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A Few of My Favorite 2024 Jazz Things (so far), Part 2

by Ludovico Granvassu
July 19, 2024

Enjoy another installment of Mondo Jazz dedicated to the cream of the crop among the songs we have had the pleasure of listening to this year, so far!Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Simon Spiess Quiet Tree “Grieving Was Yesterday" Euphorbia (Intakt) 0:16 Host ...

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A Few of My Favorite 2024 Jazz Things (So Far), Part 1

by Ludovico Granvassu
July 16, 2024

It's July already! And so, with this installment of Mondo Jazz, we start sharing some of our favorite tunes from the first six months of a 2024 that has been quite generous with jazz fans!Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Joe Webb “CCTV" Collblanc--EP ...

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Byron Asher, New Orleans Klezmer All Stars, Taylor Eigsti, Mike Holober & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
July 13, 2024

Taylor Eigsti opens the set with his exciting new album, Plot Armor, and then a focus on large and medium ensembles from New York and New Orleans.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Taylor Eigsti “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" Plot Armor (Ground Up!) 0:16 Host ...

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Ivanna Cuesta, Phillip Golub, Tony Moreno, 9 Horses & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
July 12, 2024

A compelling playlist thanks to two generations of drummers who get themselves in very good trouble addressing politics, the environment and our cultural past... plus plenty of strings and young talents.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Matt Wilson “Happy Feet" Good Trouble (Palmetto) 0:16 ...

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Rudy Royston: DAY

by Vic Albani
July 12, 2024

Rudy Royston, batterista di prima classe (Bill Frisell, Dave Douglas, JD Allen, Ben Allison, Rudresh Mahanthappa e molti altri), approda con Day alla sua quinta uscita per l'etichetta del signor Dave Douglas, Greenleaf. Day è la seconda uscita dei Flatbed Buggy, vale a dire dell'avventuroso combo creato dal batterista con l'aiuto delle bass lines di Joe ...

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Joy Guidry, Álvaro Torres, Tom Skinner, The Early Planets & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
July 9, 2024

Guitar/bass/drum trios for the win, the endless relevance of Max Roach, Abdul Wadud and Morphine, and more, through six remarkable albums! Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis “The Time Is the Place" The Messthetics and James Brandon ...

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Roxana Amed, Jasper Høiby, Angelica Sanchez, Chad Taylor & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
July 6, 2024

Dynamic elegance may be the trait that the albums featured in this set have in common, so we hope you'll be elegantly surprised!Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 The Jazz Defenders “The Long Haul" Memory in Motion (ITI) 0:16 Host talks 4:58 Roxana Amed ...

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Stephan Crump, Josh Johnson, Julien Knowles, Tomasz Dabrowski & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
July 5, 2024

"Two" is the thread running through this episode of Mondo Jazz, two albums of rare depth by Stephan Crump, two members of the Koppel family, two remarkable musicians at the center of the new LA scene, Josh Johnson and Julien Knowles, and two trumpet players to keep an eye, and ear, on, Knowles and Tomasz Dabrowski. ...

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Etienne Charles, Jacky Terrasson, Isaiah Collier & Brent Birckhead

by Ludovico Granvassu
July 2, 2024

Four musicians, Jacky Terrasson, Etienne Charles, Brent Birckhead and Isaiah Collier, and their individual takes on how to both celebrate and innovate the jazz canon.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Jacky Terrasson R&B" Moving On (naïve) 0:16 Host talks 3:10 Etienne Charles “Poison" Creole ...

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Basketball and Jazz: The Art of Improvisation, Part 3

by Ludovico Granvassu
June 25, 2024

In our final look into the basketball & jazz interconnectedness, we focus on several jazz, or funk-jazz soundtracks for movies dedicated to the game, on jazz musicians with a basketball career like Cab Calloway and Wayman Tisdale, a composition inspired by the elegant and creative crossover dribble known as the Shammgod, and more!Happy listening!