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  • \\livingfossil// - Live at the Burdock Music Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Gordon Hyland’s \\livingfossil// preformed a set at Toronto’s Burdock Music Hall on October 29th 2017, opening for bassist Søren Nissen. The set was captured by videographer Saul Ledermen and you get to hear it on today’s episode of The Jazz Hole Live with Linus. Next to Gordon Hyland on tenor saxophone, the band is comprised of guitarists Torrie Seager (right) and Neil Whitford (left), electric bassist Andrew Roorda and drummer Mackenzie Longpre. Visit www.gordonhyland.com, if you’d like to purchase \\livingfossil//’s recent album NEVER DIE!
    \\livingfossil//
    Gordon Hyland (tenor saxophone)
    Torrie Seager (guitar - right)
    Neil Whitford (guitar - left)
    Andrew Roorda (e-bass)
    Mackenzie Longpre (drums)
    All tracks composed by Gordon Hyland
    All tracks recorded live at the Burdock Music Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on October 29th 2017
    00:00 - The Jazz Hole Live with Linus
    02:26 - macrophages - \\livingfossil//
    12:47 - \\livingfossil// - \\livingfossil//
    21:44 - The Jazz Hole Live with Linus
    24:24 - NEVER DIE! - \\livingfossil//
    34:54 - The Jazz Hole Live with Linus
    35:37 - meta max - \\livingfossil//
    43:58 - The Jazz Hole Live with Linus
    44:55 - satelitte - \\livingfossil//
    54:06 - Finish
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  • (l)at(t)itude
    The Jazz Hole with Linus featuring music from brand new albums today! Enjoy music from The Bitter Suite by The Marie Goudy 12tet (featuring Jocelyn Barth), the Brooklyn-based trio MURAL’s new album Shishi’s Wish, New York City-based Singer and saxophonist Danny Bacher’s new album “Still Happy”, and from Toronto-based bassist Rob Clutton’s new album with The Cluttertones (featuring Lee Pui Ming) entitled Leeways
    The Marie Goudy 12tet featuring Jocelyn Barth - Remember the Days
    Album: The Bitter Suite
    Marie Goudy (tp, voc, arr), Jocelyn Barth (voc), Brad Eaton (tp, flh), Matt Woroshyl (as, ss, ss solo), John Nicholson (ts, voc), Conrad Gluch (bs), Charlotte Alexander (f hrn), Paul Tarussov (tb), Zach Smith (tb), Chris Platt (g, g solo on “Winter”), Josh Smiley (p), Alex Lakusta (b), Keagan Eskritt (d) and Andrés Gándara (vihuela)
    MURAL - “Giacomo!”, “Mari” & “CSD Orompello”
    Album: Shishi’s Wish
    Aki Ishiguro (g, composer of “Mari”), Peter Schwebs (b, composer of “Giacomo!) and Rodrigo Recabarren (d, perc, composer of “CSD Orompello”)
    Danny Bacher - “In Spite of All This I’m Still Happy” & “Joie de vivre”
    Album: Still Happy
    Danny Bacher (voc, ss, arr), Allen Farnham (p, arr), Dean Johnson (b), Alvester Garnett (d), Harry Allen (ts), Charles Caranicas (tp, flh) and Rolando Morales-Matos (perc)
    The Cluttertones (with Lee Pui Ming) - Leeways: Part 1.-5.
    Album: Leeways
    Rob Clutton (b), Lina Allemano (tp), Ryan Driver (analogue syn, human voice), Tim Posgate (banjo, g) and Lee Pui Ming (p, voc)
    00:00 - The Jazz Hole with Linus
    02:38 - Remember the Days - The Marie Goudy 12tet, Jocelyn Barth
    07:33 - Giacomo! - MURAL
    12:01 - Mari - MURAL
    14:37 - The Jazz Hole with Linus
    16:48 - In Spite of All This I’m Still Happy - Danny Bacher
    20:56 - Joie de vivre - Danny Bacher
    27:25 - The Jazz Hole with Linus
    28:59 - Leeways: Part 1. - The Cluttertones, Lee Pui Ming
    34:24 - Leeways: Part 2. - The Cluttertones, Lee Pui Ming
    40:13 - Leeways: Part 3. - The Cluttertones, Lee Pui Ming
    47:22 - Leeways: Part 4. - The Cluttertones, Lee Pui Ming
    50:59 - Leeways: Part 5. - The Cluttertones, Lee Pui Ming
    53:51 - The Jazz Hole with Linus
    55:08 - CSD Orompello - MURAL
    60:45 - Finish
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  • Wanderlust
    Take an international journey on today’s episode of The Jazz Hole with music by Harry Vetro’s NORTHERN RANGER, the Fred Hersch Trio, The Marie Goudy 12tet featuring Jocelyn Barth, and the Julian Gerstin Sextet. While all of today’s lead artists are either from Canada or from the United States, each one of them quite obviously soaked up various musical influences from around the globe. Enjoy!
    Harry Vetro’s NORTHERN RANGER - “Buffalo Jump” & “NORTHERN RANGER”
    Album: Harry Vetro’s NORTHERN RANGER
    Harry Vetro (d), Lina Allemano (tp), Harrison Argatoff (sax), Dan Pitt (g), Noah Franche-Nolan (p), Andrew Downing (b, cello), Jessica Deutsch, Aline Homzy (violin), Anna Atkinson (viola) and Patrick Smith (arranger of “Buffalo Jump”)
    Fred Hersch Trio - “Snape Maltings” & “Newklypso (For Sonny Rollins)”
    Album: Live In Europe
    Fred Hersch (p), John Hébert (b) and Eric McPherson (d)
    The Marie Goudy 12tet featuring Jocelyn Barth - “Autumn’s Embrace” & “Winter”
    Album: The Bitter Suite
    Marie Goudy (tp, voc, arr), Jocelyn Barth (voc), Brad Eaton (tp, flh), Matt Woroshyl (as, ss, as solo on “Autum’s Embrace”), John Nicholson (ts, voc, ts solo on “Autumn’s Embrace”), Conrad Gluch (bs), Charlotte Alexander (f hrn), Paul Tarussov (tb, tb solo on “Winter”), Zach Smith (tb), Chris Platt (g, g solo on “Winter”), Josh Smiley (p), Alex Lakusta (b), Keagan Eskritt (d) and Andrés Gándara (vihuela)
    Julian Gerstin Sextet - “The Old City” & “Soukwé Soukwé”
    Album: The Old City
    Julian Gerstin (tanbou bale, congas, bongó, bells, shakers, arr), Anna Patton (cl), Don Anderson (tp, flh), Eugene Uman (p, co-arr on “The Old City”), Wes Brown (b), Ben James (d) + Jon Weeks (ts), John Wheeler (tb), Carl Clemens (fl) + Dominique Gagne (co-arrangers on “The Old City”)
    00:00 - The Jazz Hole with Linus
    02:38 - Buffalo Jump - Harry Vetro’s NORTHERN RANGER
    08:07 - NORTHERN RANGER - Harry Vetro’s NORTHERN RANGER
    13:22 - Snape Maltings - Fred Hersch Trio
    20:41 - The Jazz Hole with Linus
    22:14 - Newklypso (For Sonny Rollins) - Fred Hersch Trio
    30:48 - Autumn’s Embrace - The Marie Goudy 12tet, Jocelyn Barth
    39:39 - The Jazz Hole with Linus
    41:07 - Winter - The Marie Goudy 12tet, Jocelyn Barth
    49:41 - The Old City - Julian Gerstin Sextet
    56:58 - The Jazz Hole with Linus
    59:30 - Soukwé Soukwé - Julian Gerstin Sextet
    63:54 - Finish
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  • Jamie Baum
    Tune in to today’s episode of The Jazz Hole with Linus, which includes interview guest Jamie Baum. NYC flutist/composer/recording artist/ clinician Jamie Baum talks about her new Jamie Baum Septet+ album Bridges, released on Sunnyside Records. Today’s show also includes tracks from the new EP by the Nuphar Fey Trio and from Abundance, the third album by Ernesto Cervini’s Turboprop.
    Nuphar Fey Trio - “Imagination” & “In The Fall”
    Album: EP
    Nuphar Fey (p), Gilad Abro (b) and Gal Petel (d)
    The Jamie Baum Septet+ - Honoring Nepal: The Shiva Suite, Part 2: Renewal
    Album: Bridges
    Jamie Baum (fl, alto fl, singing bowl), Amir Elsaffar (tp), Sam Sadigursky (as, b-cl), Chris Komer (f horn), Brad Shepik (g), John Escreet (p), Zack Lober (b), Jeff Hirshfield (d) and Jamey Haddad (perc)
    The Jamie Baum Septet+ - Song Without Words (for S. James Baum)
    Album: Bridges
    Jamie Baum (fl, alto fl, singing bowl), Amir Elsaffar (tp, voc), Sam Sadigursky (as, b-cl), Chris Komer (f horn), Brad Shepik (g), John Escreet (p), Zack Lober (b) and Jeff Hirshfield (d)
    The Jamie Baum Septet+ - Joyful Lament
    Album: Bridges
    Jamie Baum (fl, alto fl, singing bowl), Amir Elsaffar (tp), Sam Sadigursky (as, b-cl), Chris Komer (f horn), Brad Shepik (g), John Escreet (p), Zack Lober (b), Jeff Hirshfield (d) and Navin Chettri (perc, voc, tanpura)
    Ernesto Cervini’s Turboprop - “The Queen” & “Gramps”
    Album: Abundance
    Ernesto Cervini (d, composer of “Gramps”), Tara Davidson (as, composer of “The Queen”), Joel Frahm (ts), William Carn (tb), Adrean Farrugia (p) and Dan Loomis (b)
    00:00 - The Jazz Hole with Linus
    02:14 - Imagination - Nuphar Fey Trio
    04:46 - In The Fall - Nuphar Fey Trio
    12:48 - The Jazz Hole with Linus
    15:43 - Honoring Nepal: The Shiva Suite, Part 2: Renewal - The Jamie Baum Septet+
    22:52 - Interview with Jamie Baum, Part I
    34:40 - Song Without Words (for S. James Baum) - The Jamie Baum Septet+
    41:26 - Interview with Jamie Baum, Part II
    48:58 - Joyful Lament - The Jamie Baum Septet+
    54:23 - The Queen - Ernesto Cervini’s Turboprop
    59:36 - The Jazz Hole with Linus
    60:00 - Gramps - Ernesto Cervini’s Turboprop
    66:42 - Finish
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  • Nick Biello - Live at Cornelia Street Cafe in New York, NY
    The Nick Biello Quintet celebrated their “Vagabond Soul” CD release at Cornelia Street Cafe in New York, NY on August 15th 2018. Check out three lengthy tracks from it on today’s episode of The Jazz Hole Live. Nick Biello on alto sax, Josh Lawrence on trumpet, Mark Meadows on piano, Alex Tremblay on bass and Jake Robinson on drums. At the end of the episode, you get to enjoy the actual opener from the studio album. Visit http://www.nickbiellomusic.com for more information and to purchase Nick’s debut album Vagabond Soul, released on the Truth Revolution Recording Collective
    NICK BIELLO QUINTET:
    Nick Biello (alto saxophone)
    Josh Lawrence (trumpet)
    Mark Meadows (piano)
    Alex Tremblay (bass)
    Jake Robinson (drums)
    Nick Biello - V-Ology
    Album: Vagabond Soul
    Nick Biello (as, syn), Paul Jones (ts), Phil Markowitz (p), John Benitez (b) and Clarence Penn (d)
    All tracks composed by Nick Biello
    All tracks recorded live at Cornelia Street Cafe in New York, NY on August 15th 2018
    00:00 - The Jazz Hole Live with Linus
    02:11 - Grandparents - Nick Biello Quintet
    16:58 - The Jazz Hole Live with Linus
    18:50 - Vagabond Soul - Nick Biello Quintet
    32:26 - The Jazz Hole Live with Linus
    32:51 - New America - Nick Biello Quintet
    45:21 - The Jazz Hole Live with Linus
    46:31 - V-Ology - Nick Biello
    53:15 - Finish
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  • Rabbit Dream
    New music on today’s episode of The Jazz Hole with Linus by the Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra (featuring Sean Jones, George Garzone and John Fedchock) and their new album Down a Rabbit Hole, Scott Marshall and the Jazztice League and their new album Dream Logic Project. Plus, tracks by Q Morrow, Katie Thiroux and by the Philippe Lemm Trio. Tune in!
    Q Morrow - Inferno Astral
    Album: There Are Stars in Brooklyn
    Q Morrow (g)
    Q Morrow - There Are Stars in Brooklyn
    Album: There Are Stars in Brooklyn
    Q Morrow (g), Evan Francis (fl), Will Vinson (as), Sam Bevan (b) and Raj Jayaweera (d)
    Katie Thiroux - Slow Dance With Me
    Album: Off Beat
    Katie Thiroux (b, voc), Justin Kauflin (p) and Matt Witek (d)
    Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra - “Three and Me” & “Down a Rabbit Hole”
    Album: Down a Rabbit Hole
    Ayn Inserto (cond, comp), Sean Jones (tp, soloist), John Fedchock (tb, soloist), George Garzone (ts, soloist), Jeff Claassen, Bijon Watson, Dan Rosenthal, Matthew Small (tp), Randy Pingrey, Chris Gagne, Garo Saraydarian (tb), Jennifer Wharton (btb), Allan Chase (ss, as), Rick Stone (as, fl, cl), Kelly Roberge (ts, cl), Mark Zaleski (ts, cl), Kathy Olson (bs, bcl), Eric Hofbauer (g), Jason Yeager (p), Sean Farias (b), Austin McMahon (d)
    Scott Marshall and the Jazztice League - “The Jazztice League” & “Dream Logic”
    Album: Dream Logic Project
    Scott Marshall (ts), Mike Rud (g), David Restivo (p), Dave Young (b) and Nick Fraser (d)
    Philippe Lemm Trio - Castle Rock
    Album: City Birds
    Philippe Lemm (d), Angelo Di Loreto (p, comp) and Jeff Koch (d)
    00:00 - The Jazz Hole with Linus
    02:49 - Inferno Astral - Q Morrow
    05:01 - There Are Stars in Brooklyn - Q Morrow
    13:27 - Slow Dance With Me - Katie Thiroux
    19:18 - The Jazz Hole with Linus
    24:37 - Three and Me - Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra
    33:22 - Down a Rabbit Hole - Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra
    40:28 - The Jazz Hole with Linus
    41:55 - The Jazztice League - Scott Marshall and the Jazztice League
    47:05 - Dream Logic - Scott Marshall and the Jazztice League
    54:49 - The Jazz Hole with Linus
    55:43 - Castle Rock - Philippe Lemm Trio
    64:03 - Finish
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  • City Drink
    Today’s episode of The Jazz Hole with Linus features several amazing jazz artists. Hear more from Alberto Pibiri’s new album Jazz Legacy (featuring Miriam Waks) and from the Philippe Lemm Trio’s new album City Birds, plus brand new tracks by the Canadian vocalist Steven Taetz from his album Drink You In and more from Svetlana & the Delancey Five’s Night at the Speakeasy, as well as from Noam Wiesenberg’s Roads Diverge.
    Noam Wiesenberg - “Resfeber” & “Capricorn Lady”
    Album: Roads Diverge
    Noam Wiesenberg (b, arr), Philip Dizack (tp), Shai Maestro (p, fender rhodes), Immanuel Wilkins (as, cl) and Kush Abadey (d)
    Svetlana & The Delancey Five – “All I Want” & It’s All Good”
    Album: Night at the Speakeasy – Featuring Wycliffe Gordon
    Svetlana Shmulyian (voc), Wycliffe Gordon (tb, arr), Charlie Caranicas (tp), Adrian Cunningham (cl), Dalton Ridenhour (p), Vinny Raniolo (g), George Delancey (b) and Rob Garcia (d)
    Alberto Pibiri - New Bossa
    Album: Jazz Legacy
    Alberto Pibiri (p), Paul Gill (b), Paul Wells (d) and Adrian Cunningham (ts)
    Alberto Pibiri (featuring Miriam Waks) - Oh Yeah!
    Album: Jazz Legacy
    Alberto Pibiri (p, comp), Paul Gill (b), Paul Wells (d), Dave Stryker (g), Adrian Cunningham (ts) and Miriam Waks (voc, comp)
    Steven Taetz - Drink You In
    Album: Drink You In
    Steven Taetz (voc, comp), Barbra Lica (comp), Drew Jurecka (as, cl), Kevin Turcotte (tp), Ewen Farncombe (p), Nathan Hiltz (g), Søren Nissen (b) and Ernesto Cervini (d)
    Steven Taetz - Lately
    Album: Drink You In
    Steven Taetz (voc), Drew Jurecka (strings), Adrean Farrugia (p), Søren Nissen (b) and Ernesto Cervini (d)
    Philippe Lemm Trio - “Emerge”, “Scarborough Fair” & “Arya”
    Album: City Birds
    Philippe Lemm (d - composer “Arya”), Angelo Di Loreto (p - composer “Emerge”) and Jeff Koch (d)
    00:00 - The Jazz Hole with Linus
    03:48 - Resfeber - Noam Wiesenberg
    10:49 - Capricorn Lady - Noam Wiesenberg
    14:52 - All I Want - Svetlana & The Delancey Five
    18:32 - The Jazz Hole with Linus
    20:45 - It’s All Good - Svetlana & The Delancey Five
    24:55 - New Bossa - Alberto Pibiri
    28:38 - Oh Yeah! - Alberto Pibiri, Miriam Waks
    32:45 - Drink You In - Steven Taetz
    35:33 - The Jazz Hole with Linus
    38:06 - Lately - Steven Taetz
    41:05 - Emerge - Philippe Lemm Trio
    46:57 - Scarborough Fair - Philippe Lemm Trio
    51:16 - The Jazz Hole with Linus
    54:06 - Arya - Philippe Lemm Trio
    60:49 - Finish
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  • Q Morrow
    Guitarist and composer Q Morrow talks about his new album There Are Stars in Brooklyn on today’s episode of The Jazz Hole with Linus. This is the second album as a leader by the Brooklyn-based musician and it is available on www.qmorrow.net. You also get to hear music from pianists Alberto Pibiri (featuring Sheila Jordan) and Miki Yamanaka on today’s episode
    Alberto Pibiri - A Blues
    Album: Jazz Legacy
    Alberto Pibiri (p), Paul Gill (b) and Paul Wells (d)
    Alberto Pibiri (featuring Sheila Jordan) - Be Free
    Album: Jazz Legacy
    Alberto Pibiri (p), Paul Gill (b), Paul Wells (d) and Sheila Jordan (voc)
    Q Morrow - “There Are Stars in Brooklyn” & “The Do How”
    Album: There Are Stars in Brooklyn
    Q Morrow (g), Evan Francis (fl), Will Vinson (as), Sam Bevan (b) and Raj Jayaweera (d)
    Q Morrow - Chinook Passing
    Album: There Are Stars in Brooklyn
    Q Morrow (g), Evan Francis (as), Sam Bevan (b) and Raj Jayaweera (d)
    Miki Yamanaka - Stuffed Cabbage
    Album: Miki
    Miki Yamanaka (p), Orlando le Fleming (b) and Bill Stewart (d)
    00:00 - The Jazz Hole with Linus
    02:48 - A Blues - Alberto Pibiri
    05:56 - Be Free - Alberto Pibiri, Sheila Jordan
    11:10 - Interview with Q Morrow, Part I
    19:47 - There Are Stars in Brooklyn - Q Morrow
    28:11 - Interview with Q Morrow, Part II
    37:16 - The Do How - Q Morrow
    43:54 - Chinook Passing - Q Morrow
    50:49 - The Jazz Hole with Linus
    51:59 - Stuffed Cabbage - Miki Yamanaka
    58:15 - Finish
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  • Philippe Lemm Trio - Live In Europe
    Check out the Philippe Lemm Trio on this month’s episode of The Jazz Hole Live with Linus. The NYC-based trio, consisting of Dutch Drummer Philippe Lemm, American pianist Angelo Di Loreto and American bassist Jeff Koch, just released album number two entitled City Birds via Outside In Music. Today’s episode features a live set, mostly recorded at Paradox Tilburg in Tilburg, Netherands on October 16th 2017 (with the exception of one track that was recorded at Vertigo Jazz Club & Restaurant in Wrocław, Poland on February 18th 2018), which includes a number of compositions that are part of the new album. Visit http://www.philippelemm.com for more information.
    PHILIPPE LEMM TRIO:
    Philippe Lemm (drums)
    Angelo Di Loreto (piano)
    Jeff Koch (bass)
    “Arya” composed by Philippe Lemm
    “Castle Rock”, “Emerge” and “Chrysalism” composed by Angelo Di Loreto
    “Scarborough Fair” and “Trenke Todorke” are traditional tunes
    All tracks except “Trenke Todorke” recorded live at Paradox Tilburg in Tilburg, Netherands on October 16th 2017
    “Trenke Todorke” recorded live at Vertigo Jazz Club & Restaurant in Wrocław, Poland on February 18th 2018
    00:00 - The Jazz Hole Live with Linus
    02:39 - Castle Rock - Philippe Lemm Trio
    09:14 - Arya - Philippe Lemm Trio
    15:06 - The Jazz Hole Live with Linus
    16:34 - Emerge - Philippe Lemm Trio
    22:12 - Scarborough Fair - Philippe Lemm Trio
    31:18 - The Jazz Hole Live with Linus
    33:28 - Chrysalism - Philippe Lemm Trio
    40:35 - The Jazz Hole Live with Linus
    41:24 - Trenke Todorke - Philippe Lemm Trio
    46:07 - Finish
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  • Chaotic
    Today’s episode of The Jazz Hole includes tracks from the brand new albums Kinship by John Pittman and Ask for Chaos by Gilad Hekselman. You also get to hear more music from Leni Stern’s 3 and from the Alex Lefaivre Quartet’s YUL, plus a track from the host of this show, Linus Wyrsch, from his own duo album with pianist Claude Diallo
    Claude Diallo & Linus Wyrsch - Homage
    Album: Live at Villa Irniger
    Claude Diallo (p) and Linus Wyrsch (comp, cl)
    Leni Stern (featuring Gil Goldstein, Muhammed and Princess Louise Faye)
    Album: 3
    Leni Stern (g, n'goni, voc), Mamadou Ba (b), Alioune Faye (sabar, djembe, calabas, voc), Gil Goldstein (acc), Muhammed and Princess Louise Faye (back voc)
    John Pittman - “Ties That Bind” & “Homiostasis”
    Album: Kinship
    John Pittman (tp), Shirantha Beddage (bs), Jeff McLeod (p), Mike Downes (b) and Curtis Nowosad (d)
    Gilad Hekselman - “VBlues” & “Tokyo Cookies”
    Album: Ask for Chaos
    ZUPEROCTAVE: Gilad Hekselman (g, b), Aaron Parks (syn, rhodes, p) and Kush Abadey (d, pads)
    Alex Lefaivre Quartet - “The Righteous” & “Estelle”
    Album: YUL
    Alex Lefaivre (e-b), Erik Hove (as), Nicolas Ferron (g) and Mark Nelson (d)
    John Pittman - Home
    Album: Kinship
    John Pittman (tp) and Jeff McLeod (p)
    00:00 - The Jazz Hole with Linus
    02:12 - Homage - Claude Diallo, Linus Wyrsch
    06:40 - Crocodile - Leni Stern, Gil Goldstein, Muhammed Faye, Princess Louise
    11:35 - Ties That Bind - John Pittman
    15:55 - The Jazz Hole with Linus
    18:39 - Homiostasis - John Pittman
    23:36 - VBlues - Gilad Hekselman
    30:20 - Tokyo Cookies - Gilad Hekselman
    38:25 - The Jazz Hole with Linus
    42:28 - The Righteous - Alex Lefaivre Quartet
    49:27 - Estelle - Alex Lefaivre Quartet
    55:48 - The Jazz Hole with Linus
    56:34 - Home - John Pittman
    59:43 - Finish
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About Linus Wyrsch, BTRtoday

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Grammy-award winner Linus Wyrsch is one of New York City's most sought-after clarinetists and saxophonists. Full of passion for jazz, Brazilian and Latin music, the Swiss native maintains a busy performance and recording schedule. Audiences in the US, Europe, Asia, and South America have been exhilarated by his heartwarming sounds in many prestigious venues. Linus brings a distinctive yet versatile quality to a variety of projects. He has shared the stage with, among others, Cesar Camargo Mariano and Oscar Castro-Neves (two originators of the Bossa Nova genre), noted film composers Alan Silvestri and Howard Shore, and several of the world's top jazz and Latin musicians, such as Andy McGhee, David Hazeltine, Hendrik Meurkens, Rubens de La Corte, Harvie S, Clarence Penn, Rafael Barata, and Gregorio Uribe Big Band.