Inside Out

Kiwi jazz from Vaughn Roberts and Charmaine Ford, a beautiful bossa from Stacey Kent, and the Arts Pepper and Farmer play standards! Read more Audio

Mary Lou Williams was an underrated composer and pianist, whose work ranged from bop to a Catholic Mass. This week Nick checks out her piano playing, as well as soprano sax work from Sidney Bechet and… Read more Audio

The Nelson Tasman arts scene is legendary, so it's no surprise that the region has produced its fair share of top level jazz musicians. From Nelson city to Golden Bay, and from Richmond to New York… Read more Audio

Taranaki's image is based on its beautiful maunga, its surf beaches and its native bush. But there's a significant local jazz industry as well. Some of New Zealand's top musicians have come out of the… Read more Audio

Canadian trombonist Audrey Ochoa's latest album goes by the intriguing name of Frankenhorn, and it's a mashup of contemporary jazz with a DJ twist. Read more Audio

Dunedin's music scene is perhaps best known for its eponymous rock sound, but there are some fantastic jazz players in the Edinburgh of the South. Read more Audio

Sun Ra and his Arkestra are best known for their avant-garde explorations into Afro-futurism, but before they went in that direction they were a tight traditional big band, with a sound somewhere… Read more Audio

The Bay of Plenty gave NZ its first ever jazz recording in 1930, and it's still putting out jazz legends. Read more Audio

Nick checks out music from the exciting young trumpet player Christian Scott, as well as classics from Miles Davis, Melba Liston, and Zoot Sims. Read more Audio

The Wellington suburb of Karori is so hip that even the postie is a jazz musician. Nick Tipping takes us on a journey through Karori's hidden jazz community. Read more Audio

In Bill Evans' album Portrait in Jazz, Scott LaFaro's bass playing moved from its traditional accompanying role to be an equal partner with Bill Evans' piano. In doing so it helped redefine the piano… Read more Audio

Nick previews a NZ tour by Lithuanian-born jazz vocalist and kanklés player Simona Smirnova, plus tracks by Kenny Garrett and Christian McBride. Read more Audio