Jazz

Nick goes for breadth on today’s show, with music from Cannonball Adderley, Geri Allen, Kristin Berardi, and Charles Mingus, plus big band music from Christchurch’s Glenn Wagstaff. Audio

Classics, modern fusion and funk with tracks from Geri Allen, Snarky Puppy, Barney Kessell, and Maceo Parker! Audio

Nick features the 1968 Blue Note album “Introducing Duke Pearson's Big Band”, as well as tracks from Kristin Berardi and Kenny Burrell. Audio

Nick features Duke Ellington’s 1968 album “The Far East Suite”, alsongside music from Emily Remler, and the Efficient Five. Audio

New music with a Brazilian tinge by Wellington guitarist Julie Bevan; and tracks from Paul Dyne, Lucien Johnson, and the Vaughn Roberts Big Band. Audio

Enjoy this tribute concert for long-time RNZ jazz broadcaster Haydn Sherley, hosted by the Wellington Jazz Club at Meow bar, with Nick Tipping as MC. The Paul Dyne Quintet plays some of Haydn’s… Audio

Classics from Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, and Pat Metheny, and a screamer from Maynard Ferguson. Audio

The second part of the Haydn Sherley Tribute Audio

Nick features Dave Brubeck, along with Auckland bass players Olivier Holland and Tom Dennison. Audio

Nick features Dave Brubeck, as well as Christchurch band Sumo Jazz, Wellington trumpet player Michael Taylor, and a mambo version of Mozart’s Symphony No. 40. Audio

Nick features the playing of Jimmy Blanton, 100 years since his birth. Plus more bass action from Esperanza Spalding, Linda Oh, and Ray Brown. Audio

Nick features the music of two NZ bands currently touring the country: the Mark Lockett Trio, and The Jac. Plus Cannonball Adderley, Gwilym Simcock, and Natalie Cole. Audio

A look through Wes Montgomery’s back catalogue- plus music from the Wellington Jazz Orchestra’s album “Journey Home”, and Japanese pianist Hiromi. Audio

A look back at bass player Sam Jones, a mini-set from Billie Holiday, and tunes from Tommy Potter, Randy Weston, Toots Thielemans, and Paul Bley. Audio

Music from Tommy Potter on his 100^th birthday, a look at the African-influenced jazz of the late Randy Weston, and a new track from Liam Ryan and Rodger Fox. Audio

This week: jazz inspired by the rain, including Wes Montgomery with ‘Come Rain or Come Shine’,  Paul Motian with ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’, and Dee Dee Bridgewater singing ‘Here’s That Rainy Day’.

This week: jazz inspired by the rain, including Joanne Brackeen with Jobim’s ‘Waters of March’, Glenn Miller’s ‘Blue Rain’, and Herbie Hancock with ‘Rain Dance’. Audio

This week Nick features Canadian trumpet player Ingrid Jensen, as well as tracks from Michel Petrucciani, the Quintet of the Hot Club of France, and Kevin Mahogany. Audio

This week Nick features a new album from the Transtasman sextet Antipodes, as well as music from New York-based Kiwi bass player Matt Penman, and classics from Red Garland and the Count Basie… Audio

On this week's show Mark plays new tracks from Israel Nash, Richard Thompson Boz Scaggs and Tony Joe White, wishes Van Morrison a happy birthday and welcomes in the Spring with a classic Beatles cover… Audio