Friends

A listing of musical friends (San Diego local and otherwise) who have helped us out, sold or written about our music, or collaborated in one way or another.  Give ’em a click!

Rhythms

Rafi eL – punky folkloric electronica based in LA

Tembo Blanco – underground Latin beats collections

Israel Maldonado – Latin guitar and songwriting

Chad Farran – world beach music, soundtracks and songs

Sol e Mar – long-standing local samba school

Mark Lamson – Latin percussion

Nick Buda – huge Nashville drummer

Jazz

Sir Albus Manchild – Victorian composer reinterpreted

Whitney Shay – soul and blues diva

Robin Henkel – blues and funk slide guitar

Evona Wascinski – original jazz bass

Douglas Walker – jazz bass and composition

Trio Gadjo – gypsy jazz in SD

Uptown Rhythm Makers – classic local dixieland

High Society Jazz Band – fine trad. jazz

Jonathon Stout and his Campus Five – period LA swing combo

Critical Brass Brass Band – New Orleans brass music in LA

Chloe Feoranzo – old-timey clarinet

Lou Fanucchi – masterful accordeon

Jason Weiss – eclectic banjo

John Mailander – violin prodigy

Jim Hoke – the Nashville musician’s musician

Song

Jeffrey Joe Morin – blues and Americana singer/songwriter

Scarth Locke – original Indie pop in the Bay area

Christopher Hoffee and Chaos Recorders – local recording artist and engineer

Ferraby Lionheart – Nashville singer/songwriter

Dance

Claudia Gomez – tap, cabaret, and more

Meeshi Ravi and Firehouse Swing – jazz dance and more

Joel Plys – swing dance instruction

Promotion

Position Music – soundtrack placements based in LA

The Orchard – digital distribution and marketing

Lou Curtiss and Folk Arts Rare Records – music journalism and old records

San Diego Troubadour – local roots music monthly

Afropop Worldwide – long-running syndicated world music NPR show

Jazz 88 – local jazz station

Stern’s Music – African music distributor

All About Jazz – large archive of writings about jazz

Advertisement