"Today’s episode of The Jazz Hole with Linus features tracks from new albums by the San Francisco Bay Area based trumpeter, vocalist and composer Sarah Wilson, by the Massachusetts-based composer and guitarist John Stein, by the Japanese trumpeter and composer Natsuki Tamura, by the Argentine-born, Swiss-based singer and composer Luciana Morelli and finally, by the New Orleans based bassist & composer Matt Booth.

Sarah Wilson - “Presence (for Carla Bley)” & “Young Woman (for Myra Melford)”

Album: Kaleidoscope

Sarah Wilson (tp, voc), Charles Burnham (violin), John Schott (g), Myra Melford (p), Jerome Harris (b) and Matt Wilson (d)

John Stein - “Bing Bang Boom!” & “Happy Hour”

Album: Serendipity

John Stein (g), Ed Lucie (b) and Mike Connors (d)

Natsuki Tamura - “Sekirei” & “Karugamo”

Album: Koki Solo

Natsuki Tamura (tp, p, wok, voc)

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Luciana Morelli - “Viaje” & “Lo abismal, el agua”

Album: Lo abismal, el agua

Luciana Morelli (voc), Philipp Hillebrand (cl, b-cl), Mauricio Silva Orendain (p), Sebastián de Urquiza (b) and Paulo Almeida (d)

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Matt Booth & Palindromes - “High Point” & “Structure”

Album: Mythomania

Matt Booth (b), Brad Walker (saxes), Chris Alford (g) and Doug Garrison (d)

00:00 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

02:13 - Presence (for Carla Bley) - Sarah Wilson

05:18 - Young Woman (for Myra Melford) - Sarah Wilson

10:04 - Bing Bang Boom! - John Stein

16:25 - Happy Hour - John Stein

21:57 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

26:06 - Sekirei - Natsuki Tamura

32:17 - Karugamo - Natsuki Tamura

40:31 - Viaje - Luciana Morelli

43:58 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

46:02 - Lo abismal, el agua - Luciana Morelli

53:12 - High Point - Matt Booth & Palindromes

58:21 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

60:15 - Structure - Matt Booth & Palindromes

67:11 - Finish

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"The Canadian Québec-based group L’abîme recorded a live set in August 2020 at The Mothership in Montréal, which you get to hear on today’s episode of The Jazz Hole Live. L’abîme means “The Abyss” and their self-titled album came out at the end of April on the Montreal based label Multiple Chord Music. Get your copy on labime.ca, labime.ca. The compelling compositions by Pianist Jonathan Turgeon are bolstered by strong arrangements devised by the whole group. L’abîme expresses itself through deep, engaging improvisations by Jonathan Turgeon (piano, compositions), Hugo Blouin (upright bass), Jean-Philippe Godbout (drums), Alex Dodier (saxophones, flute) and Gabriel Genest (tenor saxophone, clarinets).

L’ABÎME

Jonathan Turgeon (piano, compositions)

Alex Dodier (saxophones, flute)

Gabriel Genest (clarinets, tenor saxophone)

Hugo Blouin (bass)

Jean-Philippe Godbout (drums)

All tracks composed by Jonathan Turgeon

All tracks recorded live at The Mothership in Montréal, Québec, Canada on August 26th 2020

00:00 - The Jazz Hole Live with Linus

01:58 - Requiem - L’abîme

06:51 - Forillon - L’abîme

13:18 - The Jazz Hole Live with Linus

14:36 - Le culte I - L’abîme

19:05 - Le culte II - L’abîme

24:54 - Le culte III - L’abîme

29:35 - The Jazz Hole Live with Linus

30:26 - L’étang au crépuscule - L’abîme

36:53 - Perdu dans les bois - L’abîme

43:55 - The Jazz Hole Live with Linus

45:14 - L’abîme - L’abîme

53:12 - Finish

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"The Jazz Hole host Linus Wyrsch is originally from Küssnacht, Switzerland and August 1st happens to be Swiss National Day! Linus decided to spotlight several Swiss artist, some of which live here in New York City! A special focus is on Swiss-born and New York-based guitarist, singer and songwriter Eliane Amherd’s brand new album La Dégustation. Eliane Amherd has made a career out of touring the world, literally and stylistically, but as a songwriter she turns her lens to her home soil with La Dégustation: the complex and diverse “terroirs” of the canton Valais in Switzerland, where wine is business, culture, science, and (nearly) religion. Each of La Dégustation’s tracks is named for a wine produced in her home region. Using her own research and experience, Eliane weaves the science, the politics, and the myths of each into an imaginative and unlikely portrait of her homeland and of her identity.

Eliane Amherd - “Santé”, “Heida” & “Flee Flailing”

Album: La Dégustation

Eliane Amherd (voc, g, comp), Amanda Ruzza (b), Rosa Avila (d) and Bashiri Johnson (perc)

Eliane Amherd (featuring Pauline Lugon) - Pinot ou Fendant

Album: La Dégustation

Eliane Amherd (voc, g, co-comp), Pauline Lugon (voc, co-comp), Amanda Ruzza (b), Rosa Avila (d) and Bashiri Johnson (perc)

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Adrian Mira Group - Dreamland

Album: Spotlight

Adrian Mira (cl), Ramon Ziegler (p), Haggai Cohen-Milo (b) and Tupac Mantilla (perc, d)

Sebastien Ammann’s Color Wheel - Yayoi

Album: Resilience

Sebastien Ammann (p), Michaël Attias (as), Samuel Blaser (tb), Noah Garabedian (b) and Nathan Ellman-Bell (d)

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Alexia Gardner - A Little Closer

Album: A Little Closer

Alexia Gardner (voc, co-comp), Beat Baumli (g), Lorenz Beyeler (b) and Pieter 'Pieps' Vos (co-comp)

Michel Maurer Meridian - The Shape of Noon

Album: The Shape of Noon

Michel Maurer (d), Alex Levine (g), Peyton Pleninger (ts) and Ben Rolston (b)

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Manu Koch & Filtron M - Organic Crimes

Album: Astoria Roots

Manu Koch (p, kbds), Panagiotis Andreou (b, voc), Mauricio Zottarelli (d), Samuel Torres (congas) and Tamer Pinarbasi (kanun)

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Beat Kaestli - Why Should I Pretend

Album: Live In Europe

Beat Kaestli (voc), Walter Fischbacher (p), Petr Dvorsky (b) and Andreas Winter (d)

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Jojo Mayer & Nerve - Schluuedersitz

Album: EP 1

Jojo Mayer (d), Roli Mosimann (real time audio deconstruction), Takuya Nakamura (kbds, tp) and John Davis (b)

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Claude Diallo & Linus Wyrsch - “Hayir” & “Uplift (for Monty)”

Album: Live at Villa Irniger

Claude Diallo (p), Linus Wyrsch (ts, cl, composer of “Uplift (for Monty)”) and Gizem Gokoglu (composer of “Hayir”)

00:00 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

01:13 - Santé - Eliane Amherd

01:28 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

03:53 - Heida - Eliane Amherd

08:08 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

10:05 - Pinot ou Fendant - Eliane Amherd, Pauline Lugon

14:56 - Flee Failing - Eliane Amherd

19:31 - Dreamland - Adrian Mira Group

24:31 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

26:26 - Yayoi - Sebastien Ammann’s Color Wheel

34:20 - A Little Closer - Alexia Gardner

39:09 - The Shape of Noon - Michel Maurer Meridian

43:25 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

46:28 - Organic Crimes - Manu Koch & Filtron M

50:40 - Why Should I Pretend - Beat Kaestli

55:54 - Schluuedersitz - Jojo Mayer & Nerve

60:45 - Hayir - Claude Diallo, Linus Wyrsch

64:51 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

66:37 - Uplift (for Monty) - Claude Diallo, Linus Wyrsch

71:34 - Finish

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"This interview episode of The Jazz Hole with Linus features the amazing Joel Frahm, NYC and newly Nashville, TN based saxophonist and composer. Joel Frahm is a household name on the NYC and international jazz scenes, a true saxophone phenom. He has lived in NYC for 30 years, tours around the globe and collaborates with the best of the best. Joel talks about his new album The Bright Side (Anzic Records) featuring his trio with bassist Dan Loomis and drummer Ernesto Cervini. The other tracks on today’s episode are by pianist Ray Gallon and by vocalist Cait Jones.

Ray Gallon - “Kitty Paws” & “Harm’s Way”

Album: Make Your Move

Ray Gallon (p), David Wong (b) and Kenny Washington (d)

Joel Frahm - “Thinking of Benny”, “Beeline” & “The Bright Side”

Album: The Bright Side

Joel Frahm (ts), Dan Loomis (b) and Ernesto Cervini (d)

Cait and the Critters - “Hoi An” & “Queer”

Album: Cat’n Around

Cait Jones (voc), Gordon Au (tp), Alec Spiegelman (woodwinds), Ellie Goodman (violin), Josh Dunn (g), Larry Cook (b) and Alex Raderman (d)

00:00 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

01:44 - Kitty Paws - Ray Gallon

05:50 - Harm’s Way - Ray Gallon

10:43 - Thinking of Benny - Joel Frahm

18:12 - Interview with Joel Frahm, Part I

28:56 - Beeline - Joel Frahm

33:17 - Interview with Joel Frahm, Part II

40:43 - The Bright Side - Joel Frahm

49:39 - Hoi An - Cait and the Critters

52:48 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

54:29 - Queer - Cait and the Critters

57:19 - Finish

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"Tune in to The Jazz Hole with Linus today for brand new music from two Argentinean releases: the duo album Aislados by woodwind player Matías Formica and bassist Jonatan Schenone and the quartet album Familia by drummer Andrés Elstein. You will also get to hear more from the Ontario-based vocalist, composer and arranger Sarah Jerrom’s “Dream Logic” and from Japanese-based pianist and composer Satoko Fujii’s latest solo album “Hazuki”.

Sarah Jerrom – “Fata Morgana” & “Snowblind”

Album: Dream Logic

Sarah Jerrom (voc, p), Harley Card (g, voc), Rob McBride (b) and Jeff Luciani (d, perc)

Matías Formica & Jonatan Schenone - “Big Fish” & “Aislados”

Album: Aislados

Matías Formica (ts, as, fl, alto fl) and Jonatan Schenone (b)

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Satoko Fujii - “Ernesto” & “Expanding”

Album: Hazuki

Satoko Fujii (p)

Andrés Elstein - “Aplausos” & “Busca Misterio”

Album: Familia

Andrés Elstein (d), Lucas Goicoechea (as), Nathaniel Edelman (p) and Juan Bayón (b)

00:00 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

02:47 - Fata Morgana - Sarah Jerrom

08:16 - Snowblind - Sarah Jerrom

15:16 - Big Fish - Matías Formica, Jonatan Schenone

21:02 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

22:44 - Aislados - Matías Formica, Jonatan Schenone

31:47 - Ernesto - Satoko Fujii

38:20 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

39:42 - Expanding - Satoko Fujii

47:22 - Aplausos - Andrés Elstein

53:37 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

55:19 - Busca Misterio - Andrés Elstein

65:09 - Finish

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"Time for a live set from the popular Smalls Jazz Club in NYC on today’s episode of The Jazz Hole Live. The NYC-based, Japanese-born pianist and composer Miki Yamanaka performed there in Mid-November with her quartet featuring Mark Turner, Orlando le Fleming and Jochen Rueckert. Visit www.mikiyamanaka.com to find out more and to purchase her latest album “Human Dust Suite”

MIKI YAMANAKA QUARTET:

Miki Yamanaka (piano, compositions)

Mark Turner (tenor saxophone)

Orlando le Fleming (bass)

Jochen Rueckert (drums)

All tracks composed by Miki Yamanaka

All tracks recorded live at Smalls Jazz Club in New York, NY on November 14th 2020

00:00 - The Jazz Hole Live with Linus

02:02 - Pre School - Miki Yamanaka Quartet

12:37 - Stuffed Cabbage - Miki Yamanaka Quartet

22:57 - The Jazz Hole Live with Linus

24:20 - Tummy (from “Human Dust Suite”) - Miki Yamanaka Quartet

35:45 - Uh Oh - Miki Yamanaka Quartet

47:38 - The Jazz Hole Live with Linus

49:51 - Clam - Miki Yamanaka Quartet

57:09 - The Jazz Hole Live with Linus

58:34 - March - Miki Yamanaka Quartet

68:39 - Finish

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"What better way to celebrate Independence Day than with an hour of jazz, America’s true art form that we all love so much! Today’s episode of The Jazz Hole features music by NYC-based Serbian-born guitarist and composer Rale Micic, Brooklyn-based composer and pianist Noah Haidu and his new trio album with Maestros Buster Williams and Billy Hart, the Berlin Mallet Group founded by the Japanese marimbist, vibraphonist and composer Taiko Saito, who is also featured on a duo track with the Japanese pianist and composer Satoko Fujii, as well as music from Serendipity by the Massachusetts-based, Kansas City-born composer and guitarist John Stein, and from Branches, Vol. 2 by the NYC-based Japanese violinist and composer Tomoko Omura.

Rale Micic - “Only Love Will Stay” & “Savas”

Album: Only Love Will Stay

Rale Micic (g), Jared Gold (org) and Geoff Clapp (d)

Noah Haidu, Buster Williams, Billy Hart - “Slowly” & “Keith Jarrett”

Album: Slowly: Song For Keith Jarrett

Noah Haidu (p), Buster Williams (b) and Billy Hart (d)

Berlin Mallet Group, Taiko Saito - Komodo no kodomo

Album: Sogni d’oro

Taiko Saito (marimba, comp, arr), David Friedman (vib), Julius Heise, Raphael Meinhart and Hauke Renken (marimba)

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Satoko Fujii & Taiko Saito (Futari) - Ame No Ato

Album: Beyond

Satoko Fujii (p, comp) and Taiko Saito (vib)

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John Stein - “Labor of Love” & “Elvin!”

Album: Serendipity

John Stein (g), Ed Lucie (b-g) and Mike Connors (d)

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Tomoko Omura - “Tomie’s Blues” & “Urashima Suite”

Album: Branches, Vol. 2

Tomoko Omura (violin, comp, arr), Jeff Miles (g), Glenn Zaleski (p), Pablo Menares (b) and Jay Sawyer (d)

00:00 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

02:49 - Only Love Will Stay - Rale Micic

08:30 - Savas - Rale Micic

13:40 - Slowly - Noah Haidu, Buster Williams, Billy Hart

19:08 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

21:55 - Keith Jarrett - Noah Haidu, Buster Williams, Billy Hart

26:21 - Komodo no kodomo - Berlin Mallet Group, Taiko Saito

32:24 - Ame No Ato - Satoko Fujii, Taiko Saito, Futari

36:55 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

41:12 - Labor of Love - John Stein

46:01 - Elvin! - John Stein

51:25 - Tomie’s Blues - Tomoko Omura

56:58 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

59:38 - Urashima Suite - Tomoko Omura

66:18 - Finish

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"The Jazz Hole’s main focus today is the brilliant NYC native pianist and composer Ray Gallon, who just released his wonderful debut recording “Make Your Move” on Cellar Live featuring David Wong and Kenny Washington. Gallon has been on the scene for more than three decades, playing with top jazz artists in studios and stages all over the world. During this episode, Ray talks about his music, his sidemen, his influences and mentors and also about why it took a bit longer to release his first album as a leader. You will also get to hear music from “The Prospector”, released by three established Boston-based musicians, bandleader and bassist Bruno Råberg, saxophonist Allan Chase and drummer Austin McMahon.

Bruno Råberg, Allan Chase, Austin McMahon - “Dissipating Clouds” & Triloka”

Album: The Prospector

Bruno Råberg (b, comp), Allan Chase (ss) and Austin McMahon (d, perc)

Ray Gallon - “Kitty Paws”, “Out Of Whack”, “Harm’s Way” & “Back To The Wall”

Album: Make Your Move

Ray Gallon (p, comp), David Wong (b) and Kenny Washington (d)

00:00 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

02:21 - Dissipating Clouds - Bruno Råberg, Allan Chase, Austin McMahon

06:14 - Kitty Paws - Ray Gallon

11:19 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

13:30 - Interview with Ray Gallon, Part I

24:14 - Out Of Whack - Ray Gallon

29:39 - Interview with Ray Gallon, Part II

36:55 - Harm’s Way - Ray Gallon

41:47 - Interview with Ray Gallon, Part III

49:30 - Back To The Wall - Ray Gallon

54:49 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

55:53 - Triloka - Bruno Råberg, Allan Chase, Austin McMahon

61:43 - Finish

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"The spotlight is turned to several new albums on today’s episode of The Jazz Hole with Linus. Branches, Vol. 2 by the NYC-based Japanese violinist and composer Tomoko Omura just came out on Outside In Music, the Claudio Scolari Project from Italy self-released their fifth album Cosmology, and two new albums recently came out on the Argentinean label Ears & Eyes Records: Mythomania by the New Orleans-based group Matt Booth & Palindromes and Oxímoron by the Buenos Aires-based trumpet player and composer Joaquín Muro.

Joaquín Muro - “La tierra colorada y las manos” & “Perro Siberiano”

Album: Oxímoron

Joaquín Muro (tp, flh, arr), Pía Hernandez (p), Diana Arias (b), Martín Freiberg (d), Pablo Quiñones (bombo leguero on “La tierra colorada y las manos”) and Patricio Bottcher (b-cl on “La tierra colorada y las manos”)

Matt Booth & Palindromes - “Ripped To Shreds” & “High Point”

Album: Mythomania

Matt Booth (b), Brad Walker (ts), Chris Alford (g) and Doug Garrison (d)

Tomoko Omura - “Urashima Suite” & “Melancholy Of A Crane”

Album: Branches, Vol. 2

Tomoko Omura (violin, arr), Jeff Miles (g), Glenn Zaleski (p), Pablo Menares (b) and Jay Sawyer (d)

Claudio Scolari Project - “Cosmology” & “Blue Shift”

Album: Cosmology

Claudio Scolari (d, synth prog, co-composer), Daniele Cavalca (d, live synths, rhodes, piano, co-composer), Simone Scolari (tp) and Michele Cavalca (b)

00:00 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

02:06 - La tierra colorada y las manos - Joaquín Muro

08:58 - Ripped To Shreds - Matt Booth & Palindromes

17:14 - High Point - Matt Booth & Palindromes

22:23 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

25:48 - Urashima Suite - Tomoko Omura

32:23 - Melancholy Of A Crane - Tomoko Omura

39:27 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

40:29 - Cosmology - Claudio Scolari Project

43:08 - Blue Shift - Claudio Scolari Project

51:08 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

52:04 - Perro Siberiano - Joaquín Muro

59:28 - Finish

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"Enjoy a set by the Argentine-born singer and composer Luciana Morelli, who is based in Basel, Switzerland. Her brand new album “Lo abismal, el agua” (Ears & Eyes Records) came out on May 14th, 2021. To celebrate the release, the Luciana Morelli Group performed at Jazzcampus Club in Basel, Switzerland on May 12th 2021: Luciana Morelli (voice, compositions), Philipp Hillebrand (clarinet, bass clarinet), Mauricio Silva Orendain (piano), Snejana Prodanova (bass, backing vocals) and Paulo Almeida (drums).

LUCIANA MORELLI GROUP:

Luciana Morelli (vocals, compositions)

Philipp Hillebrand (clarinet, bass clarinet)

Mauricio Silva Orendain (piano)

Snejana Prodanova (bass, backing vocals)

Paulo Almeida (drums)

All tracks composed by Luciana Morelli

All tracks recorded live at Jazzcampus Club in Basel, Switzerland on May 12th 2021

00:00 - The Jazz Hole Live with Linus

01:41 - Verde y Amarillo - Luciana Morelli Group

06:19 - Ardor de mar - Luciana Morelli Group

11:33 - The Jazz Hole Live with Linus

14:34 - Eclipse en Barcelona - Luciana Morelli Group

18:58 - Fotografía de Guerra - Luciana Morelli Group

24:02 - Viaje - Luciana Morelli Group

27:41 - The Jazz Hole Live with Linus

28:48 - Lo abismal, el agua - Luciana Morelli Group

36:03 - Serendipia - Luciana Morelli Group

40:17 - The Jazz Hole Live with Linus

42:07 - Two sides - Luciana Morelli Group

48:13 - Finish

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