World of Jazz 792

This selection offers a sophisticated journey through the contemporary jazz landscape, balancing melodic tradition with rigorous avant-garde exploration. The sequence moves seamlessly from the elegant, Goodman-inspired tones of Harry Skoler and the rhythmic drive of the Motor City Jazz Octet into the more abstract, adventurous territories of Ava Mendoza and Joel Futterman. Featuring a rich blend of international voices and experimental improvisations, this collection celebrates jazz’s capacity for both quiet reflection and exhilarating, boundary-pushing energy. PLAYLIST Harry Skoler  “Waiting Patiently (For Benny Goodman)” from Echoes (Red Brick Hill) 00:00 Joe Syrian Motor City Jazz Octet  “Blue Bossa” from A Blue Time (Circle 9 Records) 06:43 Emie R Roussel Trio “John rêve en noir et blanc” from TERR (UNI musiqc) 13:16 Ava Mendoza “Cypress Crossing” from Alive Alone, Alive Together (Burning Ambulance Music) 19:16   Joel Futterman-William Parker “Transcendent Universe Part 3” from Transcendent Universe (Burning Ambulance Music) 26:30 Daunik Lazro, Joëlle Léandre, Paul Lovens “Temps du Corps 3” from For Baritone Sax, Double Bass and Drumset (Relative Pitch Records) 32:00    Cath Roberts & Olie Brice “Tensile” from Setpieces (Relative Pitch Records) 39:07    Felsenmeer “Reliefs” from Reliefs (Aut Records) 45:30 Psoas “Satori” from Satori (Aut Records) 52:36  Mike Khoury “Prayer for Maury Coles” from For Hind Rajab (Relative Pitch Records) 58:50  Valérie Lacombe “Jupiter” State of Garden and Shadow (Rhea Records) 1:03:29 Steve Wilson “The Surest Things Can Change” from Enduring Sonance (Smoke Sessions Records) 1:10:22 Manuel Linhares “Melodia Atlântica” from Atlântico (577 Records) 1:16:41  Bobby Matos Heritage Ensemble “After Thought” from LIVE - La Peña (Life Force Jazz) 1:24:33 Roosevelt Hoover III “All Blues” from Backyard Blues (Self Released) 1:33:43  Joe McPhee, John Edwards, Klaus Kugel “Re-Hairing In Zaporozhye” from Journey To Parazzar (Not Two Records) 1:39:34