A playlist focusing on leading cello cello players of today's creative scene -- Erik Friedlander, Hank Roberts (through his duo with trombonist Filippo Vignato) and Janel Leppin [pictured] and her Ensemble Volcanic Ash -- and the psychedelic cinematic atmospheres of Boris Boublil, the Hermanos Gutiérrez and the Sandman Project. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19249654/Mondo-Jazz [from "Tzotzil" onward]. Happy listening ..read more

If you want to make the case of jazz as a musical esperanto spoken all around the world, in countless accents, the music on this week's playlist should offer you with some great sounding evidence! The playlist features Amy Gadiaga [pictured]; Ayumi Ishito; Lakecia Benjamin; Linda Sikhakhane; and Tommaso Cappellato. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19249654/Mondo-Jazz [from "Full Sun (해찬)" to "Melody Lounge"]. Happy listening ..read more

Enjoy an edition of Mondo Jazz, focusing on tributes to Bud Powell, Chick Corea, Bob Berg and Italian pop icon Pino Daniele, plus the gorgeous new albums by Black Diamond, Oded Tzur and Harry Skoler. The playlist features Fabrizio Bosso [pictured], Julian Oliver Mazzariello; Gianfranco Menzella; Monday Orchestra, Luca Missiti; Dal Sasso Big Band; Black Diamond; Oded Tzur; and Harry Skoler. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19249654/Mondo-Jazz [up to "blue, mostly"]. Photo credit: Roberto Cifarelli. Happy listening ..read more

For the past couple of weeks we have been sharing some of our favorite songs from the first six months of the year. We have reached the final installment, so enjoy the rest of the best. In six months, we’ll do this all over again! The playlist features The Jazz Defenders; Ivanna Cuesta; Alon Farber & Hagiga; Layale Chaker [pictured]; Julieta Eugenio; Roxana Amed; Charles Lloyd; and Dave Douglas. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19220195/Mondo-Jazz [from "Take a Minute" onward] Happy listening ..read more

Last week we started looking back at albums released this year that we have been fascinated by. From these albums we have been cherry picking the songs that struck us the most. Enjoy the fifth installment. The playlist features Haroldo Bontempo; Cassie Kinoshi; Abdullah Ibrahim; Stephan Crump; Phillip Golub; Riley Mulherkar [pictured]; Mikael Máni; and Jamie Baum. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19220195/Mondo-Jazz [from "Sobe e Desce" to "An Old Story"] Happy listening! Photo credit: Zenith Richards ..read more

You know how rewarding it can be to approach a menu leaving the most delicious treats for last? Well that is how we like to approach our daily search for new music, selecting great tunes for our weekly programming, but saving for later the very best of them, so that twice a year we can organize retrospective on the best of the best. Here are some of these delicious sonic treats. The playlist features Julian Lage [pictured]; Janel & Anthony; Grégoire Maret, Romain Collin; Larry Goldings, John Sneider; Natalie Cressman, Ian Faquini; Wayne Horvitz, Bill Frisell; and Julie Sassoon. Detailed pl ..read more

Welcome to the third part of our retrospective on some of the tunes we have loved the most in the first half of the year. We hope you do too! The playlist features Jukka Eskola, Timo Lassy; Ben Allison, Steve Cardenas, Ted Nash; The Choir Invisible [pictured]: Charlotte Greve, Vinnie Sperrazza, Chris Tordini; Vinícius Cantuária; Church Chords; Vijay Iyer; John Surman; Simona Severini, Daniele Richiedei; Giulio Corini, Peo Alfonsi, Fulvio Sigurtà; and The Jazz Passengers. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19189528/Mondo-Jazz [from "The Duke of Bayou" onwards]. Happy listening ..read more

Here is an edition of Mondo Jazz dedicated to the cream of the crop among the songs we have had the pleasure of listening to this year, so far! The playlist features Simon Spiess [pictured]; Oan Kim; Otis Sandsjö; Sean Ono Lennon; The Messthetics, James Brandon Lewis; Bill Laurance, The Untold Orchestra; Melissa Aldana; and The Beat Freaks feat. Ralph Alessi Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19189528/Mondo-Jazz [from "Grieving Was Yesterday" to "Elephant Song"]. Happy listening! Photo credit: Sven Germann ..read more

It’s July already! And so here is the first installment of Mondo Jazz in which we start sharing some of our favorite tunes from the first six months of a 2024 that has been quite generous with jazz fans! The playlist features Joe Webb; Amaro Freitas, Jeff Parker; Black Lives; Émile Parisien; Trish Clowes, Ross Stanley; Brad Mehldau; Vincent Courtois, Ryan Keberle, Frank Woeste; and Ches Smith. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19189528/Mondo-Jazz [up to "Exit Shivers"]. Happy listening ..read more

Taylor Eigsti opens the set with his exciting new album, and then a focus on large and medium ensembles from New York and New Orleans. The playlist features Taylor Eigsti; Mike Holober; Christopher Zuar; Byron Asher; New Orleans Klezmer All Stars. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19158303/Mondo-Jazz [from "Happy Feet" to "Loss of Love" ]. Happy listening ..read more