John Hadfield

As a composer, drummer and percussionist, John Hadfield’s dedication to music has taken him from his native Missouri to concert halls and clubs across the world. He has released four albums of his own compositions and has composed for many projects, including Heard By Others, a duo project with Lenny Pickett, Believers a trio with Brad Shepik and Sam Minaie, and For James a duo with Ron Blake. Hadfield also composed and performed in Apologue 2047, a multimedia performance art piece directed by Zhang Yimou which explored themes of the relationships of humans and technology. 

Hard Believer

By Brad Shepik

Label: Shifting Paradigm Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Hard Believer; Broken English; In the Weeds; Corduroy; Falling Grace; Ranglin; Pilgrimage; Rocinante.

Ron Blake SCRATCH Band (Ron Blake)

By Ron Blake

Label: 7t��n33 Productions
Released: 2025
Track listing: Bassman; Body and Soul; Another Level; Lift Every Voice and Sing; Grace Ann; Appointment; Song for Maya; La Conga de Juana; April's Fool

SCRATCH Band

By Ron Blake

Label: 7t��n33 Productions
Released: 2025
Track listing: Bassman; Body and Soul; Another Level; Lift Every Voice and Sing; Grace Ann; Appointment; Song for Maya; La Conga de Juana; April's Fool.

Live in Berlin

By Kinan Azmeh

Label: Dreyer Gaido
Released: 2025
Track listing: The Queen Commanded; The Translator; Daraa; Jisreen; Dance (from" The Fence, The Rooftop and The Distant Sea); Galileo Galilee; Wedding.

Speaking In Tongues

By Rachel Eckroth

Label: Adhy?ropa Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: God Particle; Jeanne D��arc; Blood Moon; The Gospel Of; Sanctus; Andromeda; The Jesus Side; Speaking In Tongues; Phase And Libration Part. 1; Phase And Libration Part 2.

Jon Batiste, Randy Newman, Hedvig Mollestad, Emma-Jean Thackray

by Ludovico Granvassu
September 2, 2025

Enjoy a playlist of standout new jazz releases from off the beaten path, with a special focus on late-night band heroes Lenny Pickett, Ron Blake, and Jon Batiste in a one-of-a-kind collaboration with Randy Newman. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Ron ...

Ron Blake, feat. Reuben Rogers & John Hadfield: SCRATCH Band

by Jack Bowers
August 16, 2025

There several interesting features that single out saxophonist Ron Blake's new recording with what he refers to as his SCRATCH Band. First, the Puerto Rican-born Blake, best known for his work on tenor saxophone, plays baritone sax on five of the album's nine numbers, tenor sax on only three, tenor and soprano (separately) on one of ...

Saxophonist Ron Blake Streamlines & Simplifies His Musical Delivery With 'Scratch Band,' Due August 8 On 7t��n33 Productions

July 2, 2025

Ron Blake makes the case that less is more with the lean, uncluttered, direct sound of his SCRATCH Band, set for an August 8 release on his 7t��n33 Productions label. The debut of the tenor and baritone saxophonist��s eponymous ensemble is a more intimate affair than usual, placing Blake in a trio with bassist Reuben Rogers ...

Marie Kr��ttli, Misha Mullov-Abbado, John Zorn, Cecilie Strange & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
March 15, 2025

From our studio in Bushwick, NY, here is--for the 321st time--Mondo Jazz bringing you delightful recent and upcoming releases!Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Butcher Brown “Dinorah Dinorah" Letters from the Atlantic (Concord) 0:16 Host talks 4:51 Rachel Eckroth, John Hadfield “The Gospel Of" ...