Mondo Jazz

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 in the US but is now spoken all over the world in various, at times very strong, accents and dialects, which make it a rich resource for rewarding sonic explorations. Needless to say there will be plenty of US jazz on my program, in an attempt to show the continuity that exists between the US and the international jazz scenes.

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An Embarrassment of Riches [Mondo Jazz Ep. 64]
It’s a great time to be a jazz lover, with so many fantastic new releases that it’s almost overwh...
117 min
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Steve Argüelles - Melody in Rhythm: A Musical P...
This week we focus our attention British drummer, composer, arranger, producer, label manager and...
131 min
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Jazz & Soundtracks [Mondo Jazz Ep. 62]
Jazz musicians have made great contributions to soundtracks (from Ellington's music for Otto Prem...
133 min
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Thelonious Monk Revisited [Mondo Jazz Ep. 61]
Thelonious Monk once said "play what you want and let the public pick up on what you are doing ev...
140 min
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2019 Starts with a Jazz Blast! Part 2 [Mondo Ja...
Last week we dived deep in some of best new releases of 2019. Two hours were not enough...
127 min
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2019 Starts with a Jazz Blast! Part 1 [Mondo Ja...
As they say, "a good beginning makes a good ending" and, based on the extraordinary amount of sen...
120 min
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Bass Is the Place! [Mondo Jazz Ep. 58]
Where do rhythm and harmony intersect? Where do you feel the beat, not just with your ears but yo...
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2019 Winter JazzFest: The Out of Towners [Mondo...
New York may have the highest density of daily jazz performances in the world, but they mostly fe...
127 min
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2018's Jazz Surprises [Mondo Jazz Ep. 56]
The end of the year is the time when we usually look back and take stock. To celebrate the contin...
126 min
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Frank Zappa's Jazz Allures, Part 2 [Mondo Jazz ...
We continue our look into Zappa's complex relationship with jazz, through a mix of the jazzier co...
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Makaya McCraven's Universe [Mondo Jazz Ep. 54]
Drummer Makaya McCraven’s new double album “Universal Beings” mixes the artistry and experimentat...
120 min
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Frank Zappa's Jazz Allures [Mondo Jazz Ep. 53]
Frank Zappa may have said "jazz is not dead, it just smells funny" but looking at his life and mu...
116 min
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Wayne Horvitz: A Musical Portrait [Mondo Jazz E...
This week we focus our on the music of Wayne Horvitz.
128 min
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Hanksgiving: Jazz Tributes to Hank Williams [Mo...
Do you sympathize with the plight of the turkeys? Do family reunions bring you anxiety?
130 min
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Ben Allison, Anais Drago, Reinier Bass and Othe...
The new albums bonanza goes on! And we happily oblige, reveling in some gorgeous new releases.
121 min
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Art Ensemble of Chicago, Federica Michisanti an...
This week we'll go through a heap of spectacular new releases.
122 min
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Jazz Renditions of Blues, Pop, Rock & Soul Hits...
This week we continue our exploration of jazz interpretations of today's popular music.
133 min
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Jazz Renditions of Blues, Pop, Rock & Soul Hits...
The compositions that we refer to as "jazz standards" were the pop songs of their time.
131 min
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(Not So) Standards [Mondo Jazz Ep. 46]
A different take on some famous jazz standards.
127 min
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Ambrose Akinmusire, Dairo Miyamoto and Other Gr...
This week we'll go through a heap of outstanding new releases.
120 min
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Pop, Rock, Soul, Funk & Ska for Jazz Lovers [Mo...
This week we explore the cross pollination between jazz and popular music genres.
120 min
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Idris Ackamoor, A Musical Portrait [Mondo Jazz ...
An exclusive interview with, and two hours of music by the bay area saxophonist
133 min
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Kip Hanrahan, Ingrid Jensen and other great new...
The bonanza of new releases goes on. So let's dive right in and find out more.
123 min
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Mark Turner, Pipe Dream and other great new rel...
The summer is winding down and the pace at which new albums are being released is picking up.
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Randy Weston Tribute & New Releases [Mondo Jazz...
Another master has left us. Randy Weston passed away on Sept. 1st at the venerable age of 92.
126 min