Today’s episode of The Jazz Hole with Linus begins with tracks from “Triio” by Toronto-based bassist and composer Alex Fournier, who blends the contrast between through-composition and total freedom of expression. Then follows a selection from “Impromptus and Other Short Works” by the Berlin-based world citizen woodwind player and composer Gebhard Ullman and his group Basement Research, a balancing act between Europe and America that blends modern jazz and contemporary compositional methods. After that, some heavily nuanced arrangements from “Tiny Lights…” by the French-born composer and pianist Romain Collin, that explore haunting existential questions through sonic experimentation. Finally, the show closes with straight-ahead hard bop from “Gratitude” by the phenomenal New England-based woodwind specialist Greg Abate with The Tim Ray Trio.

Alex Fournier - “ESD” & “Permanently Hiccups”

Album: Triio

Alex Fournier (b), Bea Labikova (as, fl), Aidan Sibley (tb), Tom Fleming (g), Ashley Urquhart (p, prepared p), Mark0 (d, perc)

Gebhard Ullmann, Basement Research - “Gospel” & “Shifting Tonalities - Impromptu #3”

Album: Basement Research - Impromptus and Other Short Works

Gebhard Ullmann (ts, b-cl), Steve Swell (tb), Julian Argüelles (bs), Pascal Niggenkemper (b) and Gerald Cleaver (d)

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Romain Collin - Dark Matter

Album: Tiny Lights…

Romain Collin (p, moog laurus, voc eff), Matthew Stevens (e-g), Obed Calvaire (d, e-d), Kazuma Junnouchi (string arr) and The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

Romain Collin - Gold

Album: Tiny Lights…

Romain Collin (p, moog laurus, voc eff), Matthew Stevens (e-g) and Obed Calvaire (d, e-d)

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Greg Abate with the Tim Ray Trio - “Gratitude” & “In The Stratosphere”

Album: Gratitude: Stage Door Live @ The Z

Greg Abate (as, bs), Tim Ray (p), John Lockwood (b) and Mark Walker (d)

00:00 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

01:48 - ESD - Alex Fournier

08:37 - Permanently Hiccups - Alex Fournier

21:55 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

24:39 - Gospel - Gebhard Ullmann, Basement Research

28:20 - Shifting Tonalities: Impromptu #3 - Gebhard Ullmann, Basement Research

34:23 - Dark Matter - Romain Collin

40:45 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

42:39 - Gold - Romain Collin

47:22 - Gratitude - Greg Abate, Tim Ray Trio

54:56 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

57:02 - In The Stratosphere - Greg Abate, Tim Ray Trio

62:30 - Finish