Bridging the Gap January 29, 2023

*Covet: "Glimmer (acoustic)" (Single-2019) Yvette Young is the leader of Covet. She plays guitar, piano & violin. Yvette writes by singing parts to herself then matching the sound on her guitar. She is a self taught guitarist.

*Bei Bei & Shawn Lee: "Love In Hong Kong" (Year Of The Funky 2017) Bei Bei is a Chinese ghuzeng master, comp. & teacher living in So. Cal. Shawn Lee is an Amer. prod. multi-inst. comp. living in London.

*Shawn Lee & Clutchy Hopkins: "Ancient Chinese Secret" (Fascinating Fingers 2009) Shawn Lee is an Amer. multi-inst. comp. prod. & Clutchy Hopkins is the mystery musician that no one knows anything about. Where & how the two of them learned the "Ancient Chinese Secret" is also unknown.

*Novalima: "Aqui Y Ahora feat. Pablo Watusi" (La Danza Pt. 2 EP ) Novalima is a Peruvian band & prod. team playing Afro-Peruvian music with electronic and international influences. They originally formed while in high school. Pablo Watusi is a Colombian sing/songwr.

*Juaneco Y Su Combo: "Mujer Hilandera" (Leyenda Amazonica 2016) J y Su Combo is from Pucallpa, Peru. They play 'cumbia selvatica' (cumbia from the jungle.) Formed in the early 60s by Juan Wong Paredes.

*Lucia De La Cruz: "Toro Mata" (Siempre Contigo 1974) Peruvian singer performing Afro-Peruvian music. Toro Mata is a Peruvian folk song. Her breakthrough came in the 70s when she recorded "Vieja Limena" which became a beloved classic.

*New Visionaries: "Spiritual World" (Roadmaps 2024) The collaboration came about when UK based Australian Joel Sarakula (keys, bass, guit.) was stuck in the Netherlands during COVID. He teamed with Dutch musician Phil Martin (drums, perc. keys, bass, guit.)

*Jet Set Swe: "Sicilian Clan" (From Sweden With Love 2008) Jet Set Swe is Martin Persson (Hammond B-300, accordion & piano) Jerker Eklund on guitars, Mats Deltin on bass & Ola Bothzen on drums perc.

*The Electones: "A Dreamless Sleep Will Do Just Fine" (If You'll Be Null, I'll Be Void 2009) Norwegian jazz/electronic/pop group feat. Hallvard Hagen & Jens Petter Nilsen (who are Xploding Plastic) with vox Rita Augestad Knudsen. Described as: "a picturesque border territory between jazz, folk & electronica."

*Dr. Rubberfunk: "With Love feat. Stephanie Whitelock" (My Life At 45 2020) Brit. multi-inst. comp. & prod. Simon Ward playing electronic, hip hop, jazz, funk, soul & blues. He also did an album called "My Life At 33."

*Flevans: "By Your Side" (Stand Tall 2024) Nigel Evans is a multi-inst. prod. & DJ from Brighton in the UK. He plays funk, soul, breaks & electronic music. Lyrics by Canadian soul singer Tanika Charles.

*Eric Lau: "Lily Of The Desert feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow" (One Of Many 2013) British soul prod. DJ feat. heavy drums, unrecognizable sample & a mixture of live & sequenced instrumentation. He collabs with a variety of singers. This song feat. Amer. sing/songwr. Georgia Anne Muldrow.

*Eddie Shinn: "Disco Stu" (The Sketches Of Scratches 2014) Producer from Ulyanovsk, Russia.

HOUR 2

*Hamburg Spinners & Erobique: "Die Ledermuranen Kommen!" (Der Magische Kraken 2021) Funk/jazz modal band from Germany feat. Carsten 'Erobique' Meyer Hammond B3, Dennis Rux guitar, David Nesselharf bass & Lucas Kochbeck drums.

*Diplomats Of Solid Sound: "Cookie Time" (Instrumental, Action, Soul 2001) Though living in various places around the US, DOSS converge on Iowa City, Ia periodically to write & record their classic funk & soul.

*Cookin' On 3 Burners: "Black Stick" (Lab Experiments Vol. 1, Mixin' 2017) Australian funk, soul, boogaloo & jazz organ trio from Melbourne feat. Dan West guit. Ivan Khatchoyan drums & Jake Mason organ.

*Hailu Mergia & The Walias: "Lomi Tera-Tera" (Tche Belew 1977) Ethiopian organ & synth player Hailu Mergia playing with The Walias. The Walias backed many of Ethiopia's most well know musicians incl. their founder Mulatu Astatke.

*Mulatu Astatke: "Yekitir Tezeta" (New Youk-Addis-London... 2009) M Astatke is know as the "father of Ethiopian jazz." He included Western music with traditional Ethiopian sounds creating 'Ethio-jazz."

*Almon Memela: "The Things We Do In Soweto" (Funky Africa 1975) So. Afr. comp. guitarist & prod. Almon Memela was seeking guitar lessons at the Dorkay House education & performance center, but they asked him to teach instead.

*Speedy Consuela: "Sukka Suited" (The New Gold Standard 2006) Speedy Consuela consists of husband & wife Steve Raskin & Johnna Raskin (nee Miller), Joyce & Matt White & guitarist Rob Myers.

*Lizzy Parks: "All That (Natural Self Remix)" (All That/Forever And A Day Remixes 2009) Lizzy Parks is a jazz & soul singer/songwr. from Devon, England.

*Belleruche: "Bird Mess" (Turntable Soul Music 2007) Belleruche was a 3 piece electronic/soul band from the UK feat. Kathrin DeBoer on lead vox. They were active from 2005 to 2013.

*De-Phazz & Oli Rubow: "Sick Sailor" (presents De-Drums 2024) Downt. jazz ensemble led by prod. sound painter Pit Baumgartner who says, "I am best at putting things together that don't belong together." Oli Rubow is a German organic electro & acoustic drummer.

*The Dining Rooms: "Ohm And Raga" (Art Is A Cat 2020) Italian duo of Cesare Malfatti & Stefano Ghittoni fusing jazz & electronic music.

*Inf: "Adventures In Minor" (Music For Crime Scenes 2013) Inf is Dutch prod. Bas Te Braak. Music For Crime Scenes is played, mixed & produced by Inf.

*BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah: "Gunshowers (Inst.)" (Sour Soul (Inst.) 2015) Hip hop & jazz collab. btwn Canadian jazz band & prod. team BBNG & Amer. rapper Ghostface Killah.