It’s the 9 year anniversary of The Jazz Hole with Linus here on BTRtoday! This week, Linus features music from the albums NEVER DIE! by saxophonist and composer Gordon Hyland’s Quintet \\livingfossil//, Sliding Down and Silent Movie by vocalist and composer Melissa Stylianou, Vagabond Soul by saxophonist and composer Nick Biello and Unfiltered Universe by guitarist and composer Rez Abbasi & Invocation.

\\livingfossil// - “Living Fossil” & “NEVER DIE!”

Album: NEVER DIE!

Gordon Hyland (ts), Neil Whitford, Torrie Seager (e-g), Andrew Roorda (e-b) and Mackenzie Longpre (d)

Melissa Stylianou - Mary’s in the Tub

Album: Sliding Down

Melissa Stylianou (voc, comp), Kim Ratcliffe (g, comp), Kevin Breit (g), Artie Roth (b), Ted Warren (d) and Alan Hetherington (perc)

Melissa Stylianou - Silent Movie

Album: Silent Movie

Melissa Stylianou (voc, comp), Jamie Reynolds (p, comp), Pete McCann (g), Gary Wang (b) and Rodney Green (d)

Nick Biello - Vagabond Sould

Album: Vagabond Soul

Nick Biello (as), Paul Jones (ts), Andrew Renfroe (g), Phil Markowitz (p), John Benitez (b) and Clarence Penn (d)

Nick Biello - V-Ology

Album: Vagabond Soul

Nick Biello (as, syn), Paul Jones (ts), Phil Markowitz (p), John Benitez (b) and Clarence Penn (d)

Rez Abbasi & Invocation - “Propensity” & “Disagree to Agree”

Album: Unfiltered Universe

Rez Abbasi (g), Rudresh Mahanthappa (as), Vijay Iyer (p), Johannes Weidenmueller (b), Dan Weiss (d) and Elizabeth Mikhael (cello)

00:00 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

02:11 - Living Fossil - \\livingfossil//

06:44 - NEVER DIE! - \\livingfossil//

14:22 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

15:56 - Mary’s in the Tub - Melissa Stylianou

20:06 - Silent Movie - Melissa Stylianou

25:03 - Vagabond Soul - Nick Biello

33:46 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

35:20 - V-Ology - Nick Biello

42:03 - Propensity - Rez Abbasi, Invocation

48:50 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

51:00 - Disagree to Agree - Rez Abbasi, Invocation

58:46 - Finish