Wellington Jazz Festival
Highlights from the Jazz Festival and extraordinary female singers with a purpose
Eva Radich shares some of her highlights from the upcoming Wellington jazz festival as well as music by unique female singers with extraordinary personal histories.
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Worlds of Music Ep 137 May 18
Music from the world, for the world, hosted by Trevor Reekie. Audio
Live: John Beasley's MONK'estra at Wellington Jazz Festival
Smashingly off-beat melody, humour, beauty and swing abound, capturing the spirit of Thelonious Monk. Audio
Live: Gretchen Parlato flor at Wellington Jazz Festival 2018
Slip into the sublime sound of LA-born singer Gretchen Parlato, who brings her sultry, bossa-nova inspired vocal styling and four-piece band to Wellington for her first ever New Zealand appearance. Audio
Gretchen Parlato: voice as an instrument
Jazz singer is an LA-born, Grammy-nominated singer who is coming to New Zealand with her four-piece band for the Wellington Jazz Festival, playing one concert at the Opera House on the 8th of June. Audio
Mixing it up at the Wellington Jazz Festival
The upcoming Wellington Jazz Festival boast the usual riches you'd expect - top overseas artists like singer Dianne Reeves, guitarist Bill Frisell and drummer Dave Wecki, and some stellar local talent… Audio, Gallery
Inside Out Part 1: 27 May 2017
This week Nick previews the international stars, and some of the local action, at the Wellington Jazz Festival. Audio
Inside Out Part 2: 27 May 2017
This week Nick previews the international stars, and some of the local action, at the Wellington Jazz Festival. Audio
Bill Frisell - Jazz Virtuoso
Grammy award winning guitar legend Bill Frisell joins Wallace to talk about how he has forged his own musical path in the world of jazz. Bill Frisell is coming to Aotearoa for the Wellington Jazz… Audio
All that Jazz
The Wellington Jazz Festival is back in June. Shelagh Magadza is in charge of getting audiences into the swing with local and international bands. Today she announces the first names who are coming… Audio
Snarky Puppy
Sprawling New York jazz collective Snarky Puppy are playing a sold-out Wellington Jazz Festival show. A sliver of the band catch up with Nick Bollinger ahead of their gig. Audio
Recreating the Jazz Classics
Wellington Jazz Festival is a mecca for local players to get together for dozens of free events. Bass player Nick Tipping has multiple gigs including recreating two classic albums Charles Mingus' 1959… Audio
Octogenarian on form?
The Wellington Jazz Festival opened last night to a full Opera House with headline act 82 year old American saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter. Norman Meehan explains whether the legendary… Audio
Wayne Shorter - Jazz Legend
Wayne Shorter is one of the world's jazz greats - he's played with Miles Davis and was discovered by John Coltrane. He talks about his stellar career playing saxophone, ahead of his upcoming… Audio
Shelagh Magadza
Wellington Jazz Festival Artistic Director Shelagh Magadza talks about the international line-up for this year's June event in the capital. The big names to listen out for Wayne Shorter and Karin… Audio
New Orleans Jazz
Wallace Chapman talks to Irvin Mayfield about his city New Orleans and its music. Audio
Daniel Hayles: Wellington Jazz Festival
Pianist previews his Wellington Jazz Festival shows with the Richter City Rebels and the Bayou Brothers. Audio
Dawn of Midi
New York based trio Dawn of Midi are a group who met at the Californian Institute of Arts, and play upright bass, drums and piano, to create a kind of dance music, or to be more specific- a kind of… Audio
Low Leaf
Low Leaf is the stage name of Angelica Lopez, a Fillipina Californian valley girl who grew up playing classical harp and piano. She eventually moved into hip-hop and beatmaking, and has collaborated… Audio