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Jimi Hendrix - A Jazz Experience, Part 2
by Ludovico Granvassu
As we have been exploring how Jimi Hendrix has inspired the jazz world, this segment focuses on the connections between Hendrix and Miles Davis and musicians close to him.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Gil Evans, Laurent Cugny “Stone Free" Rhythm-a-ning (Polygram) 0:16 Host ...
Jimi Hendrix - A Jazz Experience, Part 1
by Ludovico Granvassu
November is Jimi Hendrix's birth month and so we decided to focus this week's edition on jazz renditions of the Jimi Hendrix songbook. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Jimi Hendrix “The Star Spangled Banner" Live at Woodstock (Legacy) 0:16 Ariya Astrobeat Arkestra ...
A Few More of My Favorite 2024 Jazz Things - Part 3
by Ludovico Granvassu
Enjoy the third installment of our “fall edition" of favorite tunes from the past few months.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Ben Wendel “I Saw You Say" Understory: Live at the Village Vanguard (Edition) 0:16 Host talks 8:05 Ayumi Ishito “Sugar High People" Wondercult ...
A Few More of My Favorite 2024 Jazz Things - Part 2
by Ludovico Granvassu
We took a look back to the last few months of music, during which we have been setting aside some of our favorite songs, with the idea of then compiling them for one of our periodic “best of the year" set-lists. Here's part two of our fall favorites playlist. Playlist Playlist Ben ...
A Few More of My Favorite 2024 Jazz Things - Part 1
by Ludovico Granvassu
From time to time, we take stock of the most exciting releases that have landed on our desk... and hard drive. Usually, we do it twice a year, in June and in December. However, we have already accumulated so much great material since June that there was no point in waiting until December to start sharing ...
Alden Hellmuth, Ben Wendel, Kris Davis, Franco D'Andrea, Gato Barbieri & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Master saxophonists of yesterday and today, piano trios from both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, and a piano-bouzouki duo exploring uncharted territories should give you plenty of pleasure and surprises in this week's Mondo Jazz set.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Ben Wendel “Tao" ...
Brad Shepik, Elsa Nilsson, Layale Chaker, Elephant9, Terje Rypdal
by Ludovico Granvassu
The love of nature is at the heart of the three albums by Elsa Nilsson, Brad Shepik and Layale Chaker that open today's set, which is then wrapped-up by the slow but unstoppable crescendo of Norwegian prog icons, Elephant9 and their very special guest, Terje Rypdal. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison ...
Ella Zirina, Jimmy Villotti, Robin Holcomb, Giancarlo Tossani & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Enjoy a set focusing on guitar players, Italian cult musicians at the intersection of jazz and many other genres, Northern European rising stars and poets trapped in the bodies of musicians. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 AHL6 “Party" What happened to Eternity? ...
The Jazz Worlds of James Baldwin - Part 2
by Ludovico Granvassu
Here is the second part of an edition of Mondo Jazz celebrating the birth of James Baldwin, 100 years ago in Harlem, through the countless connections between his life and work, the music he loved and the music he inspired.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" ...
The Jazz Worlds of James Baldwin - Part 1
by Ludovico Granvassu
The centennial of writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin offers a great opportunity to look into the call and response which has been going on, for decades, between Baldwin's inner world and the world of jazz. Here is a set featuring music inspired by his writings and tunes by musicians we was connected with.
