Hermon Mehari, Ezra Collective, Brand New Heavies, Zappa for piano & New Releases [Mondo Jazz 118-2]

Published: Aug. 29, 2020, 2:58 p.m.

b"The fusion of different musical cultures and genres is at the heart of this edition of Mondo Jazz, where the works of Frank Zappa are given the solo piano treatment by Dave Hartl, Mats \\xd6berg and Stefano Bollani, where a Kansas City expat in Paris, trumpeter Hermon Mehari, explores both his Eritrean roots and his urban inclinations, where the global music of Ajoyo finds its matches in the Mathis Sound Orchestra, and where the cutting edge Ezra Collective looks back into the Blue Note vaults while the Brand New Heavies make a comeback and Kesha takes Marc Bolan into the future with a little help from Hal Willner.\\nHappy listening!\\nThe playlist also features The Greyboy Allstars, Michelangelo Scandroglio, Dario Congedo, The Brecker Brothers and Frank Zappa.\\nDetailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/11111687/Mondo-Jazz (From the The Greyboy Allstars onwards)\\nPhoto credit: James O'Mara"