Inside Out

Just like the Ten Tenors, but much, much cooler. We check out ten tenor sax players you need on your playlist- 5 from New Zealand, and 5 from the US. Featured artists include Nathan Haines, Colin… Read more Audio

Nick celebrates 300 shows of Inside Out, with a look back at some favourite tracks. Playlist includes Count Basie, John Rae, Tito Puente, and Kristin Berardi. Read more Audio

The second hour of the Inside Out 300 shows extravaganza - featuring tracks from Wynton Marsalis, Bryn van Vliet, Kenny Burrell, and Cha Wa. Read more Audio

Latin jazz from Conrad Herwig, funk from Dave Weckl, Charles Mingus' searing 'Fables of Faubus', and an original from Renee Rosnes.  Read more Audio

Music from all over the map this week, as Nick plays tracks from bassist Christian McBride and Kiwi pianist Charmaine Ford, and a great cover of 'More Today than Yesterday' by Hammond organist Charles… Read more Audio

Nick Tipping dedicates the programme to the music of Lennon and McCartney with jazz tunes that reinvent the Beatles - from Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald to fusion players Allan Holdsworth and… Read more Audio

Nick Tipping dedicates the programme to the music of Lennon and McCartney with jazz tunes that reinvent the Beatles - from Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald to fusion players Allan Holdsworth and… Read more Audio

Nick goes for variety this week, including tunes from Lionel Loueke, Conrad Herwig and Charles Mingus, and a number from Renee Rosnes inspired by the KT Boundary- the transition between the Cretaceous… Read more Audio

Nick checks out jazz from 1953 - the year Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne, and a year which saw ragtime, swing, bebop, cool jazz, and hard bop all share the spotlight. Read more Audio

Nick checks out the Christchurch ensemble Darren Pickering Small Worlds, and their debut release Volume One - a collection of intense, almost crystalline tracks, which convey a real late night vibe. Read more Audio

Nick bids farewell to one of his favourite musicians, Hammond organ player Joey DeFrancesco, who died in August aged 51. Read more Audio

Nick checks out Solipsis, a new album from NZ composer Ryan Brake, featuring music inspired by the film 'Synechdoche New York'. Read more Audio