Music
Scoreless
The Auckland Jazz Orchestra plays Phil Broadhurst's tune Scoreless in the Auckland Town Hall Concert Chamber. Audio
Black Suede Boots
The Auckland Jazz Orchestra plays Phil Broadhurst's tune Black Suede Boots in the Auckland Town Hall Concert Chamber. Audio
Pat
The Auckland Jazz Orchestra plays Phil Broadhurst's tune Pat in the Auckland Town Hall Concert Chamber. Audio
Drive
The Auckland Jazz Orchestra plays Phil Broadhurst's tune Drive in the Auckland Town Hall Concert Chamber. Audio
Straight And Narrow
The Auckland Jazz Orchestra plays Phil Broadhurst's tune Straight And Narrow in the Auckland Town Hall Concert Chamber. Audio
Flaubert's Dance
The Auckland Jazz Orchestra plays Phil Broadhurst's tune Flaubert's Dance in the Auckland Town Hall Concert Chamber. Audio
Pukeko
The Auckland Jazz Orchestra plays Phil Broadhurst's tune Pukeko in the Auckland Town Hall Concert Chamber. Audio
First Shot
The Auckland Jazz Orchestra plays Phil Broadhurst's tune First Shot in the Auckland Town Hall Concert Chamber. Audio
Skindred's new reggae album
The band Skindred have just won Best Alternative Act at the 2024 MOBO Awards - MOBO standing for Music Of Black Origin. Audio
Homegrown festival: From Kiwi classics to TikTok trends
Review - Saturday night was a celebration of some of the best music Aotearoa New Zealand has to offer. And what a night it was, writes Pretoria Gordon.
James Taylor returns to NZ for two shows
Six-time grammy award winner, James Taylor, speaks with Jim Mora about his life and career ahead of his one-off New Zealand show 'An Evening with James Taylor and His All-Star Band' set for April. Audio
Marley controversy takes centre stage at WOMAD day 2
Review - TE KAAHU showed off her musical delicacy, while Ziggy Marley's performance had an increased police presence and silent protesters in the crowds.
Hymns on Sunday, 17 March 2024
19th-century English architect James Edmeston wrote around 2000 hymns - it was said that he produced one every Sunday. We'll hear one of his best-known hymns this week: Lead us, heavenly Father, lead… Audio
Nashville Babylon: 16 March 2024
On this week's show Mark has birthday tunes for Wilson Pickett and Ry Cooder, reggae from Peter Tosh, new music from the Hanging Stars plus an all time classic courtesy of Billie Holiday. Audio
Russ Spiegel
American guitarist Russ Spiegel returns to NZ in March and April for nine dates, and Nick checks out Russ' latest album 'Caribbean Blue'. Also this hour: Jane Monheit sings the classics, and Kiwis… Audio
Filthy McNasty
Nick checks out the inventor of vocalese, Eddie Jefferson, singing Horace Silver's 'Filthy McNasty', two classics from Oliver Nelson, and a gorgeous piece by Mike Nock; and Bill Frisell plays Marvin… Audio
The Mixtape: Katchafire’s Logan Bell
To mark the release of Legacy - a new RNZ documentary about the Māori reggae band Katchafire - frontman Logan Bell shares songs that have shaped his life and music. Video, Audio
Brainorchestra: 'I skipped class to make beats'
New Jersey based Brainorchestra is a prolific hip hop producer and one you should watch. The beat maker's first studio was a flash drive that he would plug into the school computer. He's become an… Audio
Thee Conductor employs Bonnie Prince Billy to sing the romantic songs of Ennoia
A meeting of worlds between alt-country superstar Will Oldham and eclectic composer Justin Butler yields fruitful results on this far-flung collection. Video, Audio
Kim Gordon blends precision and chaos on The Collective
Tony Stamp reviews the ex-Sonic Youth member's second solo album, a noisy, hip-hop influenced outing that puts provocateurs her junior to shame. Video, Audio
