Here is new music that doesn’t shout for attention but leaves a lasting mark once you hear it.

From Cape Town to L.A., New York to Brussels, Rome to the Bay Area—with a stopover in Wyoming—hop on an around-the-world tour in eight songs.

No matter its origins—European or American, live or recorded in the studio, from the ’30s or today—this playlist brings together music that is not only recent or upcoming, but destined to stay with you.

Enjoy a playlist featuring music inspired by Abbey Lincoln, New Orleans, Kurt Vonnegut, loss and hope.

An episode showcasing musicians who meet the listener in a place of honesty, where they can explore creativity in complete freedom.

The acoustic and electronic sides of Niia and Jason Moran, the untamed curiosity and gleefully disruptive spirit of Brigitte Fontaine, the promise of emerging artists, and the inspiration of past masters all come together in this intriguing playlist.

Another week of sifting through the flood of recent and upcoming jazz releases, another playlist full of gems you won’t find on shuffle.

Art-songs, protest music, solo musings and instrumental storytelling make up this episode that should give you plenty to enjoy and reflect upon.

This week we celebrate 80 years of music by the Metropole Orkest, the restless spirit of Michael League, and flying carpets made of percussions, pianos and Hammond organs that take the listener to a hypnotic new dimension.

Here is a playlist of adventurous projects that also serves as a snapshot of the breadth, depth, and versatility of Austrian pianist Elias Stemeseder—heard across a range of recent recordings as sideman, co-leader, and bandleader.

This time we celebrate 75 years of Bill Frisell through his own music and the wide creative wake it has left across today’s scene. This episode also spotlights newly unearthed choral works by Kenny Wheeler and several recent projects involving Francesco Bigoni

Enjoy a playlist of music that slips through the cracks, rewards the open ear; and often crosses cultural and stylistic borders.

Moving from intimate, folk-tinged lyricism to expansive ensemble statements and thoughtful tributes, here is a set that reflects a contemporary jazz landscape defined by optimism, cross-border interplay, and a spirit of exploration

Moving fluidly from New York’s new generation to Europe’s creative hubs and onward to Havana and beyond, this playlist underscores the music’s global dialogue.

A heartfelt tribute to Michel Portal, a rare artist equally at home in jazz and classical music, a prolific film composer, fearless improviser, and true multi-instrumentalist.

Here's a survey of recent albums shaped by renewal, spirituality, and collective energy.

From big band exuberance to intimate trio settings and a celebrated live document, the playlist moves through music that is vibrant, border-crossing, and deeply collaborative.

Enjoy a cross-section of today’s creative scene through a playlist that links transatlantic collaborations, distinctive singer-composers, and artists who stretch jazz beyond inherited boundaries.

A deep dive into British jazz, whether rooted in the UK or transplanted to Australia.

Here's a playlist focusing on Orchestras, Big Bands and String Quartets, at the intersection of jazz, classical, folk and Brazilian music.

Enjoy another playlist dedicated to recent and upcoming releases, where curiosity still rules, and the music often comes from just around the corner… or halfway across the world, Madrid to New York; Amsterdam to London; Brussels to Melbourne.

This playlist explores electro-acoustic projects shaped by atmosphere, texture, and studio-driven imagination, many of them drawing from the muddy, ambient legacy of Jon Hassell’s “Fourth World.” The journey then shifts focus to the next generation, closing with two emerging trombonists.

Enjoy a playlist that showcases a series of tributes connecting today’s European scene with the legacy of American jazz masters—from Don Cherry to Charlie Haden and Steve Lacy—alongside the remarkable work of established and up-and-coming composer-arrangers such as Michael Leonhart and Rebecca Trescher.