Articles by Ludovico Granvassu
Gegè Telesforo, Ben Sidran, Jamie Baum, Dayna Stephens & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Enjoy a playlist steeped in music about the times we live in--courtesy of Jamie Baum, Black Lives and Ben Sidran. Also featured is a new album by Italian singer Gegè Telesforo and two albums by or featuring Dayna Stephens.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Jamie Baum Septet+ feat. Kokayi Aubrey Johnson “Sorrow Song" What Times Are These (Sunnyside) 0:16 Host talks 6:24 Black Lives “Jubie's Jones" People of ...
read moreDon Was, divr, Roberto Gatto, Lucy Woodward, Peter Erskine & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
The return of Don Was behind the bass, tributes to Tony Williams and Leonard Bernstein and much more in another energizing edition of Mondo Jazz.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 The Jazz Defenders “Snakebite Playfight" Memory in Motion (Haggis) 0:16 Host talks 4:56 Lucy Woodward “Fray" Stories from the Dust (I Love Desi) 6:17 Host talks 11:16 Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble “Neighboorhoods" [Unreleased--Live at Rust Belt ...
read moreJazz for Hollywood: Branford Marsalis and Laura Karpman
by Ludovico Granvassu
This time we are focusing on jazz-infused soundtracks that received Academy Awards nominations for Best Original Score in a Feature Film, 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.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo ...
read moreJulieta Eugenio, Hugues Mayot, Amirtha Kidambi, Adam Levy & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Julian Lage's latest album--possibly his best to date--opens a playlist of recent releases spanning many styles and cultural influences.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Julian Lage “76" Speak to Me (Blue Note) 0:16 Host talks 4:49 Adam Levy feat. Larry Grenadier, Joey Baron “Mitchum" Spry (Lost Wax) 6:16 Host talks 9:50 Julieta Eugenio “Stay" Stay (Crystalin) 11:52 Hugues Mayot “Apparation" Invocations (BMC) 17:23 Amirtha Kidambi' Elder Ones “The ...
read moreChristopher Hoffman, Anna Webber, Liv Andrea Hauge, Geoffrey Dean & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
A playlist showcasing the interesting new releases by Christopher Hoffman, the Liv Andrea Hauge Trio, Travis Reuter, Geoffrey Dean and a number of recent albums we already featured in the past, but were too good not to get back to one more time.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Hiromi “Utopia" Sonicwonderland (Telarc) 0:16 Host talks 7:32 Timo Lassy, Juka Eskola “Long Walk" Nordic Stew (Dox) 8:22 Host talks ...
read moreLuke Carlos O'Reilly, Vinnie Sperrazza, Brad Mehldau, Jean-Christophe Cholet & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
A soulful rendition of Curtis Fuller's “Mini Mama," and two recent albums featuring Vinnie Sperrazza open an edition of Mondo Jazz which then features three projects at the intersection of jazz and classical music.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Luke Carlos O'Reilly “Mini Mama" Leave the Gate Open (Imani) 0:16 Host talks 6:01 Vinnie Sperrazza Apocryphal “Caffeine Dream" Sunday (Loyal Label) 7:39 The Choir Invisible “Stones Covers" Town ...
read moreGraham Haynes, Triad, Raffi Garabedian, Chief Keegan & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
The New York residency of Graham Haynes at FourOneOne offers an opportunity to look back at his seminal album The Griot's Footsteps and at his recent collaboration with Brandon Ross. Before that, a playlist rich in remarkable new releases! Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Chief Keegan “Shallow Gander" The Piles High Club (Need to Know) 0:16 Host talks 4:57 Triad “I Put a Spell on You" ...
read moreVinícius Cantuária, Sam Fribush, Haroldo Bontempo, Natalie Cressman & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
The mighty organ trio of Sam Fribush opens a set mostly devoted to post-bossa nova Brazilian projects. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Sam Fribush “Supper / Make Me a Plate" People Please (Flybird) 0:16 Host talks 5:23 Ricardo Dias Gomes “Morrerei Por Isso" Muito Sol (Hive Mind) 7:14 Host talks 10:31 Haroldo Bontempo “Sobe e desce" Indie Hippie Retrô Brasileiro (YB) 12:10 Amaro Freitas feat. ...
read moreXero, Chance & Lurie
by Ludovico Granvassu
Three new releases by John Lurie, Benjamin Herman and Fergus Quill give us the opportunity to pay tribute to three musicians whose no-holds-barred attitude significantly marked the scenes in New York and the UK in the 1980s, and now: Xero Slingsby, James Chance and Lurie.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Benjamin Herman “Zaat" Nostalgia Blitz (Dox) 0:16 John Lurie “AI AI AI AI" Painting with John (Strange and ...
read moreNout, Toine Thys, Kamasi Washington, Emile Parisien & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Here's the long and short of it: Bill Frisell goes orchestral, Emile Parisien is cookin,' Nout goes live, Kamasi Washington is back with a prologue to his new album, producer Church Chords channels his inner Hal Willer, and Toine Thys's Orlando sounds better then ever.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Toine Thys' Orlando “Quartography" Betterlands (Hypnote) 0:16 Host talks 6:40 Emile Parisien Quartet “Wine Time--Part 1" Let Them ...
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