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Rebecca Nash, Oded Tzur, Elvin Jones, Designers and Other New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 21, 2023

Tributes to Leonard Cohen and Martin Denny, young saxophonone mavericks, unerthed gems and elegant arrangements in this week's edition of Mondo Jazz. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Leonhart Brass Band “Snake Oil" Snake Oil—Single (Mighty Eye) 0:16 Host talks 2:47 Marco Cappelli's ...

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Yazz Ahmed, Kansas Smitty's, Fabrizio Bosso, Vulfpeck & More New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 17, 2023

This week's edition revolves around tributes to composers, singers, songwriters, cities and... earworms! And a fascinating project by Brooklyn-based Dutch singer Vivienne Aerts celebrating jazz women and female pioneers of the cacao trade. Happy listening. PlaylistBen Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Yazz Ahmed “It for Chick" ...

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Billy Mohler, Bill Frisell, Jeong Lim Yang, Ken Stubbs & More New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 14, 2023

Bands of improvisational genius, two takes on early Bill Frisell compositions, an album revisiting the legacy of First House, two productions by the David Breskin / Ron St. Germain dream team, and much more in this edition of Mondo Jazz. Happy listening! PlaylistBen Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng ...

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Ugly Beauty: The Music and Mind of Ben Allison

by AAJ Staff
January 13, 2023

This interview was conducted by Paul F. Roberts and was first published at All About Jazz in September 2001. All of us have a story in our head-a myth of how a new jazz talent gets discovered. Here's how it goes: The young musician—let's call him “the Kid"-practices alone in his bedroom ...

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An AAJ Interview with Ben Allison

by AAJ Staff
January 12, 2023

This interview, conducted by Allen Huotari, was first published at All About Jazz in September 1999. As history has taught us, it's not enough to be gifted with talent, one must live up to the burden that “potential" brings. Paradoxically and ironically, the blessing of having one's abilities recognized in public forum is the ...

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Winter JazzFest 2023: The Out-of-Towners

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 11, 2023

One of the highlights of the New York jazz ecosystem is the celebrated Winter JazzFest which takes place every January. A return to in-person performances marks the 2023 edition (read our festival guide here) and in this episode of Mondo Jazz, we preview music by artists who are traveling to New York from Europe or other ...

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Mali Obomsawin, Tim Berne, Monica Agosti, Jean-Paul Estiévenart & More New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 10, 2023

As this edition of Mondo Jazz aired at the end of 2022, it featured some of the records that inevitably ended on many “Best of the Year" listcles.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Stephanie Lottermoser “Choices" In-Dependence (Jazzline) 0:16 Host talks 3:00 Franco Ambrosetti ...

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Annette Peacock, Christina Galisatus, Paul Bley, Michael Wollny & New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 7, 2023

The spirit of the masters, the roots of each music tradition, are like ghosts that accompany a musician's creative process, with more or less awareness based on the musician's disposition. This is the premise directly explored by Michael Wollny in his latest album, and indirectly explored by every other musician featured on this show, which spotlights ...

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Argentina-France: A Jazz Rematch, Second Half

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 3, 2023

Welcome to the second half of the jazz rematch between Argentina and France that we are hosting this week, inspired by the recent World Cup finals. It is a fantasy game in which the rules are a bit different with the two teams playing jazz, not football, together, rather than against each other.Happy listening!

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Argentina-France: A Jazz Rematch, First Half

by Ludovico Granvassu
December 31, 2022

In jazz, unlike in sports, there are no winners or losers, and the best things come out when there's collaboration rather than competition. So this week we host a Franco-Argentinean jazz pas-de-deux celebrating the jazz traditions of the two countries whose national teams made it to the FIFA World Cup finals. Happy listening!