Music

Nick takes a look at some of the leading lights of jazz's rainbow community, including drummers Terri Lyne Carrington and Bill Stewart, singers Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith, pianists Fred Hersch and… Audio

Nick checks out tracks from Roxy Coss, Benny Green, and Ingrid & Christine Jensen; an arrangement of a Robbie Burns song by NZ drummer John Rae, and one of the Buddy Rich Band's signature tunes. Audio

C. Zukey is a Canadian-born New Zealand alternative musician from Auckland with an incredible, heartbreaking story. His new album Stonefruut is inspired by some intense family experiences over the… Audio

Our guest picking the music over the next hour is Dujon Cullingford, a DJ and record collector based in Ngaruawahia. Dujon is a champion for underground New Zealand funk, soul and disco from back in… Audio

Mount Kimbie began their music journey 15 years ago as a duo at the forefront of electronica. Today the beloved English band continue to inspire with their critically acclaimed new album The Sunset… Audio

C Zukey is a Canadian-born New Zealand alternative musician from Auckland. His beautiful new album Stonefruut is inspired by some intense family experiences over the last few years, the birth of his… Audio

In the mid-1960s, Sandy Edmonds was one of the biggest names in New Zealand music with hits like Daylight Saving Time. Rock'n'roll reporter John Baker reflects on the UK-born pop singer's short but… Video, Audio

Te Ohorere Williams is a classical soprano who recently graduated with a Masters of Music at Auckland University. She was first drawn to opera while watching a performance of Mozart's The Magic Flute… Audio

Auckland will be in full voice next month as 11,000 singers hit town for The World Choir Games. 250 choirs from more than 30 countries, representing a diverse range of choral music styles will compete… Audio

Tonight, a track from Berlin-based Kiwi project Saturns Drive, new music from Norwegian-American auteur Okay Kaya, and a glimpse of the 20-minute lullaby reimagining of gnarly Baltimore rock band… Audio

Winner of this year's Nicholas Tarling Aria Competition, Sarah Mileham will be performing in Manukau Symphony Orchestra's next concert as part of her prize. Audio

Award-winning Christchurch folk musician Mel Parsons performs four songs from her new album Sabotage and a special cover. Video, Audio

Georgia Lines recently made good on her 2022 win at the Aotearoa Music Awards for Breakthrough Artist of the Year, taking home this year's Tui for Best Pop Artist. Today she releases her debut… Video, Audio

Jeremy Taylor brings new releases from recent tourist Arooj Aftab and Bat For Lashes, plus a reissue of an underrated REM classic. Audio

The Christchurch singer-songwriter delves into darkness on her new LP. It's an exploration of sadness that's more meaningful when framed against Parsons' usual buoyant personality, writes Tony Stamp.

What if 19th-century composer Hector Berlioz met 21st-century Chinese New Zealander Hector Wong? Poet, composer and playwright Cadence Chung has written a new play, Hector, which imagines just that… Audio