Nick Tipping

This week Nick checks out tracks from Johnny St Cyr to Cécile McLorin Salvant, a new US/NZ collaboration, and classics from Miles, Trane, and Prez. Audio

This week Nick checks out tracks from Buddy DeFranco and Stochelo Rosenberg, next year's NZ Festival headliner Cécile McLorin Salvant, and David Friesen with Reuben Bradley and Dixon Nacey. Audio

This week Nick checks out tracks invoking and evoking the sea and the sky - including Nat King Cole with Orange Coloured Sky, Oscar Peterson with Wave, and Bobby Darin's Beyond the Sea. Audio

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

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 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

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

This week Nick plays tracks by Pat Metheny and Roy Hargrove, remembers the late Walter Becker of Steely Dan, and celebrates Harry Connick Junior's 50th birthday. Audio

This week Nick celebrates the music of John Abercrombie, and checks out tracks by Miles Davis, Anita O'Day, and Milt Jackson. Audio

This week Nick plays tracks in memory of guitarist John Abercrombie, with a little Miles Davis and Benny Golson for good measure. Audio

This week Nick checks out a new album by Ben Wilcock and the Jelly Rolls, that puts a jazz spin on the legends of Te Arawa. Audio

This week Nick features "Kapow!", the new album from The Troubles, as well as Thelonious Monk, Marilyn Crispell, and Conrad Herwig. Audio