Miles Davis

William Dart looks at the phenomenon of the supergroup, setting off with Cream in the 1960s and ending with the homegrown Sundae Painters, the final project of the late Hamish Kilgour. Audio

It's a commonly-held belief that forgetting things is the first sign of a slippery slide into cognitive decline. However, researchers at Trinity College Dublin and the University of Toronto now argue… Audio

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin and the University of Toronto now believe that 'forgetting' is actually a form of learning that helps our brains access more important information. Professor… Audio

Nick Bollinger discusses the power of refusal in the music of Lincolnshire's Billy Nomates; the visceral post-rock of Auckland's Wax Chattels; and a motherlode of previously unreleased Prince. Audio

Jimmy Dennis was wrongfully convicted for a crime he didn't commit after a 17-year-old girl was murdered in 1991. He spent 25 years on death row, but eventually his conviction was overturned. And now… Audio

Jazz Legend Herbie Hancock is in New Zealand this week to open the Wellington Jazz Festival. He talks to Jim Mora about what led him to music in the first place, what he's most proud of, and why some… Video, Audio

Nick checks out the two very different albums Miles Davis released in 1958. 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