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It's a good thing we pushed the "record" button! It's another monthly installment of Music & Wine at Green Bar, and the entire extended family appears to have shown up to celebrate my birthday.  What a night!  I'm joined once again by none other than DJ Mark Cali-jentes on the decks.  Inés,  Mackey Maguigad, Jade and Sarada Santos are working the room, and they've all collaborated to have trumpet player Ramon Mancio and a wonderful percussionist join us on stage.   I think I've come to the realization that there's nothing quite as fulfilling and heartwarming as playing to a room full of happy friends.  Huge thank you to everyone who came out and made the night so special!  Love you all

This set was recorded during Holy Week, a holiday in the Philippines when absolutely everything closes.  So we invited our friends and their kids to an Easter Egg Hunt, and installed the sound system for the adults.  Aside from the music, I made a killer Boeuf Bourguignon served with Basmati Rice, and Inés made a vegan pasta with sun-dried tomatoes.Needless to say, the afternoon was absolute bliss.  And we are proud and fortunate to be able to share some of it here with you, our dear listeners. Sending you all nothing but the most positive vibes!Elian & InésPS - Mark your calendars!! Music & Wine at Green Bar upcoming party on Wednesday May 21 5pm onwards, and we'll be celebrating my birthday! So you know it's gonna be special one

Well, it looks like our little underground party in a little corner of Legaspi Village is making waves and building a community.  Once again, it was me on the decks at Green Bar all night long from 5pm till around midnight, playing anything and everything, as long as it sounded good!  As Mr Quincy Jones (rest in power) once said "there's only two kinds of music:  good music and bad music."  We played only the good kind!Mackey Maguidad (a.k.a. Mr Marcus) surprised me in mid-set by inviting jazz trumpet player Ramon Mancio to join me for several exhilarating hours.  My lovely wife Inés and our friends Jade and Sarada worked the room of their restaurant, as they usually do so well.And yes, the entire vibe was completely captured on tape!  Here it is.  Enjoy!Elianwww.musicandwineradio.com

He's one of Manila's hardest working DJs, and I'll be joining him at the Spirits Library this Friday night, March 14 for a live DJ set.Mike and I belong to Gotsoul, a global community of DJs passionate about spreading the positive, healing powers of Deep House music--a style of dance music known for its organic sound that features natural instruments, jazzy chords, at times soulful vocals, and beats more on the downtempo side of the spectrum.  Founded by friend of show Jojo Flores, the multi-awarded DJ based in Montreal, Canada, Gotsoul has ambassadors in major cities all over the world, hardworking DJs like Mike who play these therapeutic grooves at nightspots regularly every week.Wherever Mike plays, you can expect him to serve up these fresh, tasty beats every single time.  He plays at pretty much every cool bar or club in town you can think of.  He's DJ'd alongside the likes of Miguel Migs, Sandy Rivera, Victor Simonelli, and Jojo Flores, just to name a few.We're delighted to have Mike Reefer guest on the show this week, and if you happen to be in Manila, catch our live performance on Friday night!Be sure to follow him at https://www.instagram.com/mikereefer/https://www.facebook.com/MikeReeferOfficial/https://soundcloud.com/mikereefsmenn2018Elianwww.musicandwineradio.com

It turns out, if you build it, they'll come!  This was the 2nd episode at Music & Wine at our friends Jade and Sarada's place Green Bar in Legaspi Village and, since my co-pilot Mark couldn't join me on the decks, I got to pull off another 7-hour set all on my own... and boy my legs are still sore from all the dancing! Thank goodness I got to record the first part of the evening, that we're playing for you good folks today on the podcast.  Look out for deep house and chill afro beats in this 2-hour opening set.  Enjoy!Elianwww.musicandwineradio.com

So the DJ's DJ Kevin Ruiz gets married to the love of his life Irene Reyes.  For those in our international audience, he is the one who gets some of the credit for bringing New York underground house music from his place of birth, New Jersey, to the Philippines at the tender age of 17, with consequential residencies at clubs like ABG's, 78Orange, Government, Imperial Ice Bar, and others.Who can forget his marathon sets at "Orange" circa 2002 on Saturday nights until 7:30am playing tracks like "Rapture" and "Dark Beat" to a packed dancefloor? I certainly can't.The number of DJs in attendance at this wedding is a testament to this humble man's body of work and the lives he's touched, both personally and professionally, over the last 25+ years.  Spotted in the crowd were Wendell Garcia, Benjo Marquez, Tony Pavia, Sanya Smith, Ornusa Cadness, and Mark Morales.Since this is a exceptional wedding, Inés and I teamed up to put together an extra special set for the couple, one we worked "sleepless nights" to research and compile, taking it on the road to test aspects of it on various audiences over the last few months.  And here's the final product!  Never have we been so proud to be the Principal Sponsors at a wedding!  Wishing Kevin and Irene a wonderful life together, as we continue to witness this unique love story unfold.Elian & Inéswww.musicandwineradio.com

Welcome 2025!  The year can't start without a good jazz set.  Let's go!

"It was one of those nights when it happened, that thing happened, that magic happened... and it was captured on tape.  But it happened, that night." - JazzanovaWe brought "the band" back together for a night at our friends Jade and Sarada's place Green Bar.  Elian & Markus on the decks, Mackey "Mr Marcus" on percussion, Inés working the room, just like the old days.   Looking forward to the next one!facebook.com/musicandwineradiowww.musicandwineradio.com

Now we're going back, way back to the days of Sanctuary, Green Planet, Ice Vodka and Temple. Ready to get your dance on? 

Another Deep House music throwback!  Enjoy :)

It's Throwback Thursday!  Here's a classic mix from the Paseo Uno LOUNGE days, the bi-weekly pool-side party at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Manila.  Crank it up!

Modern jazz beats from France, the UK, Japan, Poland, and, of course, the birthplace of jazz the good ol' US of A.www.musicandwineradio.com

A fresh batch of goodness we cooked up for the season!  Hope you're having a great one this year, wherever you are :)Elian & Inés 

A loungey set for an early Saturday night, or a Sunday afternoon that finds that good groove.

It happens once a year:  my birthday.  However, this one quickly turned into an M Café reunion, with DJs Kevin Ruiz, Mark Cali-Jentes and OB One joining me in the booth, while Wendell Garcia performed by proxy—since his wife was giving birth in the hospital!Spotted in the crowd were Kimmie & Inaki Lamar's, Jade Santos, Sarada & Mike, Audrey Carpio, Kevin & Irene, Chip Childers, Lala Alvarez, Rafael Dominguez, Mike Sinclair, Carsten & Gianna Stormer, John Riad & Shiela Viesca, Mark Jentes & Mona, Lord & Aksana Ancheta, Ron Davis, Edgar Krohn, Ferdi Salvador, Kate Torralba, Antonio Ressano, Francisco & Kimmy Delgado, Morgan & Jasmine Gilvrey, Karen & Freddie Elizalde, Bryan Bambike, Santi Picornell, Martin Wisniewski, Natalie, Sunshine & Ricardo, Fadzly Yusof, Abhi Mohan, Butch Menchaca, Jorge Josef, Shayne Murray, Martin & Jay Block, David Miller, Ana Gonzalez.  The event was sponsored by Chivas Regal, photos by Ed Simon, and it was hosted by Mackey Maguigad and my lovely wife Inés.  And here's a bit of the playlist from that night!

It's another installment of Jazz Underground, just in time for the holidays!  Here, you'll find an extended set of downtempo, modern jazz to fill your soul with positive vibes.  Merry Christmas and a music-filled New Year to one and all!  Elian and Ines

Here's "part two" of the 5-hour curated set I performed at my new Jazz Underground monthly residency at UNWND on July 29, 2022 The next installment is scheduled for September 23, starting at 8pm at UNWND in Poblacion.  Mark it down and we'll see you therewww.musicandwineradio.com

Well, it just so happens that we have a new residence: UNWND in Poblacion.  The venue is a cozy lounge that is part of the boutique hotel by the same name.   And the music we deliver is modern jazz.  The two seem to go exquisitely well together.  Shout out to Macky Maguigad for organizing the evening!Here is Set 1 from the debut evening last Friday, and see you there once again on Friday August 26th for more :)

Hot new set packed with modern jazz beats by Robert Glasper, Brad Mehldau, Taylor McFerrin, Nate Smith, Moonchild, Kem, Cory Henry, and surprise vocals by Norah Jones.

Our most heartfelt greetings and best wishes to all of you our dear listeners, wherever you are in the world.  May the joy of the season remain with you throughout the coming year.  And remember:  music is the color of life!Elian & InésTranquility. Elian - Christmas 202101 Strength. Moonchild02 Tranquility. Bobby Hutcherson03 Gonna Be Alright. Robert Glasper, Ledisi04 Say The Brother's Name. John Scofield, Pat Metheny05 Saravah. Les Nubiens06 Lifeline. Shai Maestro07 Why Don't You. Cleo Sol08 August. Lyle Mays09 Phi. The Curtis Brothers10 The Jungle Line. Leonard Cohen11 A Case Of You. Herbie Hancock12 Fall. Kurt Rosenwinkel13 Lift Every Voice and Sing. Orice Jenkins14 Here's That Rainy Day. Wolfgang Lackerschmid, Chet Baker15 Pentamerous. Scott Routenberg, Sofia Kraevska16 A Beautiful (F*cking) Lie. Jeremy Pelt17 From This Place. Pat Metheny

A fresh new set is out. Get it while it's hot!!  Elian & Inés

Once in a while, we like to slightly deviate from our "bread and butter".  Here's something perfect for your next cook out ;)

We're getting a ton of excellent feedback on our Strictly Jazz series of music sets.  Here's a fresh new one for you :)

A new eclectic set to help you get your groove on

Here's a new Strictly Jazz episode for your listening pleasure 01 Griot. Jeremy Pelt 02 Carry Christ Wherever You Are. Jeremy Pelt 03 Stardust. Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker 04 Montara. Harvey Mason 05 Zambian Offertory. Jesse Ryan, Joanna Majoko 06 Place in My Heart. Taylor McFerrin 07 Touched by an Angel. Joel Ross 08 Midnite-daylight. Nate Smith 09 Welcome to the Hills. Yussef Dayes, Charlie Stacey 10 Lonely Girl. Earl Klugh Trio 11 Sisters of Arequipa. Nils Landgren Funk Unit 12 Bye Bye Blackbird. Ron Carter 13 A Seat at the Table. Jeremy Pelt 14 The Thing We Did Last Summer. Freddie Hubbard

Feeling me some Quincy Jones this month. Here's a tribute set :) 01 Betcha Wouldn't Hurt Me. Quincy Jones 02 Manteca. Quincy Jones 03 I Can't Help It. Michael Jackson 04 Soul Bossa Nova. Quincy Jones 05 One Hundred Ways 06 Ai No Corrida. Quincy Jones 07 Baby, Come To Me. Patti Austin, James Ingram 08 Moanin'. Quincy Jones 09 Sax In The Garden. Quincy Jones 10 What's Going On. Quincy Jones 11 I'm Yours. El DeBarge 12 The Dude. Quincy Jones 13 Turn On The Lamplight. Quincy Jones 14 Stuff Like That. Quincy Jones 15 You Put A Move On My Heart. Tamia 16 Velas. Quincy Jones 17 Superwoman. Patti Austin 18 Setembro. Quincy Jones 19 Tomorrow. Tevin Campbell 20 Sanford & Son Theme. Quincy Jones 21 Eyes Of Love. Quincy Jones

2021 has had a rough start, but overall, I think everyone is looking optimistically to the future. Now that the vaccine has been approved, it's just a matter of time before enough people are vaccinated, and the world finally moves on. Whether it takes a year or two is a matter of semantics. One thing is for sure: the end of the madness is within striking distance. Our hearts go out to those how lost loved ones and to those who lost businesses or jobs due to the pandemic. However, there has got to be some silver linings we can identify and even celebrate. For example, every one of us has learned some new coping mechanisms that we can now add to our toolbox of resilience. We have learned to get work done easier, or to no longer need to go to the office anymore. For millions, the hours wasted every day have just become a thing of the past. It seemed impossible for so many years to avoid sitting in traffic daily for an extended period of time. It seemed inevitable, something we'd need to learn to deal with and accept for the rest of our lives. Yet, in some of the most populous cities in the world, the bi-product of this exercise of lockdowns has turned out to be the eradication of traffic problems that are so bad, that they used to plague their populations and render their lives discouragingly frustrating. And without much fanfare, a major leap for mankind has taken place. The phenomenon may not be discussed very much to speak of in the media, yet it is one that is not lost on the residents of major cities from Sao Paolo, and L.A. to Johannesburg, Jakarta and Manila: traffic problems have been virtually solved. And this all happened with little to no capital spent on infrastructure. The big lesson here is that many of our society's most seemingly insurmountable problems can be solvable if we were to simply reorganise our priorities and think outside the box. And even though we are still at the dawn of the digital age, where every action is becoming recorded and remembered, there are nevertheless major breakthroughs for the specie happening at an unprecedented pace. The fact that pretty much everyone can talk to each other, that everyone can find pretty much any business they are searching for, the fact that every person can find any destination effortlessly, the fact that any product can be sold to anyone, without the need for the seller to rent a store, the fact that you never have to leave your house anymore to eat any food out there on the menu of just about any restaurant, the fact that you can now meet with anybody without driving to see them... many of these new realities have become fully adopted in the last year. We are still waiting to find out how the music industry is going to adjust to the situation. But we are sure that what's on the other side will be better in some ways than what we had before the pandemic. Let's take the radio show broadcasted on the internet by NPR called Tiny Desk Concerts. In the past, the artist had to fly to DC and record their appearance inside NPR's offices, behind the tiny desk. What they've learned to do during the pandemic is that in it no longer necessary for the band and their crew to fly to DC. The performance can be filmed anywhere and submitted to NPR digitally, thus exponentially expanding the possibilities of artists that could appear on the award-winning music show. Soon we will find a digital substitute for the live performance, one that I am sure will be somehow "better", both for the audience and for the artist, because it will give the artist unprecedented access to their fans. True, the jazz artist may no longer have a room of 30 fans to play to, but they may instead have a virtual room of 3000 listeners. In the meantime, we invite you to enjoy this 2 1/2-hour set of uninterrupted music from the Music & Wine vault. For now, we'll just keep bringing you music to get your juices flowing ;) Peace & love, Elian & Inés

Loving the vibe on this new set. Enjoy! 01 Double Check: 9/11 Survivor. Christian Tamburr 02 Popkoral. Helge Lien Trio 03 Living All Alone. Phyllis Hyman 04 Day Dream. Christian Tamburr 05 Six Blade Knife. Dire Straits 06 Glitter Eye. Matthis, Giveton Gellin 07 Lullaby of Birdland. Chaka Khan, George Shearing 08 Amorzhina. Ted Moore Trio 09 Olhos de Gato. Gary Burton, Pat Metheny 10 Body and Soul. Biréli Lagrene 11 From the Heart. Hilario Duran 12 Here But I’m Gone. Curtis Mayfield 13 Não Saia da Praça. Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad

There's so much good music in the world! 01 Black Orpheus (Mahna De Carnaval). Aaron Goldberg 02 Dolphin Dance. Onaje Allan Gumbs 03 Torus. The Curtis Brothers 04 Haikus. Jonathan Barber, Vision Ahead 05 Giulia. Francesco Cataldo, Pietro Leveratto 06 African Sounds. Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad 07 Summer Song. Yellowjackets 08 Lucy In The Sky with Diamonds. Makaya McCraven 09 Children. Mathias Eick 10 I Have A Dream. New Stories 11 Harvest Moon. Tanya Grubbs Quintet 12 The Cost Of Living. Chris Minh Doky 13 Lansana’s Priestess. Donald Byrd 14 Ana Maria. Kurt Rosenwinkel 15 You Send Me. Kurt Elling 16 Atchfalaya Fiction. Charles Pillow Ensemble 17 Not There Yet. Chicago Yestet 18 Cliché. Jeff Parker

Another instalment of our now critically acclaimed Strictly Jazz series. This one's probably best consumed while standing ;) 01 Love and Happiness. Monty Alexander 02 Shapeshifter. Paul Shaw Quintet 03 Not So Unique. Edward Simon, Avishai Cohen 04 Tribal Dance. Lionel Loueke 05 Askaa! Teddy Rok Seven 06 Kirinji 07 Slink. Lyle Mays 08 A Day in Vienna. Roy Hargrove 09 No Words. Jimmy Greene 10 Scarborough Fair. Herbie Hancock 11 Everything Explained. Pat Metheny 12 Stolen Moments. Passport Quartet, Jean Bernard Oury 13 I botten pâ glaset. Bo Kaspers Orkester 14 Rio Oscuro. John Stein, Daniel Grajew

Yes, it's my birthday :) I don't normally like to make a big deal out of it, but this year is different. Despite everything, I feel like this year I have exponentially grown musically. My sound continues to evolve, my taste keeps getting infinitely more complex, and everyday feel a sense of gratitude for all of this, perhaps more than at any other time in my life. Some of you know where I'm coming from when I say: music is now more than ever a refuge, a sanctuary where you can feel alive, a place where you can be sheltered from negativity of the world. Music is a gift, it's a treat, it's something we can all relish. And so on my birthday, it gives me great pleasure to share this source of life with you. Sit back, dim the lights, put the phone on airplane mode, and ENJOY! Elian 01 Wave. Kait Dunton 02 Caravan. Paul Jost 03 Same River. Pat Metheny 04 Due North. Randy Halberstadt 05 Kamala’s Dance. Roy Hargrove 06 Hard Eights. Lage Lund 07 Nimis. Tingvall Trio 08 Steppin’ Out. Kurt Elling 09 You’ve Got It Bad Girl. Herbie Hancock 10 Broken Leg Days. Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band 11 Song Without Words, No. 2: Ballad. Fred Hersch, WDR Big Band 12 Always And Forever. Pat Metheny Group

From the heart of Manila to the soul of the world, we are back with some of the best jazz music on the internet. You better believe it!! This week, it's a two-part music series fresh off the presses. Side A: Strictly Jazz. Side B: Rare Groove. Track titles and artists below. Enjoy and stay safe! Elian and Ines www.musicandwineradio.com - Side A: Strictly Jazz 01 Hiromi. Temptation 02 Heart at Midnight. Cory Henry 03 Got Over (feat. Harry Belafonte). Robert Glasper Trio 04 Emerging Lands. Cecilia Sanchietti 05 Look Ahead (F Csus). Pat Metheny Group 06 Wind-up Bird at Tuesday’s Women. Fumi Tomita. 07 Divine. Roy Hargrove 08 Marseille (feat. Abd Al Malik). Ahmad Jamal 09 Forgiveness. Thomas Marriott 10 Red Sky. Pat Metheny Group 11 Moonlight in Vermont. Stan Getz, Astrud Gilberto 12 One For ‘Grew (for Grew Miller). Robert Glasper

We kick off the year with some of the best jazz music on the internet, gua-rohn-teed!!! - Elian and Ines 01 Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 8, Pathetique. Hiromi 02 Chant. Robert Glasper 03 Creepin’. SFJAZZ Collective 04 Samba De Paris. Kyle Eastwood 05 Litha. Bill Evans, Stan Getz 06 Samba Em Preludio. Esperanza Spalding 07 Along Came Betty. Quincy Jones 08 Ibelec. Musique Noire 09 Spirit of the Air. Pat Metheny 10 All I Do. Robert Glasper (feat. SiR, Bridget Kelly, Song Bird) 11 Feel Like Making Love. Bob James

As the year draws to a close, we want to thank all of our listeners all over the globe for loyally tuning in to our radio program over the last 10 years. And to do so, we have prepared a special gift to all of our subscribers, a mix unlike any other we have featured so far: it's our 2019 Holiday Vintage Special! What's in it? You'll have to unwrap it to find out!! Enjoy :) Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Elian, Ines, Paloma & Julio

The evolution carries on. Here's Part 2 of the Neosoul Mix recently recorded. 01 Maiden Voyage / Everything In Its Right Place. Robert Glasper 02 Where Are You? (Love for JL) feat. Copasetic. Joomanji 03 Ah Yeah. Robert Glasper Experiment 04 Resolve. Alfa Mist 05 Forget Regret. The RH Factor, Stephanie McKay 06 Right Side of the Bed. Oddisee 07 All Good. Illa J 08 Naiyti. Alfa Mist 09 The Time. August Greene 10 The List. Moonchild 11 Thinking About You (Kaytranada Remix). Robert Glasper Experiment 12 Come Close. Common, Mary J. Blige 13 Hotel Insomnia. Rale Micic 14. The Worst (live at Capital Studios 2014). Robert Glasper

The MUSIC AND WINE Strictly Jazz sound continues its evolution. In this episode, we're back in the studio recording what we're calling The Neosoul Sessions, featuring the more contemporary, conscious hip-hop side of jazz. PART 1 Playlist: 01 Spread Too Thin (feat. Lindsay Olsen) Joomanji 02 .44 Alpha Mist 03 Dancing In The Rain. Blu, Exile 04 Kyoki. Alfa Mist 05 Untitled/Fantastic. Slum Village 06 This One’s for the Ladies and Gents. Tall Black Guy 07 Where’s Yesterday. Slakah The Beatchild 08 Motor City 17. J Dilla 09 Poetry. The RH Factor, Q-Tip, Erykah Badu 10 When You Hold Me. Braxton Cook 11 Fly Away. August Greene 12 Think Twice. J Dilla 13 Intentions. Terrance Martin presents The Pollyseeds 14 Common Free Style. The RH Factor, Common

The music continues!!! This time, we bring the mwJazz vibe to Element Boutique Hotel, the cool hip spot where everyone loves to hang out. It's artsy and cozy, and there's an outdoor area with fans where many tend to gravitate. And most important, it's all fitted out with a nice sound system. They've got a wide variety of fun drinks and cocktails, and our guess is, more than one person will head home with half a dozen croissants and a baguette for breakfast the next day ;) Just look for Mae Carl Perdon or Armand Lafare and they'll take care of you. And did I mention it's my birthday? Nothing would make me happier than to celebrate another year of life with my friends. Drop by and give me a hug and a high five! Once again DPGK will be stealthily taking those unique photos throughout the night. If you haven't seen his previous photographic coverage of MUSIC AND WINE Strictly Jazz parties, you're missing out on some serious art! See you this Friday! Elian Habayeb and Inés Cabarrus-Habayeb Playtlist 01 Groove. Brooklyn Circle 02 I Have a Dream. Herbie Hancock 03 It’s Just Talk. Bob Curnow’s L.A. Big Band 04 Someday We’ll All Be Free. Cory Henry 05 Dreamsville. Randy Halberstadt 06 Another Life. Pat Metheny Group 07 One. Joey DeFrancesco 08 People Make the World Go Round. Milt Jackson 09 The Runaround. Hughes Smith Quintet 10 Beauty and the Beast. Antonio Adolfo 11 Of Lights And Shadows. Hristo Vitchev Quartet 12 Until. Stephon Harris, Blackout 13. “E” for Eleanora. Joe Mazzaferro 14. Son of Thirteen. Pat Metheny 15. Joyous. Shabaka and the Ancestors 16. Rain River. Pat Metheny Group 17. September in the Rain. Roy Hargrove

The music continues! Keep the dial locked here to find out when and where the next #mwJazz instalment will take place. Meanwhile, check out January party photos at www.facebook.com/musicandwineradio Elian & Ines -- Studio recorded on Feb 23, 2019 01 i’m glad there is you. roy hargrove 02 passarim. brothers nevala carswell kozak 03 familiar fields pt 1. hristo vitchev quartet 04 i never told you. quincy jones 05 spain. chick corea, return to forever 06 ‘long come tutu. george benson, al jarreau 07 stolen moments. antonio adolfo 08 in the clouds. dongfeng liu, john benitez 09 gymnopedie no. 1. cyrus chestnut 10 bouriyan. lionel loueke, christi joza orisha 11 yes or no. curtis brothers quartet 12 ‘round midnight. the south florida jazz orchestra 13 santa cruz. chucho valdez 14 and this too shall pass. stefon harris, david sanchez 15 a story within the story. pat metheny group 16 bossa nova u.s.a. brucket brothers quartet 17 whisper not. keith jarrett trio 18 bésame mucho. alfredo rodriguez 19 misty. stan getz

Another gorgeous night at the Top of the Alpha by Louie Y last Friday night January 25th as we hosted our third instalment of MUSIC AND WINE Strictly Jazz to rave reviews by everyone in attendance. We'll soon be announcing the date of the next mwJazz, so stay tuned. Here's the evening's soundtrack: 01 Soul Eyes. Geri Allen 02 402E. 116th St. Montreal Hard Bop Five 03 Poinciana. Keith Jarrett Trio 04 5-5-7 Pat Metheny Group 05 Blues For Harry Bosch. Grace Kelley 06 New Hope. Earl MacDonald 07 Sunshine. Nancy Wilson 08 Better Days. South Florida Jazz Orchestra 09 Natureza. Antonio Adolfo 10 Brown Belle Blues. Stefon Harris 11 It’s Only A Paper Moon. Herbie Hancock 12 Rise. Herb Alpert 13 Johnny Come Lately. Hank Jones 14 Elvy. Brainpower 15 Sosh. Or Bareket, Shachar Elnatan 16 Can We Change The World. Maysa 17 Footprints. Antonio Adolfo 18 For Him, For Her. Stefon Harris 19 Slow Is The New Fast. Lyder Ovreas Roed 20 Anastasia. Stefano Di Battista Elian and Ines

After last month's phenomenal launch of MUSIC AND WINE Strictly Jazz, we return to the Top of the Alpha this Saturday, December 22nd to host the second instalment of this monthly event. This time, it happens to fall on the night of the Christmas Party of proprietor Louie Ysmael. In other words, this promises to be a heck of a night! So dress festively, and don't leave that Santa hat at home! Here's the December music mix prepared for the occasion. 01. Joy Is Sorrow Unmasked. Roy Hargrove 02. Africa. NEXT Collective 03. Prismic Dance. Hristo Vitchev Quartet 04. What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life? Milt Jackson 05. Astral Traveling. Pharaoh Sanders 06. Rotation. Herb Alpert 07. So It May Secretly Begin. Pat Metheny Group 08. Strasbourg / St. Denis. Roy Hargrove 09. Moonbeam. Alfredo Rodriguez 10. Storm. Gary Burton 11. Off Shore. RADS Krusaders 12. Far More Blue. Brubeck Brothers Quartet 13. Picture Frame. Organik Vibe Trio 14. Love Is Stronger Than Pride. Herbie Hancock 15. E Luxo So'. Ensemble Novo 16. Moondance. Ramsey Lewis, Nancy Wilson 17. 3 Wise Men. Brubeck Brothers Quartet 18. For The Time Being. Peter Erskine, Dr. Um Band 19. Sunflower. Milt Jackson 20. God Bless The Child. José James MUSIC & WINE Strictly Jazz December 22 9pm Top of the Alpha by Louie Y Alphaland Penthouse Open to the public. No cover. www.facebook.com/musicandwineradio

PRESS RELEASE Elian and Ines proudly announce their latest passion project: MUSIC AND WINE presents Strictly Jazz, a monthly event held at the swanky new jazz bar Top of the Alpha by Louie Y. The launch party is scheduled for Friday November 23rd at 9pm. Elian Habayeb and Ines Cabarrus-Habayeb aren't new to the scene. They've been doing this for quite a while now. Just 10 years ago, MUSIC AND WINE was a radio show, a weekly party, and a newspaper column that the couple produced and authored. And, although the Saturday event at the Mandarin Oriental's "Martinis" bar and the column in the Manila Standard Today ceased when the couple opened their first Chihuahua Mexican Grill, the syndicated radio program airing on the no longer existent 106.7 DreamFM "Manila's Jazz Authority" and on sister stations nationwide continued garnering an ever-growing listener base. As a podcast, MUSIC AND WINE Radio reaches the four corners of the Earth with hundreds of thousands of downloads and subscribers, just recently earning the #18 spot on Podomatic's global house music ranking. Today, DJ Elian remains the "music" part of the relationship, focusing on jazz more than ever before in his career. He obsessively follows the evolution of this American art form as it takes root in the world's most progressive societies, from New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and New Orleans, to Montreal, Toyko, Copenhagen, and Montreux. "There is a direct correlation between how dynamic a society is and how high the concentration of jazz bars," says Elian. "Jazz is the most advanced form of music out there today. Any musician that plays it must be a true master of his instrument." Elian plans to play DJ sets of "nothing but jazz" all night long, with carefully selected tracks dropped at the most appropriate points of the evening. His wife Ines holds a Level 3 Wine & Spirit Education Trust certificate and was a founding faculty member of top hospitality school Enderun, where she taught "beverage management" for five years. An avid jazz fan herself, she plans to work the room talking wine and helping guests find the perfect libation to pair with the evening's tunes. And just as jazz is abstract music, expect abstract photography by DPGK. Don't miss this if you're a fan of music, wine or both. And come congratulate Louie Ysmael on his gorgeous new jazz bar at the penthouse of the Alpha building! Playlist 01 'sup. bicoastal collective 02 brazilian love affair. negroni's trio 03 compared to what. roberta flack 04 n'tiana's dream. chico freeman 05 jazz is a four-letter word. nicholas payton 06 november. electric squeezebox orchestra 07 thematic. kait dunton 08 trust. roy hargrove 09 towards the light. pat metheny brad mehldau 10 invocation. bobby mcferrin 11 speak no evil. antonio adolfo 12 new direction. herlin riley   www.musicandwineradio.com soul jazz deep house music www.facebook.com/musicandwineradio

Another throwback to the House of Love days. Enjoy!

Here's a mix from the WEEKEND PROJECT series, with music by Frankie Valli, Daft Punk, Lou Rawls, James Brown, Janet Jackson, Kool n the Gang, George Benson, Paul Simon, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Julio Iglesias, Natalie Merchant, Luis Miguel, Tina Turner and others. Bonsoir ;)

This mix is from the Bellissima days, featuring tracks by Jazzanova, Kenny Bobien, Roy Ayers, and many many more. Enjoy! Elian

This is an audition mix I put together 10 years ago for a monthly party Kevin Ruiz, Wendell Garcia and I were pitching to a club called Ascend in the Fort. The night never materialized, and the club went belly up, but the mix is gold. Happy to share it with you all here on our deep house music podcast Playlist 01 Freedom (Make It Funky) Black Magic 02 Don't Hold Me Down (Quentin Harris Remix) Tortured Soul 03 Simple Things (Sacred Rhythms Remix) Roland Clark 04 Cafe Sol (Para Carolina) Alistair Colling 05 Tumbao (LV EOL Remix) Luisito Quintero 06 TBA 07 The Cure & The Cause (Dennis Ferrer Remix) Fish Go Deep feat. Tracey K 08 Let's Be Young (Original Mix) Quentin Harris 09 You Can't Have New York (Shelter Anthem Vocal Mix) Monique Bingham & Quentin Harris 10 Believe (Extended) Soldiers of Twilight

The 10-year Anniversary of this rare set of CD mixes continues. The work--featuring jazz, rhythm and blues, hip-hop, and world music--was originally commissioned by Abba Nappa for her bar Brava in 2007. Although the bar is no longer around, Abba has gone on to establish the restaurant powerhouse Moment Group. We published the never-before-released "Dinner CD1" back in September right here on this podcast, in case you missed it. Here now is "Dinner CD2". Karunesh. Punjab Voiceless Messenger. Aromabar Floetic. Floetry Wanna B Where U R (Thisizzaluvsong). Floetry & Mos Def Menage-A-Trois. Jimmy Sommers feat. Les Nubians Complexity. The Roots While We Speak. Chuck Loeb Separate Ways. Craig David Last Tango In Paris. Gotan Project Hustlin' Daze. Donnel Jones & Guru's Jazzmatazz Blue (I'm Still Here With You). Incognito Tell Me You Got It. Jimmy Sommers As De Corazones. Chambao No More. Guru's Jazzmatazz After The Fall (Instrumental Version). Incognito Stay Mine. Incognito West Coast Coolin'. Norman Brown Midnight At The Oasis. Ramsey Lewis Trio www.musicandwineradio.com

Multi-award winning, Montreal-based DJ Jojo Flores returns to Manila this Saturday, February 10, for a spectacular all-day music festival at The Ruins in Poblacion, Makati. And we get to celebrate our ONE-HUNDREDTH EPISODE by featuring Jojo, who we can confidently say, after doing this podcast for 10 years, is our favorite DJ hands down. This set recorded live in Athens, Greece, and takes us on a nice journey through the full spectrum of the Global Soul sound. Don't miss this Saturday's Not Your Typical party that starts at 2pm and ends at 12 midnight and features organizer Kristian Hernandez, Shortkut (San Francisco), Miro, Vinroc, That Girl, Marvelous, Deejay Paeste, Henry Lami, Archie Oclos, Padyak Ph, and of course the one and only Jojo Flores. This is deep house music at its very best! https://www.facebook.com/events/2025446001044991/ http://jojoflores.com/

Here's an early mix from the HOUSE OF LOVE days. They don't make music like this anymore. Absolutely love it. Featuring tracks by Francois K, Matthias Heilbronn, Llorca, Sun Orchestra, and lots more.

Another WEEKEND PROJECT instalment: easy listening cool music

Before MUSIC AND WINE, there was "Chill House with an Attitude", a series of 10 mixes that spanned four years. Each of those mixes are emblematic of the deep house sound that defined my DJ career from 2004 to 2007. This mix in particular, which features tracks by Franck Roger, DJ Deep, Jovonn, Dennis Ferrer, Siji and many others, was recorded soon after Ines, Kaye Quema, nightlife Legend Bobong Velez and I organized the biggest party that Greenbelt 2 had experienced since its inception attended by 4000 people--the New Year's party 2007 featuring DJs Kevin Ruiz, Jermaine Brown, and yours truly. It's the 10 year anniversary of this pre-MUSIC AND WINE set. Strap on your headphones, your dancing shoes, and your seat-belt. This is CHWA Volume 9.

The throwbacks keep on coming! Here's the first of two "chill out" CDs I recorded for the bar Brava in Serendra BGC in 2007, as commissioned by its proprietor Ms Abba Napa, the award winning restaurant entrepreneur today leading the Moment Group. The mix includes smooth jazzy tracks by Incognito, Jill Scott, Jimmy Summers, Grace Jones, Floetry, Erika Badu, Craig David, Ronny Jordan, and many more. Enjoy! Elian