The Jazz Hole with Linus featuring lots of brand new music today, including Symphonic BOP by the Swiss trio VEIN feat. Norrbotten Big Band, First Instinct by vocalist, trumpeter and composer Leala Cyr, and more from Presence by pianist and composer Brad Whiteley. The show opens and closes with tracks by the German-born, NYC-based guitarist, singer and ngoni player Leni Stern.

Leni Stern (featuring Mike Stern and Leo Genovese) – Calabas
Album: 3
Leni Stern (g, n’goni, voc), Mamadou Ba (b), Alioune Faye (sabar, djembe, calabas, voc), Mike Stern (g) and Leo Genovese (Sequential Circuits Six-Trak syn)

VEIN feat. Norrbotten Big Band – Boarding The Beat
Album: Symphonic BOP
Michael Arbenz (p), Thomas Lähns (b), Florian Arbenz (d, comp), Joakim Milder (cond), Bo Strandberg, Jacek Onuszkiewicz, Dan Johansson, Elin Andersson (tp, flh), Andrea Andreoli, Michal Tomaszczyk, Arvid Ingberg (tb), Björn Hängsel (btb), Håkan Broström (ss, as – soloist), Jan Thelin (as, cl, bcl, contrabass cl), Mats Garberg (ts, fl), Robert Nordmark (ts, cl), Per Moberg (bs,fl), Petter Olofsson (e-b)

VEIN – Boarding The Beat
Album: Symphonic BOP
Michael Arbenz (p), Thomas Lähns (b) and Florian Arbenz (d, comp)

Leala Cyr – “First Instinct” & “Give Me”
Album: First Instinct
Leala Cyr (voc, flh), Elias Meister (g), Eduardo Belo (b) and Tiago Michelin (d)

Brad Whiteley – Dusk
Album: Presence
Brad Whiteley (p), Michael Eaton (ts), Tom Guarna (g), Matt Pavolka (b) and Kenneth Salters (d)

Brad Whiteley – K Car Funk ’83
Album: Presence
Brad Whiteley (p), Michael Eaton (ts), Matt Pavolka (b) and Kenneth Salters (d)

Leni Stern (featuring Gil Goldstein, Muhammed and Princess Louise Faye) – Crocodile
Album: 3
Leni Stern (g, n’goni, voc), Mamadou Ba (b), Alioune Faye (sabar, djembe, calabas, voc), Gil Goldstein (acc), Muhammed and Princess Louise Faye (back voc)