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Purple Jazz: A Tribute to Prince, Part 2

by Ludovico Granvassu
June 27, 2023

This week we look into both the jazz side of Prince, including the unexpressed potentials of his collaboration with Miles Davis, and covers of his music by notable jazz players, from Nina Simone to Joshua Redman. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Nina ...

Article: Interview

Paolo Zavalloni - Un ricordo

by Libero Farnè
June 21, 2023

L'ultima volta che ho incontrato Paolo Zavalloni è stato l'11 dicembre 2022 al Teatro Baraccano di Bologna, in occasione di un concerto di Cristina. Era quello di sempre: estroverso, sanguigno, ciarliero. Come sempre era entusiasta della figlia che sotto il profilo artistico vedeva non come una sua creatura--perché lei se li è creati da sola il ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Purple Jazz: A Tribute to Prince, Part 1

by Ludovico Granvassu
June 20, 2023

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 ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Magos Herrera, Karl Berger, Asher Gamedze, Gretchen Parlato & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
June 17, 2023

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, ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Tina Turner + Selma Savolainen, Ben Van Gelder, Rajna Swaminathan & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
June 13, 2023

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 & ...

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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) ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Mariasole De Pascali, Lucia Cadotsch, Petter Eldh, Carlo Mombelli & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
June 3, 2023

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 ...

Article: Play This!

Tina Turner, Herbie Hancock: Edith and the Kingpin

by Ludovico Granvassu
May 31, 2023

There are many ways to remember the one and only Tina Turner. For jazz fans, her collaboration with Herbie Hancock might well be the place to start. “Edith and the Kingpin" is a song that Joni Mitchell recorded for her 1975 album The Hissing of Summer Lawns and that Herbie Hancock revisited for his Grammy-winning 2007 ...

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Samuel Blaser, Aka Moon, Michael Blake, La Marmite Infernale & Other New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
May 30, 2023

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" ...

Article: Profile

Dorothy Ashby: With Strings Attached, 1957-1965

by Angelo Leonardi
May 30, 2023

Questo lussuoso cofanetto di sei LP in edizione limitata dedicato all'arpista Dorothy Ashby è un importante contributo che colma l'attuale vuoto di registrazioni e rende giustizia a un'artista tanto importante quanto dimenticata. Non troverete il suo nome sulle massime storie ed enciclopedie del jazz, e la sua morte prematura dell'aprile 1986 (aveva 55 anni) fu data ...