Wellington Jazz Festival

Māreikura is an exciting new work that blends jazz and Te Reo Māori. Inspired by Māori goddesses and cosmology, Te Rito draws extensively on Te Ao Māori. Recorded live at the 2023 Wellington Jazz… Audio

Premiered at the 2023 Wellington Jazz Festival, Pōneke saxophonist and composer Jake Baxendale’s 'Waypeople' was inspired by a poetic version of the classic Chinese philosophical text the Tao Te… Video, Audio

Rodger Fox Big Band featuring King Kapisi with Erna Ferry are set to headline at the 2023 Wellington Jazz Festival. Charlotte Ryan talks to Roger Fox. Audio

The Sunday Mixtape, commissioned by the Wellington Jazz Festival, was an opportunity for three very different Aotearoa jazz musicians to present sets of brand new music. Video, Audio

Listen to saxophonist, clarinettist, flutist, band leader and composer Nathan Haines and his octet perform original material from new past releases at this Wellington Jazz Festival concert. Audio

Hear 'the Soul Daughter of Tūhoe', Whirimako Black, performing te reo Māori jazz standards and originals at the 2021 Wellington Jazz Festival. Audio

Today kicks off Aotearoa New Zealand's biggest international jazz festival, the Wellington Jazz Festival. Music commentator Dave Wilson says it's a thrilling week for music lovers for the expansive… Audio

Wellington based, Filipino-born bassist and composer Seth Boy often combines the musical influences of his home country and of jazz greats like Duke Ellington, and John Coltrane in his work. Seth has… Video, Audio

Grammy award winning bass player and experimental musician MonoNeon will be performing his latest album Basquiat & Skittles with his band at the 2022 Wellington Jazz Festival.

Well known for his… Video, Audio

Take a cosmic, spiritual spin through neo-jazz with Cory Champion and the Clear Path Ensemble in this performance live at the 2021 Wellington Jazz Festival. Audio

Drawing from his experiences marching in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement in Auckland, composer and saxophonist Callum Passells & his ensemble LCR present a new suite exploring the… Video, Audio

RNZ Concert's Nick Tipping previews this year's lineup at the Wellington Jazz Festival. Audio

Recorded on 20 October 2020, at St Peter's on Willis, Wellington by RNZ Concert. Video, Audio

Grammy award-winning mariachi musician Mireya Ramos joins Kathryn in the Wellington studio for a chat, some songs and a live performance ahead of her gig at the Wellington Jazz Festival on Sunday… Audio

Kevin Field Quintet recorded at 2020 Wellington Jazz Festival. Video, Audio