. Now he's taking it to the next level, in Sydney and New York… Audio

Wellington Jazz Festival is a mecca for local players to get together for dozens of free events. Bass player Nick Tipping has multiple gigs including recreating two classic albums Charles Mingus' 1959… Audio

Jazz guitarist Larry Koonse is a popular musician for hire by big names. The Los Angeles born guitarist has been playing since the age of seven and has featured on more than 100 albums. Larry is in… Audio

Wayne Shorter is one of the world's jazz greats - he's played with Miles Davis and was discovered by John Coltrane. He talks about his stellar career playing saxophone, ahead of his upcoming… Audio

You just have to hear the opening music of Star Wars to know you're going on an adventure. It's tunes like that which inspire Jake Baxendale to delve into fantasy music with his Midi-eval Orchestra at… Audio

From 70s heart throb, 80s glam rock to 90s soul, singer Mark Williams has shape-shifted many times. The boy from Dargaville is back this time to transform classic kiwi tunes with other pop stars like… Audio

Punk, jazz and grunge don't often go hand in hand, but inventive jazz pianist Jonathan Crayford has a band with friend Ross Burge that does just that. Spanner has had a month long residency in… Audio

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Grammy award nominated American jazz singer Karrin Allyson is in New Zealand to perform with the Roger Fox Big Band. She tells Eva about her transition from classical to jazz… Audio

Hers in the voice that backed the Rolling Stones for 25 years, but Lisa Fischer has also established herself in her own right. Lisa mesmerized movie-goers in Academy Award-winning documentary Twenty… Audio

Editor, publisher and jazz fan Fergus Barrowman is in to spin some tracks, including a little Marsalis magic. Audio

Auckland jazz singer and pianist Julie Mason talks about her sixth album Layers of Disguise, her first after many years where illness prevented her from performing. Audio

Wellington Jazz Festival Artistic Director Shelagh Magadza talks about the international line-up for this year's June event in the capital. The big names to listen out for Wayne Shorter and Karin… Audio

Last weekend at the Tauranga National Jazz Festival, Jazz pianist, educator, and multi award winner Phil Broadhurst picked up Best Album for his 2015 release 'Panacea' and Callum Allardice won the… Audio, Gallery

Wellington based Jazz guitarist and composer Callum Allardice won the inagural Apra Best Jazz Composition award at the 2016 Jazz Awards handed out at Easter. He tells Zoe George how his winning 10… Audio