Navigation for Upbeat

All episodes

Wednesday, 18 August 2021

Nancy Howie with her homemade hurdy-gurdy

Nancy Howie - instrument making with joyful irreverance

Full episode

Tuesday, 8 June 2021

Richard Nunns at Karori Wildlife Sanctuary during the recording of He Ara Pūoro.

Remembering Richard Nunns

Full episode

Thursday, 27 May 2021

No caption

Imogen Thirlwall

Full episode

Friday, 16 April 2021

No caption

The Richter City Rebels

Full episode

Tuesday, 6 April 2021

Full episode

Wednesday, 31 March 2021

Adrienne McKay

Bringing jazz organ to town

Full episode

Friday, 23 October 2020

Christchurch's All Girl Big Band

Christchurch's All Girl Big Band

Full episode

Thursday, 17 September 2020

Tom Scott of Avantdale Bowling Club Live at the Powerstation 2019.

The Wellington Jazz Festival keeps it local

Full episode

Monday, 14 September 2020

Little Andromeda's first location, in Christchurch's Arts Precinct

Little Andromeda rises again

Full episode

Wednesday, 2 September 2020

Jack C. Richards

Patron Jack Richards urges others to support artists in their hour of need

Full episode

Friday, 31 July 2020

Nick Tipping in his element - behind the bass at a jazz gig.

Around the world with a double bass

Full episode

Wednesday, 25 December 2019

A closeup of kowhai flowers against a dark background

The Kauri and the Kowhai - Kathy Gillard

Full episode

Friday, 13 December 2019

No caption

Taking NZ jazz to New Orleans

Full episode

Friday, 22 November 2019

Pat Metheny

Pat Metheny full interview

Full episode

Wednesday, 13 November 2019

No caption

Bringing jazz musicians together

Full episode

Wednesday, 16 October 2019

No caption

This Time it’s Personal: Louis Baker on the music of Chopin

Full episode

Tuesday, 8 October 2019

Matt Beachen, Shaan Singh, Sam Thomson and Ben O’Leary of Drax Project

Drax Project's Shaan Singh on the Bach Cello Suites

Full episode

Tuesday, 4 June 2019

Dr Bartolo and Rosina in The Barber of Seville

Daybreak Book Corner: Tales from the Opera

Full episode

Thursday, 21 March 2019

Cynthia Millar

Bringing the electric feel to Auckland

Full episode

Friday, 15 March 2019

Trio Pohadka

Trio Pohádka - where music and medicine meet

Full episode

Friday, 1 March 2019

Daybreak presenter Cynthia Morahan with writer and illustrator Donovan Bixley

Donovan Bixley Daybreak

Full episode

Thursday, 7 February 2019

William Hawkey

Announcement of the death of Bill Hawkey

Full episode

Wednesday, 5 December 2018

Nicholas McGegan

McGegan on Messiah

Full episode

Tuesday, 9 October 2018

Full episode

Monday, 12 February 2018

From left, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.

Today on Upbeat

Full episode
Prev 1 3 4 5 ...

12pm-1pm   Music news, talk features and interviews, new releases etc.

1pm-3pm   ‘Onstage’ - highlights from RNZ’s recordings of live music performances

Click here to find out about the music played on Upbeat today.

A daily music and arts interview programme which ran on RNZ Concert for many years, concluding in 2020.

Monday to Friday, 12pm-3pm