Jazz

On this week's show there's classic soul from PP Arnold, blues courtesy of Otis Clay, new music from Holly Golightly plus a brace of tracks to mark the 25th anniversary of the White Stripes first… Audio

On this week's show there's blues from Muddy Waters, soul courtesy of Ann Coles and Varetta Dillard, a live track from Tom Petty plus all-time classics from the Stones and Joni Mitchell. Audio

On this week's show there's birthday tunes for rock 'n' roll pioneers Chuck Berry and Wanda Jackson, classic soul courtesy of Otis Redding and Candi Staton, blues from Model T Slim, plus new music… Audio

On this week's show there's a Cajun take on a Dire Straits classic, a ska cover of a Beatles favourite, blues from CW Stoneking, Sue Foley and the Fabulous Thunderbirds, soul courtesy of Irma Thomas… Audio

Drummer and beat-maker Alexander Flood and band perform original music from their new album at San Fran, Wellington as part of the 2024 Wellington Jazz Festival. Audio

Music correspondent Kirsten Zemke digs into scat, the vocal jazz improvisation where a singer uses wordless vocables. Audio

On this week's Nashville Babylon there's blues from Freddie King, ska courtesy of Laurel Aitken, a gospel classic from Sam Cooke and The Soul Stirrers, soul from Ann Peebles and ahead of their… Audio

Pōneke-based saxophonist and composer Louisa Williamson and her band perform The Chasm Where We Fall Into Each Other - inspired by the ancient Patuna Chasm in the Wairarapa - as part of the 2024… Audio

On this week's show there's Americana classics from the Handsome Family and Son Volt, reggae from Sophia George, soul from Irma Thomas and Otis Redding plus blues courtesy of Jimmy Reed and Albert… Audio

On this week's Nashville Babylon there's blues from Etta James and Jimmy Hughes, reggae from Lee Scratch Perry, a solo classic courtesy of the Zombies' Colin Blunstone plus a brand new track from… Audio

On this week's show there's blues from BB And The Bullets and Billy Gibbons, reggae courtesy of Linton Kwesi Johnson, R'n'B from Dinah Washington and Louis Jordan plus all time classics from Tom Waits… Audio

On this week's Nashville Babylon there's classic reggae from Burning Spear and Culture, blues courtesy of Howlin' Wolf, gospel from Sister Rosetta Tharpe, a track from Tami Neilson's latest album plus… Audio

On this week's show we say happy 80th birthday to Van Morrison with a selection of his finest musical moments along with some of the very best cover versions of his songs from the likes of Ben E King… Audio

On this week's show there's blues from Stevie Ray Vaughn and BB King, soul courtesy of Isaac Hayes and Ruth Brown, reggae from Junior Dell plus an all time classic from Creedence Clearwater Revival. Audio

On this week's show there's classics from Bessie Smith and the Velvet Underground, country courtesy of Don Williams, a favourite from Warren Zevon plus a birthday tune for Joe Strummer. Audio

On this week's show there's soul from Jackie Shane and Candi Staton, blues courtesy of Little Milton and Big Maybelle, reggae from the Gaylads plus an all time classic from the Pixies Audio

On this week's Nashville Babylon there's new music from James McMurtry, blues and soul courtesy of Muddy Waters and Varetta Dillard, country from Glen Campbell plus a garage rock classic from the… Audio

Nick focuses on jazz manouche, a genre created by Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli, and carried on by modern masters Angelo DeBarre, Stochelo Rosenberg, and Biréli Lagrène. Audio

On this week's show there's new music from Van Morrison, classic blues and soul from Big Mama Thornton and Al Green, plus birthday tunes for Don McGlashan. Audio

On this week's show there's blues from Lightnin' Hopkins and John Mayall, soul courtesy of Candi Staton, ska from the Specials plus classic country from Johnny Paycheck. Audio