Mondo Jazz

A carnival collective and brass band's take on a Britney Spear mega-hit open the dances, literally, and set the tone for a playlist full of surprises. The playlist features Thiago França [pictured], A Espetacular Charanga do França; Altus; Welf Dorr, Elias Meister, Dmitry Ishenko, Kenny Wollesen; Emanuele Primavera; Kim Cass; Superposition. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19343552/Mondo-Jazz [from "Toxic" onwards] Happy listening!

A playlist made of imaginary soundtracks, electro-acoustic experiments, guitar driven alchemies and virtuosic intricacy. The playlist features Remy Le Boeuf; Slowly Rolling Camera; Orlando le Fleming; Reinier Baas; Miles Okazaki [pictured]; Gregory Uhlmann; Zack Clarke. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19343552/Mondo-Jazz [from "Stop & Go" to "Earnts"] Happy listening! Photo credit: Patrick Lambin

The sound of Memphis propels this episode into a fascinating exploration of the interplay between modern-day poets and jazz musicians, the reimagining of archival gospel grooves, Ray Charles vibes and Michel Legrand classics, and more! The playlist features Parlor Greens; Booker T. & The M.G.'s; The Harlem Gospel Travelers; Taylor Eigsti, Ben Wendel; Simon Moullier, Gerald Clayton; Alistair Payne, Tongo Eisen-Martin; Mahogany L. Browne [pictured], Sean Mason; Catherine Russell; and Michela Lombardi. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19343552/Mondo-Jazz [up to "The Windmills of Your Mind"] Happy listening! Photo credit: Savannah Lauren.

A playlist in which Brazilian Forró meets New Orleans Funk, Brazilian Choro meets Portugues Fado, and the infinite possibilities of creative jazz bring tons of surprises. The playlist features Nation Beat; Hamilton de Holanda, Gonzalo Rubalcaba; April Varner [pictured]; Tomeka Reid; Shiver, Matthew Bourne; Ryan McIntosh Ryan. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19310530/Mondo-Jazz (from "Forró le Fonque" onwards). Happy listening!

This time around we start with a rendition of "Portrait of Jennie" with strings followed by a portrait by a string player named Jenny… a portrait of Ornette Coleman by violinist Jenny Scheinman to be precise. That's followed by tributes to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Steve Lacy and Hariprasad Chaurasia, as well as a love letter to NYC. The playlist features Franco Ambrosetti; Jenny Scheinman; Lux Quartet; Dan Weiss; Roberto Ottaviano, Danilo Gallo, Ferdinando Faraò; Nasheet Waits [pictured]. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19310530/Mondo-Jazz (from "Portrait of Jennie" to "Snake Stance"). Happy listening! Photo credit: Jimmy Katz

A playlist about connections lost and found, family connections, artistic connections, connections with musical heroes, and with former band-mates through archival recordings that announce much anticipated reunions... Is this a bit too cryptic? Play this episode of Mondo Jazz and find out more! The playlist features Bria Skonberg; Giovanni Falzone, Orchestra Nazionale Jazz Giovani Talenti; Jihye Lee [pictured]; Andy Milne; and Kurt Rosenwinkel. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19310530/Mondo-Jazz (up to"The Next Step"). Happy listening! Photo credit: Hyemi Kim

The return of the Staples Jr. Singers, almost half a century after their debut, followed by the first album of Summer Camargo; the duet of drummer Emil de Waal with saxophonist Cecilie Strange followed Get the Blessing featuring Portishead's bassist and drummer; and then an unearthed gem recorded 20 years ago by Tomasz Stanko followed Sebastien Ammann socio-environmental manifesto should give you lots to listen to and tons to think about. The playlist features Staples Jr. Singers; Summer Camargo, Joey DeFrancesco; Emil de Waal, Cecilie Strange; Get the Blessing; Tomasz Stanko; and Sebastien Ammann. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19281563/Mondo-Jazz [from "Don't Need No Doctor" onwards]. Happy listening!

The extended sonic explorations of Enrico Rava and Jake Long, and the otherwordly sonic alchemy of Deron Johnson & Sam Gendel, with the support of producer and engineer Pete Min, Andrew Bird and Star Rover make for a compelling set that should engage both your brain and your heart. The playlist features Star Rover; Deron Johnson, Sam Gendel; Andrew Bird; Enrico Rava; and Jake Long. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19281563/Mondo-Jazz [from "Pulpo Lucido" to "Ideological Rubble"]. Happy listening!

This time around our special focus is Paolo Fresu who is celebrating 40 years of activity with his historic Quartet, 20 years with his electric Devil Quartet, and 22 years with pianist Uri Caine. To mark these three anniversaries he has released a gorgeous triple album entitled "LEGACY" (and the limited edition companion triple LP "(next) LEGACY"). This episode's playlist also includes the latest albums by Yelena Eckemoff featuring Paolo Fresu, Moppa Elliott celebrating bassist Sam Jones, Mark Guiliana solo on all instruments, and the British band Qwalia with more music from their debut recording session. The playlist features Moppa Elliott; Paolo Fresu, Uri Caine; Yelena Eckemoff; Mark Guiliana; Qwalia. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19281563/Mondo-Jazz [up to "Omega"]. Happy listening! Photo credit: Roberto Cifarelli.

A playlist focusing on leading cello cello players of today's creative scene -- Erik Friedlander, Hank Roberts (through his duo with trombonist Filippo Vignato) and Janel Leppin [pictured] and her Ensemble Volcanic Ash -- and the psychedelic cinematic atmospheres of Boris Boublil, the Hermanos Gutiérrez and the Sandman Project. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19249654/Mondo-Jazz [from "Tzotzil" onward]. Happy listening!

If you want to make the case of jazz as a musical esperanto spoken all around the world, in countless accents, the music on this week's playlist should offer you with some great sounding evidence! The playlist features Amy Gadiaga [pictured]; Ayumi Ishito; Lakecia Benjamin; Linda Sikhakhane; and Tommaso Cappellato. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19249654/Mondo-Jazz [from "Full Sun (해찬)" to "Melody Lounge"]. Happy listening!

Enjoy an edition of Mondo Jazz, focusing on tributes to Bud Powell, Chick Corea, Bob Berg and Italian pop icon Pino Daniele, plus the gorgeous new albums by Black Diamond, Oded Tzur and Harry Skoler. The playlist features Fabrizio Bosso [pictured], Julian Oliver Mazzariello; Gianfranco Menzella; Monday Orchestra, Luca Missiti; Dal Sasso Big Band; Black Diamond; Oded Tzur; and Harry Skoler. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19249654/Mondo-Jazz [up to "blue, mostly"]. Photo credit: Roberto Cifarelli. Happy listening!

For the past couple of weeks we have been sharing some of our favorite songs from the first six months of the year. We have reached the final installment, so enjoy the rest of the best. In six months, we’ll do this all over again! The playlist features The Jazz Defenders; Ivanna Cuesta; Alon Farber & Hagiga; Layale Chaker [pictured]; Julieta Eugenio; Roxana Amed; Charles Lloyd; and Dave Douglas. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19220195/Mondo-Jazz [from "Take a Minute" onward] Happy listening!

Last week we started looking back at albums released this year that we have been fascinated by. From these albums we have been cherry picking the songs that struck us the most. Enjoy the fifth installment. The playlist features Haroldo Bontempo; Cassie Kinoshi; Abdullah Ibrahim; Stephan Crump; Phillip Golub; Riley Mulherkar [pictured]; Mikael Máni; and Jamie Baum. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19220195/Mondo-Jazz [from "Sobe e Desce" to "An Old Story"] Happy listening! Photo credit: Zenith Richards

You know how rewarding it can be to approach a menu leaving the most delicious treats for last? Well that is how we like to approach our daily search for new music, selecting great tunes for our weekly programming, but saving for later the very best of them, so that twice a year we can organize retrospective on the best of the best. Here are some of these delicious sonic treats. The playlist features Julian Lage [pictured]; Janel & Anthony; Grégoire Maret, Romain Collin; Larry Goldings, John Sneider; Natalie Cressman, Ian Faquini; Wayne Horvitz, Bill Frisell; and Julie Sassoon. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19220195/Mondo-Jazz [up to "To Be"] Happy listening! Photo credit: Alysse Gakfjen

Welcome to the third part of our retrospective on some of the tunes we have loved the most in the first half of the year. We hope you do too! The playlist features Jukka Eskola, Timo Lassy; Ben Allison, Steve Cardenas, Ted Nash; The Choir Invisible [pictured]: Charlotte Greve, Vinnie Sperrazza, Chris Tordini; Vinícius Cantuária; Church Chords; Vijay Iyer; John Surman; Simona Severini, Daniele Richiedei; Giulio Corini, Peo Alfonsi, Fulvio Sigurtà; and The Jazz Passengers. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19189528/Mondo-Jazz [from "The Duke of Bayou" onwards]. Happy listening!

Here is an edition of Mondo Jazz dedicated to the cream of the crop among the songs we have had the pleasure of listening to this year, so far! The playlist features Simon Spiess [pictured]; Oan Kim; Otis Sandsjö; Sean Ono Lennon; The Messthetics, James Brandon Lewis; Bill Laurance, The Untold Orchestra; Melissa Aldana; and The Beat Freaks feat. Ralph Alessi Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19189528/Mondo-Jazz [from "Grieving Was Yesterday" to "Elephant Song"]. Happy listening! Photo credit: Sven Germann

It’s July already! And so here is the first installment of Mondo Jazz in which we start sharing some of our favorite tunes from the first six months of a 2024 that has been quite generous with jazz fans! The playlist features Joe Webb; Amaro Freitas, Jeff Parker; Black Lives; Émile Parisien; Trish Clowes, Ross Stanley; Brad Mehldau; Vincent Courtois, Ryan Keberle, Frank Woeste; and Ches Smith. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19189528/Mondo-Jazz [up to "Exit Shivers"]. Happy listening!

Taylor Eigsti opens the set with his exciting new album, and then a focus on large and medium ensembles from New York and New Orleans. The playlist features Taylor Eigsti; Mike Holober; Christopher Zuar; Byron Asher; New Orleans Klezmer All Stars. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19158303/Mondo-Jazz [from "Happy Feet" to "Loss of Love" ]. Happy listening!

A compelling playlist thanks to two generations of drummers who get themselves in very good trouble addressing politics, the environment, and our cultural past, plenty of strings, and young talents. The playlist features Matt Wilson; Ivanna Cuesta; Phillip Golub; 9 Horses; Ryan Truesdell; Tony Moreno. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19158303/Mondo-Jazz [from "Happy Feet" to "Loss of Love" ]. Happy listening!

Guitar/bass/drum trios for the win, the endless relevance of Max Roach, Abdul Wadud and Morphine, and more in six remarkable albums! The playlist features The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis; Morphine; The Early Planets; Álvaro Torres; Joy Guidry; and Tom Skinner. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19158303/Mondo-Jazz [up to "The Journey"]. Happy listening!

Dynamic elegance may be the trait that the albums featured in this set have in common, so we hope you'll be elegantly surprised! Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19127036/Mondo-Jazz [from "The Long Haul" onward]. Happy listening! Photo credit: Omar Cruz

"Two" is the thread running through this episode of Mondo Jazz, two albums of rare depth by Stephen Crump, two members of the Koppel family, two remarkable musicians at the center of the new LA scene, Josh Johnson and Julien Knowles, and two trumpeter player to keep an eye, and ear, on: Knowles and Tomasz Dabrowski. A set that is pairful and suspensful! Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19127036/Mondo-Jazz [from "Time Again" to "Commerce Sunrise" ]. Happy listening!

Four musicians, Jacky Terrasson; Etienne Charles; Brent Birckhead; Isaiah Collier, and their individual takes on how to both celebrate the canon and innovate it. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19127036/Mondo-Jazz [up to "Duality Suite"]. Happy listening!

In our final look into the basketball & jazz interconnectedness, we focus on several jazz, or funk-jazz soundtracks for movies dedicated to the game, on jazz musicians with a basketball career, like Cab Calloway and Wayman Tisdale, a composition inspired by the elegant and creative crossover dribble known as the Shammgod, and more! The playlist also features The Leonhart Brass Band [Michael Leonhart pictured]; The Rongetz Foundation; Billy Preston, Syreeta; Ben Sidran, Mavis Staples, Pop Staples; Donald Byrd, The Blackbyrds; Bill Frisell; Eddie Harris; Jeff Beal and Robert Glasper. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19064879/Mondo-Jazz (up to "Basketball") Happy listening!

As we have been exploring the connections between jazz and basketball, in this set we focus on compositions inspired by iconic athletes like LeBron James, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Michael Jordan, George Gervin, Magic Johnson and Kobe Bryant. At the top of the set a collaboration between Quincy Jones and Shaquille O'Neal [pictured]. The playlist features Quincy Jones, Shaquille O'Neal [pictured]; Mads Tolling; Leonhart Brass Band; Tobias Meinhart; Steve Coleman; Max Graef, Glen Astro; Robert Glasper. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19064879/Mondo-Jazz (up to "Basketball") Happy listening! Photo credit: Stephen Bondio

This time we felt like exploring the interplay of basketball and jazz, focusing in particular on a great jazz advocate like Kareem Abdul Jabbar [pictured], on the soundtrack of the HBO series "The Winning Time", on an oneiric game played with a basketball fish, and on Stanley Clarke's tribute to this sport, to which he devoted as many hours as he did to the study of the bass, while growing up in Philly. The playlist features Nicholas Britell, Robert Glasper; Jeff Beal; Poncho Sanchez, Tito Puente; Steve Lacy, Don Cherry; Freddie Hubbard; Kris Allen; The Jazz Passengers; and Stanley Clarke. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19064879/Mondo-Jazz (up to "Basketball") Happy listening!

This time we focus on the unique voice of Lizz Wright, and the distinctive instrumental voices of Charles Lloyd, Matthieu Bordenave, Greg Osby, Nicole Glover and Jon Gordon, in a set that brings together soul, M-Base and ECM echoes, and the legacy of Seventh Avenue South, the iconic jazz club run by the Brecker Brothers in Greenwich Village. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19033914/Mondo-Jazz (from "No More Will I Run" onward). Happy listening!

As if the return of Goran Kajfes' Tropiques and of Elliott Sharp's Terraplane were not enough to make you want to play this episode of Mondo Jazz, its playlist features also two fascinating releases by Idit Shner, Michelangelo Scandroglio and the excellent debut album by Nicola Caminiti. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19033914/Mondo-Jazz (from "For Now" to "Twenty Dollar Bill"). Happy listening!

They say that three is the perfect number, and so we have decided to go "three-by-three", focusing on three musicians, Nicole McCabe [pictured], Herbie Nichols and John Hadfield, and featuring three recent tracks associated with each one of them. The playlist also features Dolphin Hyperspace, Louis Cole, Logan Kane; Ben Allison, Steve Cardenas, Ted Nash; Fay Victor; Enrique Heredia; Layale Chaker, Sarafand; and Rachel Eckroth. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19033914/Mondo-Jazz (up to "Improvisation 1"). Happy listening!

Enjoy a set featuring Wadada Leo Smith's and Amina Claudine Myers' [pictured] magical collaboration, the return of Flukten and a number of really exciting collaboration between forward looking European and US musicians. The playlist features also The Beat Freaks, Ralph Alessi; Andrea Grossi, Jim Black; Natsuki Tamura; John Escreet; Alex Sipiagin. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19003066/Mondo-Jazz [from "Flukten" onward]. Happy listening!

A playlist dedicated to the cross-pollination between jazz and classical music or opera, with jazz musicians inspired by classical music and classical music composers and pianists nodding to jazz. The playlist features John Ellis; Yuja Wang; Brad Mehldau [pictured]; Enrico Pieranunzi; Marcella Carboni. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19003066/Mondo-Jazz [from "Gypsy Song" to "Canto Nascosto"]. Happy listening!

As if 88 keys were not enough, here are 440 keys, played by the five exciting pianists featured on today's show, Fergus McCreadie, Marta Sánchez, Noam Duboille, Benoit Delbecq and Rob Clearfield [in order of appearance]. The playlist also David Murray; VERB; Etienne Renard and Guilhem Flouzat. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19003066/Mondo-Jazz [up to "Lento"] Happy listening! Photo credit: ©️Kimberly M Wang | eardog.com | @eardogfoto

New releases and re-releases to remember Harold Land open this episode which then continues with a tribute to Paul Auster, a writer admired by many musicians who wrote music with him, for him, to accompany some of his writings, or inspired by him. The playlist also features Lily White; Harold Land; Nathalie Loriers; John Lurie National Orchestra; Medeski, Martin & Wood; Lisa Mezzacappa; Tobias Meinhart; Jeff Gardner; Sébastien Ammann, Soraya Berent; Michael Mantler Paul Auster, Robert Wyatt, Susi Hildegaard Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/18973930/Mondo-Jazz [up to "Further On Up the Road"]. Photo credit: Ulf Andersen

This week we pay tribute to David Sanborn selecting projects from his extensive discography, which showcase both his versatility and his signature, sweetly blistering, sound. In this hour we will hop back and forth between some of his more forward looking projects and some of his best collaborations with pop, funk and rock stars. The playlist also features David Bowie; Django Bates; Tim Berne; John Zorn, Philippe Saisse, Marcus Miller, Omar Hakim; Michael Franks; Dr. John'; Miles Davis; Gil Evans Orchestra; James Brown. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/18973930/Mondo-Jazz [up to "Further On Up the Road"].

Enjoy a set spotlighting fascinating South African projects and artists, and their new albums which do a really great job at showing both where they are coming from and how they experiment with their roots in unconventional ways. The playlist features Spirits Rejoice; McCoy Mrubata, Siyabulela; Abdullah Ibrahim [pictured]; Nduduzo Makhathini; Karl-Martin Almqvist Ababhemu Quartet; Steve Dyer, Andile Yenana; Malcolm Jiyane. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/18954736/Mondo-Jazz [from "Emakhaya" onward]. Happy listening!

Here is an edition of Mondo Jazz featuring tributes and rembrances of Curtis Fowlkes, Ron Miles and Johnny Hodges, Bill Frisell in an orchestral duo with Wayne Horvitz and with an actual orchestra, the exciting new albums by Rosa Brunello [pictured] and Kenny Wollesen and more. The playlist also features Snarky Puppy; Sam Fribush; Latrala; Owen Broder; Brussels Philarmonic; The Jazz Passengers; Brian Blade. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/18954736/Mondo-Jazz [up to "Queen B"]. Happy listening!

More un-earthed gems and special edition re-issues released for Record Store Day in this set, which also focuses on two wonderful Sun Ra tribute albumss produced by the Red Hot Organization. The playlist features Lettuce; Kenny Garrett, Svoy; Brother Jack McDuff; Dave Pike; Shelly Manne and His Men; Jack Sheldon, Chet Baker; Sun Ra [pictured]; Meshell Ndegeocello; Kronos Quartet, Laraaji. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/18910139/Mondo-Jazz [from "Vibe" onwards]. Happy listening! Photo credit: Baron Wolman

This is a special edition of Mondo Jazz focusing on soon-to-be collector's items which were released on the occasion of the first Record Store Day of 2024. The playlist features Cannonball Adderley [pictured]; Omar Sosa, NDR Big Band; Bill Evans; Mal Waldron, Steve Lacy; and Yusef Lateef. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/18910139/Mondo-Jazz [up to "Yusef's Mood"]. Photo credit: Roberto Polillo. Happy listening!

The live magnetism of Roy Hargrove and Julie Sassoon enrich a playlist which is bookended by the lush new project by British pianist Bill Laurance with the The Untold Orchestra and the latest, ambitious album by Australian bassist Sam Anning. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/18875252/Mondo-Jazz (from "NYC Man" to "The Lost One"). Happy listening! Photo credit: David Beecroft

Enjoy a playlist featuring a tribute to Lou Reed, two projects featuring British guitarist Rob Luft and the masterful exercises in noir by Oan Kim & Dirty Jazz, Max Nagl, and Flat Earth Society. The playlist also features The Leaping Fish Trio, Arild Andersen and Daniel Sommer. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/18875252/Mondo-Jazz (from "NYC Man" to "The Lost One"). Happy listening!

Creative takes on Django Reinhardt and George Gershwin open a show which then spotlights three emerging and compelling musicians: Hillai Govreen, Nicole McCabe and Eva Novoa. The playlist also features Edouard Pennes and Béla Fleck. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/18875252/Mondo-Jazz (up to "Face Down in the Dirt"). Happy listening!

A playlist built along a Latin American trail that takes us from Chile to Colombia, Brazil and Argentina, with a couple of side trips to France and Italy. The playlist features Melissa Aldana [pictured]; Diana Arias; Dora Morelenbaum; Fred Soul, Zé Luis Nascimento; Ana Frango Elétrico; Julieta Eugenio; Gianmarco Ferri, David Kikoski. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/18842335/Mondo-Jazz (from "The Solitary Seeker" onwards). Happy listening! Photo credit: Ebru Yildiz

An enriching mix of United Statesian and European projects in a fascinating set of creative new jazz. The playlist features Bévort 3; Willy Rodríguez; Dave Douglas; Cotonete; Jake Long; and Gilles Coronado Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/18842335/Mondo-Jazz (from "Strolling in June" to "114"). Happy listening! Photo credit: John Abbott.

The return of Madeleine Peyroux [pictured], the narrative qualities of modern guitar players, hypnotic violins, and an unepxected John Zorn--Nino Rota--Ennio Morricone astral alignment are some of the reasons which make this playlist very intriguing. The playlist also features Mikael Máni; Janick Martin; Trio Vier; Grégoire Maret, Romain Collin; Marco Tiraboschi; Adam Baldych, Leszek Mozdzer; and Andrew Bird. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/18842335/Mondo-Jazz (up to "I Fall in Love Too Easily”). Happy listening!

From the merciless funk Ghost-Note and Prince & The New Power Generation all the way to the Mitteleuropean cool of Franz Koglmann, here for you is a playlist of music that is as eclectic as it is compelling. The cherry on its top: Queen Esther's [pictured] tribute to Billie Holiday. The playlist also features Huntertones, Cory Wong; Yann Jankielewicz, Jason Lindner, Josh Dion; Jeremy Rose, The Earshift Orchestra. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/18809727/Mondo-Jazz [from "Phatbacc" onwards]. Happy listening! Photo credit: Amy Arbus.

Enjoy a playlist thick with music about the times we live in--courtesy of Jamie Baum, Black Lives and Ben Sidran--, the new album by Italian singer Gegè Telesforo [pictured], and two album by, and featuring, Dayna Stephens. The playlist also features Kokayi, Aubrey Johnson; Christian Mascetta; Clark Terry, Jon Hendricks; Alexis Valet Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/18809727/Mondo-Jazz [from "Sorrow Song" to "Ups and Downs"]. Happy listening! Photo credit: Gianluca di Santo.

The return of Don Was [pictured], tributes to Tony Williams and Leonard Bernstein and much more in another energizing edition of Mondo Jazz. The playlist also features The Jazz Defenders; Lucy Woodward; The Pan-Detroit Ensemble; Roberto Gatto; divr; Peter Erskine & JAM Music Lab All-Stars. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/18809727/Mondo-Jazz [up to "Cool"]. Happy listening! Photo credit: Miryam Ramos

This time we are focusing on jazz-infused soundtracks that received nominations for Best Original Score in a Feature Film at the latest Academy Awards... because jazz does a great job a propelling a movie story forward. Kudos to Laura Karpman, the composer of the soundtrack for "American Fiction" and Branford Marsalis for the soundtrack of "Rustin", two scores that have a life of their own even without the images they were was meant to accompany. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/18746259/Mondo-Jazz [from "Bookstore" onwards]. Happy listening! Photo credit: Eric Ryan Anderson

Julian Lage's latest album--possibly his best to date--opens a playlist of recent releases spanning many styles and cultural influences. The playlist also features Adam Levy, Larry Grenadier, Joey Baron; Julieta Eugenio; Hugues Mayot; Amirtha Kidambi; Daniel Herskedal; Matthew Sheens Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/18746259/Mondo-Jazz [from "76" to "Written in the Dark: Part I, II, III"]. Happy listening! Photo credit: Alexx Duvall