Podcast Episodes

Dorota Piotrowska, Seamus Blake, Elsa Nilsson, Christian Dillingham & More

Two ways to pay tribute to Eddie Harris, and other discoveries from the new releases vault.

The playlist features Seamus Blake; Slow Poke; Dorota Pio…

1 day, 16 hours ago

The Vampires, Fairfield Ethio-Jazz Project, Al Doum & The Faryds, People in Orbit & More

From spiritual and Ethio-jazz to a fireside jazz conversation among friends, here's a cosmopolitan tasting menu of recent releases featuring bands ke…

4 days, 16 hours ago

Fred Pallem, Bignami Veltri Jazz Ensemble, Reis Demuth Wiltgen, Julia Keefe & More

Enjoy a journey through the lush sonic world of recent large-ensemble recordings.

The playlist features Fred Pallem [pictured], Le Sacre du Tympan; R…

1 week, 1 day ago

Alicia Waller, Ahn Trio, Tal Mashiach, Joel Ross & More

From soul to contemporary classical, with plenty in between, this playlist explores a wide range of brand-new releases.

The playlist features Alicia …

1 week, 2 days ago

Anggie Obin, Alden Hellmuth, Giovanni Falzone, Magnus Carlson & More

Here's a playlist curated with one ear in New York and the other wandering somewhere between Amsterdam, Seoul, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Milan, London a…

2 weeks ago

A Few of My Favorite 2026 Jazz Things (so far) - Part 6

These past two weeks have been an opportunity to leaf back through six months of listening and rediscover the tracks that turned out to have the long…

2 weeks, 2 days ago

A Few of My Favorite 2026 Jazz Things (so far) - Part 5

As we continue this mid-year retrospective, we keep focusing on the tunes that somehow refused to stay confined to the week they were released.

The p…

2 weeks, 4 days ago

A Few of My Favorite 2026 Jazz Things (so far) - Part 4

We have pressed pause on our usual pursuit of the latest arrivals and instead revisited some of the sounds that made the first half of 2026 such a re…

3 weeks, 1 day ago

A Few of My Favorite 2026 Jazz Things (so far) - Part 3

Halfway through 2026, Mondo Jazz pauses to celebrate some of the recordings that have brought the most pleasure, surprise and inspiration over the pa…

3 weeks, 4 days ago

A Few of My Favorite 2026 Jazz Things (so far) - Part 2

Which songs stayed with us after months of listening, reviewing and sharing new releases? Here's another batch for your sonic delight.

The playlist f…

3 weeks, 6 days ago