John Coltrane, one of the most influential jazz musicians of all time, used Selmer saxophones in his performances. He recorded his magnum opus, “A Love Supreme,” on a Mark VI. One of his Mark VI tenor saxophones is on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.
Musicians are willing to pay for a Selmer for a variety of reasons: the familiar sound, the history behind the brand, the craftsmanship and attention to detail, and the playability.
The Globalist Podcast (September 6, 2024): Emmanuel Macron taps Michel Barnier, the EU’s former chief Brexit negotiator, to be France’s new prime minister.
Then: Japanese prime minister Kishida arrives in South Korea as the two countries look to mend relations. Plus: who’s in the driver’s seat at heritage fashion houses: creative directors or tradition?
The Globalist Podcast (September 5, 2024): President Zelensky enacts the biggest reshuffle of Ukraine’s wartime government. What will the new additions mean for the war effort?
Plus: why is Russia changing its nuclear doctrine? And: The Pope’s Indonesia visit, design news, and a special interview with Grammy-winning pianist and composer, Vijay Iyer.
The Globalist Podcast (September 4, 2024): Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro looks to jail the country’s opposition leader Edmundo González. This after the US recognised González as the legitimate winner of July’s presidential election.
Plus: African leaders arrive in Beijing for a key summit. Then: we dive into pop-girl summer and look ahead to autumn’s music trends.
The Globalist Podcast (September 3, 2024): Benjamin Netanyahu faces surging pressure to secure a ceasefire deal, as a reported half million Israelis took to the streets in protest and Joe Biden accused him of not doing enough to bring home the hostages.
Then: Turkey officially joins Brics. Plus: Ukraine Fashion Week kicks off for the first time in two years following Russia’s invasion.
The Globalist Podcast (August 30, 2024): Kamala Harris and Tim Walz sit down for their first joint TV interview while Donald Trump reposts lewd comments.
Then: we discuss the state of the free press in Hong Kong as editors face sedition charges. Plus: we examine Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II’s unlikely relationship.
The Globalist Podcast (August 29, 2024): Russia doubles down on its bombardments of eastern Ukraine following what president Zelensky called “one of the largest strikes” of Putin’s invasion. Where does that leave the hopes of peace talks?
Then: we break down a new regional policing plan put forward by Pacific leaders. Plus: the Venice Film Festival gets under way.
The Globalist Podcast (August 28, 2024): China, the US and its allies continue imposing punitive restrictions on each other’s goods as a global trade dispute gathers steam. In the crosshairs? Everything from electric vehicles to your favourite butter.
We then cross to Libya, where a struggle for control of the country’s central bank has interrupted oil output. Plus: who will be Japan’s next prime minister?
The Globalist Podcast (August 23, 2024): We examine Kamala Harris’s performance as she accepts the Democratic Party’s nomination for president.
After that: why Germany and Ukraine are at odds over future aid, a roundtable discussion of Monocle’s mobility issue and a check-in with the co-curator of the Busan Biennale. Plus: Andrew Mueller on ‘What We Learned’ this week.
The Globalist Podcast (August 22, 2024): Minnesota’s governor, Tim Walz, formally accepts his Democratic vice-presidential nomination.
Also on the programme: where do India’s security alliances lie? We assess new pacts with Japan and Malaysia as Narendra Modi travels to Ukraine. Then our editors flick through Monocle magazine’s Mobility Special, released today, and look at the day’s papers. Plus, why some Southeast Asian airports are moving into the world of luxury travel.
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