Notes From The Bridge

Bridging the Gap November 26, 2025 *William DeVaughn: "Be Thankful For What You Got" (Single 1974) WDeVaughn is a sing/songwr & guit. who is best known for this song which received a Gold Record in 1974. *Sly & The Family Stone: "Thank You (Falletinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" (Single-1970) Funk, soul, psych rock band founded by sing/songwr. prod & multi-inst. Sly Stone along with siblings Freddie Stone guit. vox & Rose Stone keys vox. *Stevie Wonder: "Higher Ground" (Innervisions 1973) Amer. multi-inst. comp. sing. humanitarian & activist SW has been blind since shortly after birth. He began his career at Motown as "Little Stevie Wonder." *Akiko Yano: "A Long Wait" (Iroha Ni Kompeito 1977) Jap. comp. sing. & pianist Akiko Yano combines a sweet "idol" voice with the ability to improvise on the piano. She was married to Ryuichi Sakamoto for a time and played live with YMO. *Pizzicato Five: "Sweet Thursday...

Bridging the Gap November 19, 2025 *Thunderball: "Flippin' It On" (12 Mile High 2010) Wash. DC based trio of Sid Barcelona, Steve Raskin & Rob Myers releasing music on Eighteenth St. Lounge Music label. They later added Jon Horvath  became The Fort Knox Five. *Tosca: "Pyjama" (J.A.C. 2005) Austrian elect./downt. duo of Richard Dorfmeister & Rupert Huber formed in 1994. *United Future Organization: "Nica's Dream" (3rd Perspective 1996) Jap. jazz/funk project founded in 1990 by Frenchman Raphael Sebbag & Tokyo DJs Tadashi Yabe & Toshio Matsuura. *Ursula 1000: "Le Beat Fantastique" (Esoterique 2019) U1000 is NY DJ, prod. multi-inst. Alex Gimeno. He uses electronic music, funk & disco to create his "retro/future" sound. *Wax Poetic: "Dreamin'" (Nublu Sessions 2003) Wax Poetic is NY based Turkish trip hop comp. musician Ilhan Ersahin merging jazz with more pop sensibilities. *The Electones: "Rig...

Bridging the Gap November 12, 2025 *Makala Jazz Funk Band: "5 Sense" (Xake! 2015) Groove Jazz soul group led by Spanish DJ, prod. comp. & musician Makala (Mikel Unzurrunzaga Schmitz). *Thievery Corporation: "La Force De Melodie feat. Lou Lou Ghelickhani" (Treasures From The Temple 2018) Amer. electronic duo of Rob Garza & Eric Hilton never wanted to limit themselves to one genre. That's why they are two of the most well rounded & eclectic prods. around. Lou Lou is an Austin TX singer & keyboardist. *Isabelle Antena: "La Pecheresse A La Ligne" (Easy Does It 2005) Isabelle Antena is a French jazz & pop singer. She began as I Powaga in the group Antena but became very popular in Japan after recording her first solo album. *New Visionaries: "Spiritual World" (Roadmaps 2024) Australian UK based artist prod. Joel Sarakula got together with Dutch musician prod. Phil Martin when he was stuck in the Netherlands for the Covid lockdo...

Bridging the Gap November 5, 2025 *Mondo Grosso: "Overflowng feat. Mika Nakashima" (Big World 2022) Mondo Grosso is Jap. musician, prod. comp. Shinichi Osawa. Mika Nakashima is a Jap. sing/songwr. & actress. *Pizzicato Five: "I Hear A Symphony" (The Band Of 20th Century... ) Jap. multi-inst. sing/songwr Konishi Yasuharu is the only founding member to remain with the band. Maki Nomiya was the third sing. for P5. *Jun Mayuzumi: "Black Room" (Angel Love 1968) Jun Mayuzumi is a Jap. singer. She won a Japan Record Award in 1969. She appeared on the Japanese NYE show Kohaku Uta Gassen from 67-70. *Vintage League Music: "Here With Me feat. Alan Evans" (Family Album Vol. 1 2021) VLM is a record label curated by multi-inst. prod. Alan Evans. Evans is featured on this cut from the compilation  album VLR Family Album Vol. 1. *Cookin' On 3 Burners: "Brighter feat. Stella Angelico" (Cookin' The Books 2025) Australian funk, soul, boogaloo...