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Henriette Eilertsen, The Plastic Waste Band, Kristijan Krajncan, Giovanni Mirabassi & More [Mondo Jazz 375-3]
If jazz still has unexplored corners, here’s where you’ll find a few of them. The playlist features The Plastic Waste Band; Henriette Eilertsen [pictured]; Yvonne Rogers; Kristijan Krajncan; Mo Van Der Does; Giovanni Mirabassi; and Sharada Shashidhar. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/22857766/Mondo-Jazz (from "Nose Prose" onwards). Happy listening! Photo: Jenny Berger Myhre.
Phoenix Trio, Ragini Trio, Weave4, Club d'Elf, Tito Mangialajo Rantzer & More [Mondo Jazz 375-2]
From Indian classical music and Mediterranean roots to European improvisation, deep grooves, live vibes, electronic experimentation, and beyond. Enjoy another playlist featuring projects where tradition gets lovingly bent out of shape. The playlist features Club d'Elf; Ragini Trio; Phoenix Trio [pictured]; Tito Mangialajo Rantzer; Benoit Delbecq, Francesco Diodati, Francesco Bigoni, Steve…
Ingeborg Gravem Sollid, Ernst Reijseger, The Olympians, Petite Lucette & More [Mondo Jazz 375-1]
Enjoy another playlist featuring projects where tradition gets lovingly bent, twisted, and reshaped. The playlist features The Olympians; La La Lars; Ernst Reijseger; Ingeborg Gravem Sollid [pictured]; Kris Tiner, Cathlene Pineda; Petite Lucette; Nils Petter Molvær, Marilyn Mazur. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/22857766/Mondo-Jazz (up to "Copenhagen"). Happy listening! Photo:…
Miles Davis, Tony Williams, Flat Earth Society, Paolo Fresu & More [Mondo Jazz 373-4]
Countless ways to celebrate the electric era of Miles Davis. The playlist features Paolo Fresu; Flat Earth Society; Miles Davis; Tony Williams; The Big Tusk; Edward Perraud, Pascal Schumacher, Sebastian Studnitzky. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/22691398/Mondo-Jazz [from "Orange" onward]. Happy listening!
Dorota Piotrowska, Seamus Blake, Elsa Nilsson, Christian Dillingham & More [Mondo Jazz 373-2]
Two ways to pay tribute to Eddie Harris, and other discoveries from the new releases vault. The playlist features Seamus Blake; Slow Poke; Dorota Piotrowska [pictured]; Christian Dillingham; Elsa Nilsson; The Pentland / Bergonzi Quartet. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/22691398/Mondo-Jazz [from "Mean Greens" to "Wanderlust"]. Happy listening!
The Vampires, Fairfield Ethio-Jazz Project, Al Doum & The Faryds, People in Orbit & More [Mondo Jazz 373-1]
From spiritual and Ethio-jazz to a fireside jazz conversation among friends, here's a cosmopolitan tasting menu of recent releases featuring bands keen to build bridges and break down walls. The playlist features Al Doum & The Faryds; Fairfield Ethio-Jazz Project; Atlantis Jazz Ensemble; The Vampires [pictured]; People in Orbit; and Steve Swallow. Detailed playlist at…
Fred Pallem, Bignami Veltri Jazz Ensemble, Reis Demuth Wiltgen, Julia Keefe & More [Mondo Jazz 373-3]
Enjoy a journey through the lush sonic world of recent large-ensemble recordings. The playlist features Fred Pallem [pictured], Le Sacre du Tympan; Reis Demuth Wiltgen, Luxembourg Philarmonic, Vince Mendoza, Joshua Redman; John Taylor, Stan Sulzmann, NDR Big Band; Bignami Veltri Jazz Ensemble; Julia Keefe. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/22658120/Mondo-Jazz [from "Avron Evrard"…
Alicia Waller, Ahn Trio, Tal Mashiach, Joel Ross & More [Mondo Jazz Ep. 373-2]
From soul to contemporary classical, with plenty in between, this playlist explores a wide range of brand-new releases. The playlist features Alicia Waller [pictured]; Tal Mashiach; Haroldo Bontempo; Jamie Peet, Joel Ross; Little North; Soojin Suh; Ahn Trio. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/22658120/Mondo-Jazz [from "The Climb / Job Blues" to "Almost Never Was"]. Happy listening!
Anggie Obin, Alden Hellmuth, Giovanni Falzone, Magnus Carlson & More [Mondo Jazz 373-1]
Here's a playlist curated with one ear in New York and the other wandering somewhere between Amsterdam, Seoul, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Milan, London and Stockholm. The playlist features Magnus Carlson & The Moon Ray Quintet; Giovanni Falzone; Alden Hellmuth; Miles Okazaki; Anggie Obin [pictured]; James Brandon Lewis; Elina Duni, Rob Luft. Detailed playlist at…
A Few of My Favorite 2026 Jazz Things (so far) - Part 6 [Mondo Jazz 372-3]
These past two weeks have been an opportunity to leaf back through six months of listening and rediscover the tracks that turned out to have the longest shelf life—music that still feels as fresh and compelling now as when we first heard it. Here's the last installment. We'll get back to this in six months! Stay tuned. The playlist features André Fernandes; Jason Moran; María Grand; Youn Sun Nah;…
A Few of My Favorite 2026 Jazz Things (so far) - Part 5 [Mondo Jazz 372-2]
As we continue this mid-year retrospective, we keep focusing on the tunes that somehow refused to stay confined to the week they were released. The playlist features Chris Potter; Jasper Høiby; The Breaks; Dida Pelled; Immanuel Wilkins; Harry Skoler, Bill Frisell; Zeno De Rossi Trio [pictured]. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/22622439/Mondo-Jazz [from "Osawatomie Brown" to…
