Notes From The Bridge

Bridging the Gap November 29, 2023 *RJD2: "20 Grand Palace" (The Fun Ones 2020) Amer. hip hop/electronic producer & DJ Ramble John Krohn owns record label RJ's Electrical Connections. *Shawn Lee & Clutchy Hopkins: "Bootie Beat" (Fascinating Fingers 2009) Prolific Amer. multi-inst. producer Shawn Lee now lives in London. Clutchy Hopkins identity remains a mystery. His "tapes" are said to be discoveries from the desert, but collaborations still pop up occasionally. *Tommy Guerrero: "A Thousand Shapes Of Change" (Sunshine Radio 2020) Amer. musician (guit.) & pro skater plays rock, electronic, hip hop, funk, soul & jazz as a soloist and with Blktop Project with fellow skaters Ray Barbee & Matt Rodriguez. *Tribalistas: "Passe Em Casa" (Tribalistas 2002) Brazilian pop trio of Arnaldo Antunes (writer & composer), Marisa Monte (classically trained vox), & Carlinhos Brown (singer, percussionist & producer &

Bridging the Gap November 22, 2023 *Sly & The Family Stone: "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin" (Greatest Hits) Amer. band begun in SF in 1966 by Sylvester Stone (lead vox & keys) pivotal in the development of soul, R&B, funk, rock & psychedelic music. *William DeVaughn: "Be Thankful For What You've Got" (Be Thankful... 1974) Amer. sing/songwr. & keyboardist from Wash. DC. "Be Thankful..." reached the top ten R&B charts. *Nightmares On Wax: "Give Thx" (Feelin' Good 2013) English producer & DJ George Evelyn from Leeds. His father & sister exposed him to Curtis Mayfield & Quincy Jones as a youth. *Zakir Hussain: "Balinese Fantasy" (Trance Planet Vol. 1 1994) Virtuoso tabla player from Mumbai, India. Replaced his father in Ravi Shankar's band. Played w/Van Morrison, Jefferson Starship & Mickey Hart. *Etti Ankri: "Eshebo" (Buddha-Bar 1999) Israeli sing/songwr., guitarist &am

Bridging the Gap November 15, 2023 *Rickie Lee Jones: "Chuck E.'s In Love" (Rickie Lee Jones 1979) Amer. jazz, R&B, soul & pop singer/songwr. earned a Best New Artist Grammy for this her first album. *De-Phazz: "I Was There feat. Sandie Wollasch" (Jelly Banquet 2022) Downtempo jazz ensemble from Germany led by Pit Baumgartner feat. a variety of vocalists, musicians & songwriters in collaboration. SW: German singer/songwr. *Club Des Belugas & Maya Fadeeva: "No More Blues" (Chega De Saudade - Single 2023) European Nu jazz band led by Maxim Illion, Martin Kratzenstein & Kitty The Bill, Katrin Stoffel. MF: Russian/German sing/songwr./producer. *Anoushka Shankar: "Traveller" (Traveller 2011) Indian sitar player & composer is the daughter of Ravi Shankar and half sister of Amer. singer/songwr. Norah Jones. Began sitar training at age 8. *Karsh Kale: "We All Fall" (We All Fall - Single 2014) Indian musician who grew

Bridging the Gap November 8, 2023 *Beats Antique: "Let It All Go feat. Preservation Hall Jazz Band" (Shadowbox 2016) Oakland CA world fusion band focusing on Middle Eastern sounds mixed with electronic music.  *The Bahama Soul Club: "Never Roam No More feat. John Lee Hooker" (Bohemia After Dawn 2020) Led by multi-inst. producer & composer Oliver Belz German based BSC features soul, jazz, funk, bossa, etc. JLH: Amer. blues legend. *Parov Stelar: "My Man feat. Lightnin Hopkins" (The Burning Spider 2017) Austrian DJ & electronic music producer Marcus Fureder founded Etage Noir Recordings. LH: blues, sing/songwr. guitarist. *Omegaman: "The Sands Of Time feat. Emily Molloy" (Universal Rhythm 2022) Australian producer, composer & DJ Marc Scully works with musicians from the US, Canada & Australia on this project. EM: singer from Vancouver BC *Thievery Corporation: "Take My Soul feat. LouLou" (Culture Of Fear 2011) Amer. electr

Bridging the Gap November 1, 2023 *Makaya McCraven: "Black Rhythm Happening" (Deciphering The Message 2021) American jazz drummer, composer & producer grew up influenced by avant garde jazz artists and African Gnawa musicians. *Ezra Collective: "King Of The Jungle" (You Can't Steal My Joy 2019) London based jazz collective led by drummer Femi Koleoso along with bassist TJ Koleoso. *Don "Sugarcane" Harris: "Which Way Is The Bathroom" (Keep On Driving 1970) Amer. singer, violinist & guitarist died 11/30/99. Noted for his blues-fusion violin with Frank Zappa, Johnny Otis & John Mayall *The Claypool Lennon Delirium: "Bubbles Burst" (Monolith Of Phobos 2016) Amer. rock band featuring bassist/vocalist Les Claypool from Primus and guitarist/vocalist Sean Ono Lennon of GOASST. Lennon describes the music as 'progadelic.' (Psychedelic/progressive rock) *Spanish Gold: "Reach For Me" (South Of Nowhere 2014) Soulful