Nick Tipping

Nick picks the must-have jazz albums to kickstart your record collection. Audio

Nick picks the must-have jazz albums to kickstart your record collection. Audio

Nick focuses on jazz manouche, a genre created by Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli, and carried on by modern masters Angelo DeBarre, Stochelo Rosenberg, and Biréli Lagrène. Audio

It's a variety pack this week, as Nick checks out tracks from Diana Krall, Miles Davis, Esperanza Spalding, and the Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra. Audio

Nick Tipping checks out jazz tunes which describe evoke cities and streets, including Jonathan Crayford's 'Skyscraper Scaffold', Duke Ellington's 'Sidewalks of New York', and Myele Manzanza's 'Brixton… Audio

Ornette Coleman's 'Congeniality' stretches the boundaries of mainstream jazz; Goldsmith Baynes present a call to arms; and Benny Green swings. Audio

Wellington saxophonist Jake Baxendale's new album evokes soft rain, vibrant new growth, and the wonderment of contemplating nature. Audio

Errol Garner swings; Abbey Lincoln sings; and Dave Holland and Sam Rivers focus on what's important. Audio

Kāpiti drummer Mike Jensen's new album 'Remembering' is the outcome of his Master's project at the University of Auckland, and examines family dynamics and personal history. Also this hour: music from… Audio

Nick heads to Europe for jazz from Tom Berkmann and Fabrizio Sotti, trumpet player and singer Clora Bryant makes an appearance, and Herbie Hancock gets moody. Audio

Swingers from Herbie Hancock, Melba Liston, Hetty Kate, and Mark Lockett - and an original by Michael Costeloe and the RNZAF Jazz Band. Audio

Nick dips into the classics with John Coltrane, Sarah Vaughan, and Joe Williams; Alan Broadbent meets the Wellington Jazz Orchestra; and Alex "Honey" Boulton is "The Charmer". Audio

Nick takes a look at some of the leading lights of jazz's rainbow community, including drummers Terri Lyne Carrington and Bill Stewart, singers Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith, pianists Fred Hersch and… Audio

Nick checks out tracks from Roxy Coss, Benny Green, and Ingrid & Christine Jensen; an arrangement of a Robbie Burns song by NZ drummer John Rae, and one of the Buddy Rich Band's signature tunes. Audio

In memory of the late NZ drummer Frank Gibson Jr, Nick Tipping revisits his work with jazz-fusion outfit Space Case Audio

Nick features a new album by Austrian bass player Gina Schwarz, and tracks by bassists Paul Dyne, Charles Mingus, Dave Holland, and Linda May Han Oh. Audio

Cory Champion is one of New Zealand's busiest jazz musicians and DJs - and the latest album from his Clear Path Ensemble combines live instruments and electronic tech in often mesmerizing ways. Audio

Nick checks out recent releases from Germany, Japan, and France; NZ's Vaughn Roberts Big Band makes an appearance; and Gregory Porter and Grant Green perform classics. Audio

Chris Beernink's new album 'The Chimera Suite' is a thrilling combination of jazz big band and extreme metal. Audio

Nick checks out a new album by Michelle Nicolle and Larry Koonse; Shirley Horn swings at Vine St; and Kurt Rosenwinkel changes the sound of jazz. Audio