Former KC & Current NYC Jazz Bassist Craig Akin

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with KC Native and current NYC Jazz Bassist Craig Aiken .. He was born and raised in Oklahoma, then made his way to the University of Kansas and that led to a 10 year career in Kansas City .. He learned from KC jazz luminaries like Bob Bowman and Gerald Spaits and played countless shows in town .. From there, he would move on to New York City and learn under bass legend Ron Carter .. Since that time, he has played in thousands of Shows and remains very active with his band Roosevelt Dime out of Brooklyn, NY .. He’s got some great stories, a good KC lineage ..

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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 - 8:00 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/

Veteran Jazz Pianist Mike Jones

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Pianist Mike Jones ..  Right outta Buffalo, New York, he’s living in Las Vegas these days .. and he’s been at this jazz gigging for a long time .. These days he’s promoting his very nice 2016 CD Roaring and it’s already charting well .. Author Neil Gaiman has said that he has magic jazz fingers and that could have led to his long running Vegas gig with Penn and Teller .. he does all the music for their shows .. In the early years, he got some good advice from legend Oscar Peterson on going to Berklee College of Music in Boston .. He’s fullla great stories and jazz 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 - 8:00 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/

Legendary Jazz Composer & Pianist Carla Bley

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Composer, Bandleader, Organist and Pianist Carla Bley  ..  She went from being a girl in Oakland, California to becoming a jazz legend .. Her latest offering is 2016’s Andando El Tiempo CD .. She started out on the keys at 3 and had a concert at 4 – so, it’s safe to say that jazz was in her veins .. She would move on to NYC and become a cigarette girl at Birdland – that led to her seeing many in the scene at the time .. which was everyone ..from there, she met her first husband Paul Bley and went to LA in the mid 50’s – watching Ornette Coleman on a regular basis – Carla is full of incredible insights, great stories and surprises ..

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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 - 8:00 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 Composer, Arranger, & Pianist Miho Hazama

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Composer, Arranger, Copyist and Pianist Miho Hazama  .. Originally from Tokyo, Japan .. she actually just got back from a trip to Japan and came back to her home now in NYC .. In 2015 she released her album Time River and things are always busy in her world .. Since she was younger, she has loved jazz and learned from the best .. like jazz composition from the great Jim McNeely .. Since her debut album “Journey to Journey” with a 13-piece chamber orchestra in 2012, she has been well on her way to a memorable career ..

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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 - 8:00 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 Pianist Ron Stabinsky

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Pianist Ron Stabinsky  .. He is a native of Pennsylvania and is on the heels of releasing his newest  debut solo CD – 2016’s Free For One .. He is best knonw as the fourth member of the jazz outfit Mostly Other People Do the Killing and a member of Peter Evans Quintet – He loves all kinds of music and eventually embraced his jazz side of music .. He’s a cool cat with 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 - 8:00 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 & Composer Matt Parker

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with NYC Saxophonist Matt Parker  .. He’s releasing an impressive new 2016 album called Present Time with his Trio and that will be keeping him busy .. Over the course of our interview, he discussed a very pivotal trip to New Orleans he made at 17  and got to meet and play with Al Hirt .. That was a start for his career in jazz .. at 19 he would move on to New York City to study and play with cats like Junior Mance, Jane Ira Bloom, Reggie Workman, and Charlie Persip .. He’s gone on to play in South Africa and spots all over giving the world his blend of jazz goods ..

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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 - 8:00 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 Pianist & Composer Aaron Diehl

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Pianist Aaron Diehl .. He grew up in Columbus, Ohio and now lives in New York City .. His latest album is 2015’s Space, Time, Continuum and more music is in the works .. He started to play classical piano at the age of 7 and was swooned by the work of Oscar Peterson and Art Tatum – He would go on to tour with the Wynton Marsalis Septet on a European tour and grew quite a bit .. He has won many awards and played with a lot of luminaries on his jazz journey ..

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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 - 8:00 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/