"Today’s episode of The Jazz Hole with Linus features tracks from new albums by the San Francisco Bay Area based trumpeter, vocalist and composer Sarah Wilson, by the Massachusetts-based composer and guitarist John Stein, by the Japanese trumpeter and composer Natsuki Tamura, by the Argentine-born, Swiss-based singer and composer Luciana Morelli and finally, by the New Orleans based bassist & composer Matt Booth. Sarah Wilson - “Presence (for Carla Bley)” & “Young Woman (for Myra Melford)” Album: Kaleidoscope Sarah Wilson (tp, voc), Charles Burnham (violin), John Schott (g), My ..read more

"The Jazz Hole host Linus Wyrsch is originally from Küssnacht, Switzerland and August 1st happens to be Swiss National Day! Linus decided to spotlight several Swiss artist, some of which live here in New York City! A special focus is on Swiss-born and New York-based guitarist, singer and songwriter Eliane Amherd’s brand new album La Dégustation. Eliane Amherd has made a career out of touring the world, literally and stylistically, but as a songwriter she turns her lens to her home soil with La Dégustation: the complex and diverse “terroirs” of the canton Valais in Switzerland, where wine is bu ..read more

"This interview episode of The Jazz Hole with Linus features the amazing Joel Frahm, NYC and newly Nashville, TN based saxophonist and composer. Joel Frahm is a household name on the NYC and international jazz scenes, a true saxophone phenom. He has lived in NYC for 30 years, tours around the globe and collaborates with the best of the best. Joel talks about his new album The Bright Side (Anzic Records) featuring his trio with bassist Dan Loomis and drummer Ernesto Cervini. The other tracks on today’s episode are by pianist Ray Gallon and by vocalist Cait Jones. Ray Gallon - “Kitty Paws” & ..read more

"Tune in to The Jazz Hole with Linus today for brand new music from two Argentinean releases: the duo album Aislados by woodwind player Matías Formica and bassist Jonatan Schenone and the quartet album Familia by drummer Andrés Elstein. You will also get to hear more from the Ontario-based vocalist, composer and arranger Sarah Jerrom’s “Dream Logic” and from Japanese-based pianist and composer Satoko Fujii’s latest solo album “Hazuki”. Sarah Jerrom – “Fata Morgana” & “Snowblind” Album: Dream Logic Sarah Jerrom (voc, p), Harley Card (g, voc), Rob McBride (b) and Jeff Luciani (d, perc) M ..read more

"What better way to celebrate Independence Day than with an hour of jazz, America’s true art form that we all love so much! Today’s episode of The Jazz Hole features music by NYC-based Serbian-born guitarist and composer Rale Micic, Brooklyn-based composer and pianist Noah Haidu and his new trio album with Maestros Buster Williams and Billy Hart, the Berlin Mallet Group founded by the Japanese marimbist, vibraphonist and composer Taiko Saito, who is also featured on a duo track with the Japanese pianist and composer Satoko Fujii, as well as music from Serendipity by the Massachusetts-based, Ka ..read more

"The Jazz Hole’s main focus today is the brilliant NYC native pianist and composer Ray Gallon, who just released his wonderful debut recording “Make Your Move” on Cellar Live featuring David Wong and Kenny Washington. Gallon has been on the scene for more than three decades, playing with top jazz artists in studios and stages all over the world. During this episode, Ray talks about his music, his sidemen, his influences and mentors and also about why it took a bit longer to release his first album as a leader. You will also get to hear music from “The Prospector”, released by three established ..read more

"The spotlight is turned to several new albums on today’s episode of The Jazz Hole with Linus. Branches, Vol. 2 by the NYC-based Japanese violinist and composer Tomoko Omura just came out on Outside In Music, the Claudio Scolari Project from Italy self-released their fifth album Cosmology, and two new albums recently came out on the Argentinean label Ears & Eyes Records: Mythomania by the New Orleans-based group Matt Booth & Palindromes and Oxímoron by the Buenos Aires-based trumpet player and composer Joaquín Muro. Joaquín Muro - “La tierra colorada y las manos” & “Per ..read more

"An episode of The Jazz Hole with Linus that is more on the modern and experimental side. Tune in for music by the Québec-based group L’abîme and their self-titled debut album, another debut album by the Berlin Mallet Group (founded by Taiko Saito) called Sogni D’oro, and Beyond, the duo album by Satoko Fujii & Taiko Saito. Plus two Argentinean projects via Ears & Eyes Records: the duo of Camila Nebbia and Axel Filip and the trio of Natalio Sued, Demian Cabaud and Portuguese drummer Luís Candeias. L’abîme - “L’abîme” & “Le culte III” Album: L’abîme Jonathan Turgeon (p ..read more

"The Jazz Hole with Linus features music from several new albums today: This Time The Dream’s On Us by the Basel-based trio Yuri Storione/Jorge Rossy/Dominik Schürmann, Continuous by the Ottawa-based Miguel de Armas Quartet and Fearless by the Chicago-based saxophonist and composer Sharel Cassity. Plus several albums by NYC-based bands: I Love Being Here With You by Cait and the Critters (lead by vocalist Cait Jones), Three Part Invention by the Gabe Terracciano Trio and From Where We Came by bassist and composer Michael Feinberg. ------- Yuri Storione, Jorge Rossy, Dominik Schürmann - “Happy ..read more

"An other episode of The Jazz Hole of international scope today: check out music from the Argentine-born, Swiss-based singer and composer Luciana Morelli and her new album “Lo abismal, el agua”, from the Cuban-born, Ottawa-based pianist Miguel de Armas and his new album “Continuous”, from the Québec-based group L'abîme and their new self-titled album and from a great Korean duo consisting of pianist Yoonseung Cho and NY-based guitarist Sungwon Kim that recently released “Blues In The Night”. Luciana Morelli - “Lo abismal, el agua” & “Fotografía de guerra” Album: Lo abismal, el agua Luc ..read more