Notes From The Bridge

Bridging the Gap July 26, 2023 *Boozoo Bajou: "Tough Times feat. Jules (Single 2023) German downtempo dubtronic duo of Peter Heider & Florian Seyberth play blues, jazz, soul, latin & dub. Jules: Julia Fischer co-wrote song w/BB *BADBADNOTGOOD: "In Your Eyes feat. Charlotte Day Wilson" (IV 2016) Canadian jazz band & production team. CDW: Canadian sing/songwr R&B *Belleruche: "Alice" (Turntable Soul Music 2007) British 3 pc. electronic/soul band feat Kathrin DeBoer on vocals and songwriting 2005-2013 *Bobby Hughes Experience: "Jomfrun" (Fusa Riot 1999) Norwegian arranger, producer, composer, percussionist Espen Horne & fellow composer, organist, percussionist Rodrigo Lopez cookin' with jazz featuring electronic and live instrumentation. *The Cheebacabra: "A Journey Begins" (Exile In The Woods 2006) Psychedelic funk fusion from Seattle Wash. from Paul Cheever, also brother of Aja West leader of The Mackrosoft *Clutchy Ho

Bridging the Gap July 19, 2023 *The Bahama Soul Club: "The Rooster Calls feat. Josephine Nightingale" (Sundub Society 2023) German based group playing jazz, funk, blues, Bossa Nova with Afro & Caribbean influences led by Oliver Belz composer, producer, engineer & musician. Played drums since kindergarten.  JN: English sing/songwr *Maya Fadeeva: "No Inspiration (Club Des Belugas Remix)" (How To Avoid Difficult Situations [CdB]) Russian-German singer/songwriter & producer *De-Phazz: "Open Skies feat. Pat Appleton & Joo Kraus" (Jelly Banquet 2022) German downt. jazz ensemble led by Pit Baumgartner, multi-inst., composer, producer.  PA: German sing/songwr. JK: Trumpet, composer, arranger *Diazpora: "Street Market" (Islands 2017) Hamburg, Germany band playing jazz, afrofunk & rock. Feat. David Nesselhauf on bass, guitarist/singer Axel Feige,  trumpeter Han-Christian Stephan, etc. *Diesler: "Deepest Cuba" (Tie Breakers 201

Bridging the Gap July 12, 2023 *Susheela Raman: "Mamavatu" (Salt Rain 2001) London born British Tamil musician/singer. Tamil is a form of Indian classical music from the Tamil Nadu region. *Anoushka Shankar & Norah Jones: "Traces Of You" (Traces Of You 2013) Indian sitar player and composer. Daughter of Ravi Shankar and half sister of Norah Jones Am. sing/songwr., pianist, actress *Bally Sagoo: "Noorie feat. Gunjan" (Single 2000) British musician/DJ (Baljit Singh Sagoo) born in Delhi moved to England shortly thereafter. Gunjan Singh is a Indian folk artist from Delhi. *United Future Organization: "Cosmic Gypsy" (3rd Perspective 1996) Japanese jazz/funk group founded by ex-pat Frenchman Raphael Sebbag, club DJs Toshio Matsuura & Tadashi Yabe from Japan.  *Tosca: "Pyjama" (J.A.C. 2005) Austrian music duo of Rupert Huber & Richard Dorfmeister play downtempo electronica & trip hop with a cheerful laid-back feel. *Soulstance:

Bridging The Gap July 5, 2023 *Ursula 1000: "The Neptune Freeze feat. Fred Schneider" (Esoterique 2019) NY multi-inst. producer Alex Gimeno created "retro-future" sound from varied influences.  FS: Lead singer for The B-52's *Thunderball: "12 Mile High" (12 Mile High 2010) Wash. DC based trio Steve Raskin, Sid Barcelona & Rob Myers play electro/funk on the Eighteenth Street Lounge label. *Public Service Broadcasting: "Gagarin" (The Race For Space 2014) London based duo J. Willgoose, Esq. on guitar, banjo, other stringed inst. & electronic inst. Wrigglesworth on drums, piano and elect. inst. Use archival footage & public info. films to "teach the lessons of the past through music of the future." *Vintage League Music: "Slammin' feat. Kris Yunker, Will Blades, Mike Dillon" (Family Album Vol. 1 2020) Kris Yunker funk/soul Hammond organist leads this VLM group w/Will Blades organist/multi-inst.& Mike Dillon