Cassandra Wilson: Iconic Memories - Part 1 [Mondo Jazz 379-1]
A retrospective built around the adventurous spirit that ran through Cassandra Wilson’s music, from her formative years in the M-Base orbit...
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Ayumi Tanaka, Nduduzo Makhathini, Nicholas Payton, Butcher Brown & More [Mondo Jazz 377-2]
Tributes to Miles Davis, essential reissues, and compelling new releases come together in a set full of sonic adventures, surprises, and sou...
Siril Malmedal Hauge, Kjetil Mulelid, Sullivan Fortner, Columbia Icefield & More [Mondo Jazz 377-1]
Enjoy another installment in that living, shape-shifting conversation stretching from Brooklyn basements to festivals around the globe—which...
Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, Bill Stewart, Argot Lunaire & More [Mondo Jazz 375-3]
A selection of recent gems where seasoned improvisers and adventurous new voices meet at the crossroads of groove, abstraction and lyrical i...
Linda May Han Oh, Melissa Aldana, Cindy Blackman Santana, Bernd Lhotzky & More [Mondo Jazz 376-2]
A collection of newly released gems in which jazz goes rock and baroque, modern and traditional, political and existential. The playlist fea...
Skinny Hightower, Ralph Alessi, Neves E Silva, Buster Williams, Jon Madof, Rob Dixon [Mondo Jazz 376-1]
Lineage and traditions as springboards for new ideas, in this playlist of recent releases. The playlist features Neves E Silva; Skinny Hight...
Henriette Eilertsen, The Plastic Waste Band, Kristijan Krajncan, Giovanni Mirabassi & More [Mondo Jazz 375-3]
If jazz still has unexplored corners, here’s where you’ll find a few of them. The playlist features The Plastic Waste Band; Henriette Eilert...
Phoenix Trio, Ragini Trio, Weave4, Club d'Elf, Tito Mangialajo Rantzer & More [Mondo Jazz 375-2]
From Indian classical music and Mediterranean roots to European improvisation, deep grooves, live vibes, electronic experimentation, and bey...
Ingeborg Gravem Sollid, Ernst Reijseger, The Olympians, Petite Lucette & More [Mondo Jazz 375-1]
Enjoy another playlist featuring projects where tradition gets lovingly bent, twisted, and reshaped. The playlist features The Olympians; La...
Miles Davis, Tony Williams, Flat Earth Society, Paolo Fresu & More [Mondo Jazz 373-4]
Countless ways to celebrate the electric era of Miles Davis. The playlist features Paolo Fresu; Flat Earth Society; Miles Davis; Tony Willia...
Dorota Piotrowska, Seamus Blake, Elsa Nilsson, Christian Dillingham & More [Mondo Jazz 373-2]
Two ways to pay tribute to Eddie Harris, and other discoveries from the new releases vault. The playlist features Seamus Blake; Slow Poke; D...
The Vampires, Fairfield Ethio-Jazz Project, Al Doum & The Faryds, People in Orbit & More [Mondo Jazz 373-1]
From spiritual and Ethio-jazz to a fireside jazz conversation among friends, here's a cosmopolitan tasting menu of recent releases featuring...
Fred Pallem, Bignami Veltri Jazz Ensemble, Reis Demuth Wiltgen, Julia Keefe & More [Mondo Jazz 373-3]
Enjoy a journey through the lush sonic world of recent large-ensemble recordings. The playlist features Fred Pallem [pictured], Le Sacre du...
Alicia Waller, Ahn Trio, Tal Mashiach, Joel Ross & More [Mondo Jazz Ep. 373-2]
From soul to contemporary classical, with plenty in between, this playlist explores a wide range of brand-new releases. The playlist feature...
Anggie Obin, Alden Hellmuth, Giovanni Falzone, Magnus Carlson & More [Mondo Jazz 373-1]
Here's a playlist curated with one ear in New York and the other wandering somewhere between Amsterdam, Seoul, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Milan,...
A Few of My Favorite 2026 Jazz Things (so far) - Part 6 [Mondo Jazz 372-3]
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...
A Few of My Favorite 2026 Jazz Things (so far) - Part 5 [Mondo Jazz 372-2]
As we continue this mid-year retrospective, we keep focusing on the tunes that somehow refused to stay confined to the week they were releas...
A Few of My Favorite 2026 Jazz Things (so far) - Part 4 [Mondo Jazz 372-1]
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...
A Few of My Favorite 2026 Jazz Things (so far) - Part 3 [Mondo Jazz 371-3]
Halfway through 2026, Mondo Jazz pauses to celebrate some of the recordings that have brought the most pleasure, surprise and inspiration ov...
A Few of My Favorite 2026 Jazz Things (so far) - Part 2 [Mondo Jazz 371-2]
Which songs stayed with us after months of listening, reviewing and sharing new releases? Here's another batch for your sonic delight. The p...