Interview guest Monika Herzig talks about her new album SHEROES (Whaling City Sound) on today’s episode of The Jazz Hole. The pianist and composer is originally from Germany, but has been living in the US since 1988. SHEROES features some of the world’s leading female jazz instrumentalists, including Leni Stern, Jamie Baum, Ingrid Jensen, Jennifer Vincent, Ada Rovatti, Mayra Casales, Reut Regev and Rosa Avila. Today’s episode also includes tracks from two other band new albums, No Arrival by trombonist and composer Nick Finzer and First things First by saxophonist and composer Andrew Gould

Nick Finzer - “No Arrival” & “Never Enough”

Album: No Arrival

Nick Finzer (tb), Lucas Pino (ts, b-cl), Victor Gould (p), Alex Wintz (g), Dave Baron (b) and Jimmy Macbride (d)

Monika Herzig - “Cantos”, “Time Again, D.B.” & “Nancy Wilson Portrait”

Album: SHEROES

Monika Herzig (p, arr), Ingrid Jensen (tp), Ada Rovatti (ts), Jamie Baum (fl), Reut Regev (tb), Leni Stern (g), Jennifer Vincent (b), Mayra Casales (perc) and Rosa Avila (d)

Andrew Gould - Rickshaw

Album: First things First

Andrew Gould (as), Scott Wendholt (tp), Steven Feifke (p), Marco Panascia (b) and Jake Goldbas (d, perc)

Andrew Gould - First things First

Album: First things First

Andrew Gould (ss), Steven Feifke (p), Marco Panascia (b) and Jake Goldbas (d,perc)

00:00 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

02:37 - No Arrival - Nick Finzer

06:46 - Never Enough - Nick Finzer

12:29 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

14:58 - Cantos - Monika Herzig

19:45 - Interview with Monika Herzig, Part I

30:55 - Time Again, D.B. - Monika Herzig

36:15 - Nancy Wilson Portrait - Monika Herzig

42:43 - Interview with Monika Herzig, Part II

48:12 - Rickshaw - Andrew Gould

54:31 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

55:08 - First things First - Andrew Gould

60:32 - Finish