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Gangbé Brass Band

Gangbé Brass Band: From Ouidah To Another World

by Ian Patterson
August 18, 2026

Gangbé Brass Band, more than many groups, embodies the hybrid nature of jazz. From Ouidah to Another World, the Beninese ensemble's sixth album since forming in the late '90s, is a swashbuckling fusion of New Orleans-style brass bands and Beninese rhythms. And with jazz, it was ever thus. The jazz creation story may mythologize New Orleans ...

Ludovico Granvassu's Garden of Jazzy Delights 2023

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 3, 2024

If it is true that, like The Police once put it, “when the world is going down you make the best of what's still around," then throughout 2023 jazz fans were better off than most other social groups. In a year in which everyday news brought ever more inconceivable disappointments, jazz musicians, labels, festivals and venues ...

A Few Of My Favorite 2023 Jazz Things (So Far) - Part 4

by Ludovico Granvassu
August 1, 2023

Africana to Americana, and beyond, in the final installment of our retrospective of some of the most memorable tunes we got to hear during the first half of the year.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Bill Laurance, Michael League “Round House" Where You Wish ...

Kala Jula, Gangbé Brass Band, Rudy Royston, Samuele Strufaldi & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
June 6, 2023

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) ...