Many new releases of the Canadian jazz scene are highlighted on today’s episode of The Jazz Hole with Linus (based in NYC). Among them The Island of Form by Toronto-based drummer and composer Ethan Ardelli, No Codes by the Montréal-based saxophonist and composer Benjamin Deschamps and his group No Codes, Fearless and Kind by Way North (a cross-border mash-up of Canadian and American artists) and Abundance by Ernesto Cervini’s Turboprop (based in Toronto).

Ethan Ardelli - “Agua”, “The Serpentine Path” & “5:55 AM”

Album: The Island of Form

Ethan Ardelli (d), Luis Deniz (as), Chris Donnelly (p) and Devon Henderson (b)

No Codes - “Rules of Compression” & “Song For Daniel”

Album: No Codes

Benjamin Deschamps (as), Frank Lozano (ts), Sébastien Pellerin (b) and Louis-V. Hamel (d)

Way North - “Boll Weevil” & “Lagoon”

Album: Fearless and Kind

Rebecca Hennessy (tp, composer of “Lagoon”), Petr Cancura (ts, composer of “Boll Weevil”), Michael Herring (b) and Richie Barshay (d)

Ernesto Cervini’s Turboprop - “Abundance Overture” & “Song For Cito”

Album: Abundance

Ernesto Cervini (d, composer of “Song For Cito”), Tara Davidson (as, ss, fl), Joel Frahm (ts), William Carn (tb), Adrean Farrugia (p) and Dan Loomis (b, composer of “Abundance Overture”)

00:00 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

02:17 - Agua - Ethan Ardelli

08:39 - The Serpentine Path - Ethan Ardelli

17:26 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

19:27 - 5:55 AM - Ethan Ardelli

21:47 - Rules of Compression - Benjamin Deschamps’ No Codes

26:09 - Song For Daniel - Benjamin Deschamps’ No Codes

31:10 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

35:00 - Boll Weevil - Way North

40:00 - Lagoon - Way North

45:49 - Abundance Overture - Ernesto Cervini’s Turboprop

50:40 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

52:11 - Song For Cito - Ernesto Cervini’s Turboprop

57:03 - Finish