These past two weeks have been an opportunity to leaf back through six months of listening and rediscover the tracks that turned out to have the longest shelf life—music that still feels as fresh and compelling now as when we first heard it. Here's the last installment. We'll get back to this in six months! Stay tuned.

The playlist features André Fernandes; Jason Moran; María Grand; Youn Sun Nah; Nils Berg, Norrbotten Big Band; Carla Bley [pictured].

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/22622439/Mondo-Jazz [from "Dragon'S Blood Red" onward].

Happy listening!

Photo: Frans Schellekens

As we continue this mid-year retrospective, we keep focusing on the tunes that somehow refused to stay confined to the week they were released.

The playlist features Chris Potter; Jasper Høiby; The Breaks; Dida Pelled; Immanuel Wilkins; Harry Skoler, Bill Frisell; Zeno De Rossi Trio [pictured].

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/22622439/Mondo-Jazz [from "Osawatomie Brown" to "Kathelin Gray"].

Happy listening!

We have pressed pause on our usual pursuit of the latest arrivals and instead revisited some of the sounds that made the first half of 2026 such a rewarding stretch for curious ears.

The playlist features Seu Jorge; Ryan Blotnick; Michael Formanek; Ilaria Capalbo; Rosa Brunello; The Messthetics, James Brandon Lewis; Ben Wendel [pictured].

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/22622439/Mondo-Jazz [up to "Lonely One"].

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Halfway through 2026, Mondo Jazz pauses to celebrate some of the recordings that have brought the most pleasure, surprise and inspiration over the past six month.

The playlist features Dominique Fils-Aimé; Craig Taborn; Meg Okura; Roberto Fonseca, Vincent Segal; Gary Versace; Ingrid Jensen [pictured].

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/22585987/Mondo-Jazz [from "The River" onwards]

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Photo credit: Mariana-Meraz

Which songs stayed with us after months of listening, reviewing and sharing new releases? Here's another batch for your sonic delight.

The playlist features Lucy Mellenfield; Reverso, Ryan Keberle, Frank Woeste, Vincent Courtois; Luca Falomi, Anais Drago, Fausto Beccalossi; James Brandon Lewis [pictured]; and Dave Douglas.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/22585987/Mondo-Jazz [from "Breathing Sideways" to "Sandhog"]

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As summer gets underway, Mondo Jazz looks back at some of the music that made the first half of 2026 so memorable.

The playlist features Adam O'Farrill; Ben Rosenblum; Marco Mezquida; Joel Lyssarides; Airelle Besson, Lionel Suarez; Brandon Seabrook; Elan Mehler; Billy Mohler [pictured]; Virginia MacDonald.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/22585987/Mondo-Jazz [up to "Last Call at Dimitri's"]

Happy listening!

Photo credit: Roberto Cifarelli

A playlist about musical kinship: artists supporting, inspiring, and challenging one another as they bring their distinct voices to a web of interconnected projects.

The playlist features New Jazz Underground [pictured]; Open Thread, Peggy Lee, Julien Wilson, Theo Carbo, Dylan van der Schyff; Kalia Vandever; Micah Thomas; Immanuel Wilkins.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/22557269/Mondo-Jazz [from "Oney Ones One" onward].

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Engaging, socially engaged, and globally minded: a playlist of new releases from four - or more - corners of the world.

The playlist features Zela Margossian [pictured]; David Ambrosio, Donny McCaslin, Ingrid Jensen, Bruce Barth, Victor Lewis; Rosa Brunello; Goran Kajfes, Avin Omar; Michel Petrucciani.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/22557269/Mondo-Jazz [from "In Flight" to "Morning Blues"].

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Seven projects, even lessons in creative transformation—from reimagined genres, traditions and freshly taped recording sessions to the spontaneous reinvention that unfolds whenever musicians meet in the moment.

The playlist features The Breaks, Robert Walter, Eddie Roberts, Stanton Moore; Levi Harvey Trio; Ilaria Capalbo [pictured]; Steven Bernstein, Scotty Hard; Johanna Summer, Claire Huangci; Mick Goodrick, Fred Hersch.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/22557269/Mondo-Jazz [up to "Falling Grance"].

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A cross-generational and cross-genre journey from raw soul and classic jazz storytelling to contemporary experimentation, tracing unexpected connections across today’s global jazz landscape.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/22523732/Mondo-Jazz [from "Up For Soul" to "Ahiahi"].

Happy listening!

Photo: Jimmy Katz.