Jazz

This week Nick checks out tracks invoking and evoking the sea and the sky, including Danilo Perez with Across the Crystal Sea, Katya Sourikova's December Sky, and Mike Nock's Land of the Long White… Audio

This week Nick takes a trip 50 years into the past, checking out some of the great jazz albums of 1967 - including Miles Smiles, Jobim's Wave, and McCoy Tyner's The Real McCoy. Audio

This week Nick takes a trip 50 years into the past, checking out some of the great jazz albums of 1967, including Joe Henderson's The Kicker, Stan Getz's Sweet Rain, and Bill Evans' Further… Audio

Pianist Jonathan Crayford is gearing up to hit the road with a Steinway D concert grand; not the usual way of doing things as a pianist but then Mr. Crayford has a fondness for being unique. And when… Audio

Jazz has taken Dave Wilson from Chicago to all over the world. From Los Angeles to Macedonia. Now he's in New Zealand teaching what he loves to students at Victoria University's Jazz School. Audio

Belgium pianist Jef Neve is bringing his jazz fusion music to the Auckland Jazz Festival this week. He’s currently touring Australia and New Zealand with his jazz trio combined with a string quartet… Audio

One of the most unique and influential figures in jazz was born this week 100 years ago. Inside Out celebrates what would be the 100th birthday of Thelonious Monk. Video, Audio

Part 2 of Inside Out's appreciation of Thelonious Monk includes 'Straight No Chaser', 'Pannonica', and 'Monk's Dream'. Audio

Nick Bollinger discusses the ecstatic jazz of Kamasi Washington, and how the Los Angeles saxophonist is bridging the gap between jazz and pop. Audio

Nick Tipping dedicates the programme to the music of Lennon and McCartney with jazz tunes that reinvent the Beatles - from Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald to fusion players Allan Holdsworth and… Audio

Nick Tipping dedicates the programme to the music of Lennon and McCartney with jazz tunes that reinvent the Beatles - from Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald to fusion players Allan Holdsworth and… Audio

Postmodern Jukebox has a reputation of giving modern music a vintage feel and PMJ founder Scott Bradlee hopes that’s enough to get Kiwi audiences on their feet. They are bringing their dance inducing… Video, Audio

This week Nick swaps politics for food, and plays tunes inspired by food and drink, including Blue Mitchell's "Gingerbread Boy", Louis Armstrong's "Struttin' with some Barbecue", and Diana Krall with… Audio

This week Nick swaps politics for food, and plays tunes inspired by food and drink, including Kenny Burrell's "Beef Stew Blues", Lee Konitz's "Marshmallow", and the Manhattan Transfer's "Java Jive". Audio

This week Nick features tenor master Coleman Hawkins, a new album by Bruce Brown, and music by pianists Geri Allen, Charmaine Ford, and Bob James. Audio

This week Nick features tenor sax legend Coleman Hawkins, plus music by Bruce Brown, and pianists Geri Allen and Paul Bley. Audio

This week Nick checks out music by Quincy Jones, Wynton Kelly, and Esperanza Spalding. Audio