Lots of new music on today’s episode of The Jazz Hole with Linus. Check out tunes by the Jordan Piper Tio, Will Vinson, June Garber, The Justin Mullens Octet, Steve Grover as well as by the Light Blue Movers.

Links to today’s artists:

Jordan Piper Trio

Will Vinson

June Garber

The Justin Mullens Octet

Steve Grover

Light Blue Movers

PERSONNEL:

Jordan Piper Trio - “On The Path" & “Blues For Seven"

Album: On The Path

Jordan Piper (p), Sam Trapchak (b) and Noel Sagerman (d)

Will Vinson - Upside

Album: Perfectly Out Of Place

Will Vinson (as), Mike Moreno (g), Gonzalo Rubalcaba (p, syn), Matt Penman (b) and Jeff Ballard (d)

June Garber - Unbroken

Album: This I Know

June Garber (voc), Ted Quinlan (g), Mark Kieswetter (p), George Koller (b, dilruba) and Ben Wittman (d)

June Garber - Underneath the Jacaranda Tree

Album: This I Know

June Garber (voc), William Sperandei (tp), Alison Young (sax), Aidan Mason (g), Mark Kieswetter (p), George Koller (b), Ben Wittman (d) and Carvin Winans, Pat Patrick, The Levy Sisters - Amoy & Ciceal (bck voc)

The Justin Mullens Octet - The Goatfish

Album: The Cornucopiad

Justin Mullens (f horn), Chris Cheek (as, cl), Peter Hess (b-cl), Ohad Talmor (ts), Peter Thompson (g), Desmond White (b), Matt Ray (p) and Marko Djordjevic (d)

Steve Grover - “Let There Be Darkness" & “Space"

Album: Variations

Steve Grover (d), Frank Carlberg (p), Sean Farias (b), Christine Correa (voc), Andrew Rathburn, George Garzone, Duncan Hardy (saxes) and Chris Klaxton (tp)

Will Vinson - Stiltskin (Some Drunk Funk)

Album: Perfectly Out Of Place

Will Vinson (as, son), Mike Moreno (g), Gonzalo Rubalcaba (fender rhodes, e-perc), Matt Penman (b) and Jeff Ballard (d)

Light Blue Movers - Mt. Fuji

Album: Atlas

Deron Johnson (kbds), Gabriel Gordon (g, voc), Jonathan Levy (b) and Adrian Harpham (d, perc)

Jordan Piper

Will Vinson / Photo by Joao Gonzalez

June Garber

00:00 - The Jazz Hole with DJ Linus

01:45 - On The Path - Jordan Piper Trio

04:12 - Blues For Seven - Jordan Piper Trio

10:38 - Upside - Will Vinson

14:46 - Unbroken - June Garber

19:11 - The Jazz Hole with DJ Linus

21:55 - Underneath the Jacaranda Tree - June Garber

25:13 - The Goatfish - The Justin Mullens Octet

34:15 - Let There Be Darkness - Steve Grover

42:21 - The Jazz Hole with DJ Linus

43:49 - Space - Steve Grover

48:34 - Stiltskin (Some Drunk Funk) - Will Vinson

55:28 - The Jazz Hole with DJ Linus

56:28 - Mt. Fuji - Light Blue Movers

62:14 - Finish

This month’s episode of BTR The Jazz Hole Live with Linus features a great set by the Sam Trapchak Quartet performed at LIC Bar in Queens, New Yok on February 2nd, 2015. Sam Trapchak (bass, compositions), Jeremy Powell (tenor sax), Jeff Miles (guitar) and Nick Anderson (drums).

Link to today’s artist:

Sam Trapchak

Personnel:

SAM TRAPCHAK QUARTET

Sam Trapchak (bass)

Jeremy Powell (tenor sax)

Jeff Miles (guitar)

Nick Anderson (drums)

All compositions by Sam Trapchak

All tracks recorded live at LIC Bar in Queens, New York on February 2nd 2015

Sam Trapchak

00:00 - BTR The Jazz Hole Live with DJ Linus

01:39 - Heavy Handed - Sam Trapchak Quartet

08:17 - Stasis - Sam Trapchack Quartet

15:01 - Song for Ochion - Sam Trapchak Quartet

21:57 - BTR The Jazz Hole Live with DJ Linus

23:03 - From Bellow - Sam Trapchak Quartet

32:12 - From Anywhere - Sam Trapchak Quartet

44:04 - BTR The Jazz Hole Live with DJ Linus

44:27 - Forbidden Toy (excerpt) - Sam Trapchak Quartet

48:16 - Finish

The Jazz Hole with Linus welcomes interview guest Camila Meza today. Traces is the latest album by the Chilean-born NYC-based guitarist, singer and composer and it came out on Sunnyside Records earlier this year. Other novelties on today’s episode are Andreas Arnold’s Ojos Cerrados, Jordan Piper’s On The Path and Justin Mullens’ The Cornucopiad.

Links to today’s artists:

Andreas Arnold

Carles Benavent

Carles Dénia

Jordan Piper Trio

The Justin Mullens Octet

Camila Meza

Sachal Vasandani

PERSONNEL:

Andreas Arnold (featuring Carles Benavent) - Bolero del Brooklyn

Album: Ojos Cerrados

Andreas Arnold (g, e-g), Carles Benavent (b), Petros Klampanis (string arr), Carlos Ronda (perc) and Eureka String Quartet

Jordan Piper Trio - On The Path

Album: On The Path

Jordan Piper (p), Sam Trapchak (b) and Noel Sagerman (d)

Justin Mullens - “Amalthea" & “The River Horn"

Album: The Cornucopiad

Justin Mullens (f horn), Chris Cheek (as, cl), Peter Hess (b-cl), Ohad Talmor (ts), Peter Thompson (g), Desmond White (b), Matt Ray (p) and Marko Djordjevic (d)

Camila Meza - “Para Volar" & “Traces"

Album: Traces

Camila Meza (g, voc), Shai Maestro (p, rhodes, wurlitzer, mellotron, pump org, ampli-celeste), Matt Penman (b), Kendrick Scott (d), Bashiri Johnson (perc) and Jody Redhage (cello)

Camila Meza (featuring Sachal Vasandani) - Away

Album: Traces

Camila Meza (g, voc), Sachal Vasandani (voc), Shai Maestro (p, rhodes, wurlitzer, mellotron, pump org, ampli-celeste), Matt Penman (b), Kendrick Scott (d), Bashiri Johnson (perc) and Jody Redhage (cello)

Andreas Arnold (featuring Carles Dénia) - El Almendro (Fandango)

Album: Ojos Cerrados

Andreas Arnold (g, bouzouki), Carles Dénia (voc), Ricardo Pinero (b), Carlos Ronda (perc, hands) and Kenny Warren (tp)

Andreas Arnold

Justin Mullens

Camila Meza

00:00 - The Jazz Hole with DJ Linus

02:35 - Bolero del Brooklyn - Andreas Arnold (featuring Carles Benavent)

04:50 - On The Path - Jordan Piper Trio

09:01 - Amalthea - The Justin Mullens Octet

16:11 - The Jazz Hole with DJ Linus

18:59 - Para Volar - Camila Meza

24:07 - The Jazz Hole with DJ Linus - Interview with Camila Meza, Part I

33:00 - Away - Camila Meza (featuring Sachal Vasandani)

37:53 - The Jazz Hole with DJ Linus - Interview with Camila Meza, Part II

43:18 - Traces - Camila Meza

48:32 - The River Horn - The Justin Mullens Octet

53:42 - The Jazz Hole with DJ Linus

54:46 - El Almendro (Fandango) - Andreas Arnold (featuring Carles Dénia)

62:02 - Finish

More selections from recent albums on today’s edition of The Jazz Hole with Linus, including The Digging by Dan Blake, EXOPHONIA Live at Nublu by SPACEPILOT and Slow Life by Kevin Moehringer. Other artists include Mark Shilansky, the Mika Mori Samba Jazz Trio, Olivia Trummer featuring Jean-Lou Treboux, Mark Guiliana and the Gregorio Uribe Big Band featuring Rubén Blades.

Links to today’s artists:

Mark Shilansky

Dan Blake

SPACEPILOT (Elias Meister)

Mika Mori Samba Jazz Trio

Kevin Moehringer’s Slow Life

Olivia Trummer featuring Jean-Lou Treboux

Mark Guiliana

Gregorio Uribe Big Band

Rubén Blades

PERSONNEL:

Mark Shilansky - Troubles

Album: Fugue Mill

Mark Shilansky (p), Sara Caswell (violin), Eric Byers (g), Joseph Brent (mandolin), Greg Loughman (b) and Steve Langone (d, perc)

Dan Blake - The Louvre

Album: The Digging

Dan Blake (ss, ts), Dmitry Ishenko (b) and Eric Harland (d, perc)

SPACEPILOT (Elias Meister/Leo Genovese/Joe Hertenstein) - Gliese 581c

Album: EXOPHONIA Live at Nublu

Elias Meister (g), Leo Genovese (syn, rhodes) and Joe Hertenstein (d, perc)

Mika Mori Samba Jazz Trio - “Samba Da Isabel" & “Requiem"

Album: Mika Samba Jazz Trio Vol.1

Mika Mori (p, rhodes), Sérgio Barroso (b) and Rafael Barata (d)

Kevin Moehringer’s Slow Life - Wish in a Well

Album: Kevin Moehringer’s Slow Life

Kevin Moehringer (tb), Douglas Bradford (g, comp), Ari Folman-Cohen (b) and Nicholas Anderson (d)

Kevin Moehringer’s Slow Life - Master and Apprentice

Album: Kevin Moehringer’s Slow Life

Kevin Moehringer (tb)

Olivia Trummer featuring Jean-Lou Treboux - Paraphrase on Partita Nr. 1 by Johann Sebastian Bach - Almundo

Album: C2J Classical to Jazz One

Olivia Trummer (p) and Jean-Lou Treboux (vib)

Mark Guiliana - My Life Starts Now

Album: My Life Starts Now

Mark Guiliana (d, electronics), Stu Brooks (e-b), Yuki Hirano (kbds), Michael Severson (g), Jeff Taylor, Gretchen Parlato (voc), Meshell Ndegeocello (spoken words)

Gregorio Uribe Big Band (featuring Rubén Blades) - Cumbia Universal

Album: Cumbia Universal

Gregorio Uribe (voc, acc, perc), Sam Hoyt, Jonathan Powell, Hugo Moreno (tp), Mike Fahie, Matt McDonald (tb), George Saenz (btb), Sharel Cassity (as), Linus Wyrsch, Justin Flynn (ts,cl), Carl Maraghi (bs), Ignacio Hernandez (g), Andrés Rotmistrovsky(b), Jonathan Gomez, Marcelo Woloski (perc), Karina Colis (d) and others

Mark Shilansky - Reely

Album: Fugue Mill

Mark Shilansky (p), Sara Caswell (violin), Eric Byers (g), Joseph Brent (mandolin), Greg Loughman (b), Steve Langone (d, perc) and Catherine Bent (cello)

Mark Shilansky

Mika Mori Samba Jazz Trio

Kevin Moehringer

00:00 - The Jazz Hole with DJ Linus

01:53 - Troubles - Mark Shilansky

07:06 - The Louvre - Dan Blake

15:00 - Gliese 581c - SPACEPILOT (Elias Meister/Leo Genovese/Joe Hertenstein)

20:13 - The Jazz Hole with DJ Linus

22:11 - Samba Da Isabel - Mika Mori Samba Jazz Trio

25:33 - Wish in a Well - Kevin Moehringer’s Slow Life

29:25 - Master and Apprentice - Kevin Moehringer’s Slow Life

30:29 - Paraphrase on Partita Nr. 1 by Johann Sebastian Bach - Almundo - Olivia Trummer featuring Jean-Lou Treboux

37:50 - The Jazz Hole with DJ Linus

38:54 - My Life Starts Now - Mark Guiliana

43:33 - Cumbia Universal - Gregorio Uribe Big Band (featuring Rubén Blades)

49:33 - Requiem - Mike Mori Samba Jazz Trio

55:04 - The Jazz Hole with DJ Linus

56:16 - Reely - Mark Shilansky

62:52 - Finish

Today’s interview guest on The Jazz Hole with Linus is the highly sought-after NYC-based Chilean drummer Rodrigo Recabarren. He talks about the two newly released collective group albums MURAL (featuring Aki Ishiguro, Peter Schwebs and Rodrigo Recabarren) and Brooklyn Aliens (featuring Gianni Gagliardi, Tobias Meinhart, Yago Vazquez, Lars Ekman and Rodrigo Recabarren). Plus additional tracks by Violette, Walking Distance (Caleb Curtis, Kenny Pexton, Adam Coté and Shawn Baltazor) and Alex Goodman.

Links to today’s artists:

Rodrigo Recabarren

MURAL

Brooklyn Aliens

Violette

Walking Distance

Caleb Curtis

Alex Goodman

PERSONNEL:

MURAL - “Vast Mural", “Gypsy Contraband" & “Caterpillar"

Album: MURAL

Aki Ishiguro (g), Peter Schwebs (b) and Rodrigo Recabarren (d)

Violette - Musiques d’amérique

Album: Falling Strong

Violette (voc), Louis Cato (d, b, g, voc), Keita Ogawa (perc), Glenn Patscha (p, org, acc), Aviva Jaye (bckg voc), Curtis Taylor (tp), Stantawn Kendrick (as), Anthony Ware (ts) and Robert Edwards (tb)

Walking Distance (Caleb Curtis) - The Following

Album: Neighborhood

Caleb Curtis (as), Kenny Pexton (ts), Adam Coté (b) and Shawn Baltazor (d)

Brooklyn Aliens - “Canción al licor de Ave" & “The Trio"

Album: Brooklyn Aliens

Gianni Gagliardi (ts, fl, voc), Tobias Meinhart (ts, cl, fl), Yago Vazquez (p, rhodes), Lars Ekman (b, e-b) and Rodrigo Recabarren (d, perc)

Violette - All My Life

Album: Falling Strong

Violette (voc), Louis Cato (d, b, g, voc), Keita Ogawa (perc), Manami Morita (p), Curtis Taylor (tp), Stantawn Kendrick (as), Anthony Ware (ts) and Robert Edwards (tb)

Alex Goodman - Family Breakfast

Album: Border Crossing

Alex Goodman (g), Felicity Williams (voc), Michael Davidson (vib), Andrew Downing (cello, b), Fabio Rganelli (d) and Rogerio Boccato (perc)

Rodrigo Recabarren

MURAL

Brooklyn Aliens

00:00 - The Jazz Hole with DJ Linus

02:04 - Vast Mural - MURAL

05:01 - Musiques d’amérique - Violette

07:32 - The Following - Walking Distance (Caleb Curtis)

12:10 - The Jazz Hole with DJ Linus

14:22 - Gypsy Contraband - MURAL

19:16 - The Jazz Hole with DJ Linus - Interview with Rodrigo Recabarren, Part I

27:36 - Caterpillar - MURAL

31:38 - Canción al licor de Ave - Brooklyn Aliens

37:30 - The Jazz Hole with DJ Linus - Interview with Rodrigo Recabarren, Part II

44:20 - The Trio - Brooklyn Aliens

51:01 - All My Life - Violette

54:23 - The Jazz Hole with DJ Linus

55:38 - Family Breakfast - Alex Goodman

61:14 - Finish

Enjoy some music from Alex Goodman’s brand new album Border Crossing and from Dan Blake’s brand new album The Digging on today’s The Jazz Hole with Linus. Plus additional tracks from Mina Cho, Joe Benjamin and a Mighty Handful, Adison Evans, Chiara Izzi and Scotty Barnhart featuring jazz legend Clark Terry.

Ryan Keberle & Catharsis performed a killing set at London’s PizzaExpress Jazz Club on March 18th 2016. Check out a large junk of it on today’s episode of The Jazz Hole Live with Linus. Also check out the band’s brand new album Azul Infinito. Ryan Keberle (trombone, melodica, compositions), Camila Meza (voice), Mike Rodriguez (trumpet), Jorge Roeder (bass) and Eric Doob (drums).

Today’s interview guest on The Jazz Hole with Linus is the Boston-based South Korean pianist and composer Mina Cho, who just released her brand new album Love Transformation. Additionally, you get to hear brand new tracks from Kevin Moehringer’s Slow Life and from Rob Garcia’s Finding Love In An Oligarchy On A Dying Planet.

The Jazz Hole with Linus features brand new tracks from SPACEPILOT’s album EXOPHONIA Live at Nublu and from Gabriela Martina’s album No White Shoes today. You also get to enjoy Pedro Giraudo’s 4-part Angela Suite, a track by Chiara Izzi as well as one by the Jonathan Saraga Quintet.

An extended conference call with three guests on today’s edition of The Jazz Hole with Linus. NYC-based creatives Matt Geraghty, Zé Luis Oliveira and Laura Newman talk about their experiences in Cuba during the production of their latest album/documentary Trade Winds: Cuba - Matt Geraghty Project featuring Zé Luis. Plus brand new tracks from the NYC-based band Light Blue Movers.