This week's edition revolves around tributes to composers, singers, songwriters, cities and... earworms! And a fascinating project by Brooklyn-based Dutch singer Vivienne Aerts celebrating jazz women and female pioneers of the cacao trade. 

The playlist also features Yazz Ahmed [pictured]; Kansas Smitty's; Snarky Puppy; Luigi Viva, Luigi Masciari; Brad Mehldau; Chilly Gonzales; Fabrizio Bosso; Fabrizio Bosso; and Vulfpeck.

The detailed playlist is available at https://spinitron.com/RFB/dj/80823/Leonardo-Granvassu (from "It for Chick" onwards).

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Bands of great improvisational genius, two takes on early-Bill Frisell compositions, an album revisiting the legacy of First House, two productions by the David Breskin-Ron Saint Germain dream team, and much more in this edition of Mondo Jazz.

The playlist features Billy Mohler [pictured]; Dan Weiss; Patricia Brennan; Ken Stubbs; Unscientific Italians; Bill Frisell; Frank Woeste, Ryan Keberle, Vincent Courtois; Micah Thomas; Jeon Lim Yang; Makaya McCraven.

The detailed playlist is available at https://spinitron.com/RFB/dj/80823/Leonardo-Granvassu (up to "So Ubuji").

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As we are quickly approaching the end of the year, here is another edition focusing on new and upcoming albums featuring some the records will inevitably end on many best of the year lists.

The playlist features Stephanie Lottermoser; Franco Ambrosetti; Monica Nica Agosti; Mali Obomsawin; Tim Berne, Matt Mitchell; Géraud Portal; Jean-Paul Estiévenart, Marcel Ponseele & Il Gardellino; Hilario Durán, David Virelles; Ben LaMar Gay, Tommaso Moretti.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16716001/Mondo-Jazz (from "Choices" onward).

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The spirit of the masters, the roots of each music tradition, are like ghosts that accompany a musician’s creative process, with more or less awareness based on the musician’s disposition, a premise directly explored by Michael Wollny in his latest album, and indirectly explored by every other musician featured on this show, which spotlights Annette Peacock, both a musician ahead of her times and a muse to many.

The playlist features Camilla George; Michael Wollny; Christina Galisatus; Robin Holcomb; Annette Peacock; Paul Bley; Gary Peacock, Franz Koglmann; Nels Cline; Frank Kimbrough; Marilyn Crispell, Paul Motian.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16716001/Mondo-Jazz (up to "Blood").

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Tributes to Abdul Wadud, Paul Motian, Albert Mangelsdorff and Johnny Hodges, the power of post-production, the music meditations of Surya Botofasina and more, in this wide-ranging edition of Mondo Jazz.

The playlist features Tom Skinner; Chelsea Carmichael, Shabaka Hutchings; Petter Eldh, Savannah Harris; Esbjörn Svensson; Jakob Bro, Joe Lovano; Brûlez Les Meubles; Owen Broder; Agnas, Ståhl, Flaten, Texas; More Better; Surya Botofasina.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16663757/Mondo-Jazz (from "The Journey" onward).

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Tons of new releases ahoy... We feature some that bring unbridled energy, with a focus on South Korean and North European artists, and a tribute to the French master of humor, erotism, subversion and wordplay, Serge Gainsbourg.

The playlist features Donny McCaslin; Avram Fefer; Matthew Halsall; Sun-Mi Hong; Marilyn Mazur; Song Yi Jeon, Vinícius Gomes; Mikkel Ploug; Brussels Jazz Orchestra, Camille Bertault.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16663757/Mondo-Jazz (up to "Les Goemons").

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Plato, Mingus and Seinfeld? What could they possibly have in common? Not much; or a lot…; depending on the plasticity of your mind. You'll get the answer if you listen to this edition of Mondo Jazz, digging forward and back with a precious new compilation showcasing the Detroit Artists Workshop.

The playlist features Timothy Norton; Dezron Douglas; Abel Mireles; Nadje Noordhuis; Lyman Woodard; Kirk Lightsey; Charles Lloyd; Dierk Peters.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16634147/Mondo-Jazz (from "More Coffee Please" onwards).

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This week a catchy and eclectic playlist, which straddles across many stylistic lines and influences, opens in the spirit of Zappa and ends with Zappa himself and yet another gem recently uneearthed from his bottomless vault. 

The playlist features Fred Pallem; Flat Earth Society Orchestra; Gaia Mattiuzzi; Wojtek Mazolewski; Yosef Gutman; Jussi Reijonen; Arild Andersen; Ari Joshua, Billy Martin, Jason Fraticelli; Frank Zappa.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16634147/Mondo-Jazz (up to "Black Napkins").

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In this set we focus on Hammond jazz, brass-heavy projects, North-European bands and a series of albums that have John Patitucci, Brian Blade, Wayne Shorter and Terri Lyne Carrington as common threads.

The playlist also features Jupiter; Michael Blake; Trio Grande; Fredrik Lundin & Odense Jazz Orchestra; Marco Pacassoni, Antonio Sanchez; Dave Stryker; Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Chris McBride; Leo Genovese, Esperanza Spalding.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16606019/Mondo-Jazz (from "Stratos" onward).

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We are back after a brief hiatus, during which new and upcoming albums have been piling up on our desk, so let's get right to it... We start here with a batch of genre-defying projects focusing in particular on adventurous vocalists that blend acoustic and electronic music, or that bring different music cultures together. We end with two invigorating projects that bring together improvisation and hard hitting experimentation.

The playlist features Shotnez; Francesco Diodati, Leïla Martial, Stefano Tamborrino; Sirintip; Andrea Motis; Louis Cole; José James; Gyedu-Blay Ambolley; Alhaji Waziri Oshomah; Titan to Tachyons; Mats Gustafsson's Nu Ensemble.

Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16606019/Mondo-Jazz (up to Mats Gustafsson).

Happy listening!

Photo credit: Ashira Boonchoo