Bridging the Gap September 11, 2024

*Ghost Funk Orchestra: "Blockhead" (A New Kind Of Love 2022) Composer & multi-inst. Seth Applebaum is the creator of GFO. The sound is inspired by soul, psych rock, salsa and beyond.

*Wax Poetic: "Tommy" (Copenhagen 2006) NY based trip hop band founded by Turkish musician Ilhan Ersahin,  composer, sax & keyboard player.

*Belleruche: "Balance" (Turntable Soul Music 2007) Three piece electronic/soul band from the UK feat. Kathrin DeBoer on vox. They were active between 2005 to 2013.

*Black Pumas: "I'm Ready" (Black Pumas 2020) Austin TX producer, composer & multi-inst. Adrian Quesada and singer/songwr. Eric Burton formed BP after Burton came to Austin after busking on the Santa Monica Pier.

*Boulevards: "Modern Man" (Electric Cowboy: Born In Carolina Mud 2022) Jamil Rashad is a funk artist from Raleigh, No. Carolina. He describes his music as "southern fried Carolina Funk."

*Flevans: "Two Steps feat. Elliot Cole" (Part Time Millionaire 2019) Brit. electronic musician, producer & DJ Nigel Evans plays several instruments as well as singing funk, breaks, soul & electronica. He also collaborates with a variety of guest vocalists.

*Gary Bartz, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad: "Spiritual Ideation" (Gary Bartz JID006 2021) Gary Bartz is an Amer. alto sax player featured in the Jazz Is Dead series of producers, multi-insts. A Younge & AS Muhammad.

*Espen Horne: "Rory's Sunrays" (The Anatomy Of Serene Eloquence 2023) Legendary Norwegian producer, DJ Espen Horne on his first album released under his own name in 25 years.  Horne is also responsible for Bobby Hughes Experience & Bobby Hughes Combination.

*Monsieur Blumenberg: "Brazil?" (Musique Et Couleurs 2001) Federico Montefiori takes time away from his twin brother Francesco in Montefiori Cocktail to play in his "Wunderkammer Music" style.

*Mulatu Astatke: "Girl From Addis Ababa w/Ethiopian Quintet" (New York Addis London... 2009) Known as the "father of Ethiopian Jazz" composer/multi-inst. M Astatke blended Latin jazz with Ethiopian music to create "Ethio-Jazz."

*Hailu Mergia: "Ambasel" (HM & His Classical Instrument... 1985) Hailu Mergia is an Ethiopian composer, organist and synthesizer player. He played with The Walias early in his career,

*Malombo: "Sangoma" (Sangoma 1978) Pretorian band led by multi-insts. Philip Tabane & Duze Mahlobo. Malombo helped create the musical careers of many So. Afr. artists.

*Julian Bahula: "Heita Cindi" (Next Stop Soweto presents Spirit Of Malombo 2014) Julian Bahula was an African drummer, composer & bandleader based in Britain.

HOUR 2

*Erlon Chaves: "Cosa Nostra" (Samba Soul 70! 2001) Brazilian composer, pianist, singer & orchestra leader from Sao Paolo.

*Branca Di Neve: "Nego Dito" (Samba Soul 70! 2001) Brazilian musician/singer was a member of Os Originais Do Samba as a percussionist before switching to guitar for his solo career.

*Orlandivo: "Tamanco No Samba" (Soul Of Brazil ) Orlandivo Honorio De Souza was a Brazilian composer/singer/percussionist.

*Lizzy Parks: "All That (Natural Self Remix)" (Tru Thoughts Funk 2010) Jazz & soul sing./songwr. from Devon England. She also plays clarinet, tenor sax & piano.

*Kylie Auldist: "Cut You Loose" (Tru Thoughts Funk 2010) Kylie Auldist is an Samoan/Australian singer from Western Australia. She made her breakthrough singing with The Bamboos.

*Speedy Consuela: "Sukka Suited" (The New Gold Standard 2006) Fort Knox recording artists Speedy Consuela are a band made up of siblings Steve & Joyce Raskin as well as Steve's wife Johanna (aka Miss Johnna M) & Matt White.

*Pumali Panthers: "In Style And Rhythm" (Jazz Lounge 3 2007) Leftfield groove oriented electronica project by Austrian producers George Hartwig & Thomas Wander.

*Maya Fadeeva: "Green Eyes (Club Des Belugas Remix)" (How Avoid Difficult Situations 2021) Russian-German sing/songwr. and producer. 

*De-Phazz: "Mayday Payday feat. Sandie Wollasch (Reduced [Remixes] 2023) Downtempo German jazz band led by sound painter & producer Pit Baumgartner. SW: German singer who debuted with her father's band at age 13.

*The Dining Rooms: "Running Dog" (Lonesome Traveller 2011) Italian artist duo of Cesare Malfatti & Stefano Ghittoni.

*Dr. Rubberfunk: "Slim's Mood" (My Life At 45 2020) British multi-inst. producer & DJ Simon Ward based in Surrey, England.

*Eddie Shinn & Step: "Funk Jets" (The Third Is Not Superfluous 2016) Russian beat maker Step joins Eddie Shinn, producer from Ulyanovsk, Russia for some dirty funk & electronica.

*Anderson .Paak: "Anywhere (Instrumental)" (Oxnard 2018) Brandon Anderson Paak is a musician & producer from Oxnard Ca. He formed Silk Sonic with Bruno Mars in 2021.