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Article: Radio & Podcasts

A Tribute To Ryuichi Sakamoto & Emahoy Tsegue-Maryam Guebrou

Read "A Tribute To Ryuichi Sakamoto & Emahoy Tsegue-Maryam Guebrou" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


This week we dedicate our show to two artists who recently passed away, and who--even though very far apart in terms of geographical origins and life trajectories--shared a devotion to beauty, elegance and originality: Ryuichi Sakamoto and Emahoy Tsegue-Maryam Guebrou.Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Ryuichi Sakamoto ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

A Few More of My Favorite 2022 Jazz Things, Part 2

Read "A Few More of My Favorite 2022 Jazz Things, Part 2" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


As this is our last show in 2022, our playlist focus on the songs we've loved the most in the last six months of what was an incredibly prolific year for jazz. Here's to a new year that hopefully will bring us much great music as 2022 did!Happy listening... and a happy new year!

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

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

Read "Yazz Ahmed, Kansas Smitty's, Fabrizio Bosso, Vulfpeck & More New Releases" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


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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Article: Year in Review

Ludovico Granvassu's Garden Of Jazzy Delights 2022

Read "Ludovico Granvassu's Garden Of Jazzy Delights 2022" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


The depth and range of the music that jazz players have put on record in 2022 are so big that summarizing this “year in jazz" by selecting only ten albums feels akin to taking the photo of a breath-taking landscape with an ultra-low resolution camera... Ten years from now, how is one supposed to understand how ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Julia Hülsmann, Black Jesus Experience, Snarky Puppy, Jonathan Pinson & More New Releases

Read "Julia Hülsmann, Black Jesus Experience, Snarky Puppy, Jonathan Pinson & More New Releases" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


A few of the many accents through which today's Lingua Franca, jazz, is spoken around the world.Happy listening!PlaylistBen Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Snarky Puppy “Bet" Empire Central (GroundUP) 0:16 Host talks 5:12 SNACKTIME “Littenhouse" Sounds from the Street: Live (Self-released) 6:10 Host talks 11:19 Black ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Jun Miyake, Magic Malik, David Murray, Potsa Lotsa Xl & More New Releases

Read "Jun Miyake, Magic Malik, David Murray, Potsa Lotsa Xl & More New Releases" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


In this episode Guadelupe meets Nigeria; Japan & Italy meet Brazil; Germany meets South Korea; and many more transnational encounters from the Global Jazz Village.Happy listening!PlaylistBen Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Magic Malik “Pòpòt ka bouyi" Ka-Frobeat (Onze Heures Onze) 0:16 Host talks 5:22 Michael Blake ...

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Article: Album Review

Kansas Smitty's: Things Happened Here

Read "Things Happened Here" reviewed by Chris May


Kansas Smitty's is the house band at a London jazz bar of the same name. Band and bar are fronted by the American-Italian alto saxophonist, clarinetist and bass clarinetist Giacomo Smith, who with guitarist David Archer wrote most of the material on this album. The band's style embraces swing era Kansas City through to more recent ...

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Kansas Smitty's

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2015
Track listing: Get A Move On; Warm Embrace; The Call; Eight Ball Rag; Gravy Train; The Black Paddy; Monty; What Would You Do; Backyard BBQ Blues; You're Fantastic.

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Kansas Smitty's House Band: Kansas Smitty's

Read "Kansas Smitty's" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay


Kansas Smitty's is the debut album from the eight-piece Kansas Smitty's House Band, a London-based octet with an open approach to the integration of many jazz styles. The result is a refreshingly original debut album filled with some of the catchiest and most engaging music around. House bands have a long history, playing regular ...


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