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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Immanuel Wilkins, Mark Lockheart, Kenny Barron, Miguel Zenón & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 5, 2025

Enjoy a set that revolves around the beauty of ensemble work.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Mark Lockheart “Morning Smiles" Smiling (Edition) 0:16 Host talks 7:35 Kit Downes “Full Dress (Live)" Reflex: Dr. Snap (Live) (BimHuis) 9:12 Host talks 16:13 Immanuel Wilkins “AFTERLIFE RESIDENCE ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Jamie Saft, Quispel Quintet, Leiba Trio, Funkwrench Blues & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 4, 2025

Tributes to Thelonious Monk, Dutch novelist A.F.Th. van der Heijden, the Portuguese city of Guimarães, and much more in this intriguing playlist.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Funkwrench Blues feat. Grant Green Jr., Hamid Drake “Indelicate Balance" Mischief in the Musitorium (Funkwrench Blues) 0:16 ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Hayoung Lyou, Pete Rodriguez, Kika Sprangers, Eric Person & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 3, 2025

As temperatures keep dropping, we must rely on music to get the heat we need. Enjoy a playlist that should bring you a welcome degree of warmth and introspection.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Peter Somuah “Conqueror" Highlife (ACT) 0:16 Host talks 4:18 Pete ...

Article: Year in Review

I Dischi del 2024 secondo Ludovico Granvassu

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 2, 2025

Spesso molti articoli sulle “migliori uscite dell'anno" iniziano con una premessa quasi apologetica ("questi non sono necessariamente 'i migliori album dell'anno,' ma 'i miei preferiti';" “è tutto soggettivo;" “domani avrei scelto titoli diversi;" “ho potuto selezionare solo dieci album," ecc.)? Queste dichiarazioni sembrano riflettere il disagio del redattore, costretto a riassumere un vasto ecosistema artistico selezionando ...

Article: Year in Review

Ludovico Granvassu's Garden of Jazzy Delights 2024

by Ludovico Granvassu
December 31, 2024

Have you noticed how many “best of the year" listicles start with an apologetic preamble ("these are not necessarily 'the best albums of the year' but 'my favorites';" “it's all subjective;" “tomorrow I might have chosen different titles;" “I could only select ten albums" etc.)? Those disclaimers channel the writer's discomfort of having to summarize a ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Anna Butterss, Jeff Parker, Josh Johnson, SML & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
December 31, 2024

Here is that kind of playlist that comes out when one puts a vast range of musical styles in a blender, from Malian music to folk, from krautrock and post-punk, to the manic energy of James Chance or early Talking Heads. A special focus on the recent projects of musicians that took part in the International ...

Album

Good Trouble

By Matt Wilson

Label: Palmetto Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Fireplace; Albert's Alley; Be That As It May; Good Trouble Suite: RBG; Walk With The Wind; Good Trouble; Feet Music; Sunshine On My Shoulders; LIbra; CommUnity Spirit.

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Butcher Brown, Nicholas Payton, Calibro 35, Boom Collective & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
December 30, 2024

To wrap up this week's dispatch of new and upcoming releases, enjoy a groovy and cinematic playlist!Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Calibro 35 “Lunedì Cinema" Jazzploitation (Record Kicks) 0:16 Host talks 2:11 Butcher Brown feat. Nicholas Payton “Montrose Forest" Montrose Forest (Concord Jazz) ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Youn Sun Nah, Ran Blake, Guy Klucevsek, Volker Goetze & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
December 29, 2024

This time we focus on great vocalists, and poignant chamber-like projects, and renditions of tunes by Curtis Mayfield, Astor Piazzolla (by way of Grace Jones) and Stevie Wonder (mashedup with Pete Rugolo).Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Dave Stryker “Theme from Shaft" Stryker and ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Al Jarreau, Camilla Battaglia, Jenny Scheinman, Peter Lenz, Spinifex

by Ludovico Granvassu
December 27, 2024

Enjoy a playlist featuring musicians that make their vocal cords, or their instruments, or their ensembles, sing (or scream).Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Al Jarreau “You Don't See Me" Wow--Live at the Childe Harold (Resonance) 0:16 Host talks 8:09 Al Jarreau & NDR ...