Music

She's turned her life upside down to take on the role of Chief Executive of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, but Diana Weir is pretty confident she's landed on her feet. Video, Audio

On today's show, So’omālō catches up with rapper Juwan while he’s in the country, Evie finds all the things Aotearoa wins at per capita, we celebrate the Creative NZ Arts Pasifika Awards, and figure… Audio

Chris Illingworth loves pianos, especially Yamaha ones, but the keyboard maestro for English band GoGo Penguin also loves how – in this digital age – you can manipulate their sound. Video, Audio

Musicians of a feather flock together, especially if they're writing bird music. Our Bookmarks guest today is Adrian Thornton, whose band is playing a gig for the Hawkes Bay Arts festival this Friday… Audio

Music commentator Kirsten Zemke goes out of this world with some songs that are not only about space, but have been broadcast from there too.  Audio

Soprano Madeleine Pierard is (by her own admission) stretching herself a little thin these days, singing Sibelius, Berg, Purcell and Strauss in the space of six weeks. But musically she's never been… Video, Audio

Today's music feature takes an in depth look into singer, songwriter, pianist and activist Nina Simone. She became a prominent figure in the American jazz and blues scene in the late 1950s and was… Audio

On today’s show, STNDRD talks to So’omālō about their latest single with Canaan Ene & Tomorrow People. Evie catches up with Gracie Moller about her Mean Girls-inspired single, Waimirirangi catches us… Audio

Listening to music is not a passive activity according to French conductor Chloé van Soeterstède. In fact, sometimes she sits members of the audience among the players. Audio

Music from the world with Chinese pipa virtuoso Wu Man and Moroccan oud player Driss El Maloumi. Audio

It's difficult to keep up with the energetic Matthew Bannister, now coming through with a second album from his band, The Changing Same. William Dart looks at this along with Bannister's brand new… Audio

Peter Porteous is a musician based in Dunedin who organises an experimental music festival called Lines of Flight. The idea was bred from a friendship he shared with mate and late collaborator Peter… Audio

In the days when bills came in envelopes through the letterbox, a young musician from Northern Ireland used the back of an electricity bill to write down some melody ideas. In this week’s programme… Audio

This week's Nashville Babylon is a soul spectacular featuring classic tracks from the likes of Curtis Mayfield, Ike and Tina Turner, Otis Redding and show favourite Aretha Franklin. Audio

Two new NZ jazz albums this week - an adventurous sax trio featuring Alex Trask, Umar Zakaria, and Abe Baillie; and a heartfelt tribute by the Auckland Jazz Orchestra to the music of the late NZ jazz… Audio

Nick checks out tracks from rising star Lakecia Benjamin, New Orleans-born drummer Herlin Riley, and the trio of Mike Nock, Paul Dyne, and Roger Sellers. Audio