One Without Filter
Music from three fantastic new albums on today’s episode of The Jazz Hole with Linus: Whirlwind Records just released guitarist Rez Abbasi’s new album Unfiltered Universe, the Carn Davidson 9 (a collaborative project between JUNO-nominated artists William Carn and Tara Davidson) just came out with their second studio album Murphy, and Lena Bloch & Feathery’s new album Heart Knows came out in late September on Fresh Sound New Talent. Next to music from these three jewels, enjoy a track from vocalist Gabriela Martina’s 2016 album No White Shoes.
Lena Bloch & Feathery – “Lateef Suite” & “Three Treasures”
Album: Heart Knows
Lena Bloch (ts), Russ Lossing (p), Cameron Brown (b) and Billy Mint (d)
Carn Davidson 9 – “Try Again” & “Family Portrait”
Album: Murphy
William Carn (tb – composer “Try Again”), Tara Davidson (as, ss – composer “Family Portrait”), Kelly Jefferson (ts), Perry White (bs), Jason Logue, Kevin Turcotte (tp), Alex Duncan (b-tb), Andrew Downing (b – arranger “Family Portrait”) and Ernesto Cervini (d – arranger “Try Again”)
Rez Abbasi – “Propensity” & “Unfiltered Universe”
Album: Unfiltered Universe
Rez Abbasi (g), Rudresh Mahanthappa (as), Vijay Iyer (p), Johannes Weidenmueller (b), Dan Weiss (d) and Elizabeth Mikhael (cello)
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Gabriela Martina – On My Way
Album: No White Shoes
Gabriela Martina (voc), Andrew Halchack (ss), Jussi Reijonen (g), Jiri Nedoma (p, kbds), Kyle Miles (b, e-b), Alex Bailey (d) and Tareq Rantisi (perc)
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