Bridging the Gap April 16, 2025

*Shawn Lee's GPS Band: "Lost In Tokyo" (Lost 2025) Shawn Lee is an Amer. multi-inst. comp. prod. based in London. He has collaborated with many artists incl. AM, Bei Bei, Tommy Guerrero, etc.

*Timewarp Inc.: "Economic Boom (Inst.)" (Theory Of Revolution (Inst.) 2019) Timewarp Inc. is an electronic project that started as a band and is now a solo project of Greek comp. prod. & key player Angelos Stoumpos.

*Hattler: "Kraal Jam" (Warhol Holidays 2016) Distinctive & innovative German bassist & comp. Helmut Hattler leads this jazz/funk band. He has said, "We follow no one else - we make our own music."

*William DeVaughn: "Be Thankful For What You've Got (David Todd Remix)" (BTFWYG 1994) Wm. DeVaughn is an Amer. sing/songwr. & keys fm Wash. DC. BTFWYG in 1974 was his biggest hit. He was popular in soul, funk & R&B.

*Shuggie Otis: "Strawberry Letter 23" (Freedom Flight 1971) Shuggie Otis is an Amer. sing/songwr. & multi-inst. He is the son of famed R&B impresario & musician Johnny Otis.

*Stevie Wonder: "Higher Ground" (Innervisions 1973) SW is an Amer. multi-inst. comp. singer, social activist & humanitarian. He began his career at Motown in the 1960s as Little Stevie Wonder at age 11. SW is a hugely influential musician and personality across all genres of music & beyond.

*Susheela Raman: "Vel Undu" (Vel 2010) S Raman is a British Tamil musician. Her live performances are built on the sacred Bhakti & Sufi traditions of India & Pakistan.

*El Michels Affair: "Zaharila feat. Piya Malik" (Yeti Season 2021) NYC based funk/soul/hip hop band founded by comp. prod. multi-inst. Leon Michels who was a founding member of SJ & The Dap-Kings & Menahan Street Band. P Malik is a sing/songwr. raised in India.

*The Bombay Royale: "Khubsoorat Bewafa" (The Island Of Dr. Electrico 2014) Australian band inspired by Bollywood soundtracks & western styles of music led by 'The Skipper' Andy Williamson who also plays sax & flute.

*Bobbi Humphrey: "Tropical Voyage" (City Beat 1988) B Humphrey is an Amer. jazz flutist & comp. fm Texas. She is one of the first women instrumentalists to be signed to the prestigious Blue Note Records label. She has played with Duke Ellington, Stevie Wonder & Roy Ayers.

*Dorothy Ashby: "Charmain" (In A Minor Groove 1958) D Ashby was a harpist in the jazz idiom. She showed that the harp could be a lead instrument in the genre. Frank Wess was a jazz flutist, saxophonist & comp.

*St. Germain: "So Flute (Ludovic Navarre Amapiano Reprise)" (Extra Cabin Baggage 2021) St. Germain is French DJ & musical artist Ludovic Navarre. His stage name refers to an 18th century German eccentric who claimed to be several hundred years old.

*Jeremy Steig: "Howling For Judy" (Howlin' For Judy 2008) Amer. jazz flutist Jeremy Steig was the son of famed cartoonist William Steig who created Shrek.

HOUR 2

*Jet Set Swe: "Danny's Dream" (To Sweden With Love 2008) Jet Set Swe is a Swedish lounge band playing mostly covers. The band consists of Martin Persson on Hammond B-300, accordion & piano, Jerker Eklund on guitars, Mats Deltin on bass & Ola Bothzen on drums & perc.

*Calibro 35: "Any Resemblance To Real Facts Is Purely Coincidental" (Any Resemblance To Real Person Or Actual Facts Is Purely Coincidental 2012) Calibro 35 is a Cinematic funk band from Milan, Italy with prod. Tommaso Colliva & guitarist Massimo Martellota.

*The Olympians: "Neptune" (The Olympians 2016) Amer. inst. soul group led by NY based keyboard & vibes player Tobias Pazner with members of The Dap-Kings, The Expressions & Menahan Street Band.

*Bajka: "The Hunting" (In Wonderland 2010) Bajka Pluwatsch was born in India & raised in Portugal & So. Afr. She is a poet, producer, singer & songwriter with a distinct vocal style.

*Kinny: "Desire feat. Nostalgia 77" (Idle Forest Chit Chat 2009) Canadian born Caitlin Simpson is Indigenous Canadian, Jamaican & Swedish now based in Norway. She is a classically trained opera singer but prefers the freedom of jazz & soul.

*Thievery Corporation: "Take My Soul feat. Lou Lou" (Culture Of Fear 2011) Amer. electronic duo of Rob Garza & Eric Hilton who use elements of hip hop, jazz, electronic, Indian & Middle Eastern music. Lou Lou Ghelickhani is an Amer. singer born in Ca. & raised in Paris, France.

*Sergent Garcia: "El Baile Del Diablo" (Una Y Otra Vez 2011) Sergent Garcia is French artist Bruno Garcia playing latin, reggae with Caribbean music & hip hop. 

*Empresarios: "Pa' La Calle" (The Vibes 2015) Amer. latin fusion, funk band from Wash. DC led by Javier Miranda on vox, congas & production.

*Ocote Soul Sounds: "En El Temblor" (Taurus 2011) OSS was founded by NY prod. multi-inst. Martin Perna in 2001. He was joined by multi-inst. comp. prod. Adrian Quesada in 2004 after finding himself in Austin TX. Quesada left the group around 2006.

*Hamburg Spinners: "Der Bremer" (Im Schwarzwald 2024) Hamburg Spinners are a funk/jazz/modal band from Germany feat. Carsten "Erobique" Meyer on Hammond organ, Dennis Rux on guit. David Nesselhauf on bass & Lucas Kochbeck on drums.

*Beat Bronco Organ Trio: "One Way" (Another Shape Of Essential Sounds 2023) BBOT is a Spanish soul jazz organ trio with an old school style, vintage grooves & soulful sounds. Gabri Casanova, Hammond organ, Lucas De Mulder on guit. & Antonio Pax Alvarez on drums.

*Cookin' On 3 Burners: "Wind Up" (Lab Experiments Vol. 1: Mixin' 2017) Australian funk trio feat. Jake Mason on Hammond organ, Dan West on guit. & Ivan Khatchoyan on drums.

*Sam Paglia: "Night Club Tropez" (Night Club Tropez 2000) Sam Paglia is known as the 'Godfather Of Italian Lounge' playing soul, jazz, funk & lounge on his Hammond organ.