Jazz

This week Nick previews the Rodger Fox Big Band's trip to the US West Coast, and features tracks from Shirley Horn, Emily Remler, Bill Evans, and McCoy Tyner. Audio

On Worlds of Music this week Trevor Reekie takes in all things jazz including an interview with Don Was, the President and Creative Director of the iconic jazz label, Blue Note Records, talking about… Audio

This week Nick features the evergreen pianist Herbie Hancock, along with Illinois Jacquet and "Boss Hog" Kevin Mahogany. Audio

This week Nick checks out some of Herbie Hancock's more recent releases, as well as Sara Gazarek, Vijay Iyer, and the European Jazz Trio. Audio

This week Nick features the dynamic bass player and composer Charles Mingus, along with Nathan Haines, Tord Gustavson, and Count Basie. Audio

This week Nick features the dynamic bass player and composer Charles Mingus, along with Gregory Porter, Bennie Moten, and Wes Montgomery. Audio

This week Nick celebrates Canada's 150th birthday with a look at some of the best Canadian jazz musicians in the business- including Oscar Peterson, Maynard Ferguson, Kenny Wheeler, and Diana Krall. Audio

This week Nick checks out classics from Dave Brubeck and Jackie McLean, and recent NZ jazz from Tessa Quayle and Reuben Bradley. Plus Milt Hinton and Lionel Hampton reminisce about the old days. Audio

This week Nick checks out music by Yusef Lateef, Christine Jensen, and Ron Carter, plus a beautiful solo tune by pianist Andrew Hill. Audio

This week Nick checks out swinging tunes from Mark Lockett and Oscar Peterson, crossover tracks from Lionel Loueke and Katya Sourikova, and vocal acrobatics from Luciana Souza. Audio

In this episode Trevor features music from Ethiopia, desert blues that won a Grammy, an electronica composition from Lebanon and later in the program an interview from Grammy Award winning American… Audio

Wellington's Rodger Fox Big Band were invited to perform at the prestigious Monterey Jazz Festival recently. We captured their live session in a 360-degree video. Video, Audio

This week Nick features The Thad Jones Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra, alongside trumpet players Wallace Roney, Wynton Marsalis, and Lee Morgan. Audio

This week Nick features The Thad Jones Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra, alongside trumpet player Wallace Roney, singer Joe Williams, and Thad Jones's brother Hank. Audio

The Recorded Music NZ Best Jazz Album award was claimed by Jonathan Crayford, for his seven-track East West Moon at the New Zealand Jazz Awards on Sunday night in Wellington. He talks to Zoe George… Audio

Grammy Award winning, genre bending jazz guitarist Bill Frisell played at the Wellington Opera House last week as part of the Wellington Jazz Festival. He speaks with fellow guitarist Elliot Childs…

Jonathan Crayford and Callum Allardice are the big winners at the 2017 Jazz Music Awards in Wellington. Audio

Brace for impact with these futuristic space-jazz pioneers. Fusing jazz, Afro-beat and electronica, The Comet is Coming are your soundtrack to an imagined apocalypse, with members King Shabaka… Audio

Secret Islands Quintet's soulful sound assimilates the North American jazz tradition into an Aotearoa New Zealand context. Here they are live in concert at the 2017 Wellington Jazz Festival Audio