Jazz on Concert

"It's either compose or decompose!" says Mike Nock, who hasn't stopped making music since he began his career back in the 1950s. The jazz musician will be inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of… Read more Audio

Six years after throat surgery damaged his vocal cords, speaking doesn't come easy to New Zealand jazz icon Nathan Haines. These days Haines says his most effective instrument for "getting emotion… Read more Video, Audio

With a career spanning seven decades and a staggering 14 GRAMMY awards, few artists have had more influence on modern music than Herbie Hancock. He speaks with RNZ Concert presenter, jazz musician and… Read more Audio

Composer, performer, and educator Dr Andrew Faleatua has been announced as the 2024 Jazz Composer-in-Residence at the New Zealand School of Music. Read more Audio

Nick Tipping, host of RNZ’s jazz show Inside Out, pays tribute to NZ jazz great Rodger Fox who has died at the age of 71. Read more Audio

Jazz guitarist and composer Callum Allardice has gone seriously big band for his new album, Cinematic Light Orchestra. Read more Video, Audio

American guitarist Russ Spiegel performs with Finn Scholes (tpt), Callum Passells (alto sax), Roger Manins (tenor sax), Connor McAneny (piano), Cam McArthur (bass), Dan Waterson (drums) live at the… Read more Audio

A concert that combines the world of jazz with Te Reo Māori, in a dynamic performance of original material as well as jazz standards sung by Whirimako Black, Leon Wharekura and Allana Goldsmith. Read more 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. Read more 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. Read more Audio

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

A performance of jazz originals inspired by New Zealand locations including Mt Aspiring, Manuka Bay, Balclutha, Fairlie and The Remarkables; recorded by RNZ Concert at the Creative Jazz Club Aotearoa… Read more Audio