Artists
Singer, songwriter, and producer Erykah Badu is a vital, maverick, and highly influential player in progressive R&B.
A project by Davide Penta and Pippo Lombardo, respectively bass and piano player of the group Balanço.
Inspired to enter the field of electronic music by Britain's acid house explosion of the late '80s, Toby Marks took quite a different spin on electronica with his recordings as Banco de Gaia.
The Banda Black Rio was characterized by a sound in which rhythm & blues served as the vehicle for danceable variations incorporating the gafieira style, samba, and jazz.
Chris Bangs is a London-based DJ, record producer, and electronic artist. He is credited with being the first to coin the term "acid jazz" in 1987.
Beady Belle is a result of collaboration between Beate S. Lech and Marius Reksjø which began at the University of Oslo.
A popular saxophonist and singer with a mellow, R&B-influenced style, Walter Beasley has led a successful contemporary and smooth jazz career.
Simply one of the greatest guitarists in jazz history, George Benson is an amazingly versatile musician whose adept skills find him crossing easily between straight-ahead jazz, smooth jazz, and contemporary R&B.