Eliza Salem, The Catholics, Brandon Seabrook, Bill Frisell, Skúli Sverrisson & More [Mondo Jazz 383-2]
A gathering of adventurous musicians who refuse to stay in their lane, from offbeat twists and radical reinventions to restless imagination...
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This is a jazz world! …all the international jazz you always wanted to hear and nobody ever played for you! Mondo Jazz is dedicated to the proposition that jazz is a language that originated...
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Huey Lewis, Cory Weeds, Stan Getz, Nova Fellowship, Calibro 35 & More [Mondo Jazz 383-1]
A playlist of unexpected connections: from Cory Weeds to Stan Getz, with Huey Lewis as the missing link; from James Ellroy to Calibro 35’s c...
Kiefer, Nate Smith, Echoes of Zoo, Léon Phal, Thiefs, Fathers [Mondo Jazz 382-3]
A groovy playlist featuring music that blurs boundaries: between past, present and future; between cultures and places; and between genres.T...
Helen Sung, Emma Dayhuff, Bill Lee, Isaiah Collier, Gaia Wilmer, Heisenberg Uncertainty Players [Mondo Jazz 382-2]
One of our favorite albums of the year, music born on the Chicago-LA express, a rediscovery of Bill Lee and a joyride with Isaiah Colleri, t...
Jimetta Rose, Emile Parisien, Carla Marciano, Julieta Eugenio, Punkt.Vrt.Plastik, Kurt Elling [Mondo Jazz 382-1]
After a few weeks during which we’ve delved into the legacies of Cassandra Wilson, Stevie Wonder and Dave Holland, a huge pile of new releas...
Jumpin' In: Inside the World of Dave Holland - Part 3 [Mondo Jazz 381-3]
As Dave Holland turns 80, we celebrate a career that has kept jazz in constant motion for six decades. The playlist also features Pepe Habic...
Jumpin' In: Inside the World of Dave Holland - Part 2 [Mondo Jazz 381-2]
Another selection celebrating Dave Holland’s extraordinary musical legacy, from intimate explorations to expansive ensemble work and everyth...
Jumpin' In: Inside the World of Dave Holland - Part 1 [Mondo Jazz 381-1]
Celebrating Dave Holland’s 80th birthday with music drawn from six decades of creative music making, and the many sides of his voice as bass...
Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Jazz - Part 3 [Mondo Jazz 380-3]
The third and final part of our celebration of 50 years of Stevie Wonder’s "Songs in the Key of Life"—with more jazz renditions of this time...
Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Jazz - Part 2 [Mondo Jazz 380-2]
Stevie Wonder’s cult classic may not be a jazz album, but its jazz connections run deep—from Herbie Hancock, Dorothy Ashby, George Benson, G...
Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Jazz - Part 1 [Mondo Jazz 380-1]
Fifty years after Stevie Wonder released "Songs in the Key of Life", we celebrate the anniversary song by song, in the exact sequence of the...
Cassandra Wilson: Iconic Memories - Part 3 [Mondo Jazz 379-3]
A musical remembrance of Cassandra Wilson and a voice that made even experimental music sound sensual and tangible, and turned old tunes int...
Cassandra Wilson: Iconic Memories - Part 2 [Mondo Jazz 379-2]
On one record, Cassandra Wilson could sound like the deepest Mississippi blues singer; on another, she could be immersed in the most advance...
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...
Espen Berg, Zoe Rahman, Joe Henderson, Erica von Kleist, Misha Mullov-Abbado, James Davison [Mondo Jazz 377-3]
Something traditional, something experimental, something live, something in the studio—and plenty of fun in between, for a selection designe...
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...
Cassandra Wilson: Iconic Memories - Part 2 [Mondo Jazz 379-2]
On one record, Cassandra Wilson could sound like the deepest Mississippi blues singer; on another, she could be immersed in the most advance...
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...
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...