Today’s episode of The Jazz Hole includes more music from Secret Songs by the dynamic UK-based duo Miriam Ast & Victor Gutierrez (with special guest Stan Sulzmann), plus more from Light Blue by the NYC-based bassist Martin Wind, as well as brand new tracks from YUL by the Montréal-based Alex Lefaivre Quartet and from Is Life Long? by the Toronto-based drummer Nick Fraser

Martin Wind - While I’m Still Here

Album: Light Blue

Martin Wind (b), Ingrid Jensen (tp), Scott Robinson (ts), Gary Versace (org) and Matt Wilson (d)

Martin Wind - Ten Minute Song

Album: Light Blue

Martin Wind (b), Ingrid Jensen (tp), Scott Robinson (bass sax), Anat Cohen (cl), Gary Versace (p) and Matt Wilson (d)

Alex Lefaivre Quartet - “The Righteous” & “Cascade”

Album: YUL

Alex Lefaivre (e-b), Erik Hove (as), Nicolas Ferron (g) and Mark Nelson (d)

Miriam Ast & Victor Gutierrez - Divergence

Album: Secret Songs

Miriam Ast (voc, comp) and Victor Gutierrez (p)

Miriam Ast & Victor Gutierrez - Spanish Song

Album: Secret Songs

Miriam Ast (voc), Victor Gutierrez (p, comp) and Stan Sulzmann (ts)

Nick Fraser - “Empathy” & “Skeleton”

Album: Is Life Long?

Nick Fraser (d), Tony Malaby (saxes), Rob Clutton (b) and Andrew Downing (cello)

00:00 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

03:18 - While I’m Still Here - Martin Wind

07:12 - Ten Minute Song - Martin Wind

12:50 - The Righteous - Alex Lefaivre Quartet

19:47 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

21:35 - Cascade - Alex Lefaivre Quartet

28:44 - Divergence - Miriam Ast, Victor Gutierrez

35:04 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

39:01 - Spanish Song - Miriam Ast, Victor Gutierrez, Stan Sulzmann

43:42 - Empathy - Nick Fraser

49:51 - The Jazz Hole with Linus

51:46 - Skeleton - Nick Fraser

59:22 - Finish