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Size Effects - (Mostly New) Jazz for Big Bands and Orchestras, Part 3
Episode 164
Big bands and orchestras have something that smaller ensembles cannot offer, sheer power and energy, which very often equals tons of fun, like that y…
4 years, 11 months ago
Size Effects - (Mostly New) Jazz for Big Bands and Orchestras, Part 2
Episode 163
As we continue our journey in the recent work of some of the most compelling Jazz Orchestras and Big Bands of today, and a few from the past that wer…
4 years, 11 months ago
Size Effects - (Mostly New) Jazz for Big Bands and Orchestras, Part 1
Episode 163
More is not always necessarily better, especially in music. However, the proliferation of remarkable Jazz Big Bands and Orchestras of the last decade…
5 years ago
England-Italy: A Jazz Re-match, Second Half
Episode 162
Welcome to the second half of the England-Italy jazz rematch. England and Italy have both championed jazz very early on, and they have been among the…
5 years ago
England-Italy: A Jazz Re-match, First Half
Episode 162
Last week, England and Italy faced each other in the finals of the European Soccer Cup. It was a compelling match with a nail-biting end between two …
5 years ago
Benoît Delbecq, Charles Mingus, Danilo Gallo, Tom Rainey & More New Releases
Episode 161
In this installment of Mondo Jazz we check out the latest releases by the prolific French pianist Benoit Delbecq, the expanded version of Charles Min…
5 years ago
Cochemea, Miles Davis, Kenny Garrett, Daniel Freedman & More New Releases
Episode 161
This week we return to our periodic perusal of new releases, including re-releases from the vault of Black Fire Records (courtesy of the ever vigilan…
5 years ago
Colin Stetson, Ches Smith, Marisa Monte, Evgeny Ponomarev & Other New Releases
Episode 160
The much-awaited return of queen Marisa Monte, and the faux-Nippo-jazz of Julien Daïan open a show which centers around the outstanding new album by …
5 years ago
Costanza Alegiani, Charlie Hunter, Christian McBride, Nicole Johänntgen & Other New Releases
Episode 160
In the two weeks since our last new releases special, so much great new music came to our attention, that today we have one of those shows that some …
5 years, 1 month ago
Geri's Dance - The Geri Allen Songbook; A New Jazz Canon Vol. 6, Part 2
Episode 159
Welcome to the second part of this week's edition of Mondo Jazz dedicated to the one and only Geri Allen, the monumental pianist that would have turn…
5 years, 1 month ago