Wednesday, November 13, 2013

An Interview with Up and Coming Kansas City Jazz Pianist TJ Martley

Welcome to a Neon Jazz interview talented Kansas City pianist – TJ Martley ..  He recently spoke with Neon Jazz about many things .. From Olathe, KS, he went to college at William Jewell College to get into medicine and found that Jazz was the best medicine possible .. Very busy live gigs in a thriving KC jazz marketplace, his first solo album called Meditations Volume #1 got 4-stars in Downbeat Magazine .. And, he talks about much more .. Dig it ..


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. Listen to KCXL at www.kcxl.com

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

An Interview with Premier KC Jazz Bassist Gerald Spaits

Welcome to a Neon Jazz interview Kansas City’s premier jazz bassist – Gerald Spaits ..  He recently spoke with Neon Jazz about a large crop of topics .. From the streets of Kansas City, Kansas, he talked about seeing the Beatles in Municipal Stadium in KC back in 1964, playing with Jay McShann and many other musicians over the years, his projects, teaching at UMKC along with much more .. Dig it, kids ..


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. Listen to KCXL at www.kcxl.com