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Michael Blake: Afro Blake
by Ludovico Granvassu
Africa seems to have been a special source of inspiration for Michael Blake, as compositions like “Addis Abeba" (Elevated), “Malagasy" (Combobulate), “Mauritania" (Buzz), “Road to Lusaka" (In the Grand Scheme of Things), “Africa Used to Be Home" (More Like Us) or “Surfing Sahara" (Elevated ) attest. They are all characterized by memorable themes and an instantly ...
Wayne Shorter: Footprints of a Soothsayer
by Ludovico Granvassu
Rarely has a jazz musician created a body of work in which depth, sophistication and melodies coexist as beautifully as Wayne Shorter. In this episode we selected interpretations of his compositions by musicians we admire and who chose to follow his soothsaying footprints. In loving tribute to Mr. Gone. Playlist Ben Allison ...
Club d'Elf, Naïssam Jalal, Bill Laurance, Michael League, George & New Releases
by Ludovico Granvassu
This week we put together a set which is centered around jazz influenced by Gnawa music, and musicians and bands which know how to “develop and envelope," i.e. develop a melody and mood which envelopes the listener. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" ...
Bacharach to the Future - Part 2
by Ludovico Granvassu
As a young adult, Burt Bacharach used fake IDs to get into 52nd Street jazz clubs to have his mind blown by heroes of the bebop revolution like Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. Those early impressions could not but leave a mark in his sophisticated pop songs, seeds that would later make those very same songs ...
Bacharach to the Future - Part 1
by Ludovico Granvassu
A celebration of the genius of Burt Bacharach, Mondo-Jazz style, focusing on off-the-beaten path takes on his idiosyncratic repertoire, since Bacharach's music is accessible yet complex and sophisticated to intrigue even the most forward looking musicians.Romantic songs, political songs, themes for soundtracks, but all--without fail--earworms that stay with you well beyond the last note.
Don Byron: Cleo's Mood
by Ludovico Granvassu
In addition to being one of its most-forward looking voices, Don Byron has covered the whole gamut of American music--from Mickey Katz to Raymond Scott, from Duke Ellington to Lester Young and Stevie Wonder--and beyond, from Robert Schumann to Giacomo Puccini. He has done so with his signature sound, a deep understanding of those composers' traditions ...
Julie Campiche, Jim Black, Federico Nuti, Sebastian Rochford & More New Releases
by Ludovico Granvassu
Kurt Elling and Charlie Hunter are back, and they're SuperBoogieng! So are Jim Black and Kit Downes, featured on a couple of new albums each. The playlist also showcases interesting new European projects, and albums that blend jazz with hip-hop and music for the dance floor.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme" ...
Gaia Wilmer, Greg Ward, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Janel Leppin & Other New Releases
by Ludovico Granvassu
There are different ways to unpack this playlist. One of them is approaching it as a travelogue taking us to the music incubator that is Chicago; to a scene deserving wider recognition in Washington D.C.; to Brazil, France and Italy. And it all starts from Free Form Funk Freqs' 3rd Galaxy. Happy listening!
Ben Allison, Rickie Lee Jones, Mette Henriette, Jo Lawry & Other New Releases
by Ludovico Granvassu
The painstaking job of unearthing subtle nuances which were lost in earlier mixes of five of his albums is at the heart of the remastering labor of love that Ben Allison has embarked on during the pandemic. During the first part of our show we focus on listening with new ears to some of our old ...
Trevor Dunn's Trio-Convulsant avec folie à quatre: Séances
by Vic Albani
Nel peculiare universo del “jazz obliquo" contemporaneo il bassista Trevor Dunn, ben conosciuto a chi approda spesso sulle spiagge del signor John Zorn, esiste da sempre un ben conosciuto e mai ben definito mondo di ricerca complessa e collegata ai mille meandri della mente umana. Racconta dunque Dunn che nella Francia del XVIII secolo ...
