Seven days have flown by, and seven days were barely enough to go through another big pile of wonderful new and upcoming albums which we are featuring this week focusing on some captivating and forward looking projects, and several new albums that bring together jazz and the musical traditions of Cuba and Puerto Rico.

The playlist features Adrian Younge, Tony Allen; Azmari; Johnathan Blake; Wolfgang Muthspiel, Scott Colley, Brian Blade; Elio Villafranca [pictured]; Miguel Zenón, Luis Perdomo; Sammy Figueroa; and Gonzalo Rubalcaba.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/17812561/Mondo-Jazz [up to "In a Sentimental Mood"].

Happy listening!