Mondo Jazz
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January 7, 2026 • 36 mins
Enjoy the final playlist previewing the upcoming edition of the Winter JazzFest: a compressed, high-voltage snapshot of what jazz sounds like right now, and a rare chance to hear musicians who are not based in New York.
The playlist features David Binney, Louis Cole, Pera Krstajic; AMG; Kassa Overall; Celia Kameni [pictured]; Hamilton de Holanda; Sam Gendel, Nate Mercerau.
Detailed playlist at [from "Outer Moat" onwards].
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January 6, 2026 • 43 mins
Here's playlist previewing projects and bands that will help the upcoming Winter JazzFest to launch the new jazz year.
The playlist features ARMO; Nels Cline; Either/Orchestra; MAE.SUN [pictured]; daoud; Cochemea; and Hanging Hearts.
Detailed playlist at [from "The Visit" to "Rise"].
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January 5, 2026 • 42 mins
With the 2026 edition of Winter JazzFest just around the corner, here we focus on some of the artists arriving in New York from elsewhere to briefly reshape the city’s soundscape.
The playlist features Amy Gadiaga; Corey Fonville, Sam Fribush, Morgan Burrs; The Getdown; Mario Canonge; Brandon Woody; and Bex Burch.
Detailed playlist at [up to "You Thought You Were Free?"].
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January 2, 2026 • 45 mins
Enjoy the last installment of our retrospective dedicated to the songs discovered over the past six months that left a lasting impression.
The playlist features The Five Corners Quintet; Makiko Hirabayashi; Rufus Wainwright, Pacific Jazz Orchestra; Brad Mehldau; Anthony Wilson [pictured]; and Roberto Ottaviano.
Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/21722582/Mondo-Jazz [from "Lighthouse" onward].
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December 31, 2025 • 37 mins
As we come to the end of another year, it feels like a good moment to pause—not to summarize everything, but to listen back. This episode is built around songs that lingered, resurfaced, and quietly insisted on being remembered.
The playlist features Jérémie Lucchese; Chaerin Im [pictured]; Emiliano D'Auria; Ron Blake; James Brandon Lewis; Jakob Bro, Joe Lovano, Larry Grenadier, Thomas Morgan, Anders Christensen, Joey Baron, and J...
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December 29, 2025 • 36 mins
This episode of Mondo Jazz isn’t about rankings or best-of lists. It’s about memory. Over the past six months, certain pieces of music kept calling us back. Among them, are the tunes in this playlist.
The playlist features Luca Curcio; Bram De Looze, Hank Roberts, Thomas Morgan, Joey Baron; Trond Kallevåg; Wojtek Mazolewski; Louis Sclavis; Charles Lloyd [pictured], Jason Moran, Marvin Sewell.
Detailed playlist at https://spinitro...
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December 26, 2025 • 44 mins
In a year that often felt overwhelming, music remained a place of focus and meaning. This episode of Mondo Jazz brings together the songs from the past six months that helped make sense of the noise—or at least gave us a reason to lean in and listen.
The playlist features Funkwrench Blues [pictured]; Anne Drummond; Donny McCaslin; Vincent Peirani; SFJAZZ Collective; and Don Was & The Pan-Detroit Ensemble.
Detailed playlist at h...
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December 24, 2025 • 46 mins
The past six months have delivered more music than anyone could possibly absorb in real time. So this week, instead of trying to keep up, we slow things down and look back—focusing on the songs that earned repeat listens and slowly made a home in our ears.
The playlist features Charlie Hunter, Ella Feingold; Craig Taborn, Nels Cline, Marcus Gilmore; Saha Gnawa; Nels Cline Consentrik Quartet; Zé Ibarra; Ryan Keberle; Anna Webber & ...
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December 22, 2025 • 44 mins
Rather than looking back at the year as a whole, here we concentrate on the second half. What you’ll hear are the songs that stayed close, long after the initial listen.
The playlist features Oddjob; Nicholas Payton, Esperanza Spalding, Karriem Riggins; Flea (pictured); Carmen Staaf; Max Nagl; Jason Moran, Trondheim Jazz Orchestra; Amir ElSaffar.
Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/21689299/Mondo-Jazz [up to "10:23 ...
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December 19, 2025 • 39 mins
Here is another dip into the river of new albums, focusing releases (and re-releases) worth holding on to.
The playlist features The Jazz Passengers, Jeff Buckley; Bill Ware, the Club Bird All Stars; Patricia Brennan; Csaba Palotai; Rosa Brunello; Pharos.
Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/21657081/Mondo-Jazz [from "Jolly Street" onwards].
Happy listening!
Photo: Mariagrazia Giove.
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December 17, 2025 • 44 mins
Here's a playlist featuring musicians paying tribute to where they come from, geographically or artistically...
The playlist features Emiliano D'Auria; Dayna Stephens; Charles Lloyd; Jérémie Lucchese; James Newton.
Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/21657081/Mondo-Jazz [from "Chasing the Flicker" to "Reincarnation of a Lovebird"].
Happy listening!
Photo: Evan Goldstein.
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December 15, 2025 • 50 mins
Enjoy an episode that revolves around projects that forge compelling bridges between jazz and African music, from Benin to Madagascar, Mali, Senegal and Tunisia.
The playlist features Nicolas Genest, Chris Potter; Raphaël Pannier, Khadim Niang; Aka Moon, Doudou N'Diaye Rose; Clément Janinet, Mah Damba; Dhafer Youssef; Bobo & Behaja.
Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/21657081/Mondo-Jazz [up to "Rafoza Manday Tandr...
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December 11, 2025 • 45 mins
Enjoy a selection featuring A-listers who know how to collaborate and set their egos aside, plus an unearthed live gem from Horace Silver.
The playlist also features Lakecia Benjamin, Patrick Zimmerli, SFJAZZ Collective & Horace Silver.
Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/21516856/Mondo-Jazz [from "Samba e ammore" to "The Great Lie"].
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December 8, 2025 • 49 mins
Mighty albums documenting live performances of ambitious creativity, and artists that turned their interest in different, often faraway cultures are at the heart of this compelling playlist.
The playlist features Amirtha Kidambi, KNOBIL, Mattias Risberg, Maria Pia de Vito & Henri Texier.
Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/21516856/Mondo-Jazz [from "Samba e ammore" to "The Great Lie"].
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November 25, 2025 • 42 mins
Here is your weekly antidote to background music, where we lean in, listen close, and find what’s truly worth hearing. And there's plenty of gems worth hearing in here, with a special focus on remarkable singers like Rufus Wainwright, Theo Bleckmann and Terry Callier.
The playlist also features Tineke Postma, Anne Mette Iversen, Theo Croker and Sullivan Fortner.
Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/21516856/Mondo-Jaz...
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November 14, 2025 • 49 mins
Whether born in the heart of Detroit, captured in the stillness of a London church at night, or inspired by cinematic visions of Norwegian immigration to Minnesota, the music in this playlist invites you into sound worlds that captivate and reward at every turn.
The playlist features Dave McMurray; Don Was, The Pan-Detroit Ensemble; Kenny Barron; Trond Kallevåg [pictured]; Bill Laurance; Kenny Burrell; and John O'Gallagher..
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November 12, 2025 • 39 mins
Here is a playlist that gives the drummers some, actually more than some as it focuses exclusively on records released by remarkable modern drummers, and composers/bandleaders like Makaya McCraven, Sam Ospovat, and Johnathan Blake.
The playlist features Jonathan Blake; Makaya McCraven [pictured]; and Sam Ospovat.
Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/21481826/Mondo-Jazz [from "Last Breath" to "American Talent"].
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November 10, 2025 • 42 mins
Another episode of Mondo Jazz, another constellation of global musical connections — spanning Morocco to India, Basque to Arabic traditions, and the space where classical and world influences meet.
The playlist features Saha Gnawa [pictured], Donny McCaslin; Makiko Hirabayashi; Louis Sclavis; Amir ElSaffar; Roberto Ottaviano.
Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/21481826/Mondo-Jazz [up to "Gabriel's Message"].
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November 7, 2025 • 40 mins
Artists stepping outside their usual terrain, and others that go deep in the one they're familiar with, take center stage in this week’s selection of standout release.
The playlist features Boz Scaggs; Daniel Santiago; Camille Bertault [pictured]; Andrea Molinari; David Kikoski; Orchestre National de Jazz, Ensemble Intercontemporain.
Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/21447060/Mondo-Jazz [from "Angel Eyes" onwards]...
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November 5, 2025 • 40 mins
Cultural roots—and our shared roots on this planet—tie together the projects featured in this playlist of recent and soon-to-land treasures.
The playlist features Igor Lumpert; Tarun Balani; Fergus McCreadie; Laura Jurd; Gianni Coscia [pictured]; Robin Fincker, Janick Martin; Vincent Courtois, Colin Vallon.
Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/21447060/Mondo-Jazz [from "Sures" to "Done and Done"].
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