It’s Cold. The Winter Olympics are well under way, we’ve not yet reached mid-February and there are already so many new and upcoming releases in 2022 that we can almost fill the whole show with them…

If you need certainties to anchor your life in these confusing times, get yourself the latest album by David Krakauer and you'll find out that there are a few things that never fail to bring joy. The same goes for the heart-warming, and leg warming, old school soul and funk that is featured on this playlist, and the compelling projects by a number of international bands which guarantee a rewarding listening experience. Wrapping things up, the latest by Kamasi Washington.

A playlist in celebration of the Year of the Tiger, the Water Tiger to be precise, and the 24th Winter Olympics, selecting compositions that directly or indirectly relate to winter sports, Olympic games and the elements which are essential to all Winter Olympics: Mountains, Snow and Ice…

The Beatles meet James Bond? Video game music as a source of new jazz? Baden Powell meets Bill Frisell? The harp as a tool for lockdown survival? Find out for yourself listening to this set of beautiful music!

From the irresistible Afro dancefloor life-affirming music of Nubyian Twist to two tributes to Wayne Shorter's contribution to the Miles Davis' Second Great Quintet, and a whole lot of other jazz declinations in this set.

Modern takes on old and new standards, fascinating singers, compelling pianists and much more in this set.

A set bookended by great singers and featuring the new and not so new poetry of Nikki Giovanni, exciting young bands and musicians from Europe, a Big Band featuring only horns, percussions and vocalists, and more!

In this set we focus on recent and upcoming albums but we’ll also try to catch up on a number of gems from 2021 that we had not yet had a chance to feature, with a special focus on Afro-centric projects.

Highlights from the European jazz scene plust a special focus on Ornette Coleman's direct and indirect inspiration of many contemporary musicians and on highly personal debut albums.

We're still riding high on the wave of the amazing releases that came out in 2021, we explore the sonic multiverse of Celia Kameni through four of her many collaborations before diving into the transcendental music of Pastor T.L. Barrett, Yebba, Esperanza Spalding and some interesting jazz & string projects.

In this edition, a touch of Zappa, and the excitement coming from the Brazilian, British, French, German and Swiss scenes. Enjoy the journey!

The queen of the Hammond organ, Rhoda Scott, opens an episode that hops from organists, to saxophonists, from vibraphonists to trombonists, and pianists, with trumpets and guitars for good measure, all playing in the key of fun and adventurous jazz.

Up-and-comers, younger and older Statesmen in a playlist that offers a cross-section of some the most creative new jazz on record.

Riveting saxophone solos taking us into the stratosphere, eclectic vocalists, legendary drummers and more, including the otherwordly beauty that Ha-Yang Kim and Ayesha Brooks add to the already striking compositions of Wayne Horvitz, and the compelling sophomore release by bassist Ilaria Capalbo.

A lil' dive in the 1970's world of soul- or funk-tinged jazz, then some adventurous large ensembles; a focus on Scandinavian artists and the first single from Immanuel Wilkins' sophomore release, for a set with lots of interesting facets.

This year our seasonal Hanksgiving episode celebrates a musician of sumptuous elegance and sophisticated narrative and harmonic feel like pianist Hank Jones. As usual, we play a mix of albums that feature him as a leader, co-leader or side-man and renditions of his work by other musicians

For our seasonal Hanksgiving show, this year we pay tribute to Hank Jones, both as a saxophonist and a composer, by playing music from his albums as a leader and sideman, and renditions of his music by musicians that came after him.

From Nikara Warren to Makaya McCraven; from Melanie Charles to Brandee Younger; from BADBADNOTGOOD to Ill Considered... a playlist replete with some of the most happening projects of the moment.

Enjoy a playlist which starts with Larry Goldings getting scary and ends with Oscar Peterson and Joe Pass confirming they're out of the ordinary.

Paolo Angeli's Grammy nominated multi-stringed solo adventures, the many sides of French cellist Vincent Courtois and much more in this playlist.

Tune in and discover Cécile McLorin Salvant's new direction, Itai Kriss's demonstration that Middle-Eastern and Carribbean music were always meant to work together, and much more ...

We open with tributes to three artists that passed in the past few days, Alan Hawkshaw, Leslie Bricusse and Franco Cerri, before delving in new releases ranging from the straight-ahead hard-hitting energy of Pete Rodriguez to the sound (and silence) explorations of Ayumi Tanaka and her Trio.

The bonanza goes on... another week replete with exciting new music ranging from the groovy to the angular, from the visceral to the playful, bookended by two Italian trumpet maestros, Fabrizio Bosso (in his collaboration with Rosario Giuliani and Enrico Rava.

One of the best things about today’s jazz scene is its sheer variety. A glimpse of that is on display in this set, starting with a special treat for Mondo Jazz listeners: Ben Allison's "Breakfast with Eric"

Another truckload of great new and upcoming albums this week, for a show that highlights the beauty of jazz which is not aligned with the major label esthetics.