The Effect, HII Trio, DarWin, Tal Wilkenfeld, Terry Lynn Carrington, Anika Nilles

Today's programme brings you excellent new music from Sweden, led by guitarist Carl Mörner Ringström, more from Brazil's HII Trio featuring Igor Willcox and a Japanese fusion run with Polypus, Ryosuke Kojima, and the latest from T-Square. Guitarist and producer DarWin teams up with Simon Phillips, followed by New York fusion outfit Forq with their latest offering. We then turn the spotlight on the ladies of fusion, beginning with bassist Tal Wilkenfeld, remembering the late German guitarist Susan Weinert, and then drummer Terri Lyne Carrington alongside bassist Jimmy Haslip. Japanese piano dynamo Hiromi takes us further into the action, followed by some powerful drumming from Germany's Anika Nilles. From Brazil, Lari Basilio joins forces with Vinnie Colaiuta, before Cindy Blackman Santana brings us some more powerful drumming. Japanese duo Kiyo & Sen deliver another powerful fusion workout. And to close the programme, we ease into some beautiful jazz with Swiss pianist Fabienne Ambuehl.

Playlist

• The Effect "Lapparnes Bekannelse" from The Effect (Self Produced) 00:00
• HII Trio "Beyond The Wall" from Back To The Other Side (Room 73) Time Marker
• Polkyplus "PDM" from 1000 (Playroght) Time Marker
• Ryosuke Kojima "Gateway Drive" from Gateway Drive (Goon Trackx) Time Marker
• T Square "Azzuro" from Voyage (self Produced) Time Marker
• DarWin "Rising Distortion" from distorted Mirror (Origin of Species) Time Marker
• Forq "Flurf" from Flurf (Ground Up) Time Marker
• The Effect "Nebula" from The Effect (Self Produced) 00:00
• Tal Wilkenfeld "Serendipity" from Transformation (Self Produced) Time Marker
• Susan Weinart" Triple X" from The Bottom Line (veraBra ) Time Marker
• Terry Lynn Carrington "Spiral" from Structure (ACT) Time Marker
• Hiromi "Move" from Move (Telarc) Time Marker
• Anika Nilles "Dark Choclate" from for A Colourful Soul (Sakurai) Time Marker
• Lari Basillo "The Way Home" from redemtion (Self Produced) Time Marker
• Cindy Blackman Santana" Illumination" from Coherence (Mack Avenue) Time Marker
• Kiyo-& Sen "Watch Out for Slippery Floors" from Drumatica (Flex) Time Marker
• Fabienne Ambuehl "Binocular" from Thrive (Ubuntu Music) Time Marker