Berlin-based, Sapporo-born Marimbist, Viraphonist & Composer Taiko Saito

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Berlin-based, Sapporo-born Marimbist, Vibraphonist & Composer Taiko Saito .. She reached out to the program about her new CD and we are so glad she did .. Born in Sapporo, it was in 1997 that she began to improvise and to write music and that led her to move to Berlin .. Her journey in music is a great one .. Enjoy the interview .. 

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Legendary Canadian Jazz Guitarist Lorne Lofsky

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Legendary Canadian Jazz Guitarist Lorne Lofsky .. We talked to him about his newest 2021 CD This Song Is New .. He is well known as a former member of the Oscar Peterson Quartet giving the world his first studio album in nearly 25 years .. Born, raised and based in Toronto, he has performed at venues all over the world from Carnegie Hall to the Montreal Jazz Festival gigging with the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Brown, Benny Carter, Joey DeFrancesco, Dave Holland, Rosemary Clooney and Clark Terry, and so many more .. Get to know him and dig this interview .. 

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Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christopher in Kansas City, Missouri giving listeners a journey into one of America's finest inventions. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

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Chicago-based Jazz Trumpeter, Composer, Arranger & Educator Emily Kuhn

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Chicago-based Jazz Trumpeter, Composer, Arranger & Educator Emily Kuhn ..We talked about quite a few things during our interview .. We covered her latest 2021 CD Sky Stories, her move from Virginia to Chicago and her life in music .. This new album is a celebration of Chicago’s natural beauty and its diverse musical communities. She’s well on her way .. Enjoy .. 

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Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christopher 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. Listen to KCXL on Tunein Radio at http://tunein.com/radio/Neon-Jazz-With-Joe-Dimino-p381685/. You can now catch Neon Jazz on KOJH 104.7 FM out of the Mutual Musicians Foundation from Noon - 1 p.m. CST Monday-Friday at https://www.kojhfm.org/. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

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Jazz Saxophonist, Composer & Educator Rahsaan Barber

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Saxophonist, Composer & Educator Rahsaan Barber.. We talked to him about his latest latest 2021 Double CD Mosaic and his life in music .. Since earning a Master’s Degree in Jazz Performance from the Manhattan School of Music in 2005, he has set out on a singular path of musical excellence in performance, composition, education, and entrepreneurship. During his performing and recording career he has embraced an ever-expanding range of musical styles, including jazz, blues, funk, classical, fusion, soul, Latin, and world music. He is also a skilled educator and has some great insights into a career that is heading in the right direction .. Enjoy….

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Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christopher in Kansas City, Missouri giving listeners a journey into one of America's finest inventions. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

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New York & Oregon-based Jazz Performer, Composer and Educator Rob Scheps

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with New York & Oregon-based Jazz Performer, Composer and Educator Rob Scheps .. We caught up to talk about a variety of topics .. Namely his  latest 2021 CD with the TBA Band called Live at the Churchill School on Powder Rhythm Records .. It was in the summer of 2020 that he felt was an opportune moment to record some music that had been gestating over the long spring. Over his long, storied career he has recorded 35 albums and it all began in Long Island, New York when he began studying the tenor saxophone at age nine. He would move on to the prestigious New England Conservatory of Music and so many adventures in his career .. He holds Kansas City in a very high regard .. He talks about this and so much more .. So please get to know him and dig this interview.

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Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christopher in Kansas City, Missouri giving listeners a journey into one of America's finest inventions. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

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Chicago-based Veteran Jazz Singer and Composer Joanie Pallatto

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Chicago-based Veteran Jazz Singer and Composer Joanie Pallatto .. We talked to her about her latest 2021 CD My Original Plan .. and she opened up about a long life in music .. She’s originally from Xenia, Ohio and by the age of 4 she began to learn violin, then moved to clarinet. In school she sang in the choir, where she discovered her passion for singing and that evolved into touring with the Glenn Miller Orchestra in the 1970s  .. She owns her own label in Southport Records and has a great story .. Enjoy .. 

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Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christopher in Kansas City, Missouri giving listeners a journey into one of America's finest inventions. Listen to each show at https://www.mixcloud.com/neonjazzkc. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

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Veteran Alto Saxophonist & Flautist Steve Slagle on the 2021 CD Nascentia

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran Alto Saxophonist & Flautist Steve Slagle on the 2021 CD Nascentia .. This is a triumphant release constructed during the pandemic lockdown and it’s tone is hopeful and the release is relished by Steve and a wonderful cast of cats that include Jeremy Pelt -  Clark Gayton - Bruce Barth and  Jason Tiemann. It was mixed .. The group reached deep and created some incredible material and he opens up about this and the hopeful future ..  Enjoy …

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Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christopher 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. Listen to KCXL on Tunein Radio at http://tunein.com/radio/Neon-Jazz-With-Joe-Dimino-p381685/. You can now catch Neon Jazz on KOJH 104.7 FM out of the Mutual Musicians Foundation from Noon - 1 p.m. CST Monday-Friday at https://www.kojhfm.org/. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

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