Mondo Jazz

Los Angeles and New York are the two poles of this playlist document the vibrancy of these two scenes, and their cross-pollination, including the reissue of the iconic Wattstax Benefit Concert, a dive into new releases by Colorfield Records, a jazz look at the Erykah Badu's and Kendrik Lamar's songbook, and the reimagining of Pharoah Sanders' songs. The playlist features Ben Zwerin; Rufus Thomas; Ben Wendel; José James, Ebban Dorsey; Sam Gendel; Mark de Clive Lowe, Melanie Charles, Shigeto; Galliano; Brad Allen Williams; Daniel Rotem; Dan Rosenboom; Camilla Battaglia [pictured]. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/17153495/Mondo-Jazz [from "Strolling" onward] Happy listening!

The exciting collaboration between Sexmob [pictured] and Scotty Hard and that involving Larry Goldings, Kaveh Rastegar and Abe Rounds open an episode focusing also on soundtracks, beat poetry and poetry of the beat, before closing with a sonic voyage by Tim Berne, Hank Roberts and Aurora Nealand. The playlist also features Daniel Villarreal; Burt Bacharach; Thomas Newman, John Beasley, Monk'estra; Lalo Schifrin; Paolo Fresu, Dino Rubino, Daniele Di Bonaventura, Marco Bardoscia; and Steve Argüelles. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/17153495/Mondo-Jazz [up to "10ntious"] Happy listening!

Medium-sized and large ensemble shine in all their nuances through the music included on today's playlist. At the end of the set Brazil, France and Norway add their own touch. The playlist features Anthony Branker; Andy Emler; Vince Mendoza, Metropole Orkest; SFJAZZ Collective; Franco D'Andrea; Chico Pinheiro [pictured], Romero Lubambo; Anat Cohen; Paris/Oslo. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/17125620/Mondo-Jazz (from "What Place Can Be for Us?" onwards). Happy listening!

Countless forms of fusion in this week's show, from fusions of jazz and pop, to fusions of musical traditions. There are enough genetic modifications in just one hour that to prove that jazz's resilience passes any Darwinian evolutionary standards! The playlist features Roc Flowers, ; Marc Jordan; Leo Sidran, Sol Sidran, Michael Leonhart; Mike Dillon [pictured]; 58 Belvedere; Ludovica Burtone; Mihály Borbély; Christopher Hale; Simon Moullier; Roberto Pistolesi. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/17125620/Mondo-Jazz (up to "Latina"). Happy listening!

Six decades separate Latvian guitarist Ella Zirina, who's 25, from Charles Lloyd who just turned 85. But the beauty of music is that obliterates any conventional notion of time and space, so here's a playlist that hops from country to country and from generation to generation in search of a beauty continuum. The playlist features Emile Parisien, Vincent Peirani, Vincent Segal, Baba Sissoko; Ella Zirina; Tineke Postma; Costanza Alegiani; Enzo Carniel, Hermon Mehari, Damien Varaillon, ‎Stéphane Adsuar; Mario Costa; Rachel Therrien; Julian Lage; Charles Lloyd, Julian Lage, Zakir Hussain. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/17096840/Mondo-Jazz (from "Esperanza" onwards). Happy listening! Photo credit: Dave Stapleton

At a time in which the frantic pace of this world is making record executives explore the idea of one--minute songs to satisfy the swipe-crazed Instagram generation, this playlist if full of music that may feel like a welcome act of counter-culture. Extended form songs, elegant songs, strange songs... Enjoy the ride! The playlist features Brad Mehldau; Valtteri Laurell Pöyhönen; Sara Caswell; The Vampires; Chris Abrahams; The Necks; Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/17068033/Mondo-Jazz (from "I Am the Walrus" onwards). Happy listening! Photo credit: Soichiro Suizu.

Rarely has a jazz musician created a body of work in which depth, sophistication and melodies coexist as beautifully as Wayne Shorter did. In this episode we selected interpretations of his compositions by musicians we admire and who chose to follow his soothsaying footprints. In loving tribute to Mr. Gone. The playlist features Wayne Shorter, Milton Nascimento; Camille Bertault; Yuri Honing, Vince Mendoza, Metropole Orkest; Joni Mitchell; Don Grolnick; Wayne Horvitz; Michael Moore; Jimmie Rowles, Stan Getz; Dee Dee Bridgewater; Raphaël Pannier; Kari Ikonen; Jerry Bergonzi Detailed playlist at (up to "Fall"). Photo credit Robert Ascroft (Blue Note)

Organ grooves, a take on the Jackson Five opened by the merciless beat of an Ornette Coleman alumnus, a few compelling debut albums, the ongoing collaboration between Aruán Ortiz and James Brandon Lewis, the return of Joshua Abrams meditations for large ensemble and more, make this week's playlist worth your attention... The playlist features Ari Joshua, Skerik, Delvon Lamarr, Grant Schroff; Michael Blake; Papanosh; Simon Lucaciu; Ferg Quill; James Brandon Lewis; Aruán Ortiz; Joshua Abrams Natural Information Society. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/17068033/Mondo-Jazz (up to "Stigmergy"). Happy listening! Photo credit: Il Muro.

As a young adult Burt Bacharach used fake IDs to get into 52nd Street jazz clubs to have his mind blown away by heroes of the bebop revolution like Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. Those early impressions could not but leave a mark in his sophisticated pop songs, seeds that would later make those very same songs blossom in the hands of jazz players, going full circle. As a composer and songwriter he had a remarkable gift for combining simplicity and complexity, the African roots of jazz R&B and soul with the European classical influences of French impressionism. The result were the unforgettable melodies he was admired for, many of which are featured in this playlist, as interpreted by a wide ranging of progressive musicians. The playlist features Larry Goldings, Harry Allen; Toots Thielemans; Gabor Szabo; Isaac Hayes; Dee Dee Bridgewater; Charles Lloyd; Bill Frisell; Dionne Farris, Charlie Hunter; Steve Kuhn; Marie Mcauliffe; Benjamin Koppel. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/17011710/Mondo-Jazz (from "The Look of Love" onward). Happy listening!

A celebration of the genius of Bart Bacharach, Mondo-Jazz style, focusing on off-the-beaten path takes on his idiosyncratic repertoire, since Bacharach's music is accessible and appealing for mass appeal and yet complex and sophisticated to intrigue even the most forward looking musicians. Romantic songs, political songs, themes for soundtracks, but all--without fail--earworms that stay with you well beyond the last note. The playlist features Django Bates; Stevie Wonder; Dave Douglas; Oranj Symphonette; Mike Patton; Guy Klucevsek; Fred Pallem & Le Sacre du Tympan; Dwight Trible, Matthew Halsall; David Linx, Magic Malik; Anthony Braxton; Rahsaan Roland Kirk. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/17011710/Mondo-Jazz (up to "I Say a Little Prayer"). Happy listening!

Americana-tinged guitarists, cinematic moods, a cast of London-all-stars chasing the electric-Miles-voodoo down, inflections of Jimi Hendrix, and music that may help you with meditation, introspection, or even state alteration... This and more in this week's set! The playlist features Thomas Naïm; Stephen Ulrich; Rob Mazurek, Exploding Star Orchestra, Jeff Parker; London Brew; Alessia Obino; Phil Ranelin, Wendell Harrison, Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad; Jasmine Myra; Oren Ambarchi; Holsen & Cassiers; Brandon Ross. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16982901/Mondo-Jazz (from "Panama Red" onward). Happy listening!

This week we put together a set which is centered around jazz influenced by Gnawa music, and musicians and bands which know how to develop and envelope, or develop a melody and mood which envelopes the listener. The playlist features Bill Laurance, Michael League; Club d'Elf; Naïssam Jalal [pictured]; Nguyên Lê; George; Lise Van Dooren; Christoph Irniger; and Emiliano Sampaio. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16982901/Mondo-Jazz (up to "We Have a Dream"). Happy listening!

Kurt Elling and Charlie Hunter are back, and they're SuperBoogieng! So are Jim Black and Kit Downes who are on a couple of new albums each. The playlist also features interesting new European projects, and albums that blend jazz with hip hop and music for the dance floor. The playlist features Kurt Elling, Charlie Hunter, Nate Smith; Federico Nuti; Julie Campiche [pictured]; Cedric Hanriot, Days; Matters Unkown, Miryam Solomon; Jim & The Schrimps; John Zorn, Jim Black; Kuhn Fu; Sebastian Rochford, Kit Downes; Pablo Held, Norma Winstone Detailed playlist available at https://spinitron.com/m/playlist/view/16955232 (from "Boogie Down" onward). Happy listening! Photo credit: Gerald Langer

There are different ways to unpack this playlist. One of them is looking at it as a travelogue that will take us to that music incubator that Chicago continues to be; to a scene deserving wider recognition like that of Washington D.C.; to Brazil, France and Italy. And it all starts from Free Form Funk Freqs' 3rd Galaxy. The playlist also features Greg Ward's Rogue Parade; Art Ensemble of Chicago; Alune Wade; Gaia Wilmer [pictured]; Janel Leppin; Cristiano Calcagnile; Emmanuel Borghi Trio. Detailed playlist available at (from "Outer Arm" onward). Happy listening!

The painstaking job of unearthing subtle nuances which were lost in earlier mixes of five of his albums is at the heart of the remastering labor of love that Ben Allison [pictured] has embarked on during the pandemic. During the first part of our show we focus on listening with new ears to some of our old favorites from those album. Then we turn to other musicians that strive to discover new angles and perspectives about old tunes, or to examine how sound, textures, and silence, also play a key role in the process of discovering compelling harmonies and melodies. The playlist also features Romain Pilon; Jo Lawry, Linda May Han Oh, Allison Miller; Mette Henriette; Joon; Raffaele Casarano. Detailed playlist available at (up to "Malaspina"). Happy listening!

A playlist built around the work of impressive emerging saxophonists (Lakecia Benjamin, Xhosa Cole, Jason Marshall, and Alex Hitchcock), and guitarists (Ant Law and David Doruzka). Together with a tribute to Kurt Vonnegut, the reissue of an Acid Jazz classic, and much more, this is an hour of music that should keep you happy and speculative. The playlist also features Mother Earth; Georgia Anne Muldrow; Adriano Adewale, Ian Parmel; J.D.Hive; Jason Yeager; David Doruzka, Piotr Wyleżol, Jeff Ballard; and Zack Lober. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16899336/Mondo-Jazz (from "Stoned Woman" onward). Happy listening!

Sun Ra may have joined the outer spaceways almost 30 years ago but he continues to inspire our earthly affairs through the musicians that have worked with him. We explore recent releases of the Arkestra and of bassist Tyler Mitchell, both of which revolve around the contribution of Marshall Allen. The other cluster of tracks is centered around the interlinkages among three musicians that have collaborated for a long time Brian Blade, Jon Cowherd, Chris Potter. In between, Santi Debriano with his own Arkestra Bembe. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16899336/Mondo-Jazz (up to "Marshall's Groove"). Happy listening! Photo credit: Andrea Palmucci

An intriguing set of music featuring Americana in its Unitedstatesean and British declinations, three variations on the concept of jazz for large ensembles, John Zorn's take on existentialism, psychoanalysis, and the uncertainty principle, Chad Taylor's interpretation of Andrew Hill's music, and Nelide Bandello's nod to the world of Tim Berne. The playlist also features JD Allen; Hedvig Mollstead, Trondheim Jazz Orchestra; Letieres Leite & Orkestra Rumpilezz; Tower Composers Jazz Orchestra; and Binker Golding The detailed playlist is at https://spinitron.com/m/playlist/view/16870261 (from "The Battle of Blair Mountain" onward). Happy listening!

Precious archival recordings featuring unheard music by Charles Stepney, Donald Byrd and Miles Davis open this edition of Mondo Jazz featuring new and upcoming albums. The playlist is completed by the epic live album by Jeff Parker "Mondays at the Enfield Tennis Academy", and the intriguing work of young European players. The playlist also features Mané Fernandes and the Duo Hofmaninger/Schwarz. The detailed playlist is at https://spinitron.com/m/playlist/view/16870261 (up to "2019-07-08 II"). Happy listening! Photo credit: Michele Yves Puty

The first edition of Mondo Jazz of the new year! Judging by how the year started, it should not be difficult… we open with Jason Moran's latest fascinating project, released just hours after the new year started, dedicated to James Reese Europe. After that many recent compelling releases, from Thandi Ntuli [pictured] to Frank Zappa (newly published archival material from the legendary "Waka Jawaka" and "Grand Wazoo" sessions). The playlist also features Sarathy Korwar; Soweto Kinch with the London Symphony Orchestra; London Odense Ensemble; Artchipel Orchestra; Ezra Collective; Leland Whitty; and Revelators Sound System Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16847678/Mondo-Jazz (up to "Grieving"). Happy listening and happy new year! Photo credit: Ndumiso Sibanda

One of the things that characterizes the New York jazz ecosystem at this time of the year is the celebrated Winter JazzFest. This year it’s back with in-person performances, and as it was our pre-pandemic tradition, we’d like to preview music by artists who are coming to New York from Europe or other parts of the country to perform at the Festival. The playlist features Daniel Villarreal; Vincent Peirani; Emile Parisien; Roxana Amed; Abraham Réunion; Yamandu Costa; Yessaï Karapetian; Jeanne Michard; Ishkero; and Carlos Niño, Surya Botofasina, Nate Mercerau. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16847678/Mondo-Jazz (from "Messenger" onward). Happy listening and happy Winter JazzFest! Photo credit: Jacek Brun

As this is our last show in 2022, our playlist focus on the songs we’ve loved the most in the last six months of what was an incredibly prolific year for jazz. Here's to a new year that hopefully will bring us much great music as 2022 did! The playlist features Fred Pallem & Le Sacre du Tympan; Kansas Smitty’s; Oan Kim; Bill Frisell; Iggy Pop [pictured]; Avram Fefer; Maher Beauroy, Sélène Saint-Aimé; Designers; Kristin Berardi; Dan Weiss; Song Yi Jeon, Vinícius Gomes; Donald Byrd; and André Minvielle. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16816136/Mondo-Jazz (from "Goodbye Lougarock" onward). Happy listening... and a happy new year!

Twelve months have gone by so fast, and so much has happened... At the beginning of the year we were still under various degrees of lockdown or social distancing, now we have a war, weather patterns and a financial situation that are crazier than ever, etc. One positive thread through these months, however, has been the relentless pace at which creative musicians have brought us album after album of gorgeous music, which confirmed once more that musicians may be the last social group that can still be trusted! Find are some of the favorite songs that we discovered in the second half of the year (to check out those from the first part of the year go to: https://www.mixcloud.com/MondoJazz/a-few-of-my-favorite-2022-jazz-things-so-far-part-1-mondo-jazz-2022-1/ and https://www.mixcloud.com/MondoJazz/a-few-of-my-favorite-2022-jazz-things-so-far-part-2-mondo-jazz-2022-2/) The playlist features The Harlem Gospel Travelers; Kurt Elling; Carmen Staaf, Allison Miller; Ken Stubbs; Billy Drummond & Freedom of Ideas; Steve Cardenas, Ben Allison, Ted Nash; Robin Holcomb; Billy Mohler; Oded Tzur; Charles Lloyd [pictured]; Binker Golding; Mali Obomsawin; Jeremy Rose & the Earshift Orchestra, Simon Barker, Chloe Kim; and Tyshawn Sorey. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16816136/Mondo-Jazz (up to "Enchantment"). Happy listening... and a happy new year!

Welcome to the second half of the jazz re-match between Argentina and France that we are hosting this week, inspired by the recent World Cup finals. It is a fantasy game in which the rules are a bit different with the two teams playing jazz, not football, together, rather than against each other. The playlist features Orchestre National de Jazz; Lucia Boffo; Serge Gainsbourg; Javier Girotto, Natalio Mangalavite, Peppe Servillo; Surnatural Orchestra; Gato Barbieri [pictured]; Edward Perraud; Leo Genovese; Céline Bonacina; Pablo Ablanedo; Jacques Schwarz-Bart; and Escalandrum. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16796316/Mondo-Jazz (from "Vergogna in Blue" onward). Happy listening!

Welcome to the second half of the jazz re-match between Argentina and France that we are hosting this week, inspired by the recent World Cup finals. It is a fantasy game in which the rules are a bit different with the two teams playing jazz, not football, together, rather than against each other. In jazz, unlike in sports, there are no winners or losers, and the best things come out when there’s collaboration rather than competition. So this week we host a Franco-Argentinean jazz pas-de-deux celebrating the jazz traditions of the two countries whose national teams made it to the World Cup finals. The playlist features Richard Galliano; Minino Garay; Médéric Collignon; Camille Bertault [pictured], David Helbock; Roxana Amed; Ibrahim Maalouf; Leïla Martial; Juan Bayon; Papanosh; Avantango; Thomas de Pourquery; Dino Saluzzi; and Manu Codjia. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16796316/Mondo-Jazz (up to "Requiem Pour Un Con/Je T'aime Moi Non Plus"). Happy listening!

The funk of The Bamboos' ambitious symphonic project and The Headhunters' half-a-century pre-celebration together with Sana Nagano's pandemic soundscape bookend an episode showcasing the wide-ranging work by, and collaboration among, Dave Liebman, Adam Rudolph and Tyshawn Sorey. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16768889/Mondo-Jazz (from "Red Triangle" onwards). Happy listening!

Tributes to Leonard Cohen and Martin Danny, young saxophonone mavericks, unerthed gems and elegant arrangers in this week's edition of Mondo Jazz. The playlist features the Leonhart Brass Band; Marco Cappelli; Immanuel Wilkins; Oded Tzur; Rebecca Nash [pictured]; Designers; Leila Olivesi; and Elvin Jones. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16768889/Mondo-Jazz (up to "Oleo"). Photo credit: Olivier Burnside. Happy listening!

This week's edition revolves around tributes to composers, singers, songwriters, cities and... earworms! And a fascinating project by Brooklyn-based Dutch singer Vivienne Aerts celebrating jazz women and female pioneers of the cacao trade. The playlist also features Yazz Ahmed [pictured]; Kansas Smitty's; Snarky Puppy; Luigi Viva, Luigi Masciari; Brad Mehldau; Chilly Gonzales; Fabrizio Bosso; Fabrizio Bosso; and Vulfpeck. The detailed playlist is available at https://spinitron.com/RFB/dj/80823/Leonardo-Granvassu (from "It for Chick" onwards). Happy listening!

Bands of great improvisational genius, two takes on early-Bill Frisell compositions, an album revisiting the legacy of First House, two productions by the David Breskin-Ron Saint Germain dream team, and much more in this edition of Mondo Jazz. The playlist features Billy Mohler [pictured]; Dan Weiss; Patricia Brennan; Ken Stubbs; Unscientific Italians; Bill Frisell; Frank Woeste, Ryan Keberle, Vincent Courtois; Micah Thomas; Jeon Lim Yang; Makaya McCraven. The detailed playlist is available at https://spinitron.com/RFB/dj/80823/Leonardo-Granvassu (up to "So Ubuji"). Happy listening!

As we are quickly approaching the end of the year, here is another edition focusing on new and upcoming albums featuring some the records will inevitably end on many best of the year lists. The playlist features Stephanie Lottermoser; Franco Ambrosetti; Monica Nica Agosti; Mali Obomsawin; Tim Berne, Matt Mitchell; Géraud Portal; Jean-Paul Estiévenart, Marcel Ponseele & Il Gardellino; Hilario Durán, David Virelles; Ben LaMar Gay, Tommaso Moretti. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16716001/Mondo-Jazz (from "Choices" onward). Happy listening!

The spirit of the masters, the roots of each music tradition, are like ghosts that accompany a musician’s creative process, with more or less awareness based on the musician’s disposition, a premise directly explored by Michael Wollny in his latest album, and indirectly explored by every other musician featured on this show, which spotlights Annette Peacock, both a musician ahead of her times and a muse to many. The playlist features Camilla George; Michael Wollny; Christina Galisatus; Robin Holcomb; Annette Peacock; Paul Bley; Gary Peacock, Franz Koglmann; Nels Cline; Frank Kimbrough; Marilyn Crispell, Paul Motian. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16716001/Mondo-Jazz (up to "Blood"). Happy listening!

Tributes to Abdul Wadud, Paul Motian, Albert Mangelsdorff and Johnny Hodges, the power of post-production, the music meditations of Surya Botofasina and more, in this wide-ranging edition of Mondo Jazz. The playlist features Tom Skinner; Chelsea Carmichael, Shabaka Hutchings; Petter Eldh, Savannah Harris; Esbjörn Svensson; Jakob Bro, Joe Lovano; Brûlez Les Meubles; Owen Broder; Agnas, Ståhl, Flaten, Texas; More Better; Surya Botofasina. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16663757/Mondo-Jazz (from "The Journey" onward). Happy listening!

Tons of new releases ahoy... We feature some that bring unbridled energy, with a focus on South Korean and North European artists, and a tribute to the French master of humor, erotism, subversion and wordplay, Serge Gainsbourg. The playlist features Donny McCaslin; Avram Fefer; Matthew Halsall; Sun-Mi Hong; Marilyn Mazur; Song Yi Jeon, Vinícius Gomes; Mikkel Ploug; Brussels Jazz Orchestra, Camille Bertault. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16663757/Mondo-Jazz (up to "Les Goemons"). Happy listening!

Plato, Mingus and Seinfeld? What could they possibly have in common? Not much; or a lot…; depending on the plasticity of your mind. You'll get the answer if you listen to this edition of Mondo Jazz, digging forward and back with a precious new compilation showcasing the Detroit Artists Workshop. The playlist features Timothy Norton; Dezron Douglas; Abel Mireles; Nadje Noordhuis; Lyman Woodard; Kirk Lightsey; Charles Lloyd; Dierk Peters. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16634147/Mondo-Jazz (from "More Coffee Please" onwards). Happy listening!

This week a catchy and eclectic playlist, which straddles across many stylistic lines and influences, opens in the spirit of Zappa and ends with Zappa himself and yet another gem recently uneearthed from his bottomless vault. The playlist features Fred Pallem; Flat Earth Society Orchestra; Gaia Mattiuzzi; Wojtek Mazolewski; Yosef Gutman; Jussi Reijonen; Arild Andersen; Ari Joshua, Billy Martin, Jason Fraticelli; Frank Zappa. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16634147/Mondo-Jazz (up to "Black Napkins"). Happy listening!

In this set we focus on Hammond jazz, brass-heavy projects, North-European bands and a series of albums that have John Patitucci, Brian Blade, Wayne Shorter and Terri Lyne Carrington as common threads. The playlist also features Jupiter; Michael Blake; Trio Grande; Fredrik Lundin & Odense Jazz Orchestra; Marco Pacassoni, Antonio Sanchez; Dave Stryker; Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Chris McBride; Leo Genovese, Esperanza Spalding. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16606019/Mondo-Jazz (from "Stratos" onward). Happy listening!

We are back after a brief hiatus, during which new and upcoming albums have been piling up on our desk, so let's get right to it... We start here with a batch of genre-defying projects focusing in particular on adventurous vocalists that blend acoustic and electronic music, or that bring different music cultures together. We end with two invigorating projects that bring together improvisation and hard hitting experimentation. The playlist features Shotnez; Francesco Diodati, Leïla Martial, Stefano Tamborrino; Sirintip; Andrea Motis; Louis Cole; José James; Gyedu-Blay Ambolley; Alhaji Waziri Oshomah; Titan to Tachyons; Mats Gustafsson's Nu Ensemble. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16606019/Mondo-Jazz (up to Mats Gustafsson). Happy listening! Photo credit: Ashira Boonchoo

Inspired by Leo Sidran's latest single, "There Was a Fire", this week we look into various threads of memory--making (or memory--keeping) that can be found in projects that bring together various cultulal traditions (West-African or Cuban, Mitteleuropean or Japanese), bring new light to old repertoires, pay tribute to earlier composers or music-genres. The playlist features Eve Risser; chuffDRONE; Jamaaladeen Tacuma [pictured]; King Klavé; Shoko Igarashi; Antonio Sanchez, Dave Matthews, Pat Metheny; Leo Sidran; Dave Douglas; David Chevallier, Laurent Blondiau, Sébastien Boisseau, and Christophe Lavergne. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16474585/Mondo-Jazz (from "Gamse" onwards). Happy listening! Photo credit: Žiga Koritnik

Unbridled fun, the long tail of Hal Willner's work, an all-star band that celebrates 40 years of the Jazz sous les pommiers Festival, and jazz inspired by Maurice Ravel, soul, funk, gospel blues and folk are at the heart of this week's edition of Mondo Jazz. The playlist features The New Mastersounds; The Harlem Gospel Travelers; Doug Wamble; Beth Orton [pictured]; Robin Holcomb; Bill Frisell; Franck Tortiller, Yves Rousseau, Bojan Z, Louis Winsberg, Andy Sheppard, Thomas De Pourquery, Airelle Besson, Anne Paceo, Théo Ceccaldi, Fidel Fourneyron; Dieter Ilg; and Russ Lossing. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16474585/Mondo-Jazz (up to "Grey"). Happy listening!

This is the second part of an edition of Mondo Jazz which explores the repertoire built over the years by countless women composers, which are in part included in "New Standards", the collection of 101 compositions by women composers curated by Terri Lyne Carrington for Berklee Press, and in part we hope they will be included in a near future. For our selection we focus on instrumental tunes by musicians that are alive, and possibly still young. The playlist features Susie Ibarra; Nubya Garcia; Co Streiff; Airelle Besson; Anke Helfrich; Patricia Zarate Perez; Courtney Bryan [pictured]; Anna Högberg; Kris Davis; and Tomeka Reid. The detailed playlist is available at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16445708/Mondo-Jazz (from "Azul" onwards). Happy listening!

In the wake of the recent publication of "New Standards", the collection of 101 compositions by women composers curated by Terri Lyne Carrington for Berklee Press, this week we feature some of the compositions featured in the new book, and a few more that we hope may appear in a future expanded edition. The playlist features Jaimie Branch [pictured]; Jenny Scheinman; Dinosaur; Bria Skonberg; Rita Marcotulli; Miho Hazama; Simone Baron & Arco Belo; Caroline Davis; Arcoiris Sandoval; Marilyn Crispell; Sylvie Courvoisier, and Mark Feldman. The detailed playlist is available at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16445708/Mondo-Jazz (up to "Éclats for Ornette"). Happy listening!

A playlist that focuses on fascinating new releases and a preview of great upcoming concerts in New York. The playlist features Jeff Denson, Brian Blade, Romain Pilon; Patricia Brennan; Hermon Mehari; Eric Vloeimans, Will Holshouser; the Michael Leonhart Orchestra; Sky Creature; Enrico Rava, Fred Hersch; Omar Sosa; Cheick Tidiane Seck [pictured]. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16420871/Mondo-Jazz (from "Daily Jubilee of Dancing Herbie D." onward). Happy listening!

Music by, or inspired by, Brazil, Charles Mingus, Mal Waldron, Humanity... and the Convulsionaries... To know more... click on the embedded player and happy listening! The playlist features also Anat Cohen [pictured]; Roberto Ottaviano, Alexander Hawkins; Cristina Mazza, Sean Bergin Daniele D'Agaro Bruno Marini Jean-Jacques Avenel Sangoma Everett; Angelica Sanchez; Matt Ulery, Zach Brock; Jasper Høiby; Trevor Dunn; Julian Lage; Jeff Parker, Eric Revis, and Nasheet Waits. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16420871/Mondo-Jazz (up to "Wait").

September offers an opportunity to refocus on our inner energies and start a new cycle with renewed awareness and intentions – basically back to school and beyond… This segment of the show features more songs inspired by this month, with a special focus on five masterpieces that were recorded during a magical couple of weeks in September 1962. The playlist features Johnnie Taylor; Dakota Staton; Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays; Mats Eilertsen; Coleman Hawkins; Quincy Jones; Duke Ellington; Chico Hamilton; John Coltrane; Gerald Wilson. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16393563/Mondo-Jazz (from "It's September" onward). Happy listening! Photo credit: Chuck Stewart

September is a rather auspicious month musically, as you will hear through a playlist of songs inspired by September... or by things associated with the month of September... or featuring musicians born in September. The playlist features James Brown; Freda Payne; Itai Kriss; Earth, Wind & Fire; Chris Pattishall; Don Grolnick; Les McCann, Eddie Harris; Ingebrigt Håker Flaten; Fiona Apple; and Dave Douglas. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16393563/Mondo-Jazz (up to "Sapphire Sky Blue"). Happy listening!

It’s hard to believe but August is already over, and just like the months keep getting by at the speed of light so do new CDs and LPs… And this is why we are here with another edition of Mondo Jazz for which we have cherry-picked some of the best new albums and singles out there. The playlist features Stéphane Kerecki; Tom Harrell; Clemens Kuratle; Ernesto Jodos; John Escreet; Kristin Berardi [pictured]; Run Logan Run, Annie Gardiner; Mysteries of the Revolution; Yussef Dayes Experience. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16366777/Mondo-Jazz (from "The Booster" onward). Happy listening!

Tributes to Miles and Mingus, Camille Bertault, Theo Croker, and the German label ACT Music are some of the threads of this playlist, which also features one of the most surprising albums of the year... but you have to listen to find out what that is... The playlist also features Chris Dave; Mitglieder der Berliner Philharmoniker, Magnus Lindgren; Ethan Philion; David Helbock; Oan Kim; Erik Friedlander; Tigran Hamasyan; Trio Xolo. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16366777/Mondo-Jazz (up to "Obsidian Eucalyptus"). Happy listening!

One of the traits that we love most in jazz is its ability to promote encounters and mixtures… and mixtures is what this set is all about. The playlist features Leyla McCalla [pictured]; Lyle Lovett; Antares Flare; Elvin Bironien; Marco Bardoscia, Paolo Fresu, Dino Rubino, Daniele di Bonaventura; Samuel Mösching, Isaiah Collier; Peter Erskine, Alan Pasqua, Darek Oles; Alan Broadbent; Roberta Piket, Harvie S, Billy Mintz. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16340214/Mondo-Jazz (from "Nan Fon Bwa" onward). Happy listening!

Here we go again, finding a path of beauty through countless new and upcoming albums, and sharing the most memorable moments of this journey with you. As usual, we like the path less travelled, and so we hope that you’ll enjoy the surprises that we find along the way... The playlist features Flash Pig; Jeremy Rose [pictured], The Earshift Orchestra; CKRAFT; Caleb Wheeler Curtis; Steven Bernstein; Kalí Rodríguez-Peña; Laufey; Radka Toneff, Steve Dobrogosz; and Flavio Perrella. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16340214/Mondo-Jazz (up to "Soli abbagli"). Happy listening!

Another set dedicated to new and upcoming releases, with a special focus on recent Hammond Organ Trios and Quartets; jazz from, or inspired by, Africa and the Antilles; a tribute to 40 years of the French festival Jazz à Vienne; plus the savory “free-range sonic stew" served by Jessica Pavone [pictured], Lukas Koenig, Matt Mottel. The playlist also features Jack McDuff; Matthieu Marthouret; Wil Blades, Charlie Hunter, George Sluppick; Nduduzo Makhathini; Aldo Romano, Louis Sclavis, Henry Texier; Maher Beauroy, Sélène Saint-Aimé; McCoy Tyner; Abraham Réunion. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16314803/Mondo-Jazz (from "Walkin’ the Dog" onwards). Happy listening! Photo credit: Yuan Liu.