Today’s episode of The Jazz Hole with Linus features interview guest Hiromi Suda and a selection of tracks from her new album Nagi. The NYC-based Japanese vocalist and composer recorded new original tunes, as well as a handful of songs by iconic Brazilian composers. The other bands on today’s episode are the Jon De Lucia Group, the Fred Hersch Trio, the John Petrucelli Quintet featuring the legendary drummer Victor Lewis, and last, but certainly not least, the New York Gypsy All Stars.

Jon De Lucia Group - “Caterina” & “St. Brendan’s Isle”

Album: As The River Sings

Jon De Lucia (as, sruti box, alto cl, cl, fl), Greg Ruggiero (e-g), Chris Tordini (b) and

Tommy Crane (d)

Hiromi Suda - “Nagi”, “Kakera” & “Hikari to Kage”

Album: Nagi

Hiromi Suda (voc), Romero Lubambo (g), Julian Shore (p, fender rhodes), Anne Drummond (fl), Haggai Cohen-Milo (b) and Keita Ogawa (d, perc)

Fred Hersch Trio - Home Fries (for John Hébert)

Album: Floating

Fred Hersch (p), John Hébert (b) and Eric McPherson (d)

John Petrucelli Quintet (featuring Victor Lewis) - The Flip

Album: The Way

John Petrucelli (ts), Victor Gould (p), Peter Park (g), Alexander Claffy (b) and Victor Lewis (d)

New York Gypsy All Stars - Chaotica

Album: Dromomania

Ismail Lumanovski (cl, comp), Tamer Pinarbasi (kanun), Panagiotis Andreou (b), Engin

Kaan Gunaydin (d, perc), Jason Lindner (kbds, syn) and Martin Lubenov (acc)

New York Gypsy All Stars - Cloud Nine

Album: Dromomania

Ismail Lumanovski (cl, comp), Tamer Pinarbasi (kanun), Panagiotis Andreou (b, comp), Engin Kaan Gunaydin (d, perc) and Jason Lindner (kbds, syn)

00:00 - The Jazz Hole with DJ Linus

01:31 - Caterina - Jon De Lucia Group

07:35 - Nagi - Hiromi Suda

10:23 - The Jazz Hole with DJ Linus

12:00 - Kakera - Hiromi Suda

15:21 - The Jazz Hole with DJ Linus - Interview with Hiromi Suda

22:58 - Hikari to Kage - Hiromi Suda

28:02 - Home Fries (for John Hébert) - Fred Hersch Trio

33:52 - St. Brendan’s Isle - Jon De Lucia Group

39:59 - The Jazz Hole with DJ Linus

41:29 - The Flip - John Petrucelli Quintet, Victor Lewis

50:23 - Chaotica - New York Gypsy All Stars

54:21 - The Jazz Hole with DJ Linus

55:35 - Cloud Nine - New York Gypsy All Stars

61:31 - Finish