Mondo Jazz

On this episode we play music by the members of the Coltrane family, John, Alice and Ravi, and by those inspired by it. We'll then explore jazz inspired by funeral marching bands from the South of Italy, and other jazz experiments with funeral music, which are much more fun than you'd expect! And more new releases. Playlist includes music by John Coltrane, Alice Coltrane, Ravi Coltrane, Jason Stein's Locksmith Isidore, Marco Colonna, Nelson Veras, Houdini's Cage, Kamikaze Ground Crew, Mauro Ottolini, Francesco Chiapperini Extemporary Vision Ensemble, Maria Grand, Thomas Strønen & Time Is A Blind Guide, Arild Andersen - Paolo Vinaccia - Tommy Smith, Nicolas Masson, and Reinier Baas. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=rfb&playlist=6397#here

As we focus on recent and upcoming releases, in this episode we feature an exclusive interview with the rising French superstar Camille Bertault in advance of her New York concerts to promote her new album "Pas de géant" and the preview of Bill Frisell's upcoming "Music Is", an instant classic which marks his return to the solo format and some of his earlier solo work. Also in the playlist, the recent releases by Jon Irabagon, Rosa Brunello, Jakob Bro and the legendary Belgian band Aka Moon. https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=rfb&playlist=6326#here

Great new albums keep coming and we are previewing them for you. In this episode interview with the new titan of the saxophone, James Brandon Lewis, and sample music from his upcoming duo album "Radiant Imprints" with Chad Taylor. The playlist includes also new or upcoming releases by Nels Cline, Bill Frisell, John Surman, Caroline Davis, Dafnis Prieto Big Band, Roman Filiu, Aruán Ortiz, Yellow Bird, Sebastien Texier & Cristoph Marguet, Louis Sclavis & Bernard Lubat

Just two months have passed and 2018 is already replete with amazing new music. In this episode we interview Bobby Previte about his new album "Rhapsody", the second part of his "Travel Trilogy", and sample the exciting new or upcoming releases by Camille Bertault, The Michael Leonhart Orchestra, Ben LaMar, Alicia Hall Moran, Owen Broder, Nicola Conte & Gianluca Petrella, Nubya Garcia, The Recyclers, Jason Moran, Shabaka Hutching's Sons of Kemet, Hobby Horse, David Murray, Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog, Jeff Cosgrove - Scott Robinson - Ken Filiano, Martin Wind. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=rfb&playlist=6229#here

When interpreting music from the past should contemporary musicians focus on its form or its spirit? We look into this question through two new projects that focus on the legacy of Dizzy Gillespie and Lead Belly, with interviews to Dave Douglas about his latest project, "Dizzy's Atmosphere", and to Adam Nussbaum about his brand new album "The Lead Belly Project". Playlist includes: Manu Codjia, Geraldine Laurent, Christopher Marguet, Dave Douglas, Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Lovano, Adam Nussbaum, Lead Belly, Paolo Botti, Gil Evans, Bill Frisell, Dino Rubino Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=rfb&playlist=6134#here

More dopamine enhancing jazz after last week's episode. Music that should turn a grey day into a shiny one. Playlist includes: Joe Jackson, Miles Davis & Gil Evans, Joe Lovano, Sun Ra, Dave Douglas, Gerald Clayton, Leo Parker, Rodney Kendrick, Kevin Eubanks, Stephan Crump, Duck Baker, Vana Gierig, Antonio Zambrini, Avion Travel, Nico Morelli & Mauro Negri, Tuck & Patti, Stevie Wonder, Stanley Jordan, Wayne Shorter Detailed playlist available at https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=rfb&playlist=6089#here

Joy, something that all need more of, especially on days like these with such lousy weather. We are all familiar with the fact that music can greatly contribute to such state, and neuroscience has proved that when pleasurable music is heard, dopamine is released. Let's then focus on music that has a very positive vibe and hopefully will help you release tons of dopamine! Plus an interview to Amir ElSaffar concerning his joy-and-awe-inspiring Rivers of Sound Orchestra. Playlist includes: Paul Motian, Joey Baron, Medeski, Martin & Wood, Django Bates, Steve Argüelles, Musette Explosion, Curtis Hasselbring, Michael Blake, Dollar Brand, Ryan Cohan, Stefano Bollani, David Murray, Amir ElSaffar, Dewey Redman. Detailed playlist at: https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=rfb&playlist=6040#here

More music that could work well as soundtrack of an imaginary film noir, with some spaghetti-western variations. The first part of this noir investigation is at https://www.mixcloud.com/RadioFreeBrooklyn/mondo-jazz-ep-11-film-noir-a-jazz-investigation-interview-previews-frank-woeste-paolo-angeli/ Playlist includes Guano Padano, Bobby Previte, Giancarlo Vulcano, John Zorn, George Lewis, Bill Frisell, Ran Blake, John Hassell, Gianluca Petrella, David Sanborn, Barry Adamson, Max Nagl, Art Farmer, Gary Peacock, Emile Parisien, Papanosh, Joe Harriott, John Meyer, Randy Weston. Detailed playlist available at https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=rfb&playlist=5983#here

Film Noir: a Jazz Investigation. In search of clues about the key components that make it possible to build the mood, the suspense, the intrigue, the build-up of tension, the adrenaline rush, the release in a good film noir with a jazz soundtrack, or in the soundtrack of an imaginary film noir. Plus an interview to German-born, Paris-based, pianist Frank Woeste and a preview of the Carnegie Hall debut of Sardinian guitarist Paolo Angeli. PLAYLIST INCLUDES: The Lounge Lizards, Stanley Wilson, Chet Baker & Piero Umiliani, Bobby Previte, Ben Allison, Metropole Orchestra, Andre Popp, Carlo Actis Dato, Barney Wilen, Daniel Humair, Guy Lafitte, Art Ensemble, Two Sisters, Inc., Colin Towns, Dylan Ryan, Dave Douglas, Frank Woeste, Ryan Keberle, Paolo Angeli. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=rfb&playlist=5916#here

2018 album previews; Swiss, Finnish, and French approaches to quintessentially United Statesian music genres like Hip-Hop, Jazz and Americana, which traveled to Europe and got local; tributes to Martin Luther King and a preview of the Ned Rothenberg, Erik Friedlander, Ami Yamasaki trio. PLAYLISTS INCLUDES Raoul Bjorkenheim, Adam Nussbaum, Danny Fox, Yellow Bird, Sylvie Courvoisier, Weird Beard, Nicole Jo, Porta Palace Collective & Rob Mazurek, Joshua Gerowitz, Ned Rothenberg with Ernst Reijseger & Ami Yamasaki, Claudio Fasoli, Dave Douglas & Frank Woeste, MC Solaar, Thiefs, Darrell Grant, Herbie Hancock

This is the second part of Mondo Jazz dedicated to previewing some of the international artists that will be performing at the 2018 Winter Jazz Festival and play some of the gems of 2017. It features interviews with Lucia Cadotsch, Yazz Ahmed, Yacine Boularès and Guilhelm Flouzat who will perform at the festival. PLAYLIST INCLUDES James Brandon Lewis, Lucia Cadotsch, Yazz Ahmed, Yacine Boularès, Ajoyo, Guilhem Flouzat Trio, Fabrio Puglisi, Irene Schweizer & Joey Baron - Open Window

The first episode of 2018. A great opportunity to look back at some of the great releases of 2017 and to look forward at the festival that, every January, brings the New York jazz year into full gear, the Winter Jazz Festival, with previews of some of the international artists that will be performing there. PLAYLIST INCLUDES Matteo Pastorino, Marvin Pontiac, Lucia Cadotsch, Thelonious Monk, Guilhem Flouzat, Rez Abbasi, Rudresh Mahantappa, Sons of Kemet, Jaimie Branch, Ryan Kaberle, Frank Woeste, David's Angels, Maria Grand, Steve Coleman, Bill Frisell, Nels Cline, Erik Friedlander, Yazz Ahmed, Norma Winstone, John Taylor

The holiday season continues and so does the gift-giving. Here’s the second of a two part series featuring some of my favorite tunes as my holiday gift to end a challenging year on a positive note. PLAYLIST INCLUDES Alicia Hall Moran, Toots Thielemans, Quincy Jones, Manhattan Brothers, Bheki Mseleku, The Gaturs, The Dickens Campaign, Sifter, Mostly Other People Do the Killing, Oliver Nelson, Chico Hamilton & Euphoria, Chris Potter, Wolfgang Pusching, Max Nagl, Nels Cline, Reve d'elephant orchestra, Peppe Servillo - Javier Girotto - Natalio Mangalavite, Tino Tracanna, Anat Fort

Holidays are the season of gift-giving. And music makes the perfect gift. So here’s the first of a two part series featuring some of my favorite tunes as my holiday gift to end a challenging year on a positive note. PLAYLISTS INCLUDES Donald Fagen, Sonny Rollins, George Benson, Kresten Osgood, Jaga Jazzist, Don Byron, Krystle Warren, Marisa Monte, Jimmie Rowles, Tony Bennett, Marc Ribot, Ernst Reijseger, Georg Gräwe, Paul Motian, Eddie Jobson, Evan Ziporyn, Susie Ibarra Trio, Frank Zappa, Geri Allen, Sidsel Endresen, Bugge Wesseltotft, Mary Margaret O'Hara, New American Orchestra, John Bahler, Vangelis, Peggy Lee.

The Road. A place that inspires music and inspires to listen to music. In this episode of Mondo Jazz we’ll focus on music about roads to Timbuktu, French and Italian streets, being “on the road” and the road as a metaphor for a jazzist’s necessary openness to the unexpected. And some jazz inspired by the soundtrack of Federico Fellini's "La Strada" [The street, in Italian]. PLAYLIST INCLUDES: Thievery Corporation, Jimmy Smith, Wes Montgomery, Sexmob, Enrico Pieranunzi, Avion Travel, Richard Galliano, Jacky Byard, Geri Allen, Mario Arcari, Aldo Romano, Nelson Veras, Francesco Negro, Paolo Fresu, Phronesis, Peter Schwebs, Fabrizio Cassol, Oumou Sangarè, Branford Marsalis, Jr. Walker, Numbers Band, Mark Simmonds, Mark Murphy, Jenny Scheinman, Rob Wasserman, Lou Reed. Full playlist at: https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=rfb&playlist=5859#here

Orange and Blue are the colors of Radio Free Brooklyn gorgeous new studio. And orange and blue, two complimentary colors that go especially well together, are the colors that have inspired the music featured in this episode of Mondo Jazz. In addition: an exclusive interview with the leaders of The Microscopic Septet, The Jazz Passengers, and the Kamikaze Ground Crew who speak about music, friendship and what it means to have grown out of the New York Downtown Scene of the ‘80s... PLAYLISTS INCLUDES Daniel Yvinec & Guillaume de Chassy, Gil Evans & Laurent Cugny - Big Band Lumiere, Dinamitri Jazz Foklore, Oranj Symphonette, Allen Toussaint, Rachelle Garniez & the Fortunate Few, The Microscopic Septet, The Jazz Passengers, Kamikaze Ground Crew, Ahn Trio, Cat Power, Will Holshouser Trio, Eri Yamamoto, Vienna Art Orchestra. Full Playlist at: https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=rfb&playlist=5574#here

Jazz and Travel, what a natural fit. In this installment of Mondo Jazz we’ll continue exploring music that was inspired by the relentless travels that jazz musicians have to do to share their music with their audience, their departures and arrivals, trips in the spaceways and the subways, journeys on trains and other means of transportation, in space and time, and... latin for travellers. PLAYLIST INCLUDES Jerry Granelli, Matteo Bortone, Jan Garbarek, Ned Rothenberg, Hal Willner, First House (feat. Django Bates), Manu Katche, Chico Hamilton, Charlie Hunter, The Microscopic Septet, The Jazz Passengers, Nacka Forum, Kamikaze Ground Crew, Han Bennink – Michiel Borstlap – Ernst Glerum, Kris Deefort Quartet (feat. Mark Turner), Dave Douglas, Wolfgang Puschnig. Full playlist at https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=rfb&playlist=5481#here

Jazz and Travel, what a natural fit! In this installment of Mondo Jazz we’ll explore music that was inspired by the relentless travels that jazz musicians have to do to share their music with their audience, their departures and arrivals, their adventures and misadventures using trains and planes and the places and the people they encounter as they travel, in space and in time... THE PLAYLIST INCLUDES: Ben Sidran, Jerry Granelli, Michael Blake, Duke Ellington, Randy Weston, Ben Allison, Nah Youn Sun, Ralph Towner, Wolfgang Muthspiel & Slava Grigoryan, Enten Eller & Tim Berne, Kamikaze Ground Crew, The Microscopic Septet, The Jazz Passengers, Michel Benita, Glenn Ferris, Paolo Fresu & Aldo Romano, Stian Carstensen, Michael Brecker Full playlist at: https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=rfb&month=Nov&year=2017&playlist=5421#here

It’s the first episode, the first steps of Mondo Jazz. So let’s start this show with some music about walking and moving forward, strolling and strutting, leaping and loping, going through life and death? PLAYLIST INCLUDES Herbie Nichols, Joe Harriott, Honi Gordon, Clusone Trio, Michael Blake, Benny Carter, Leo Parker, Jimmy Giuffre, Louis Armstrong, The Meters, Frank Zappa, Jackie McLean, Danilo Perez, Lack of Afro, Soul Coughing, Raymond Scott, Wynton Marsalis, Donald Byrd, Ted Nash, The Harlem Experiment, Guillaume Perret, Tuatara Full playlist at https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=rfb&sv=l&playlist=5313#here