Bridging the Gap June 25, 2025

*The EEs & Reggie Worthy: "I Mean Soul" (Temptations Of Sound 2023) Comp. prod. guit. Claus Hartisch & comp. prod. keyboardist Andre Neundorf are The EEs (Eclectic Experiences.) They are joined by Amer. soul veteran bassist, songwr. prod. & vox Reggie Worthy on this cut.
*Go.Soul.Map. & Derane Obika: "Hold The Line" (Peaceful Sound For Broken Minds 2024) Ital. Salvo Bruno "Dub" is prod. & performer along with UK/Nigerian sing/songwr. Derane Obika.
*De-Phazz & Oli Rubow: "Sick Sailor" (presents De-Drums 2024) Another absolute gem from Germ. prod. comp. sound-painter Pit Baumgartner. This cut features Germ. organic & electronic drummer Oli Rubow.

*Tokyo Groove Jyoshi: "Hello Mr. Q" (We Are TGJ 2025) TGJ is an all female Jap. jazz/funk group feat. Emily Kanazashi (keys, vox) MiMi Kawakami (drums, vox, comp.) & Rina Hoshino (bass, vox, comp.) They were brought together by Jap. prod. Koichi Kaneko aka "Neko."
*Alex Puddu: "Japanese Videotapes" (Japanese Videotapes 2024) Hailing from Rome, Alex Puddu is a multi-inst. comp. prod. now based in Copenhagen. He was one half of Puddu Varano.
*Mondo Grosso: "Kemuri (Smoke) feat. ACO" (Attune/Detune 2018) Jap. prod. Shinichi Osawa is Mondo Grosso (Big World in Ital.) He was in a group called Mondo Grosso & kept the name when they disbanded.

*Mo' Horizons: "Holy Water" (...And The New Bohemian Freedom 2003) Germ. prods. & DJs Ralf Droesemeyer & Mark 'Foh" Wetzler from Hannover Germ. mine a wide array of jazz, funk & world music to create their sound.
*Hamburg Spinners: "Huschdegudsl" (Im Shwarzwald 2024) Hamburg Spinners are a mod jazz quartet feat. Hammond organ from Carsten Mayer, guit. from Dennis Rux, bass by David Nesselhauf & drummer Lucas Kochbeck.
*Beat Bronco Organ Trio: "Dr. Kiffi" (Another Shape Of Essential Sounds 2023) Spanish soul-jazz organ trio with a old school style, vintage grooves & soulful sounds. Gabri Casanova: Hammond organ, Lucas De Muldar: guit. & Antonio Pax Alvarez: drums.

*The Funk Ark: "Diaspora" (From The Rooftops 2011) Jazz funk band from Wash DC playing vintage funk & soul as well as a wide array of inst. jazz styles led by keyboardist, comp. Will Rast.
*The Mackrosoft: "Fish Tank Funk" (Music To Mack By 2017) The Mackrosoft was founded by multi-inst. comp. Aja West & largely inspired by 70s funk & space-jazz. West passed away in 2022.
*Medeski Martin & Wood: "Hay-Hee-Hi-Ho (Illyb Remix)" Note Bleu: The Best Of... 2006) Amer. prog. avant funk, jazz, post rock trio. John Medeski keys, Billy Martin drums & Chris Wood bass.
*Lucky Brown & The S.G.'s: "Sweet Tea (With My Sweetie)" (Single 2019) Seattle funk meister Joel Ricci is prod. comp. Lucky Brown also running the Westsound Archive.

HOUR 2

*Marta Ren & The Groovelvets: "2 Kinds Of Men" (Stop Look Listen 2016) Portuguese musician Marta Campos is funk soul sing. Marta Ren accompanied by the 8 pc. Port. soul band The Groovelvets.
*The Mighty Mocambos: "Take On The World feat. Gizelle Smith" (2066 2019) The MMs out of Hamburg Germ. spearheaded the contemporary Germ. funk movement led by multi-inst. comp. Bjorn Wagner. G Smith is a French sing/songwr., comp. & artist.
*The Bamboos: "Step It Up feat. Alice Russell" (Step It Up 2006) Australian funk band led by comp. prod. guit. Lance Ferguson. Alice Russell is a soul/funk singer from the UK.

*Bahama Soul Club: "Muevelo Papi (Club Des Belugas Remix)" (The Havana Remixes 2017) Germ. nu-jazz bossa band based in Portugal & led by multi-inst. prod. comp. Oliver Belz.
*Femina: "Plumas" (Perlas Y Conchas 2019) Femina is a folk & fusion trio from San Martin De Los Andes Argentina. Clara Miglioli vox, guit. Sofia "Toti" Trucco vox, guitar & ronroco & Clara "Wewi" Trucco vox, perc. flute.
*Gina Chavez: "Lo Que Manda" (Lo Que Manda-EP 2020) G Chavez is a Latin folk & pop singer from Austin TX. She is a queer artist & this EP is the "story of a woman coming into her own power."

*Greyboy: "To Know You Is To Love You" (Soul Mosaic 2004) Greyboy is Andreas Stevens is an acid jazz DJ from San Diego Ca. He later founded the Greyboy Allstars playing hip hop, soul & funk music.
*Monophonics: "Too Long" (Sound Of Sinning 2015) SF Bay Area psych. soul band with Kelly Finnigan on vox, keys, prod. 
*Crowd Company: "Get Used To It" (Lowdown 2020) Crowd Company is a UK soul band founded by guit. sing/songwr. Robert Fleming. They have a vintage soul sound that reaches toward the future. Fleming co-runs the Vintage League Music label along with Alan Evans.

*Hailu Mergia: "Ambasel" (H Mergia & His Classical Inst.... 1985) Legendary Ethiopian keyboard & synth. player Hailu Mergia has been hugely influential in Ethiopian jazz.
*Mulatu Astatke: "Yekitir Tezeta" (NY-Addis-London 2009) Comp. multi-inst. M Astatke combined Latin jazz & trad. Ethiopian music to create "Ethio-Jazz." He is also known as the "father of Ethiopian jazz."
*Almon Memela: "Telephone" (Funky Africa 1975) So. Afr. comp. guit. & prod. sought guit. lessons at Dorkay House but was asked to teach instead.
*Sun Atlas: "Backdoor Dandy" (Sun Atlas ) Sun Atlas play a mix of afrobeat. Ethio-jazz, cinematic soul & jazz funk all in a state of anonymity to make sure the music is the main focus.

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