Or, reach for CPAN and Number::Util::Range. 
#!/usr/bin/perl
use warnings;
use strict;
use experimental qw( signatures );
use utf8;

use Number::Util::Range qw{ convert_number_sequence_to_range };

sub consolidate($s) {
    my ($name, $range) = $s =~ /(.*):((?:[0-9]+,)+[0-9]+)/g;
    my @range = split /,/, $range;
    my $new_range = convert_number_sequence_to_range(
        array         => \@range,
        min_range_len => 2,
        separator     => '-');
    return "$name:" . join ',', @$new_range
}

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use Test::More tests => 4;

is consolidate('Attacca Quartet:1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,22,23,24,25,26,27,28'),
    'Attacca Quartet:1-8,10-20,22-28';

is consolidate('John Patitucci:1,2,3,5,8,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,19,25,26,27,28'),
    'John Patitucci:1-3,5,8,11-17,19,25-28';

is consolidate('Roomful of Teeth:1,3,5,7,9,12,14,16,19,21,24,26,28'),
    'Roomful of Teeth:1,3,5,7,9,12,14,16,19,21,24,26,28';

is consolidate('Sō Percussion:1,3,4,5,6,7,8,11,12,13,14,15,16,18,19,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28'),
    'Sō Percussion:1,3-8,11-16,18-19,21-28';
map{substr$_->[0],$_->[1]||0,1}[\*||{},3],[[]],[ref qr-1,-,-1],[{}],[sub{}^*ARGV,3]

In reply to Re: Consolidate ranges (quick and dirty with a cool regexp) by choroba
in thread Consolidate ranges (quick and dirty with a cool regexp) by gpvos

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