The much-awaited return of queen Marisa Monte, and the faux-Nippo-jazz of Julien Daïan open a show which centers around the oustanding new album by Ches Smith and dives deep into the diversity of today's international jazz scene.

In the two weeks since our last new releases special, so much great new music came to our attention, that today we have one of those shows that some like to define all killer, no filler

Welcome to the second part of this week's edition of Mondo Jazz dedicated to the one and only Geri Allen.

This week we celebrate the legacy of a musician whose contribution to the jazz world was cut short too early, pianist Geri Allen.

Today we're focusing on great tunes that - for a reason or another - were concealed as ghost tracks, to great effect, but may have also not received the attention they deserve.

This week we focus on great jazz tunes hidden in plain sight, or plain hearing, the so-called ghost tracks, and other ghost-related jazz.

The Art of Conversation in jazz

This week we pay tribute to the late Mario Pavone. The rest of the playlist revolves around modern jazz guitar and other compelling new projects

Tributes, pianists, and tributes to pianists at the core of this show, plus a brand new take on a Moby classic and the unstoppable groove of The Bamboos

A playlist replete music that hits you hard and deep regardless the volume at which it was recorded, ranging from the compelling album marking the 85th birthday of Michel Portal to the new concept album by Maria Grand, and a whole bunch of genre-defying projects to keep your spirits high!

In the second part of this week's show we continue exploring the compositional genius of Keith Jarrett on the occasion of his 76th birthday

This week we explore some of the best, and some of the more unusual, renditions of the Keith Jarrett Songbook to celebrate the pianist 76th birthday.

Jazz from Sweden, Republic of Korea, Australia, Switzerland and the USA in this set which blends tradition, innovation, and social engagement.

A Hammond Organ spotlight opens the show, courtesy of the WRD Trio, the Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio and the James Taylor Quartet.

We continue our focus on the compositions of Charles Mingus, on the eve of what would have been his 99th birthday.

This week Charles Mingus would have turned 99 years old, so to be a whole year ahead of the celebration of his centennial we've decided to focus this edition of Mondo Jazz on his figure as a composer, featuring some of the best renditions of some of his most memorable compositions.

The extrovert pianism of Stefano Bollani and Benito Gonzalez opens this show, which then dives into recent Nordic and Eastern European jazz (Fredrik Nordström, Julia Karosi, JAF Trio), embraces the compelling melodicism of Roberto Spadoni, Chris Pattishall, Stefano Coppari, Wayne Horvitz and Sara Schoenbeck, explores the music of two adventurous Canadians (Lina Allemano and Francois Houle), before landing in Ornette-land courtesy of Miguel Zenon.

This week we focus on music about fake news (Veronica Swift - pictured) and black lives (Daniel Casimir, Spaza), historic British jazz reissues (Neil Ardley) and young compelling reeds players Rahsaan Barber, Pauli Lyytinen, Tobias Meinhart, Michael Thomas, Leonhard Skorupa of the Austrian angular trio Znap!, and Nathan Daems of the Belgian power-outfit Echoes of Zoo)

A show focusing directly or indirectly on current and past masters of the creative scene, from Don Cherry to John Coltrane, from William Parker to Tony Allen.

Hypnotic tunes, Orchestras, South African piano masters and James Brandon Lewis' prolific vein are the main theme of this show focusing on new and upcoming releases.

Our exploration of new and upcoming releases, and reissues, continues with the compelling homage to Charles Mingus by Stephanie Nilles, followed by the stunning Bremen live recordings recently released by Sunnyside Records.

We take off with another upcoming gem from Georgia Anne Muldrow and land with John Zorn and the first (of what will certainly be many) box set dedicated to his delightful Bagatelles. In the middle a mini-section on the Palladino bass-dinasty which acts as a bridge between two of the hot scenes of today, London's and LA.

Every age its defining musicians, who stand-out for their innovations and distinctive voices. For us growing up musically in the 1980s and 1990s and interested in forward looking music Bill Frisell is one of these foundational figures. This week we focus on his compositions.

Bill Frisell's instrumental voice is instantly recognizable, no matter whether he displays its skronky side in John Zorn's Naked City or his sublime and delicate voicings infused of high-end Americana. Equally distinctive are his compositions which more and more of his peers have been incorporating in their repertoires

Me might be living in difficult times but the music scene, key to our mental well-being in this challenging phaes, is on fire. Literally every day it brings us new voices or new projects. This week we feature a few, with a special focus on vocalists.