Countless forms of fusion in this week's show, from fusions of jazz and pop, to fusions of musical traditions. There are enough genetic modifications in just one hour that to prove that jazz's resilience passes any Darwinian evolutionary standards! The playlist features Roc Flowers, ; Marc Jordan; Leo Sidran, Sol Sidran, Michael Leonhart; Mike Dillon [pictured]; 58 Belvedere; Ludovica Burtone; Mihály Borbély; Christopher Hale; Simon Moullier; Roberto Pistolesi. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/17125620/Mondo-Jazz (up to "Latina"). Happy listening ..read more

Six decades separate Latvian guitarist Ella Zirina, who's 25, from Charles Lloyd who just turned 85. But the beauty of music is that obliterates any conventional notion of time and space, so here's a playlist that hops from country to country and from generation to generation in search of a beauty continuum. The playlist features Emile Parisien, Vincent Peirani, Vincent Segal, Baba Sissoko; Ella Zirina; Tineke Postma; Costanza Alegiani; Enzo Carniel, Hermon Mehari, Damien Varaillon, ‎Stéphane Adsuar; Mario Costa; Rachel Therrien; Julian Lage; Charles Lloyd, Julian Lage, Zakir Hussain. Detailed ..read more

Organ grooves, a take on the Jackson Five opened by the merciless beat of an Ornette Coleman alumnus, a few compelling debut albums, the ongoing collaboration between Aruán Ortiz and James Brandon Lewis, the return of Joshua Abrams meditations for large ensemble and more, make this week's playlist worth your attention... The playlist features Ari Joshua, Skerik, Delvon Lamarr, Grant Schroff; Michael Blake; Papanosh; Simon Lucaciu; Ferg Quill; James Brandon Lewis; Aruán Ortiz; Joshua Abrams Natural Information Society. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/17068033/Mondo-Jazz (up to ..read more

As a young adult Burt Bacharach used fake IDs to get into 52nd Street jazz clubs to have his mind blown away 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 blossom in the hands of jazz players, going full circle. As a composer and songwriter he had a remarkable gift for combining simplicity and complexity, the African roots of jazz R&B and soul with the European classical influences of French impressionism. The result were the ..read more

A celebration of the genius of Bart Bacharach, Mondo-Jazz style, focusing on off-the-beaten path takes on his idiosyncratic repertoire, since Bacharach's music is accessible and appealing for mass appeal and 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. The playlist features Django Bates; Stevie Wonder; Dave Douglas; Oranj Symphonette; Mike Patton; Guy Klucevsek; Fred Pallem & Le Sacre du Tympan; Dwight Trible, Mat ..read more

Americana-tinged guitarists, cinematic moods, a cast of London-all-stars chasing the electric-Miles-voodoo down, inflections of Jimi Hendrix, and music that may help you with meditation, introspection, or even state alteration... This and more in this week's set! The playlist features Thomas Naïm; Stephen Ulrich; Rob Mazurek, Exploding Star Orchestra, Jeff Parker; London Brew; Alessia Obino; Phil Ranelin, Wendell Harrison, Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad; Jasmine Myra; Oren Ambarchi; Holsen & Cassiers; Brandon Ross. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16982901/Mondo-Jazz ..read more

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, or develop a melody and mood which envelopes the listener. The playlist features Bill Laurance, Michael League; Club d'Elf; Naïssam Jalal [pictured]; Nguyên Lê; George; Lise Van Dooren; Christoph Irniger; and Emiliano Sampaio. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16982901/Mondo-Jazz (up to "We Have a Dream"). Happy listening ..read more

Kurt Elling and Charlie Hunter are back, and they're SuperBoogieng! So are Jim Black and Kit Downes who are on a couple of new albums each. The playlist also features interesting new European projects, and albums that blend jazz with hip hop and music for the dance floor. The playlist features Kurt Elling, Charlie Hunter, Nate Smith; Federico Nuti; Julie Campiche [pictured]; Cedric Hanriot, Days; Matters Unkown, Miryam Solomon; Jim & The Schrimps; John Zorn, Jim Black; Kuhn Fu; Sebastian Rochford, Kit Downes; Pablo Held, Norma Winstone Detailed playlist available at https://spinitron.com/m ..read more

There are different ways to unpack this playlist. One of them is looking at it as a travelogue that will take us to that music incubator that Chicago continues to be; to a scene deserving wider recognition like that of Washington D.C.; to Brazil, France and Italy. And it all starts from Free Form Funk Freqs' 3rd Galaxy. The playlist also features Greg Ward's Rogue Parade; Art Ensemble of Chicago; Alune Wade; Gaia Wilmer [pictured]; Janel Leppin; Cristiano Calcagnile; Emmanuel Borghi Trio. Detailed playlist available at (from "Outer Arm" onward). Happy listening ..read more

There are different ways to unpack this playlist. One of them is looking at it as a travelogue that will take us to that music incubator that Chicago continues to be; to a scene deserving wider recognition like that of Washington D.C.; to Brazil, France and Italy. And it all starts from Free Form Funk Freqs' 3rd Galaxy. The playlist also features Greg Ward's Rogue Parade; Art Ensemble of Chicago; Alune Wade; Gaia Willmer [pictured]; Janel Leppin; Cristiano Calcagnile; Emmanuel Borghi Trio. Detailed playlist available at (from "Outer Arm" onward). Happy listening ..read more