Rajna Swaminathan's guest appearances

Rajna Swaminathan

Midday

Mondo Jazz

Elon Musk

Donald Trump

Christopher Columbus

Hillary Clinton

Freda Payne

Thomas Frank

Malcolm Gladwell

Mike Rowe

George Takei

Celeste Headlee

Lawrence Jackson

Sarah Ruhl

Tom Perez

Jemele Hill

Henry V

OwlTail

A tribute to Tina Turner opens a show featuring music characterized by a deliberate desire to blur the lines between jazz and other genres, be it pop, R&amp;B, world music or church music, and to do so with the most wonderful arrangements.The playlist features Herbie Hancock; Don Braden; Selma Savolainen; Le Cri du Caire, Abdullah Miniawy, Erik Truffaz, Peter Corser; Ben Van Gelder; Matt Ulery; and Rajna Swaminathan.Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/17442424/Mondo-Jazz (up to "Surrender Is Easier Said Than Done").Happy listening!

A tribute to Tina Turner opens a show featuring music characterized by a deliberate desire to blur the lines between jazz and other genres, be it pop, R&amp;B, world music or church music, and to do so with the most wonderful arrangements.The playlist features Herbie Hancock; Don Braden; Selma Savolainen; Le Cri du Caire, Abdullah Miniawy, Erik Truffaz, Peter Corser; Ben Van Gelder; Matt Ulery; and Rajna Swaminathan.Detailed playlist at <a href="https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/17442424/Mondo-Jazz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/17442424/Mondo-Jazz</a> (up to "Surrender Is Easier Said Than Done").Happy listening!

Tina Turner + Selma Savolainen, Ben Van Gelder, Rajna Swaminathan & More [Mondo Jazz 242-1]

Dave Douglas

Matt Mitchell

Linda May Han Oh

Dave Douglas Rajna Swaminathan

From bass players leading cutting edge bands, to ensembles with strings; from electronica-infused projects to tributes to Sun Ra, Count Basie and Oliver Nelson; from multi-kulti to straight-ahead. This and more on this episode of Mondo Jazz.The playlist features Dezron Douglas, Matt Mitchell, Caroline Davis, Gregory Saunier, Linda May Han Oh, Calvin Weston, The Barrence Whitfield Soul Savage Arkestra, Rajna Swaminathan, Timo Lassy, Teppo Mäkynen, Giancarlo Vulcano, Lionel Martin, Sangoma Everett, Jacopo Ferrazza, Dave Douglas, Terkel Nørgaard, Michael Eaton, Ilmiliekki Quartet, Brian Krock, SPAZA, Hae Voces, Typical Sisters, Rosa Brunello, Tyler Blanton.Detailed playlist available at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/8235592/Mondo-Jazz.Photo credit: Shervin Lainez.

From bass players leading cutting edge bands, to ensembles with strings; from electronica-infused projects to tributes to Sun Ra, Count Basie and Oliver Nelson; from multi-kulti to straight-ahead. This and more on this episode of Mondo Jazz.The playlist features Dezron Douglas, Matt Mitchell, Caroline Davis, Gregory Saunier, Linda May Han Oh, Calvin Weston, The Barrence Whitfield Soul Savage Arkestra, Rajna Swaminathan, Timo Lassy, Teppo Mäkynen, Giancarlo Vulcano, Lionel Martin, Sangoma Everett, Jacopo Ferrazza, Dave Douglas, Terkel Nørgaard, Michael Eaton, Ilmiliekki Quartet, Brian Krock, SPAZA, Hae Voces, Typical Sisters, Rosa Brunello, Tyler Blanton.Detailed playlist available at <a href="https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/8235592/Mondo-Jazz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/8235592/Mondo-Jazz.</a>Photo credit: Shervin Lainez.

Matt Mitchell Linda May Han Oh Dave Douglas Rajna Swaminathan & Other New Releases [Mondo Jazz Ep. 72]

Today, percussionist Rajna Swaminathan and, vocalist, Ganavya Doraiswamy join Tom in Studio A for a live performance. They are members of Rajas, an experimental music ensemble that explores resonances among Indian music, jazz and other improvisational traditions. Rajna and the Rajas are performing at Baltimore’s Creative Alliance this Sunday at 7:30pm.

Live In Studio A: Rajna Swaminathan & Ganavya Doraiswamy