Not one, but three interview guests on today’s episode of The Jazz Hole with Linus! Trio Shalva is a a bold and genre-bending group formed by three jazz musicians, all born and raised in Israel, who first started playing together in New York City more than 7 years ago. Their collaboration creates a powerful new realm of music where Hebrew folk traditions and contemporary jazz are woven together seamlessly to create a fabric of sound that will transport any listener through time and space to a new Middle Eastern musical landscape.  Assaf Gleizner (piano, melodica), Koby Hayon (bass, guitar, oud) and Nadav Snir-Zelniker (drums, percussion) took the time to meet with Linus and talked about their trio, their compositions and their two albums Riding Alone and Breeza.

Trio Shalva - “Riding Alone”, “Vertigo”, “Misirlou” & "1-3-4-8”

Album: Riding Alone

Assaf Gleizner (p, composer “Riding Alone”), Koby Hayon (b, composer “Vertigo” & “1-3-4-8”) and Nadav Snir-Zelniker (d)

Trio Shalva - “Hatzot (Midnight)” & “Isabella”

Album: Breeza

Assaf Gleizner (p, composer), Koby Hayon (b) and Nadav Snir-Zelniker (d)

00:00 - The Jazz Hole with DJ Linus

02:49 - Riding Alone - Trio Shalva

06:55 - Vertigo - Trio Shalva

13:11 - Interview with Trio Shalva, Part I

23:28 - Misirlou - Trio Shalva

32:10 - Interview with Trio Shalva, Part II

44:23 - Hatzot (Midnight) - Trio Shalva

50:35 - Isabella - Trio Shalva

54:28 - The Jazz Hole with DJ Linus

55:14 - 1-3-4-8 - Trio Shalva

61:01 - Finish