Bridging the Gap April 9, 2025

*Electro Coco: "Palafitas" (Coco Do Mundo 2004) Amsterdam based group with Brazilian sing. Viviani Godoy, English DJ Graham B & Dutch prod./musician Alain Eskinasi play a blend of Brazilian styles driven by strong electronic grooves.

*Zuco 103: "Killiljin" (Telenova 2023) "Brazilectro" group from Amsterdam feat. Lilian Viera vox, Stefan Schmid keys & Stefan Kruger drums. They met as students of the Rotterdam Conservatory.

*Rosalia De Souza: "Samba Longe" (D'Improvviso 2009) Brazilian bossa nova singer moved to Italy at 21 and studied music theory, Cuban percussion & jazz at Scuola Populare di Testaccio in Rome.

*Lemongrass & Kevin Paczesney: "Strings Of Depth (Lemon Lofi Mix)" (Collaborations-EP 2025) German DJ prod. Roland Voss plays nujazz, ambient, hip hop, R&B, deep house, soul & lounge music.  Kevin Paczesney is a chill out/ambient prod. from LA Ca.

*Roy Ayers, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad: "Shadows Of The East" (R Ayers JID002 2020) A Younge prod. comp. & AS Muhammad DJ prod. comp. honoring R Ayers jazz/funk vibist, prod. & comp.

*Makaya McCraven: "High Fives" (In These Times 2022) M McCraven is an Amer. jazz drummer comp. & prod. He has been called a "cultural synthesizer" of "jazz rooted 21st century folk music."

*Kojato & The Afro Latin Cougaritas: "Afro Shigida-Original Lagos Cut" (All About Jazz 2011) Led by Monrovia, Liberian singer Kojo & with a stellar international line-up such as keyboardist & comp. Andre Neundorf the afro/soul/funk is beautifully delivered.

*Chicago Afrobeat Project: "White Rhino feat. Tony Allen & Ugochi" (What Goes Up 2017) CAbP uses afrobeat music as a starting point to explore myriad world music genres. Afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen guests on this album. Ugochi is internationally renowned sing/songwr. & poet from Chicago.

*Sun Atlas: "Mystic Parade" (Sun Atlas 2019) Transcendental outer national funk & psych. jazz from mysterious LA based collective. They hide their identities behind costumes & masks so that people will focus solely on the music.

*De-Phazz & Andreas Neubauer: "Transit Tango (De-Phazz Remix)" (presents De-Drums 2024) German nujazz group led by prod. sound-painter Pit Baumgartner. Andreas Neubauer is a German drummer & engineer,

*Club Des Belugas & Thomas Siffling: "Ragbag" (Ragbag 2018) CdB is a European nu jazz group led by Maxim Ilion (Martin Kratzenstein) & Kitty The Bill (Katrin Stoffel). Thomas Siffling is a German jazz trumpeter.

*Tape Five: "Topanga Valley" (Soiree Deluxe 2017) Tape Five is a German nujazz band led by sing/songwr. Martin Strathausen playing Electro Swing, Latin, Lounge & Chillout.

*Naoki Kenji: "Move" (Ecoustic 2004) German-Japanese artist Naoki Kenji aka Uwe Schmidt plays electronic music inspired by his Japanese culture.

HOUR 2

*Monsieur Blumenberg: "Sciabadabada" (Musique Et Couleurs 2001) Federico Montefiori (sax, flute & vox) solo side project taking time off from his twin brother, Francesco & Montefiori Cocktail , to produce this album in his "Wunderkammer Music" style.

*Low Fidelity Jet Set Orchestra: "Kebab's Revenge" (Searching For A Bit Of Popularity 2008) Formed by Dave Masoch & Paolo "Apollo" Negri of Modulo5 with deep funk roots, bossa nova excursions & Hammond organ grooves.

*Sam Paglia: "Soul 69 Theme" (The Rare Sam Paglia 2005) SP is known as the "Godfather Of Italian Lounge" playing soul, jazz, funk & lounge on his Hammond organ.

*The Roches: "Missing" (Another World 1985) Irish Amer. sisters Maggie (keys), Suzzy (acoustic. guit) & Terre (elec. guitar) Roche are sing/songwrs. active since the mid 1970s. Maggie passed away in 2017.

*Carole King: "Smackwater Jack" (Tapestry 1971) Carol Joan Klein is Amer. sing/songwr. Carole King. She began as a songwr. with Gerry Goffin who she later married. They wrote "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" by The Shirelles in 1961. Carole was inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame in 1987.

*Kat Eaton: "Put Yourself In My Arms" (Talk To Me 2021) Kat Eaton has been writing songs with her guitarist husband Nick Atkinson since they were 16. They write songs when they are "compelled" to.

*Grupo Fantasma: "Se Te Mira" (Sonidos Gold 2008) Austin TX Latin band feat. Beto Martinez (guit.), & Jose Galeano (perc. vox.) Sonidos Gold was nominated for Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album at the 51st Grammys.

*Sonido De La Frontera: "Somos Sonideros" (Sonidero Guerrillero 2021) Sonido De La Frontera is vocalist Karlos Paez, prod. bass keys & vox Luke Henshaw & DJ DJ Unite. They play cumbia unique to the area between San Diego, Ca. & the Mexican border town of Tijuana.

*Cumbia All Stars: "La Cumbia Del Parisino" (Tigres En Fuga 2014) Members of legendary Peruvian Cumbia bands reunite to play classic songs as well as new music that stays true to the traditions of their original sound.

*Boozoo Bajou: "S.I.P." (Dust My Broom 2005) BB features German downt. prods. Florian Seyberth & Peter Heider with their unique blend of modern electronica with blues, jazz, soul, latin & dub.

*The Herbaliser: "Over And Over (Inst.)" (Bring Out The Sound 2018) English jazzy hip hop group formed in 1995 by Jake Wherry & Ollie Trattles. Wherry declared The Herbaliser finished in 2021.

*Fila Brazillia: "Heil Mickey" (Dicks 2004) David McSherry & Steve Cobby began recording as FB in 1990 seeking a more fluent & enjoyable approach to their music. 

*Clutchy Hopkins & Lord Kenjamin: "Heavy Hands" (Music Is My Medicine 2009) Arr. prod. & written by C Hopkins & Lord Kenjamin. The thing is, no one knows who they are! Or they're just not telling.