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Purple Jazz: A Tribute to Prince, Part 1
by Ludovico Granvassu
Prince who would have turned 65 this year. He may have left us over seven years ago, but the influence of his music continues unequalled, including on the world of jazz, with which he's often flirted. Here a selection of some intriguing examples of “purple jazz," including some extended jamming by Prince himself. Happy ...
Magos Herrera, Karl Berger, Asher Gamedze, Gretchen Parlato & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
A remembrance of Karl Berger, the stunning new album by Magos Herrera, and a whole bunch of projects you can find along the Johannesburg-New York-Chicago expressway. Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Sam Butler “Storybook" Folklore (Shifting Paradigm) 0:16 Host talks 5:30 Karl Berger, Kirk Knuffke, ...
Tina Turner + Selma Savolainen, Ben Van Gelder, Rajna Swaminathan & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
A tribute to Tina Turner opens a show featuring music characterized by a deliberate desire to blur the lines between jazz and other genres, be it pop, R&B, world music or church music, and to do so with the most wonderful arrangements. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & ...
Kala Jula, Gangbé Brass Band, Rudy Royston, Samuele Strufaldi & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
From projects inspired by African traditions to jazz spiked with hard-rock, passing through some fascinating chamber influences, this episode showcases the creativity, breadth and depth of today's international jazz scene.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Kala Jula, Gangbé Brass Band “Asro" Asro (Buda Musique) ...
Mariasole De Pascali, Lucia Cadotsch, Petter Eldh, Carlo Mombelli & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
This week we focus on two of the most vibrant scenes in Northern Europe, Amsterdam and Berlin. Along the way we hop from Copenhagen to New York with a few more stops on the way. Enjoy some of the freshest jazz projects out there.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted ...
Samuel Blaser, Aka Moon, Michael Blake, La Marmite Infernale & Other New Releases
by Ludovico Granvassu
Around the world in a playlist, which features Latin and Caribbean influeces, touches of Indian music, spiritual jazz, Brazilian aromas, microtonal atmospheres, and visceral electro-acoustic outbursts. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme" 0:00 The Kevin Fingier Collective “Latin Dynamite" Latin Dynamite--Single (Acid Jazz) 0:16 Host talks 3:04 Samuel Blaser “Chronicles" ...
Mark Guiliana, Chet Baker, Rachel Eckroth, Dorian & Nayanna Holley & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
A special focus on the deep, eclectic and exciting LA scene in this hour of Mondo Jazz, which then concludes with an unearthed gem by Chet Baker from the late '70s.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Mark Guiliana “Carbon Dating App" Mischief--EP (Edition) 0:16 ...
Hamid Drake, Michael Formanek, Francesco Bearzatti, Vinnie Sperrazza & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
This week we focus on three fascinating releases which celebrate the genius and legacy of Don Cherry, after starting with a tribute to Led Zeppelin, Emma Rawicz's new project, one of the best piano trios I've heard in a long time, lead by drummer Vinnie Sperrazza, and new music by Michael Formanek.Happy listening!
Miku Yonezawa, Wayne Tucker, Yumi Ito, Izo FitzRoy & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Welcome to an edition of Mondo Jazz under the sign of groove and high energy feelgood releases.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" Mondo Jazz Theme 0:00 Jakob Manz “Soul Tiger" Groove Connection (ACT) 0:16 Host talks 2:20 Leon Lee Dorsey “Bumpin' on Sunset" Cantaloupe Island ...
Cyro Baptista, Felipe Salles, Gianluigi Trovesi, Ben Rosenblum & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Here is our weekly merry-go-round of recent and upcoming albums, which this time will feature great saxophonists, up and coming composers, and various projects showing that jazz is the most inclusive genre out there, welcoming any source of inspiration from Baroque to Brazilian to Flamenco.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. ...
