The return of Don Was [pictured], tributes to Tony Williams and Leonard Bernstein and much more in another energizing edition of Mondo Jazz.

This time we are focusing on jazz-infused soundtracks that received nominations for Best Original Score in a Feature Film at the latest Academy Awards...

Julian Lage's latest album--possibly his best to date--opens a playlist of recent releases spanning many styles and cultural influences.

A playlist showcasing the interesting new releases by Christopher Hoffman [pictured], the Liv Andrea Hauge Trio, Travis Reuter, Geoffrey Dean plus a number of recent albums we already featured in the past, but were too good not to get back to one more time.

A soulful rendition of Curtis Fuller's "Mini Mama", and two recent albums featuring Vinnie Sperrazza open an edition of Mondo Jazz which then features three projects at the intersection of jazz and classical music.

The New York residency of Graham Haynes at FourOneOne offers an opportunity to look back at his seminal album "The Griot's Footsteps" and at his recent collaboration with Brandon Ross. Before that, a playlist rich in remarkable new releases!

The mighty organ trio of Sam Fribush opens a set mostly devoted to post-bossa nova Brazilian projects.

Here's the long and short of it: Bill Frisell goes orchestral, Emile Parisien is cookin', Nout goes live, Kamasi Washington is back with a prologue to his new album, producer Church Chords channels his inner Hal Willer, and Toine Thys's Orlando sounds better then ever.

Three new releases by John Lurie, Benjamin Herman and Fergus Quill give us the opportunity to pay tribute to three musicians whose no-holds-barred attitude significantly marked the scenes in New York and the UK in the 1980s... and now: Xero Slingsby, James Chance and Lurie.

Chamber jazz, field recordings, and deep deep deep interplay are at the heart of this exciting playlist.

The remarkable debut album by Amy Aileen Wood [pictured] and other genre-defying gems by Alexander Claffy and Yilian Cañizares, three albums featuring Rob Luft and more "Monk by Carlberg" should give you plenty to enjoy in this playlist!

Billy Valentine's new single, three albums that will end up on our best of the year list, and more, make it for a thoroughly enjoyable ride!

There has always been plenty of interplay between jazz and movies: jazz musicians like Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway or Harry Connick Jr. turned actors; or actors like Jeff Goldblum or Cybill Shepherd turned jazz musicians; jazz soundtracks for movie; or movies about jazz musicians… However, in anticipation of Oscars Night, here we are focusing on songs inspired by or dedicated to movie stars.

In a few days the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood will host the Academy Awards, and so we thought that it would be a lot of fun to come up with an episode of Mondo Jazz featuring exclusively tunes inspired by, dedicated to, or titled after movie stars (regardless of whether or not they have won any Oscar awards).

Cassie Kinoshi's stunning new album, "Gratitude", new releases featuring Dave Douglas, Dave Guy, James Brandon Lewis, Alon Farber and Fredrik Nordström will bring you a high-density set of rewarding new music.

The gorgeous new album by Sean Ono Lennon, "Asterisms" (Tzadik), opens a set of electro-acousti otherworldly beauty.

Welcome to your weekly fix of recent and upcoming releases, from the seismic brasshouse of Too Many Zooz, to the re-imagining of Sun Ra's "The Magic City" by Meshell Ndegeocello, and a whole lot in between.

The restless spirit of Moppa Elliott kicks off a set that illustrates the breadth and depth of today's scene.

This time we focus on a number of emerging artists and their search for a personal synthesis of the many influences that have shaped them for a set bookended by deep grooves and avant-funk.

A set with countless flavors and colors from all around the world featuring songs about travelling to the Moon, or traveling sustainably; Afrobeat songs; songs of low simmering groove; songs by cellists; and more.

A playlist in which edgy and calm take turn, but never at the expense of the surprise factor.

An episode bookended by two albums destined to be in the "best of 2024" lists under the categories "new releases" (Riley Mulherkar's) and "Unearthed Gems" (Alice Coltrane's). In between, various ways to infuse jazz with Brazilian music - and the odd library music tune for good measure.

If the episodes of a radio show could have a capital, the capital of this episode would have to be New Orleans, where almost all the roads coming out of the songs in this playlist lead, one way or another.

Today we focus on the new albums by two revered European bands De Beren Gieren and Ill Considered, and a peculiar case of artistic synchronicity: two intriguing albums of music Inspired by the Films of Wes Anderson, which have been independently but almost simultaneously concocted by Amanda Gardier and Marty Isenberg in 2022 and recently released.

With this playlist we focus on deep listening as a mindset for musicians who wish to achieve successful recording sessions, through a number of albums of seamless interplay.