Bridging the Gap (Future Evergreen 9/3/25)

*Adrian Quesada: "Spirits" (Jaguar Sound 2022) A Quesada is an Amer. guit. comp. prod. & multi-inst. fm Austin TX known for his work with Black Pumas, Brownout, Grupo Fantasma & Ocote Soul Sounds to name a few.

*Alpacas Collective: "The Chase" (Seven Wisdoms Of Plutonia 2022) Belgian funk band flavoring the pot with jazz, afro, boogaloo, soul & oriental sounds.

*Sun Atlas: "Grand Theft" (Sun Atlas ?) "Sun Atlas' music is collaborative work between various musicians scattered on different continents." The music is intended to stand alone and it does that quite well.

*TheEEs: "Con Sentimiento feat. Arema Arega & Regis Molina" (Temptations Of Sound 2023) Comps. prods. Andre Neundorf (keys) & Claus Hartisch (guit.) are the heart & soul of TheEEs. Arema Arega is a Cuban singer & Regis Molina is a Cuban flutist & conguero.

*Femina: "Brillando" (Perlas Y Conchas 2019) Femina are sing/songwrs. Clara Miglioli, vox, guit. Sofia "Toti" Trucco, vox guit. ronroco & Clara "Wewi" Trucco vox, perc. flute. They hail from Argentina.

*Bobi Cespedes: "Mi Canto" (Mujer Y Cantante 2020) Bobi Cespedes is a Cuban singer comp. perc. & prod. as well as a priestess in the Yoruba-Lucumi spiritual tradition.

*Blktop Project: "Esto Fortis!" (Concrete Jungle 2016) Skateboarder/musicians Tommy Guerrero, Ray Barbee & Matt Rodriguez played together while touring for a skating magazine later adding drummer Chuck Treece to form Blktop Project.

*Ray Barbee: "Find Enjoyment" (In Full View 2005) RB is an Amer. pro skater, songwr. & multi-inst. from San Jose Ca. 

*Tommy Guerrero: "So Blue It's Black" (Loose Grooves & Bastard Blues 1997) TG is an Amer. guit. & pro skater from San Fran Ca. As a solo artist he has played rock, electronic, hip hop, funk, soul & jazz.

*The Dells: "Oh, What A Night" (Soul Shots... ) Amer. doo wop, funk, soul & disco male vocal group feat. falsetto singer Johnny Carter & baritone singer Marvin Junior. R&R Hall of Fame in 2004.

*Sonny Charles & The Checkmates Ltd.: "Black Pearl" (Soul Shots... 1969) Amer. 60s & 70s soul group orig. composed of black & white members. Black Pearl was their biggest hit and was prod. by Phil Specter.

*The Delfonics: "La-La Means I Love You" (Soul Shots... ) Philly soul vocal grp active in the 60s & 70s were later heavily sampled by hip hop grps like Wu-Tang Clan & Notorious B.I.G.

*Jimmy Smith: "Messin' Around" (Home Cookin' 1961) J Smith was an Amer. jazz keyboardist from Philadelphia. He helped popularize the Hammond B-3 electric organ.

HOUR 2

*Ofo The Black Company: "Allah Wakbarr" (Allah Wakbarr 1972) Nigerian student band playing in Lagos in the 1970s. After playing in the UK they changed their name to Oho The Rock Company.

*Segun Bucknor & His Revolution: "La La La" (Nigeria 70... ) Bertram Olusegun Bucknor was a Nigerian afrobeat key, guit., vox, comp. bandleader & journalist. He advocated Nigerian history & culture in his music.

*Collins Oke Elaiho & His Odologie Noble Dance Band: "Simini-Yaga" (Nigeria Special... ) Collins Oke Elaiho is a Nigerian highlife musician. He released numerous songs & albums leaving a significant mark on Nigerian highlife music.

*De-Phazz: "Happiness" (Godsdog 1999) De-Phazz is a downt. jazz ensemble led by prod. sound painter Pit Baumgartner & including sing/songwrs. Pat Appleton & Karl Frierson.

*Koop: "Summer Sun feat. Yukimi Nagano" (Waltz For Koop 2001) Electronic jazz duo formed in Uppsala Sweden by Magnus Zingmark & Oscar Simonsson and active from 1995-2008. Yukimi Nagano is a Swedish-Jap. singer.

*Waldeck: "This Isn't Maybe feat. Chet Baker" (This Isn't Maybe 2000) Klaus Waldeck is an Austrian electronica musician with strong jazz influences. 

*Lee Fields & Sugarman & Co.: "Stand Up" (Daptone Gold 2009) Lee Fields is an Amer. singer & soul musician. Sugarman & Co. are led by NY saxophonist Neal Sugarman.

*Black & Brown: "We Gotta Party" (File Under Funk 1995) B & B are an Italian acid jazz duo Picchio Bagnoli (bass) & Andrea Raffini (guit.) who compose all of Black & Browns songs.

*Fort Knox Five: "Blowin' Up The Spot" (The New Gold Standard ) Wash DC based band with Steve Raskin, Jon Horvath, Sid Barcelona & Rob Myers playing funk, reggae, hip hop & electronica.

*Luiz Macedo: "Bossa Nova, Ne?" (Bossa Electromagnetica 2002) Luiz Macedo is a musician prod. & score writer from Sao Paolo Braz. 

*Monsieur Blumenberg: "Brazil?" (Musique Et Couleurs 2001) Side project of Federico Montefiori (Montefiori Cocktail) in his 'Wunderkammer Music' style.

*Mo' Horizons: "Anotha Bossa" (Mango 2023) Germ. prods. & DJs Ralf Droesemeyer & Mark 'Foh' Wetzler embracing multiple styles & genres.

*Moacir Santos: "Kamba" (Ouro Negro 2001) Braz. comp. arr. & multi-inst. known for his innovative contributions to Braz. jazz.