Friday, April 29, 2016

Jazz Double Bassist, Composer & Poet William Parker

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz free jazz double bassist, multi-instrumentalist, poet and composer William Parker .. He grew up in the Bronx and was always around music .. listening to from crib that his father and friends would make and used to turn toy guns into instruments for playtime .. He went on to study with cats like Jimmy Garrison and become a key component of the NYC experiemental  jazz music scene and play with the likes of Cecil Taylor and David S. Ware’s Quartet – He is a very introspective and brilliant poet, as well .. He is brimming with artistic ambition and has very eloquent thoughts on his life in music and the world around him ..

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Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christoper in Kansas City, Missouri giving listeners a journey into one of America's finest inventions. Take a listen on KCXL (102.9 FM / 1140 AM) out of Liberty, MO on Saturday Mornings from 7:00 - 9:00 a.m. and Sunday Mornings from 6:00 – 7:00 a.m. Listen to KCXL on Tunein Radio at http://tunein.com/radio/Neon-Jazz-With-Joe-Dimino-p381685/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

Thursday, April 28, 2016

Journeyman Jazz Drummer Herlin Riley

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Drummer Herlin Riley  .. Right out of the music rich New Orleans area, he’s a cat with plenty of stories and reflections on a long life lived in the jazz world .. He just released his 2016 CD called New Direction and it’s getting received well by the public and on the charts .. In the beginnings, he used to hear his family play music from his crib .. So, he’s always had a music brain .. In the professional world, he got a lot of experience being in Ahmad Jamal’s band and Wynton Marsalis’ band .. He’s also gigged with the likes of Dr. John, Harry Connick, George Benson and many others .. He’s also a teacher and loves giving students his wisdom .. Herlin has a great story ..

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Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christoper in Kansas City, Missouri giving listeners a journey into one of America's finest inventions. Take a listen on KCXL (102.9 FM / 1140 AM) out of Liberty, MO on Saturday Mornings from 7:00 - 9:00 a.m. and Sunday Mornings from 6:00 – 7:00 a.m. Listen to KCXL on Tunein Radio at http://tunein.com/radio/Neon-Jazz-With-Joe-Dimino-p381685/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Veteran Jazz Clarinetist Ken Peplowski

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Clarinetist & Tenor Saxophonist Ken Peplowski .. Right outta Cleveland, Ohio .. Ken spoke about the joy of releasing his latest 2016 Album Enrapture ..  He also talked about his growth in jazz .. from the start in the the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra at a young age, then studying with Sonny Stitt, moving to NYC  in 1980 and getting hir-ed to play tenor in the Benny Goodman outfit .. he would go on to gig with the best in jazz .. with stars like Mel Torme, Leon Redbone, Charlie Byrd and Peggy Lee  - He’s been on 50 CDs as a soloist, and close to 400 as a sideman – and he is full of great anectdotes, reflections and wisdom..

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Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christoper in Kansas City, Missouri giving listeners a journey into one of America's finest inventions. Take a listen on KCXL (102.9 FM / 1140 AM) out of Liberty, MO on Saturday Mornings from 7:00 - 9:00 a.m. and Sunday Mornings from 6:00 – 7:00 a.m. Listen to KCXL on Tunein Radio at http://tunein.com/radio/Neon-Jazz-With-Joe-Dimino-p381685/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

Monday, April 25, 2016

Jazz Drummer, Composer, Conductor & Teacher Paul Yonemura

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Drummer, Composer, Conductor and Teacher Paul Yonemura .. Based out of Berkley, California, Paul is a lifelong learner, educator and performer .. He just released a new 2016 CD called Coming Back Home .. It’s starting to take off and he’s excited about this project that is a long time coming .. Over the course of our interview, we talke about his jazz journey, why he loves jazz and much more ..

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Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christoper in Kansas City, Missouri giving listeners a journey into one of America's finest inventions. Take a listen on KCXL (102.9 FM / 1140 AM) out of Liberty, MO on Saturday Mornings from 7:00 - 9:00 a.m. and Sunday Mornings from 6:00 – 7:00 a.m. Listen to KCXL on Tunein Radio at http://tunein.com/radio/Neon-Jazz-With-Joe-Dimino-p381685/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

Jazz Trumpeter, Composer & Producer Jeremy Pelt

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz trumpeter, producer and educator Jeremy Pelt .. On the heels of releasing his latest 2016 album #JIVECULTUTURE, he is going stronger than ever .. and on this album he collaborated with the legendary Ron Carter and it’s been getting great reviews .. Whether being part of a big band like those of Roy Hargrove - The Village Vanguard Orchestra, the Duke Ellington Big Band,  The Cannonball Adderley Legacy Band featuring Louis Hayes or on his own, he is a very talented, hard working cat with a lot of thoughts on his career and the world of jazz ..

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Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christoper in Kansas City, Missouri giving listeners a journey into one of America's finest inventions. Take a listen on KCXL (102.9 FM / 1140 AM) out of Liberty, MO on Saturday Mornings from 7:00 - 9:00 a.m. and Sunday Mornings from 6:00 – 7:00 a.m. Listen to KCXL on Tunein Radio at http://tunein.com/radio/Neon-Jazz-With-Joe-Dimino-p381685/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

Jazz Saxophonist, Bandleader, Composer & Educator Jeff Coffin

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz saxophonist, bandleader, composer and educator J
eff Coffin .. Over the course of our conversation,  Jeff spoke with me in his home of Nashville, Tennessee about a journey in music that has taken him all over the world delighting fans with his sax playing .. He is on the heels of a new 2015 CD that has a great name .. something we all wanna know about - Inside of the Outside – it involves time in Cuba and it’s a great story .. He’s learned from many great teachers over his life at institutions like the University of New Hampshire and University of North Texas – He was a longtime member of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones from 1997 – 2010 and he’s a part the Dave Matthews Band .. Along with the music and being an educator, he’s a photographer .. He’s a great cat and a creative force ..

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Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christoper in Kansas City, Missouri giving listeners a journey into one of America's finest inventions. Take a listen on KCXL (102.9 FM / 1140 AM) out of Liberty, MO on Saturday Mornings from 7:00 - 9:00 a.m. and Sunday Mornings from 6:00 – 7:00 a.m. Listen to KCXL on Tunein Radio at http://tunein.com/radio/Neon-Jazz-With-Joe-Dimino-p381685/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

Jazz Big Band Cat Ed Palermo

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Big Band Leader Ed Palermo .. This New Yorker took some time to open up about his world of humor and music he’s etched in the world of Jazz .. He can range from playing Frank Zappa to Jimi Hendrix and many licks in between on the bandstand .. His latest 2016 album with his Big Band is One Child Left Behind – and like his other work, it’s phenomenal .. Along with the music, he’s a teacher and professor at Rode Island College – He’s got a lot of stories and insights ..

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Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christoper in Kansas City, Missouri giving listeners a journey into one of America's finest inventions. Take a listen on KCXL (102.9 FM / 1140 AM) out of Liberty, MO on Saturday Mornings from 7:00 - 9:00 a.m. and Sunday Mornings from 6:00 – 7:00 a.m. Listen to KCXL on Tunein Radio at http://tunein.com/radio/Neon-Jazz-With-Joe-Dimino-p381685/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

Jazz Singer Alexis Cole

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Singer Alexis Cole  .. Born in NY, she grew up in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and has returned to New York to live the jazz dream .. Since she was a child, she has been performing .. She just released a new 2016 CD - A Tribute to Paul Simon called Dazzling Blue – and it’s loved by critics and fans .. She is well educated and very talented .. performing with the likes of Fred Hersch, Eric Alexander, Matt Wilson, Harry Pickens  and Pat LaBarbara .. Along with performing and recording, s
he is the head the Jazz Voice Program at SUNY Purchase and she has plenty of thoughts on the world of jazz and her career path ..

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Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christoper in Kansas City, Missouri giving listeners a journey into one of America's finest inventions. Take a listen on KCXL (102.9 FM / 1140 AM) out of Liberty, MO on Saturday Mornings from 7:00 - 9:00 a.m. and Sunday Mornings from 6:00 – 7:00 a.m. Listen to KCXL on Tunein Radio at http://tunein.com/radio/Neon-Jazz-With-Joe-Dimino-p381685/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Jazz Pianist & Composer Danny Green

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Pianist and Composer Danny Green .. Over the course of our conversation, he talked about his latest album 2016 album Altered Narratives, amogst many other things .. He was born and raised in Southern California, went to the University of California in San Diego and has gone on to play all over the country and the world .. He loves jazz and continues to grow into his sound ..

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Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christoper in Kansas City, Missouri giving listeners a journey into one of America's finest inventions. Take a listen on KCXL (102.9 FM / 1140 AM) out of Liberty, MO on Saturday Mornings from 7:00 - 9:00 a.m. and Sunday Mornings from 6:00 – 7:00 a.m. Listen to KCXL on Tunein Radio at http://tunein.com/radio/Neon-Jazz-With-Joe-Dimino-p381685/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/


Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Jazz Pianist Danny Fox

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Pianist Danny Fox .. His trio released their 2014 album Wide Eyed and he hoping to come out with new material in 2016 .. Over the course of our conversation, he spoke about growing up in New York, attending Harvard, loving jazz and his future expectations.

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Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christoper in Kansas City, Missouri giving listeners a journey into one of America's finest inventions. Take a listen on KCXL (102.9 FM / 1140 AM) out of Liberty, MO on Saturday Mornings from 7:00 - 9:00 a.m. and Sunday Mornings from 6:00 – 7:00 a.m. Listen to KCXL on Tunein Radio at http://tunein.com/radio/Neon-Jazz-With-Joe-Dimino-p381685/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

Thursday, April 14, 2016

Chicago Jazz Pianist Jo Ann Daugherty on her KC Visit to the Art Factory on 4.16.16

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Chicago Based Jazz Pianist Jo Ann Daughtery  .. She is coming back to Kansas City for a gig at the Art Factory in Overland Park, KS on Saturday April16, 2016 with her husband – Drummer Ryan Bennett  – and KC Jazz Bass legend Bob Bowman  .. JoAnn is also gearing up to release a new album in 2016 .. She spoke with Neon Jazz about this new journey to KC, her album and a bit more ..

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Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christoper in Kansas City, Missouri giving listeners a journey into one of America's finest inventions. Take a listen on KCXL (102.9 FM / 1140 AM) out of Liberty, MO on Saturday Mornings from 7:00 - 9:00 a.m. and Sunday Mornings from 6:00 – 7:00 a.m. Listen to KCXL on Tunein Radio at http://tunein.com/radio/Neon-Jazz-With-Joe-Dimino-p381685/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Kansas City Jazz Drummer Danny Rojas

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Kansas City Jazz Drummer Danny Rojas .. He grew up in rural Kansas, went to school at the University of Kansas to study under the great Dan Gailey .. and made his way on over to Kansas City and it’s busy jazz scene .. Over the course of our conversation,  we discussed his gigs with Everette DeVann, Chris Hazelton and the Boogaloo 7, what projects are coming up and much more ..

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Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christoper in Kansas City, Missouri giving listeners a journey into one of America's finest inventions. Take a listen on KCXL (102.9 FM / 1140 AM) out of Liberty, MO on Saturday Mornings from 7:00 - 9:00 a.m. and Sunday Mornings from 6:00 – 7:00 a.m. Listen to KCXL on Tunein Radio at http://tunein.com/radio/Neon-Jazz-With-Joe-Dimino-p381685/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Composer, Percussionist, Visual Artist & Educator Gerry Hemingway

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Composer, Percussionist, Visual Artist , and Educator Gerry Hemingway .. He is an immensely talented and interesting cat living in Switzerland these days and for the past 6 years .. His life began in New Haven,  Connecticut and took some very cool turns after meeting and learning from and you hooked up with Anthony Davis, Leo Smith and Anthony Braxton .. He actually composted for the Kansas City Symphony back in 1993 and learned a lot from the experiences .. Gerry has a richly interesting story and is very compassitoinate in retelling it ..

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Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christoper in Kansas City, Missouri giving listeners a journey into one of America's finest inventions. Take a listen on KCXL (102.9 FM / 1140 AM) out of Liberty, MO on Saturday Mornings from 7:00 - 9:00 a.m. and Sunday Mornings from 6:00 – 7:00 a.m. Listen to KCXL on Tunein Radio at http://tunein.com/radio/Neon-Jazz-With-Joe-Dimino-p381685/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

Monday, April 11, 2016

Chicago Jazz Guitarist, Composer & Educator Hans Luchs

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Guitarist, Composer, and Educator Hans Luchs .. On the heels of releasing his 2015 album Time Never Pauses, this Chicago jazz musician stays very busy with his word as a leader and on many gigs as a sideman .. Over the course of our discussion, he talked about playing in Chicago and around the globe, why he loves jazz, who his heroes are and much more  ..

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Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christoper in Kansas City, Missouri giving listeners a journey into one of America's finest inventions. Take a listen on KCXL (102.9 FM / 1140 AM) out of Liberty, MO on Saturday Mornings from 7:00 - 9:00 a.m. and Sunday Mornings from 6:00 – 7:00 a.m. Listen to KCXL on Tunein Radio at http://tunein.com/radio/Neon-Jazz-With-Joe-Dimino-p381685/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

Friday, April 8, 2016

Chicago Jazz Pianist & Educator Jim Holman

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Pianist and Educator Jim Holman .. Over the course of our conversation, we discussed his latest 2013 album "Ira Sullivan Presents the Jim Holman Trio, Special Guest Roger Humphries, his roots in Chicago, the inspiration from his father who played jazz, his pursuit of his doctorate at DePaul these days, along with playing with big shots like Antonio Hart, Jimmy Owens, Cecil Bridgewater, Donald Harrison, Richie Cole and many others – He opened up about his jazz journey in all it’s perameters  ..

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Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christoper in Kansas City, Missouri giving listeners a journey into one of America's finest inventions. Take a listen on KCXL (102.9 FM / 1140 AM) out of Liberty, MO on Saturday Mornings from 7:00 - 9:00 a.m. and Sunday Mornings from 6:00 – 7:00 a.m. Listen to KCXL on Tunein Radio at http://tunein.com/radio/Neon-Jazz-With-Joe-Dimino-p381685/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Jazz Pianist & Composer Julian Shore

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Pianist and Composer Julian Shore  .. He was born and raised in Narragansett, Rhode Island and was singing
to his father playing the piano while reciting reciting Bach as a kid .. and from there, the music would become a bigger part of his world .. He would go onto learn from the great Hal Crook and go onto Berklee – then New York .. Over the course of our conversation, he talked about living in New York, his new album – 2016’s Which Way Now – and when I told him the cover reminded me of The Beatle’s Revolver .. he said that was one of his favorite albums of all time .. He’s a big talent in jazz ..

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Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christoper in Kansas City, Missouri giving listeners a journey into one of America's finest inventions. Take a listen on KCXL (102.9 FM / 1140 AM) out of Liberty, MO on Saturday Mornings from 7:00 - 9:00 a.m. and Sunday Mornings from 6:00 – 7:00 a.m. Listen to KCXL on Tunein Radio at http://tunein.com/radio/Neon-Jazz-With-Joe-Dimino-p381685/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

Monday, April 4, 2016

NYC Jazz Singer Cyrille Aimée

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Talented NYC Jazz Singer Cyrille Aimée .. Her latest album “Let’s Get Lost” was released in January of 2016 and is charting very well and getting rave reviews .. Over the course of our conversation, we discussed her childhood in France where they would host the annual Django Reinhardt Festival .. from there, she fell in love with the Gypsy lifestyle and has emulated that every since .. She is travelling the globe like a gypsy giving fans all over her voice, music and charms .. We discussed her jazz journey so far ..

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Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christoper in Kansas City, Missouri giving listeners a journey into one of America's finest inventions. Take a listen on KCXL (102.9 FM / 1140 AM) out of Liberty, MO on Saturday Mornings from 7:00 - 9:00 a.m. and Sunday Mornings from 6:00 – 7:00 a.m. Listen to KCXL on Tunein Radio at http://tunein.com/radio/Neon-Jazz-With-Joe-Dimino-p381685/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

Kansas City Jazz Saxophonist & Educator Matt Otto

Welcome to a Neon Jazz interview Kansas City jazz saxophonist Matt Otto .. These days he stays busy in a thriving Kansas City jazz scene playing at the Blue Room and around town with cats like Bob Bowman and Roger Wilder .. He is also busy as an Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at the University of Kansas .. Over the course of our interview, he talked about his roots in Los Angeles, spending time in Japan and New York before making Kansas City his home .. He was full of interesting stories and insights ..

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Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christoper in Kansas City, Missouri giving listeners a journey into one of America's finest inventions. Take a listen on KCXL (102.9 FM / 1140 AM) out of Liberty, MO on Saturday Mornings from 7:00 - 9:00 a.m. and Sunday Mornings from 6:00 – 7:00 a.m. Listen to KCXL on Tunein Radio at http://tunein.com/radio/Neon-Jazz-With-Joe-Dimino-p381685/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

Jazz Bandleader Vince Giordano & Documentary Producer Amber Edwards Discuss the new Documentary "There's a Future in the Past "

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz musician, arranger and leader of the New York-based Nighthawks Orchestra – Vince Giordano ..  And the director and producer of his life story in documentary .. There’s a Future in the Past .. Amber Edwards .. The US film premiere is going to take place in Kansas City on April 14, 2016 during the KC FilmFest at the Cinemark Palace on the Country Club Plaza .. Vince has been fea
tured in many productions .. like HBO’s Boardwalk Empire and he’s been a regular on Garrison Keillor’s Prairie Home Companion for years .. He is steeped in preserving jazz from the bandstand and in Pulp .. For Amber, she is originally from the Kansas City metro and this premiere will be a homecoming .. Both speak passionately about this production, what it means and much more ..

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Bandleader, historian, and collector Vince Giordano created the period music in Todd Haynes' Carol, Martin Scorsese's The Aviator, Francis Ford Coppola's The Cotton Club, half-a-dozen Woody Allen films, and HBO's Grammy-winning series Boardwalk Empire. A New York institution for nearly 40 years, Vince and his eleven-member band The Nighthawks bring the hot, syncopated music of the 1920s and ’30s to life with their virtuosity, vintage musical instruments, and Vince's encyclopedic collection of over 60,000 period band arrangements. But between the moments of glory on stage, there is the constant struggle to find gigs, manage personnel, and shlep a van full of equipment and 400 lbs of music to every job, with no road crew. Meltdowns occur, and the threat of going out of business constantly looms. Nonetheless Vince, along with a handful of others, have managed to keep this joyful, energetic music alive long enough for a new generation of young hipsters to discover it and claim it as their own. If you weren't lucky enough to be alive when Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Fletcher Henderson, Paul Whiteman, and Bix Beiderbecke were revolutionizing popular music, Vince Giordano's Nighthawks are the next best thing. There's a Future in the Past captures the hard work, endurance, and joy of being true to one's calling.

Directed and Produced by Dave Davidson & Amber Edwards
Watch the trailer at http://hudsonwest.org/our-films/futureinthepast/

Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christoper in Kansas City, Missouri giving listeners a journey into one of America's finest inventions. Take a listen on KCXL (102.9 FM / 1140 AM) out of Liberty, MO on Saturday Mornings from 7:00 - 9:00 a.m. and Sunday Mornings from 6:00 – 7:00 a.m. Listen to KCXL on Tunein Radio at http://tunein.com/radio/Neon-Jazz-With-Joe-Dimino-p381685/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

Friday, April 1, 2016

Veteran Cleveland Jazz Tenor Saxophonist & Eductor Ernie Krivda

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Saxophonist, Recording Artist, Performer, Teacher and a man that Harvey Pekar called one of the best tenor sax men in the world - Ernie Krivda  .. Over the course of our conversation, he talked about an upcoming gig in Kansas City at the Blue Room off 18th and Vine on April Fool’s Day 2016 .. He also talked about his latest album – Requium for a Jazz Lady, along with what is going on in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio these days and who he thinks he really is  ..

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Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christoper in Kansas City, Missouri giving listeners a journey into one of America's finest inventions. Take a listen on KCXL (102.9 FM / 1140 AM) out of Liberty, MO on Saturday Mornings from 7:00 - 9:00 a.m. and Sunday Mornings from 6:00 – 7:00 a.m. Listen to KCXL on Tunein Radio at http://tunein.com/radio/Neon-Jazz-With-Joe-Dimino-p381685/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/