Inside Out

Bahraini trumpet player Yazz Ahmed brings a Middle Eastern sound to jazz; and NZ jazz musicians Alex Ventling and Kim Paterson release a new album called 'Conversations'. Read more Audio

Nick checks out a couple of tracks from the all star album Like Minds, Canadian trumpet players Ingrid Jensen and Kenny Wheeler, and a track from tenor player Johnny Lippiett. Read more Audio

In the first part of a two-part show, Nick checks out some of the many jazz tunes inspired by, and named after, the moon: including Frank Sinatra singing "Fly Me to the Moon", Billie Holiday with… Read more Audio

In Part 2 of a 2-part show, Nick checks out jazz tunes inspired by the moon - featuring Ella Fitzgerald, the Auckland Jazz Orchestra and Caitlin Smith, and Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers.  Read more Audio

Swingers from Herbie Hancock, Melba Liston, Hetty Kate, and Mark Lockett - and an original by Michael Costeloe and the RNZAF Jazz Band. Read more Audio

Nick dips into the classics with John Coltrane, Sarah Vaughan, and Joe Williams; Alan Broadbent meets the Wellington Jazz Orchestra; and Alex "Honey" Boulton is "The Charmer". Read more Audio

Multi-award winning NZ guitarist Callum Allardice's new album 'Elementa' is a combination of his signature cinematic soundscapes, and a small-group intimacy. Read more Audio

Flutist Herbie Mann gets funky, Thabani Gapara plays the music of Louis Mhlanga, Mike Nock teams up with NZTrio, and Lisa Tomlins recalls Pixie Williams. Read more Audio

This week Nick features two leading contemporary players, trumpeter Terell Stafford and tenor player Mark Turner (pictured)- plus tunes by George Shearing and Lester Young. Read more Audio

This week Nick features two leading contemporary players, trumpeter Terell Stafford (pictured) and tenor player Mark Turner- plus tunes by Chet Baker, Charlie Parker and Jelly Roll Morton. Read more Audio

Lou Donaldson was an alto sax player, whose smooth and groovy sound defined jazz in the 1960s. Nick Tipping takes a look back at Lou Donaldson's remarkable career. Read more Audio

Nick takes a look back at the career of Roy Haynes, the drummer whose signature sound earned him the nickname "Snap Crackle". Read more Audio