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A Few Of My Favorite 2023 Jazz Things (So Far) - Part 2

By Ludovico Granvassu | Mondo Jazz
July 22, 2023
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A retrospective of some of the most compelling tunes we heard in the first half of 2023, distilled for your enjoyment.

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Playlist

Ben Allison

bass, acoustic
b.1966

" data-original-title="" title="">Ben Allison "Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00

Michael Blake

saxophone, tenor
b.1964

" data-original-title="" title="">Michael Blake's Chroma Nova "Little Demons" Dance of the Mystic Bliss (P&M) 0:16

Host talks 6:50

Thomas Naïm

guitar

" data-original-title="" title="">Thomas Na?m "Panama Red" On the Far Side (Rootless Blues) 8:31

Greg Ward

saxophone

" data-original-title="" title="">Greg Ward's Rogue Parade "Dashing Towards First Light" Dion's Quest (Sugah Hoof) 13:24

Host talks 19:26

Lucia Cadotsch

vocals
b.1984

" data-original-title="" title="">Lucia Cadotsch "No Apology" AKI (Heartcore) 20:54

Alessia Obino

vocals

" data-original-title="" title="">Alessia Obino "Thursday Surrender" A Sound's a Million Shapes (Domanda) 22:31

Host talks 31:18

David Preston

guitar

" data-original-title="" title="">David Preston "O. Winston" Purple/Black—Vol. 1 (Whirlwind) 33:03

Ella Zirina

guitar

" data-original-title="" title="">Ella Zirina "Midsummer Visions" Intertwined (BimHuis) 38:45

Kaisa's Machine "Shadow Mind" Taking Shape (Greenleaf) 45:35

Host talks 51:16

The

Peggy Lee

vocals
1920 - 2002

" data-original-title="" title="">Peggy Lee Band "To the Point" A Giving Way (Songlines) 53:07

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