Week of 08/14/16
Several new tracks on today’s episode of The Jazz Hole with Linus, including an exclusive preview of guitarist Ricardo Grilli’s new album 1954, as well as more from Myriad3, Beat Kaestli, The Grand St. Stompers, the Yoko Miwa Trio and the Fred Hersch Trio. Tune in every Sunday for an hour of great jazz!
Ricardo Grilli
Fred Hersch
Beat Kaestli
The Grand St. Stompers
Myriad3
PERSONNEL:
Ricardo Grilli – Arcturus
Album: 1954
Ricardo Grilli (guitars), Aaron Parks (p), Joe Martin (b) and Eric Harland (d)
Fred Hersch Trio – Arcata (for Esperanza)
Album: Floating
Fred Hersch (p), John Hébert (b) and Eric McPherson (d)
Beat Kaestli – “Conflicted” & “Why Should I Pretend”
Album: Live In Europe
Beat Kaestli (voc), Walter Fischbacher (p), Petr Dvorsky (b) and Andreas Winter (d)
Yoko Miwa Trio – Wheel of Life
Album: Live at Scullers Jazz Club
Yoko Miwa (p), Greg Loughman (b) and Scott Goulding (d)
The Grand St. Stompers – “The Grand St. Express (restored)” & “Thirtieth St. Thingamajig”
Album: The Grand St. Express
Gordon Au (tp, co, arr), Dennis Lichtman (cl), Dan Levinson (ts), Matt Musselman (tb), Ehud Asherie (p), Nick Russo (banjo, g), Rob Adkins (b) and Kevin Dorn (d)
Myriad3 – “Moons” & “Skeleton Key”
Album: The Where
Chris Donnelly (p, composer “Skeleton Key”), Daniel Fortin (b) and Ernesto Cervini (d, composer “Moons”)
Beat Kaestli, Live In Europe
The Grand St. Stompers, The Grand St. Express
Myriad3, Moons
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