Tons of music continues to orbit around Sun Ra. Here some fascinating new and archival recordings. The playlist features James Brandon Lewis; Sun Ra Arkestra; Michael Sarian, Matthew Putman, Ledin Mola, Federico Ughi; Hamid Drake & Pasquale Mirra [pictured]. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/20316344/Mondo-Jazz [from "Remember Brooklyn and Moki" to "Love in Outer Space/Brown Rice"]. Happy listening!
Mar 13, 2025•53 min
A playlist featuring music inspired by New Orleans, Gaza and Africa, and then an unearthed live gem. The playlist features Sullivan Fortner; Randal Despommier; Anouar Brahem [pictured], Anja Lechner, Django Bates, Dave Holland; Joona Toivanen; Serge Lazarevitch, Ben Sluijs, Nicolas Thys, Teun Verbruggen; Claudio Filippini. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/20316344/Mondo-Jazz [Up to "Autumn Leaves"]. Happy listening!
Mar 10, 2025•46 min•Ep. 322
Mark Turner is so busy as leader, co-leader and special guest on countless new albums, that he--literally--seems to be here, and there, and everywhere (pretty much like Ted Lasso's Roy Kent!). Here is a quick guide to enjoy his ubiquitousness! The playlist features Mark Turner; Billy Hart; The Fury, Lage Lund, Matt Brewer, Tyshawn Sorey; Steve Lehman; M.T.B., Brad Mehldau, Peter Bernstein; Jason Palmer; Benjamin Lackner. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/20281925/Mondo-Jazz [from...
Mar 07, 2025•59 min•Ep. 321
A playlist focusing on recent outstanding guitar albums, with two cherrys on top, the latest releases by Kjetil Mulelid and Ambrose Akinmusire. The playlist features Mikkel Ploug; Thomas Naïm; Tal Yahalom [pictured]; Kjetil Mulelid; and Ambrose Akinmusire. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/20281925/Mondo-Jazz [from "Chant" to "Bloomed (the ongoing processional of nighas in hoodies)"]. Happy listening!
Mar 05, 2025•38 min•Ep. 321
From our studio in Bushwick, NY, here is--for the 321st time--Mondo Jazz bringing you delightful recent and upcoming releases! The playlist features Butcher Brown; Rachel Eckroth, John Hadfield; Believers, Brad Shepik, Sam Minaie, John Hadfield; Misha Mullov-Abbado; John Zorn, Brian Marsella, Jorge Roeder, Ches Smith; Marie Krüttli [pictured]; and Cecilie Strange. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/20281925/Mondo-Jazz [up to "Skrova Fyr"]. Happy listening!
Mar 03, 2025•47 min•Ep. 321
Some of today's most compelling European players in a playlist which is topped off with Takuya Kuroda's latest album for the newborn PPK record label co-founded by legendary bassist Pino Palladino. The playlist features Matteo Bortone [pictured]; Simon Spiess; Marius Neset; David Ferris; and Takuya Kuroda. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/20247670/Mondo-Jazz (from "Tosh" onwards).
Mar 01, 2025•36 min•Ep. 320
Enjoy a playlist featuring heartfelt and original tributes to Carla Bley, and projects enriched by Arabic, West-African and Indian music traditions. The playlist features Mortelle Randonnée; Arturo O'Farrill, The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra; Yazz Ahmed; Kinan Azmeh [pictured], CityBand; Piers Faccini, Ballaké Sissoko; Dawda Jobarteh, Stefan Pasborg; Brian Molley, The Asin Langa Ensemble. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/20247670/Mondo-Jazz (from "Musique Mecanique I" to "Journeys ...
Feb 27, 2025•49 min•Ep. 320
A playlist featuring music that makes you travel--in space and in time--while you stand still. The playlist features Anton Goudsmit; Eleonora Strino; Perceptions Trio; Marton Juhasz; Claire Cope [pictured]; Geraldine Laurent, Noé Huchard, Francois Moutin and Louis Moutin. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/20247670/Mondo-Jazz (up to "Everybody Loves My Babe"). Photo credit: Rob Blackham.
Feb 25, 2025•39 min•Ep. 320
A tribute to Abbey Lincoln and gems from the 1970s bookend an episode which also features mesmerizing releases by The Young Mothers, Clemens Kuratle and Travis Laplante. The playlist features Jowee Omicil; The Young Mothers; Clemens Kuratle Ydivide; Travis Laplante; Roy Haynes; Charles Tolliver. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/20210955/Mondo-Jazz [from "Throw It Away" onwards]. Happy listening!
Feb 23, 2025•54 min•Ep. 319
From Brazil to Korea, with a few European stops, a journey into today's jazz world. The playlist features Nomade Orchestra; Renee Rosnes; Julia Hülsmann; Petros Klampanis [pictured]; Elisabetta Antonini, Alessandro Contini, Nils Petter Molvaer, Michele Rabbia, Alessandro Gwis; Eugenia Choe, feat. Yuhan Su, Song Yi Jeon. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/20210955/Mondo-Jazz [from "Revolução Dos Cocos" to "Nabiya"]. Happy listening!
Feb 21, 2025•42 min•Ep. 319
Brooklyn, Brussels, Copenhagen and Paris, are the stations this playlist stops at before ending into zero gravity orbits with Wayne Shorter. The playlist features NIKARA presents Black Wall Street; Alex Koo, Ambrose Akinmusire; Jakob Bro; Jesper Zeuthen; Guillaume de Chassy, Géraldine Laurent, André Minvielle; John Patitucci, Chris Potter, Brian Blade; Wayne Shorter. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/20210955/Mondo-Jazz [up to "Orbits"]. Happy listening!
Feb 17, 2025•47 min•Ep. 319
Here is a playlist mostly devoted to releases that, explicitly or implicitly, remind of us of the importance of Kenny Wheeler for today's jazz. The playlist features Erik Jekabson; Kenny Wheeler Legacy; Jason Keiser; Gautier Garrigue; Elise Vassallucci; John Daversa; Benjamin Lackner. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/20115121/Mondo-Jazz [from "Jane Wants to Tell You Something " onward]. Happy listening!
Feb 07, 2025•45 min•Ep. 318
Allison Miller front and center in a playlist which features her new Big Band album and her contribution to the new records by ARTEMIS and Allegra Levy, as well as the architectural jazz of GOGODUCKS, the music without borders of An Pierlé and a heartfelt tribute to Joni Mitchell. The playlist features Allegra Levy; Allison Miller [pictured], One O'Clock Lab Band; ARTEMIS; Hejira; GOGODUCKS; and An Pierlé. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/20115121/Mondo-Jazz [from "Should I Stay...
Feb 05, 2025•46 min•Ep. 318
This week we focus on a most auspicious debut album, which offers a welcome opportunity to appreciate Marshall Allen for being more than the flamekeeper of the Sun Ra legacy, and the launch of the Year of Women in Jazz with a groovy single by Rosa Brunello. The playlist also features Massimiliano Cignitti's tribute to Edda Dell'Orso, the mesmerizing singer on many Ennio Morricone soundtracks, and much more! The playlist features Ludivine Issambourg; Rosa Brunello; Marshall Allen [pictured], Nene...
Feb 03, 2025•41 min•Ep. 318
Around the jazz world in seven songs, and forty-five minutes! The playlist features Christophe Marguet; Gilad Hekselman; Greg Ward, Ziv Ravitz, Matthew Stevens, Leo Genovese; Henriette Eilertsen, OJKOS "Springer; Snorre Kirk; and Tomin [pictured]. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/20078452/Mondo-Jazz [up to "Lore"]. Happy listening! Photo credit: Alejandro Ayala.
Jan 31, 2025•45 min•Ep. 317
Enjoy a playlist featuring music which can be seen as the elaborate confluence of many sources of inspiration. The playlist features Ed Neumeister; Karl Latham; Médéric Collignon [pictured]; Steve Coleman; Hasse Poulsen, Tomasz Dąbrowski, Fredrik Lundin; and Jon Irabagon. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/20078452/Mondo-Jazz [up to "Lore"]. Happy listening!
Jan 29, 2025•46 min•Ep. 317
Today's scene is so deep, and wide! Here's a playlist that offers you some samples to pique your appetite for more music from all corners of the globe. The playlist features Audrey Powne; Roy Hargrove; Emilio Reyna; Jan Lundgren, Yamandu Costa; Rebecca Trescher [pictured]; Peggy Lee, Cole Schmidt; Julien Wilson, Theo Carbo, and Dylan van der Schyff. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/20078452/Mondo-Jazz [up to "Lore"]. Photo credit: Dovile Sermokas.
Jan 27, 2025•47 min•Ep. 317
This is the very final batch of our favorite songs of 2024... Fully charged with all this beauty we are ready to dive into 2025, knowing that no matter how crazy this year will be, it will also bring more great music! The playlist features Joe Tatton; Orrin Evans [pictured], The Captain Black Big Band; Antonio Faraò, John Patitucci, Jeff Ballard; Walter Smith III; Nacka Forum; Haoung Lyou; Immanuel Wilkins; Jenny Scheinman; Jasper Blom, Pablo Held. Detailed playlist at Happy listening!
Jan 10, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 316
2024 was a tough year! It may be hard to be nostalgic about it. It will be much easier to be nostalgic about the amazing music that it brought to us and so, for our first show of 2025, we are looking back at some of the many gems that we have discovered in the past months. The playlist features Mulatu Astatke, Hoodna Orchestra; Josephine Davies; Kika Sprangers; Federico Casagrande, Francesco Bearzatti; Allison Russell [pictured], Ahya Simone; Kit Downes; Peter Evans; Sol Sol; Godwin Louis; Alice...
Jan 08, 2025•58 min•Ep. 316
Here is our seasonal playlist featuring the songs we have loved the most in the past few months. The playlist features Kresten Osgood; Francesco Bearzatti, Stefano Risso, Mattia Barbieri; Mark Lockheart; Luzia von Wyl [pictured], This Is Pan; Patricia Brennan; Mary Halvorson, Amaryllis Sextet; Lucien Johnson; Elin Forkelid; and Miles Okazaki. Detailed playlist at Happy listening! Photo credit: Falk Neumann
Jan 06, 2025•53 min•Ep. 316
Enjoy the second part of our preview of the upcoming Winter JazzFest, with a special focus on the musicians who will be coming to New York from out of town. The playlist features Salin [pictured]; Monsieur MÂLÂ; Michael Leonhart; Flash Pig; Dominique Fils-Aimé; Amaury Faye; Jakob Bro, Lee Konitz, Bill Frisell, Jason Moran, Thomas Morgan, Andrew Cyrille; Jenny Scheinman; Josh Johnson; Theon Cross; Mike Reed; and Nout. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19986948/Mondo-Jazz (from "Si...
Jan 04, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 315
This time we focus on the upcoming edition of Winter JazzFest. As usual, it will bring to Manhattan and Brooklyn its annual extravaganza, which this year will consist of a gargantuan program with more than 100 concerts and north of 500 musicians. Here is a playlist that features musicians coming to the festival from abroad, or at the very least, from out of town. The playlist features Emma-Jean Thackray; Sophye Soliveau [pictured]; Yilian Cañizares; Amaro Freitas, Jeff Parker; Dom Salvador; Nata...
Jan 02, 2025•41 min•Ep. 315
For the last round of recent releases of the year, we bring you an engaging selection that ranges from the groovy and loungey, to the firey and fun! The playlist features Copa Salvo; Les Hommes; Kresten Osgood [pictured]; The Fury, Mark Turner, Lage Lund, Matt Brewer, Tyshawn Sorey; M.T.B. Brad Mehldau, Mark Turner, Peter Bernstein, Larry Grenadier, Billy Stewart; AuB, Alex Hitchcock, Tom Barford feat. Maria Chiara Argirò. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19986948/Mondo-Jazz (up...
Dec 30, 2024•39 min•Ep. 315
Revelations and confirmations in a playlist that mixes new releases and reissues bridging tradition and innovation. The playlist features Ezra Collective; Patrice Rushen; Joe Webb; Alice Zawadzki [pictured], Fred Thomas, Misha Mullov-Abbado; Peter Bernstein, Brad Mehldau, Al Foster, Vicente Archer; Giuseppe Cucchiara, Andrea Domenici, Andrea Niccolai and Francesco Patti. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19955005/Mondo-Jazz [from "Expensive" onward]. Happy listening!
Dec 27, 2024•38 min•Ep. 314
From the poetry of Anthony Joseph to the storytelling in music of Emiliano D'Auria, enjoy a set characterized by music with a strong narrative quality. The playlist features New Jazz Underground; Anthony Joseph; Billy Mohler; Emiliano D'Auria [pictured]; Sun-Mi Hong. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19955005/Mondo-Jazz [from "oney one's one" to "Love Hymn"]. Happy listening!
Dec 25, 2024•48 min•Ep. 314
Your cyber-dial is tuned on the digital frequencies of Radio Free Brooklyn and our playlist is full of gorgeous new jazz for you… which means that you’re listening to Mondo Jazz, coming to you with another truckload of gorgeous new releases. The playlist features Alexi Tuomarila; Patricia Brennan; Walter Smith III [pictured]; Matt Slocum; Nacka Forum; Arthur Baker and Pharaoh Sanders. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19955005/Mondo-Jazz [up to "Love Hymn"]. Happy listening!
Dec 23, 2024•46 min•Ep. 314
Another week, another bonanza of releases, some brand new, some recent, and some dating back a few months which allow us to make sure we do not miss anything remarkable released in 2024! The playlist features Mike Stern; Rachel Eckroth, John Hadfield; Jim Hart, Leo Genovese; Kjetil Mulelid; Daniel Sommer, Arve Henriksen, Johannes Lundberg; Ben Wolfe.. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19920422/Mondo-Jazz (from "Connections" onwards). Happy listening! Photo credit: Derek Clark
Dec 20, 2024•40 min•Ep. 313
The many facets of prolific French guitarist Paul Jarret are at the heart of a playlist focusing on European artists. The playlist also features Fred Pallem, Le Sacre du Tympan; New Cool Collective; Flock; Julien Soro, Ariel Tessier, Emilie Lesbros, Catherine Delaunay; Karin Johansson and Donovan von Martens. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19920422/Mondo-Jazz (from "Batman Theme" up to "La murmuration des oiseaux"). Happy listening! Photo credit: Sylvain Gripoix
Dec 18, 2024•39 min•Ep. 313
Enjoy a set that revolves around the beauty of ensemble work. The playlist features Mark Lockheart; Kit Downes; Immanuel Wilkins [pictured]; Kenny Barron; Out Of/Into; and Miguel Zenón. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19920422/Mondo-Jazz (up to "SRO"). Happy listening!
Dec 16, 2024•51 min•Ep. 313
Enjoy this playlist featuring a recently discovered live performance by Emily Remler, a live re-imagining of the music of The Headhunters, a trio of trombonists, the Sliders, two emerging vibraphonists, Simon Moullier and Marco Ullstein, as well as the socially engaged compelling music of Asher Gamedze. The playlist features Mama Terra; Marco Ullstein; Emily Remler [pictured]; Filippo Vignato, Federico Pierantoni, Lorenzo Manfredini; Simon Moullier; and Asher Gamedze. Detailed playlist at https:...
Dec 14, 2024•41 min•Ep. 312
