Bridging the Gap October 22, 2025

*South Froggies: "Nu Jazz Connection" (Nu Jazz Factory 2007) Electronic nu jazz group formed in 2000 by French artist Jean-Luc Prosperi aka DJ Rubio. So. Froggies sound is a textural flow of rhythms & beats.
*Batterie De Verre: "Jitterbug" (Jazz Lounge 3 2007) Project of German electro. musician comp. & multi-inst. Sonke Duwer.
*Tape Five: "Cats Walk Underground" (Bossa For A Coup 2007) German bossa nova style project from prod. songwr. Martin Strathausen playing nu jazz, Latin, lounge & chill step.

*Speedy Consuela: "Number One Fan" (New Gold Standard 2 2009) Speedy Consuela starts with sibling musicians Steve & Joyce Raskin, both part of the Fort Knox Five, 18th St. Lounge gang. The name comes from imagining who the sister of Speedy Gonzalez might be.
*Greyboy: "Got To Be A Love feat. Sharon Jones" (Soul Mosaic 2004) Greyboy is DJ, prod. songwr. Andreas Stevens out of San Diego Ca. Sharon Jones was an Amer. soul singer with her own band SJ & The Dap-Kings
*Wax Poetic: "Beautiful feat. Natalie Walker" (On A Ride 2012) NY based Turkish sax. comp. prod. Ilhan Ersahin is the man behind Wax Poetic. Natalie Walker is an Amer. sing/songwr. & musician.

*The Who: "Is It In My Head?" (Quadrophenia 1973) Quadrophenia is Pete Townshend's rock opera about a young mod, Jimmy, set in 1965 London & Brighton. It was released as a movie in 1979.
*Graham Parker: "Success" (The Mona Lisa's Sister 1988) Brit. rock singer/guitarist & songwr. TMLS was the first album that Parker produced himself.
*T-Bone Burnett: "When The Night Falls feat. Ry Cooder" (Proof Through The Night 1983) Joseph Henry Burnett III (T-Bone) is an Amer. Grammy winning prod. songwr. & musician. He played guitar for Bob Dylan during the 70s.

*Sun Atlas: "The Mystic Parade" (Sun Atlas 2022) "The band's music is a collaborative work between various musicians scattered on different continents." That's the press release for the band. They keep their personal identities under wraps and unwrap the acid jazz, funk, garage rock to speak for itself.
*Ikebe Shakedown: "Dram" (Stone By Stone 2014) Brooklyn based Ikebe Shakedown plays cinematic soul, Afrofunk, deep disco & boogaloo with a tight horn section & deep grooves.
*Alpacas Collective: "The Chase" (Seven Wisdoms Of Plutonia 2022) Recorded & prod. by perc. Frederik Kuhn out of Louvain, Belgium playing funk, afro, jazz, boogaloo, soul & world sounds.
*Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra: "N.E.S.T.A. 75" (Talkatif 2002) Brooklyn based musical collective founded by multi-inst. comp. bandleader Martin Perna in 1998.

HOUR 2

*El Michels Affair: "Dhuaan feat. Piya Malik" (Yeti Season 2021) NYC based funk, soul & hip hop band formed by comp. prod. multi-inst. Leon Michels. Piya Malik is an Indian sing/songwr. who loves trad. Indian music and contemporary music as well. She is a member of The female led soul/disco group Say She She.
*Nickodemus: "Mirage feat. Kissey Asplund" (Moon People 2012) Nicolas DeSimone is a NYC DJ & prod. known for his range of world music styles. He runs Wonderwheel Recordings. Kissey Asplund is a female sing. from Malmo, Sweden.
*Anoushka Shankar: "Traces Of You feat. Norah Jones" (Traces Of You 2013) Indian sitar player & comp. living in London. She is the daughter of Ravi Shankar. Her half sister sing/songwr./pianist Norah Jones joins her on this album.

*Bahama Soul Club: "Riding The Train" (Bohemia After Dawn 2020) German born nu jazz, latin, bossa grp based in Portugal and led by comp. prod. musician Oliver Belz.
*Low Fidelity Jet Set Orchestra: "Kebab's Revenge" (Searching For A Bit Of Popularity 2008) Formed by Italian DJ prod. Dave Masoch & Paolo "Apollo" Negri show deep funk rooks & Hammond organ grooves (played by Negri). 
*Hamburg Spinners: "Sabamobil" (Im Schwarzwald 2024) Funk, jazz, modal band from Germany feat. Carsten Meyer Hammond B-3 Dennis Rux Guit. David Nesselhauf Bass & Lucas Kochbeck Drums.

*Go.Soul.Map.: "I Am, Believe feat. Derane Obika" (Peaceful Sound For Broken Minds 2024) Italian musician/prod. Salvo Bruno Dub creates lush pop & soul with Nigerian born sing/songwr. Derane Obika.
*The Echocentrics: "Staring At The Ceiling feat. James Petralli" (Echo Hotel 2016) Comp. prod. multi-inst. Adrian Quesada teams with Austin sing/songwr/guitarist James Petralli.
*Boulevards: "Time" (Electric Cowboy: Born In Carolina Mud 2022) Funk artist Jamil Rashad from Raleigh NC wanted to stretch his limits for each new release, while staying true to his vision & musical roots.

*Brownout" "Con El Cuete" (Aguilas And Cobras 2009) Austin Tx band feat. Greg Gonzalez on bass, Beto Martinez on guitar & Adrian Quesada on guitar formed with members of Grupo Fantasma.
*Frente Cumbiero: "Puente Del Papa" (Inconcreto & Asociados 2025) Bogota Colombia based band founded by Mario Galeano, Elblis Alvarez & Will Holland (Quantic.)
*Quantic: "Sol Clap" (Magnetica 2014) Brit. multi-inst. comp. prod. Will Holland during his time living and recording in Colombia.
*Empresarios: "Siesta" (Sabor Tropical 2011) Amer. Latin-fusion funk band from Wash DC. led by prod. sing. perc. Javier Miranda.

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