Bridging the Gap August 20, 2025

*Gary Bartz, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad: "Spiritual Ideation" (JID006 2021) G Bartz Amer. jazz alto sax, AY comp. prod. ASM DJ, comp. prod. rapper. AY & ASM founded JID in 2017 to pay tribute to the past & forge boldly into the future of jazz.

*Makaya McCraven: "Sunset" (Deciphering The Message 2012) Amer. jazz drummer & prod. prefers the organic method of recording rather than highly produced works.

*Misha Panfilov & Shawn Lee: "Deep Sea Oddities" (Paradise Cove 2020) MP is an Estonian multi-inst. comp. & prod. Shawn Lee is an Amer. multi-inst. prod. comp. living in London. SLee is the king of collab. and this album is a fine example.

*Mo' Horizons: "Back To Melbourne feat. Gypsy Brown" (...and The Banana Soundsystem 2011) Germ. duo of prods. Ralf Droesemeyer & Mark 'Foh' Wetzler mixing electronica, jazz, latin, soul & funk. Gypsy Brown (Elvis Aljus) is a drummer, perc. prod. & rec. artist.

*The Mackrosoft: "That Kind Of Party!" (Journey To Vaginus 2003) Seattle Wa. funk master prod. & comp. Aja West was the imagination behind The Mackrosoft. Jazz, funk, soul synthesis at it's best.

*Lance Ferguson & The Bamboos: "Rue De La Paix" (L'Ocean De Toi - Soundtrack 2025) NZ born guit. prod. comp. & DJ. Aka Lanu & Machines Always Win...

*Nickodemus: "Mystic Molay feat. Innov Gnawa" (A Long Engagement 2018) Nick DeSimone is a NYC DJ & prod. who runs Wonderwheel Recordings and started the Turntables On The Hudson events. Innov Gnawa are a Moroccan Gnawa band based in NYC.

*Khaled: "N'Ssi N'Ssi" (Best Of... ) Khaled is an Algerian rai singer, comp. & multi-inst. now living in France.

*Innov Gnawa & AkizzBeatz: "Bangara (AkizzBeatz Remix)" (Single ) Trad. Moroccan Gnawa music band based in NYC led by Gnawa master Mallem Hassan Ben Jaafer. Gnawa music consists of Moroccan religious songs & rhythms. AkizzBeatzz is a funk, hip hop prod. from Athens Greece.

*Mongo Santamaria: "Afro Blue" (Mongo 1959) M Santamaria was a Cuban rumba quinto master & Latin  jazz percussionist. He spent most of his career in the US & was a leading figure in the pachanga & boogaloo dance crazes of the 60s.

*Poncho Sanchez: "Watermelon Man feat. Mongo Santamaria" (Fiesta Picante ) P Sanchez is a Mexican-Amer. conguero, latin jazz bandleader & salsa singer.

*Bobby Montez: "African Fantasy" (Latino Blue ) West Coast Vibist Bobby Montez also played bass & piano.

*Joe Torres: "Soul Cha" (Latino Con Soul 1967) Latin jazz / boogaloo timbalero Joe Torres recorded only one album: Latino Con Soul & retired from music in the 70s.

HOUR 2

*De-Phazz: "Something Special" (Death By Chocolate 2001) De-Phazz is led by prod. sound painter Pit Baumgartner & features Pat Appleton & Karl Frier on vox & songwr. 'Something Special' is co-written by P Appleton.

*Club Des Belugas & Lene Riebau: "Playing On The Radio" (How To Avoid Difficult Situations 2021) CdB is a German nujazz band led by Maxim Illion (Martin Kratzenstein) & Kitty The Bill (Katrin Stoffel.) Lene Riebau is a Danish jazz sing/songwr.

*Bellerruche: "Bump" (Turntable Soul Music 2007) UK electronic soul band active from 2005 through 2023 with lead vox by Kathrin DeBoer.

*International Velvet: "Chariot feat. Mustafa Akbar (Interplanetary Edit)" (The New Gold Standard ) Guit. & sitar player Rob Myers is the leader of Int. Velvet when he is not behind one or more of the other Fort Knox Five artists FKF, Thunderball & See-I.

*Thunderball: "Thunder In The Jungle feat. Afrika Bambaataa" (Cinescope 2006) Thunderball was a group feat. Sid Barcelona, Steve Raskin & Rob Myers before they became Fort Knox Five. Afrika Bambaataa is DJ & pioneering hip hop artist Lance Taylor.

*Vito Lalinga: "It's Black" (Precious 2025) Vito Lalinga is an Italian prod. musician obsessed with funk & jazz aka Vi Mode Inc. Project.

*Jorge Ben: "Xica Da Silva" (Africa Brasil 1976) JB is a Braz. musician, vocalist & songwr. He came to intl. fame in the early 60s when Sergio Mendes covered his song "Mas Que Nada."

*Marcelo: "Algo No Ar" (Marcelo 1977) Marcelo Costa Santos is a Braz. MPB & funk musician.

*Farofa Carioca: "A Lei Da Bala" (Moro No Brasil 1998) Braz. group playing samba, pop & funk founded in 1997. Seu Jorge was their composer.

*Bonobo: "Pick Up" (Dial 'M' For Monkey 2003) Brit. musician, prod. & DJ based in LA Ca. He uses jazz  & world music for his electronic sound.

*Bobbi Humphrey: "Spanish Harlem" (Flute-In 1971) Amer. jazz flutist & comp. One of the first female instrumentalists signed to Blue Note in 1971.

*Dorothy Ashby: "It's A Minor Thing" (In a Minor Groove with Frank Wess 1958) Amer. jazz harpist established the harp as a lead inst. in jazz.  Frank Wess Amer. jazz flutist, sax & comp.

*Dorothy Ashby: "Just Had To Tell Somebody" (Dorothy's Harp 1969) Amer. jazz harpist.