A selection of recent gems where seasoned improvisers and adventurous new voices meet at the crossroads of groove, abstraction and lyrical invention.

The playlist features Marc Benham; Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, Bill Stewart; Argot Lunaire; Florian Arbenz, Bill Frisell, Greg Osby; Loren Stillman; Antonio Farao, Stephan Belmondo.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/22891072/Mondo-Jazz [up to "The Hump"].

Happy listening!

A collection of newly released gems in which jazz goes rock and baroque, modern and traditional, political and existential.

The playlist features Cindy Blackman Santana; Jacques Schwarz-Bart; Tuva Halse; Bernd Lhotzky; Linda May Han Oh & Melissa Aldana [pictured]; Brad Goode Quintet, Ernie Watts.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/22891072/Mondo-Jazz [from "Blue Whale" to "I Miss Missing You"].

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Lineage and traditions as springboards for new ideas, in this playlist of recent releases.

The playlist features Neves E Silva; Skinny Hightower [pictured]; Rob Dixon; Jon Madof; Ralph Alessi; Buster Williams.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/22891072/Mondo-Jazz [up to "The Hump"].

Happy listening!

Photo: Gavin Peters

If jazz still has unexplored corners, here’s where you’ll find a few of them.

The playlist features The Plastic Waste Band; Henriette Eilertsen [pictured]; Yvonne Rogers; Kristijan Krajncan; Mo Van Der Does; Giovanni Mirabassi; and Sharada Shashidhar.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/22857766/Mondo-Jazz (from "Nose Prose" onwards).

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Photo: Jenny Berger Myhre.

From Indian classical music and Mediterranean roots to European improvisation, deep grooves, live vibes, electronic experimentation, and beyond.

Enjoy another playlist featuring projects where tradition gets lovingly bent out of shape.

The playlist features Club d'Elf; Ragini Trio; Phoenix Trio [pictured]; Tito Mangialajo Rantzer; Benoit Delbecq, Francesco Diodati, Francesco Bigoni, Steve Argüelles; Francesco Bigoni, Almut Kuhne, Mark Solborg; Tellkujira.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/22857766/Mondo-Jazz (from "Loon and Thrush" to "Tarantella").

Happy listening!

Photo: Jimmy Katz

Enjoy another playlist featuring projects where tradition gets lovingly bent, twisted, and reshaped.

The playlist features The Olympians; La La Lars; Ernst Reijseger; Ingeborg Gravem Sollid [pictured]; Kris Tiner, Cathlene Pineda; Petite Lucette; Nils Petter Molvær, Marilyn Mazur.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/22857766/Mondo-Jazz (up to "Copenhagen").

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Photo: Thor Egil Leirtrø

Countless ways to celebrate the electric era of Miles Davis.

The playlist features Paolo Fresu; Flat Earth Society; Miles Davis; Tony Williams; The Big Tusk; Edward Perraud, Pascal Schumacher, Sebastian Studnitzky.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/22691398/Mondo-Jazz [from "Orange" onward].

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Two ways to pay tribute to Eddie Harris, and other discoveries from the new releases vault.

The playlist features Seamus Blake; Slow Poke; Dorota Piotrowska [pictured]; Christian Dillingham; Elsa Nilsson; The Pentland / Bergonzi Quartet.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/22691398/Mondo-Jazz [from "Mean Greens" to "Wanderlust"].

Happy listening!

From spiritual and Ethio-jazz to a fireside jazz conversation among friends, here's a cosmopolitan tasting menu of recent releases featuring bands keen to build bridges and break down walls.

The playlist features Al Doum & The Faryds; Fairfield Ethio-Jazz Project; Atlantis Jazz Ensemble; The Vampires [pictured]; People in Orbit; and Steve Swallow.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/22691398/Mondo-Jazz [up to "Two"].

Happy listening!

Enjoy a journey through the lush sonic world of recent large-ensemble recordings.

The playlist features Fred Pallem [pictured], Le Sacre du Tympan; Reis Demuth Wiltgen, Luxembourg Philarmonic, Vince Mendoza, Joshua Redman; John Taylor, Stan Sulzmann, NDR Big Band; Bignami Veltri Jazz Ensemble; Julia Keefe.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/22658120/Mondo-Jazz [from "Avron Evrard" onwards].

Happy listening!