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Alessia Obino, Rob Mazurek, London Brew, Stephen Ulrich, Thomas Naïm & More New Releases [Mondo Jazz 230-2]

Episode 230

Americana-tinged guitarists, cinematic moods, a cast of London-all-stars chasing the electric-Miles-voodoo down, inflections of Jimi Hendrix, and mus…

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Naïssam Jalal, Club d'Elf, Bill Laurance, Michael League, George & More New Releases

Episode 230

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 envelo…

3 years, 3 months ago

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Julie Campiche, Jim Black, Federico Nuti, Sebastian Rochford & More New Releases

Episode 229

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 playl…

3 years, 3 months ago

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Gaia Wilmer, Greg Ward, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Janel Leppin & Other New Releases

Episode 228

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…

3 years, 4 months ago

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Ben Allison, Rickie Lee Jones, Mette Henriette, Jo Lawry & Other New Releases

Episode 228

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 l…

3 years, 4 months ago

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Xhosa Cole, Lakecia Benjamin, J.D.Hive, Jason Yaeger & More New Releases

Episode 227

A playlist built around the work of impressive emerging saxophonists (Lakecia Benjamin, Xhosa Cole, Jason Marshall, and Alex Hitchcock), and guitaris…

3 years, 4 months ago

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Brian Blade, Sun Ra, Jon Cowherd, Chris Potter & More New Releases

Episode 227

Sun Ra may have joined the outer spaceways almost 30 years ago but he continues to inspire our earthly affairs through the musicians that have worked…

3 years, 4 months ago

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Leiteres Leite, Hedvig Mollstead, Chad Taylor, JD Allen & More New Releases

Episode 226

An intriguing set of music featuring Americana in its Unitedstatesean and British declinations, three variations on the concept of jazz for large ens…

3 years, 4 months ago

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Duo Hofmaninger/Schwarz, Charles Stepney, Jeff Parker, Donald Byrd & More New Releases

Episode 226

Precious archival recordings featuring unheard music by Charles Stepney, Donald Byrd and Miles Davis open this edition of Mondo Jazz featuring new an…

3 years, 4 months ago

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Thandi Ntuli, Frank Zappa, Jason Moran, Soweto Kinch & Other New Releases

Episode 225

The first edition of Mondo Jazz of the new year! Judging by how the year started, it should not be difficult… we open with Jason Moran's latest fasci…

3 years, 4 months ago

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