This year's just-concluded edition of the New York Winter Jazzfest once again took place virtually. Together with the fans of the new and old formats, we are also listening to the last updates from the festival.

These winter days we break the cold and ice and listen to the great double album "Afro-Caribbean Mixtape" (Payton Records 2017) by American trumpet player and multi-instrumentalist Nicholas Payton.

Today we let the clarinet guide us through familiar and unfamiliar lands. Cheerful and sad, new and old, sparkling and muted - the stories intertwine and somehow invisibly follow each other.

At the beginning of each New Year, we look for more interesting names and look at the programmes of winter festivals. Among them shines the name of the Chicago diva with a unique voice and clarinet Angel Bat Dawid.

The New Year begins with the magical album by Gianni Iorio and Pasquale Stafano, called "Mediterranean Tales" (Enja 2020).

This week we are listening to the last, autumn part of the music of 2021. Looking forward to many exciting projects and new live meetings with interesting musicians in 2022 and we wish you happy holidays!