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Sean Ono Lennon, Simon Spiess, Debby Wang, Ben Lumsdaine & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
The gorgeous new album by Sean Ono Lennon, Asterisms (Tzadik), opens a set of electro-acoustic otherworldly beauty.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Sean Ono Lennon “Acisalia" Asterisms (Tzadik) 0:16 Host talks 7:17 Simon Spiess Quiet Tree “Grieving Was Yesterday" Euphorbia (Intakt) 8:44 Host talks ...
Vijay Iyer, Too Many Zooz, Annie Chen, Jacky Terrasson & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Welcome to your weekly fix of recent and upcoming releases, from the seismic brasshouse of Too Many Zooz to the re-imagining of Sun Ra's The Magic City by Meshell Ndegeocello, and a whole lot in between. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Too ...
Joe Webb, Moppa Elliott, Olivia Pérez-Collellmir, Zach Brock & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
The restless spirit of Moppa Elliott kicks off a set that illustrates the breadth and depth of today's scene.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Moppa Elliott “Delaware Water Gap" Jonesville (Hot Cup) 0:16 Host talks 3:07 Moppa Elliott “Dimock" Disasters Vol. 2 (Hot Cup) ...
Ciara Moser, Evita Polidoro, Otis Sandsjö, Roni Kaspi & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
In this set bookended by deep grooves and avant-funk, we focus on a number of emerging artists and their search for a personal synthesis of the many influences that have shaped their path.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Ari Joshua feat. John Medeski, Billy ...
Jazz Before the Oscars: Part 2
by Ludovico Granvassu
There has always been plenty of interplay between jazz and movies: jazz musicians like Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway or Harry Connick, Jr. turned actors; or actors like Jeff Goldblum or Cybill Shepherd turned jazz musicians; jazz soundtracks for movie; or movies about jazz musicians...However, in anticipation of Oscars Night, here we are focusing on ...
Jazz Before the Oscars: Part 1
by Ludovico Granvassu
In a few days the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood will host the Academy Awards, and so we thought that it would be a lot of fun to come up with an episode of Mondo Jazz featuring exclusively tunes inspired by, dedicated to, or titled after movie stars (regardless of whether or not they have won any ...
Ana Carla Maza, Ghost Funk Orchestra, Rosa Brunello, Jahari Massamba Unit & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
A set with countless flavors and colors from all around the world featuring songs about travelling to the Moon, or traveling sustainably; Afrobeat songs; songs of low simmering groove; songs by cellists; and more.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Ghost Funk Orchestra “To the ...
Benjamin Herman, Janning Trumann, Ruth Goller, Guido Spannocchi & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
A playlist in which edgy and calm take turns, but never at the expense of the surprise factor.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Benjamin Herman “Hornin' Out" Nostalgia Blitz (Dox) 0:16 Oan Kim “Caravane Mélancolique" Oan Kim & the Dirty Jazz (Artwork) 3:24 Host ...
Alice Coltrane, Riley Mulherkar, Tima Volozh, Julien Lourau & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
An episode bookended by two albums destined to be on the “Best of 2024" lists under the categories “new releases" (Riley Mulherkar's) and “Unearthed Gems" (Alice Coltrane's). In between, various ways to infuse jazz with Brazilian influences, and the odd library music track for good measure.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme ...
Sean Mason, Juka Eskola, Timo Lassy, Elan Mehler & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
If the episodes of a radio show could have a capital, the capital of this one would have to be New Orleans, where almost all the roads coming out of the songs in this playlist lead, one way or another. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & ...
