Notes From The Bridge

Bridging the Gap October 25, 2023 *Sergent Garcia: "Una Y Otra Vez" (Una Y Otra Vez 2011) French artist Bruno Garcia combines Latin music, reggae, Caribbean music and hip hop into a style he calls 'salsamuffin.' *Grupo Fantasma: "Cuidado" (American Music, Vol. 7 2019) Latin funk band from Austin TX feat. Beto Martinez on guitar and Jose Galeano on vocals and percussion. *Los Fabulosos Cadillacs: "La Musica Salvara Al Mundo (Los Olvidados)" (La Salvacion De Solo Y Juan 2016) Argentinian ska and rock band from Buenos Aires founded by lead singer Gabriel Fernandez Capello (Vicentico) and bassist/vocalist Flavio Cianciarulo (Sr. Flavio.) *Makala Jazz Funk Band: "Searching For Better" (Xake! 2015) Groove jazz, soul, funk group from Basque Country led by DJ, musician, producer Mikel Unzurrunzaga Schmitz aka Makala. Oihan Lopetegi vox. *Kinny: "The Love Cats" (Can't Kill A Dame With Soul 2011) Singer/songwr. Caitlin Simpson is an I

Bridging the Gap October 18, 2023 *De-Phazz: "Stumble feat. Karl Frierson (Reduced Remix)" (Reduced 2023) Downtempo German jazz ensemble led by Pit Baumgartner and feat. singer/songwriters like Karl Frierson, who formed De-Phazz with Pit in 1997. *The Dining Rooms: "She Says I'm Bad" (Art Is A Cat 2020) Artist duo Stefano Ghittoni & Cesare Malfatti fusing jazz and electronic music. *Iain Mackenzie: "Mambo Tonight (Club Des Belugas Remix)" (Nine 2016) I. Mackenzie is a British jazz and big band singer who has worked with a who's who of groups including the BBC Concert Orchestra & the BBC Big Band. *Ursula 1000: "Swing Boom Bop feat. Loredana Grimaudo" (Esoterique 2019) NYC multi-inst. producer Alex Gimeno encompasses many genres in his 'retro/future' sound. LG: Italian sing/songwr. composer & lead singer of SWINGROWERS. *Tape Five: "Madame Coquette feat. Yuliet Topaz" (Tonight Josephine! 2010) German based ban

Bridging the Gap October 11, 2023 *Novalima: "Soy Palenque feat. Karolinativa & Man After Man" (Single 2023) Peruvian collective formed by DJs and musicians living in Lima, London, Hong Kong & Barcelona featuring Afro-Peruvian & Latin percussions. K: Afro-Peruvian singer/rapper. *Nickodemus: "Rumba Tobacco Y Ron feat. Haydee Soul & The Candela Allstars" (Soul & Science 2023) NYC DJ/producer Nick DeSimone runs Wonderwheel Recordings. HS: Cuban singer/flutist *Las Cafeteras: "El Zapateado" (It's Time 2012) Socially conscious Latinx band from East LA fusing spoken word, folk music & traditional son jarocho music from the Vera Cruz region of Mexico. *Kylie Auldist & The Bamboos: "Still Into You" (Just Say 2008) Samoan-Australian soul/funk singer moved from far western New South Wales to Melbourne to pursue music. Sang w/Cookin' On 3 Burners. *Marta Ren & The Groovelvets: "2 Kinds Of Men" (Single 2013)

Bridging the Gap October 4, 2023 *Fort Knox Five: "Fire In My Belly feat. Ashley Slater" (Another Decade Of Funk 2023) Wash. DC based group Jon Horvath, Sid Barcelona, Steve Raskin & Rob Myers play funk, hip hop, reggae & electronic music.  Their name came from their studio being called 'Fort Knox.' *Nappy Riddem: "Devil Needs A Bodyguard (Fort Knox Five Remix)" (Funk 'n Beats, Vol. 4 ) Wash. DC area conscious reggae band formed by lead singer Mustafa Akbar & Rex Riddem plays "Dancehall Funk" *Cookin' On 3 Burners: "Garden Of Freedom feat. Simon Burke" (Lab Experiments, Vol. 2 2018) Aussie funk trio Jake Mason (Hammond organ), Dan West (guitar) & Ivan Khatchoyan (drums) began w/Lance Ferguson on guit./prod/songwr. & leader of The Bamboos. *Frank Zappa: "Variations On The Carlos Santana Secret Chord Progression" (Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar 1982) Guitar innovator, rock iconoclast, composer and bandl