Tag: 2018

“From Maximum Enjoyment to Rare Beauty” –  That’s how an overabundant month has passed, when the Jazz Spirit argued in favor of “Maximun Enjoyment,” according to the title of the first album of an exuberant and

The end of the year brought to light several albums without any special promotion, or recognition, and this playlist, perforce made from rare materials, is yet another opportunity to ascertain the high level of today’s

Following the style of this website, here comes contemporary jazz of artistic and aesthetic aclaim, combined with a more commercial and entertaining side of this genre of music and its interaction with the current pop

This 46-piece festive October’s playlist was put together specifically for the party organized by modernjazz.gr, on the occasion of its two-year presence on the internet. It was a successful test of how well, even “tough”,

Vibrant, as always, with lots of new names and a considerable amount of piano works, the demanding playlist of the month thoroughly guides us through the rich world of modern jazz discography. A serious listening

As an old jazz proverb explains,  “It don’t mean a thing, if It ain’t got that.. new beat” 🙂 So, this late summer playlist of modernjazz.gr easily adapts  to the demands of the season, highlighting related, 

After checking hundreds of new albums, constantly seeking for fresh sound, bold groove, remarkable compositions, original arrangements, nice playing, outstanding soli, or any pretty voice, I can assure that these 22 tunes of the new

Rich is this May’s harvest and our playlist calls attention to 31 selected albums, some of them should had deserved a stand-alone presentation. Needless to say that it is impossible to listen to a piece

Do you want to listen to the recent Joe Lovano’s playing on Wayne Shorter’s compositions, or perhaps, dig the new Robert Glasper’s remixes? What about some imaginative renditions of jazz standards, by vibraphonist Christos Rafalides or

Nowadays, Jazz can be defined as “the creative way of playing any kind of music stuff, either coming from heritage, or outside, or it is just a pure invention”.. It’s like life; it’s “how” you

Following  the well known, successful recipe, the spicy playlist of the month is made exclusively with fresh, 2018’s jazz tunes 🙂 It was a “lucky so and so” February! But, before playlist, check out this “Kosmima”! (means

The other day, as I was anxiously going through all the decent lists with the “Best Jazz Albums of 2017”, in case something important has eluded me, the Spirit of Jazz appears and says to