Veteran NYC Jazz Pianist Senri Oe on the 2021 CD Letter to NY

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with NYC Jazz Pianist Senri Oe on the 2021 CD Letter to NY ..  The 11-track album is a special homage expressing his full love for New York City, that captures the eclectic array of the Big Apple’s musical energies. With limitations of recording studios being closed down this past year, he only had  an upright piano, electric keyboard and the Logic Pro X music app on his laptop & embraced the opportunity to explore .. Enjoy the story .. 

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Jazz Pianist Falkner Evans on the 2021 CD Invisible Words

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Pianist & Composer Falkner Evans on the 2021 CD Invisible Words .. He opened up about this deeply personal project that paints a loving musical portrait of his wife Linda in the aftermath of her tragic death .. It’s his solo piano debut with an adoring reflection on a passionate, vibrant life or what he refers to as “a record I never planned to make.” as a memorial his wife Linda took her own life May 19th, 2020 after battling depression .. Have a listen…. 

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LA-based Award-Winning Saxophonist & Composer Alex Hahn

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with LA-based Award-Winning Saxophonist & Composer Alex Hahn .. He reached out to the show and we are glad he did .. He talked about his new  2021 CD Second Wind featuring all new original music inspired by jazz, funk, rock, pop, fusion, and modern production. Still early in his career, he has had the opportunity to perform with many renowned artists such as Herbie Hancock, Esperanza Spalding, Bob Mintzer and John Daversa .. He also recorded on Michael Bublé’s last two albums .. And he’s got some solid brass already .. He is a 6-Time Downbeat Magazine Award Winner, alumnus of the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz and 1st Place AND Winner of the 2019 Michael Brecker International Saxophone Competition held at the Red Sea Jazz Festival... His story is a good one .. 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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Award Winning Jazz Bassist & Composer Marc Johnson

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Award Winning Jazz Bassist & Composer Marc Johnson .. He opened up about his debut 2021 CD Overpass with a decisive and intriguing contribution to ECM’s solo bass tradition .. This Nebraska-born bassist first came to broader attention in the late 1970s as a member of Bill Evans’s last trio where the tune “Nardis” became effectively a workshop for nightly discoveries about the bass’s potential as a lead voice. He has compiled quite a career in jazz and opens up full about it .. Dig his story ..  

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Legendary Jazz Saxophonist & Flautist Kenny Garrett

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Legendary Jazz Saxophonist & Flautist Kenny Garrett .. We covered his latest 2021 CD Sounds from the Ancestors as he recalls the sounds of West African Music and its role in Jazz, Gospel, Motown, Hip-Hop and More .. We cover quite a bit more in a revealing talk .. Like his stellar career with stints around the likes of Miles Davis, Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, Donald Byrd, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw and the Duke Ellington Orchestra .. This Detroit native has had a solo career that last lasted 3 plus decades and he is consistently seen as one of modern jazz’s brightest and most influential living masters. He opens up and you should hear it .. Enjoy .. 

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Kansas City-Based Author Carolyn Glenn Brewer on the new 2021 Book Beneath Missouri Skies: Pat Metheny in KC - 64-72

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Kansas City-Based Author Carolyn Glenn Brewer on the new 2021 Book Beneath Missouri Skies: Pat Metheny in KC - 64-72 .. This book reveals important details about jazz in Kansas City during the sixties and early seventies overlooked in histories of Kansas City jazz. This book spans news accounts, archival material, interviews, and remembrances portraying a place and time from which Pat still very much so draws inspiration and strength. We cover some details and macro ideas about this book, Pat and much more .. 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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Jazz Legend, Composer & Educator Rufus Reid

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Legend, Composer & Educator Rufus Reid .. We had a solid conversation about his new 2021 CD Always in the Moment, COVID and so much more .. He stands as one of today’s premiere bassists on the international jazz scene with a reputation firmly established in the education arena ..  He opens up about the state of jazz today, the future, live music and so much more .. Have a listen … 

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