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    MUSIC AND WINE is Manila's premier Saturday social event held weekly at the city's top bar Martinis, at the Mandarin Oriental hotel. Hosted by DJ Elian Habayeb and wine expert Ines Cabarrus, the party is known for its loungy deep house music and the beautiful wines it features, as well as its quirky signature cocktails that attract the city's trendsetters every weekend.

    In 2010, the critically acclaimed internet radio show [MUSIC & WINE Radio] evolved into a weekly 3-hour program on Manila's Smooth Jazz Authority 106.7 Dream FM, broadcasting nationally on various frequencies including Davao, Laoag, Boracay (97.3), and General Santos (93.5).

    Just like the podcast, you get a good mix of soul, jazz, funk, and deep house music, mixed by Elian and hosted by Ines. The show features weekly guest music mixes by some of the best DJs in the business from around the world, including Jojo Flores (Montreal), Jazzy Jeff (Philadelphia), Jazzanova (Berlin), Julius the Mad Thinker (Chicago), Brent Crampton (Omaha), Mr. Nugget (UK), Marshall Boardman (Tokyo), DJ Spinna, Tommy Bones, Ed Dunn, Nickodemus, Master Kev, E-Man & Doc Link (NYC), and many many more. The show also features some of the best talent Manila has to offer.

    Tune in every Saturday night from 9pm to midnight to get your weekly dose of modern lounge music.
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    Episode 132: Elian Bday 2023

    Episode 132: Elian Bday 2023

    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!


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    en-usSeptember 29, 2023

    Episode 129: MW UNWND - Set 1 by Elian

    Episode 129: MW UNWND - Set 1 by Elian

    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 :)

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    en-usAugust 10, 2022

    Episode 127: Tranquility. Elian. Christmas 2021

    Episode 127: Tranquility. Elian. Christmas 2021

    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 & Inés

    Tranquility. Elian - Christmas 2021


    01 Strength. Moonchild

    02 Tranquility. Bobby Hutcherson

    03 Gonna Be Alright. Robert Glasper, Ledisi

    04 Say The Brother’s Name. John Scofield, Pat Metheny

    05 Saravah. Les Nubiens

    06 Lifeline. Shai Maestro

    07 Why Don’t You. Cleo Sol

    08 August. Lyle Mays

    09 Phi. The Curtis Brothers

    10 The Jungle Line. Leonard Cohen

    11 A Case Of You. Herbie Hancock

    12 Fall. Kurt Rosenwinkel

    13 Lift Every Voice and Sing. Orice Jenkins

    14 Here’s That Rainy Day. Wolfgang Lackerschmid, Chet Baker

    15 Pentamerous. Scott Routenberg, Sofia Kraevska

    16 A Beautiful (F*cking) Lie. Jeremy Pelt

    17 From This Place. Pat Metheny



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    en-usDecember 24, 2021

    Episode 113: Wherever You Are // Strictly Jazz // Elian // Episode 123

    Episode 113: Wherever You Are // Strictly Jazz // Elian // Episode 123
    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

    Episode 112: Quincy // Elian // Episode 122

    Episode 112: Quincy // Elian // Episode 122
    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

    Episode 111: Les Nuits // Elian - Episode 121

    Episode 111: Les Nuits // Elian - Episode 121
    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

    Episode 110: Day Dream // Elian // Episode 120

    Episode 110: Day Dream // Elian // Episode 120
    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

    Strictly Jazz // Elian // Summer Song - Episode 119

    Strictly Jazz // Elian // Summer Song - Episode 119
    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

    Side B: Rare Groove // Elian // Episode 118

    Side B: Rare Groove // Elian // Episode 118
    This is SIDE B of a set recorded back in April at the height of the lockdown, that's now being released to the public. We thought the world would need all the soul it can get. Sending 100% positive energy to everyone!

    01 Between The Sheets. The Isley Brothers
    02 Same Ole Love (365 Days a Week). Anita Baker
    03 You Are My Lady. Freddie Jackson
    04 Love Power. Dionne Warwick, Jeffrey Osborne
    05 The Ghetto. Donnie Hathaway
    06 Love, love, love. Donnie Hathaway
    07 I’ll Take You There. The Staple Singers
    08 Ike’s Rap / Help Me Love. Isaac Hayes
    09 Hold On I’m Comin’. Sam & Dave
    10 Forget Me Nots. Patrice Rushen
    11 Baby Come To Me. Patti Austin, James Ingram
    12 Shame. Evelyn “Champagne” King
    13 Risin’ to the Top. Keni Burke
    14 Moody’s Mood for Love. Quincy Jones, James Moody
    15 Magnetic Ocean. Incognito
    16 I’m Gonna Miss You in the Morning. Luther Vandross, Patti Austin
    17 Tell Me a Bedtime Story. Quincy Jones
    18 Rock Your Baby. George McCrae
    19 Reasons. Earth, Wind & Fire
    20 Time Will Reveal. DeBarge

    Strictly Jazz. Tribal Dance. Elian. Episode 117

    Strictly Jazz. Tribal Dance. Elian. Episode 117
    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

    Strictly Jazz // Elian Birthday Edition // Episode 116

    Strictly Jazz // Elian Birthday Edition // Episode 116
    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 I 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 the 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 bask in its glow.

    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