Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Italian Jazz Pianist & Composer Roberto Magris

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with International Jazz Pianist Roberto Magris .. He opened up about his newest 2018 CD World Gardens featuring Kansas City jazz talent like  Dominique Sanders and Brian Steever .. He opened up about growing up in Italy and his ties to Kansas City – working with JMood Records and being honored by the City Council of Kansas City for his contribution to jazz music and performance at the American Jazz Museum .. Over his career, he has 31 recordings to his credit and has toured in over 42 different countries .. He’s a gem from his home in Europe and called Kansas City his other home .. So, get to know him and dig this interview my friends ..

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Thanks for listening and tuning into yet another Neon Jazz interview .. where we give you a bit of insight into the finest players in Italy, Kansas City, and spots all over the USA giving fans all that jazz .. and thanks to Roberto for his time, honesty and story ..  If you want to hear more interviews, go to Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino on the iTunes store, visit the Neon Jazz Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/neonjazzkc or visit The Home of Neon Jazz at  http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/ . Until next time .. enjoy the music my friends


Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Veteran NYC Jazz Organist Pat Bianchi

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran Jazz Organist Pat Bianchi .. He took some time from his busy jazz life to talk about his latest 2018 CD In the Moment .. and reflect on a December 8, 2018 Kansas City Show with Vibes cat Joe Locke and Drummer Marvin "Smitty" Smith at the Blue Room .. This Two-time grammy nominated cat comes from a musically gifted family – He started playing organ at the age of 7 after he got one as a Christmas gift. His grandfathers (Pat Bianchi – Saxophone and Richard Zona – Trumpet) along with his father (Nick Bianchi – Drums) all working musicians, provided a great deal of support and guidance early in his musical development that led to him eventually performing with dance bands around his hometown of Rochester, NY. His hero  Joey DeFrancesco was the ultimate reason he would leave the piano behind for the Hammond B3 – and he’s got some great stories ..

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/


San Francisco-based Veteran Jazz Pianist and Radio Host Dick Conte

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with San Francisco Based Jazz Pianist & Radio Host at KCSM 91.1 Dick Conte .. He opened up about his latest 2018 CD Blue in Green – A tribute to Bill Evans .. He talked about how he arrived in San Francisco in 1961 from his native Connecticut and has since become an integral part of the Bay Area jazz scene with his encyclopedic knowledge of jazz,  formidable jazz radio presence (from the fabled KJAZ days to present-day KCSM and KKSF),  and his piano performances at clubs, festivals and private venues.  Along with a defined prowess as a musician, he’s a three-time nominee for Gavin Magazine’s Jazz Broadcaster of the Year ..

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/



Friday, December 14, 2018

Modern Jazz Pianist Christian Sands

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Modern Jazz Pianist Christian Sands .. This very talented cat talked about his latest 2018 CD Facing Dragons ..  He grew up in New Haven, Connecticut and started playing the piano very early on and would go on to get mentored by pianist Billy Taylor - In the last few years he has toured around the world as a bandleader and recently appeared as a sideman on records by Christian McBride and Gregory Porter. He’s always around talent .. always busy and has a solid voice in the jazz world ..

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/


UK Jazz Saxophonist Josephine Davies

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with UK Jazz Saxophonist Josephine Davies  .. Originally from the Shetland Islands and now based in London, UK, her writing and playing continues to be infused with a Nordic quality – heard well in her use of traditional folk music elements, and her haunting tone  - This solo artist at the forefront of the UK contemporary music scene, pushing the boundaries of jazz on all of her projects .. like 2017’s CD Satori .. She talked about all of this and more ..

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/


Danish Jazz Saxophonist, Improviser and Composer Mia Dyberg

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Danish Saxophonist, Improviser and Composer Mia Dyberg ..  She talked about her latest 2018 CD Ticket! With her Trio .. So, she grew up in Denmark and these days is residing in Berlin, Germany, where she works as a freelance musician performing with improv-musicians honing an ability to combine sound experiments with melancholy in a unique melodic expression – standing as one of the new exciting voices on the european jazz scene. She is active project leader & co-founder of the international improvisers collective The Community and so much more ..

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/


Trombonist Ryan McNulty of the NYC Jazz Group Black Tie Brass on The New 2019 Album Mostly Covered

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Trombonist Ryan McNulty of the Black Tie Brass .. He took some time to talk about the evolution of this band, his life lately and their new 2019 album ready to hit the streets called Mostly Covered .. This is one talented group going to some grand jazz places .. We did an interview a few years back, so it was great to catch up ..

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/


Modern NYC Jazz Pianist Andy Milne

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Modern Day NYC Jazz Pianist Andy Milne .. He delved into his latest 2018 CD The Seasons of Being showcasing a 10-piece ensemble featuring Dapp Theory .. He’s a former student of Oscar Peterson and was at the center of the M-BASE Collective as a core member of saxophonist Steve Coleman’s bands, as well as performing with Cassandra Wilson and Greg Osby. He’s a fearless, versatile explorer, pianist and composer with a distinct and respected voice at the heart of New York’s creative jazz scene for over 20 years, collaborating with dancers, visual artists, poets and musicians spanning jazz, classical, pop, folk, and world music.

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/


Drummer Jon Foster of the Toronto Jazz Group Collective Order

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Drummer Jon Foster of the Toronto Jazz Group Collective Order .. This band is a collaborative recording project featuring 21 jazz musicians based in Toronto. Since forming in 2015, the band has released one album of jazz standards and two albums consisting of all-original compositions. Now releasing their third album, the band has undoubtedly developed a distinct aesthetic centred around a shared creative process. Jon opened up about many things present, past and future ..

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/


Veteran Swiss Jazz Drummer Fredy Studer

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran Swiss Jazz Drummer Fredy Studer .. He talked about his latest solo work of material called Now’s The Time .. He was born in Lucerne (Switzerland) – His current home and where Neon Jazz caught up with him .. He began playing the drums at the age of 16, after four years of "Basel drumming". He has a highly diverse spectrum of music styles, encompassing march and dance music, as well as beat, folk, rock, psychedelic, blues, jazz rock, rhythm 'n blues and be-bop, free jazz, free funk and improvisation. His music performances since the early seventies have been as eclectic as his freelance activities with musicians, ranging from "A", as in John Abercrombie, to "Z", as in John Zorn.

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/


Toronto Jazz Vocalist Sam Boverman

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Toronto Jazz Vocalist Sam Boverman .. He talked about his latest 2018 CD  "A Jewish Boy's Christmas" - his fourth full length album. This Winnipeg-born, Toronto based cat has performed in venues across Canada, the US, Europe  and Asia and started professional singing career in Winnipeg as a teenager, appearing in theatre and cabaret productions and also on the nationally televised shows .. along with the music, he has a PhD in mathematics from the University of Manitoba. And these days he performs regularly in jazz venues around Toronto ..

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/


Veteran Kansas City Jazz Trumpeter Jay Sollenberger

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran Jazz Trumpeter Jay Sollenberger  .. This local jazz stalwart is always busy with Kansas City Jazz Orchestra, The Vine Street Rumble and other outfits .. He grew up in McPherson, Kansas and attended Wichita State University and North Texas State University - While at North Texas in 1970, he played in the internationally famous One O'Clock Lab Band. That led to work with rock group Chase .. but, since high school, Jay had an ambition to play with the Stan Kenton Orchestra.  Eight years later that goal was achieved and in November of 1974 Jay became a member of the Kenton organization playing second trumpet .. That led to him also joining the the Woody Herman Orchestra playing lead trumpet.  He’s got great KC tales, insights and stories ..

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/


Kansas City Jazz Drummer & Radio Host Sam Wisman

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Drummer & Radio Host Sam Wisman  .. This busy jazz cat is a member of the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra and gigs all over town .. He’s also known as the “Jazz Insider” on KKFI 90.1 FM with a weekly jazz radio show .. He also teaches private drum lessons and enjoys playing the piano and guitar. Sam is the son of a classical musician right outta Topeka, Kansas who fell in love with jazz listening to the radio at age 13 ..  He moved to Kansas City in 2001 to study at the UMKC Conservatory of Music and has been  fixture on the KC jazz scene every since ..

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/


Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Brooklyn-based Jazz Saxophonist Kyle Nasser

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Brooklyn-based Saxophonist Kyle Nasser ..  He took some time to talk about his latest 2018 CD Persistent Fancy  - This Massachusetts native and graduate of both Harvard and Berklee has been in New York City since 2010 playing at venues like the Blue Note, Smalls  and has toured in the U.S. and South America sharing the stage with jazz luminaries like Jim Hall, Hank Jones, Joe Lovano, Dave Douglas, and many others.. 

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/


Austrian Jazz Saxophonist, Singer and Composer Muriel Grossman

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Austrian alto, soprano, tenor saxophonist, singer and composer Muriel Grossmann  - She was born in Paris and grew up in Vienna, where she initiated classical studies of flute at the age of five until twenty-one, when she switched to alto and soprano saxophone .. Over the years, she has played and toured with various rhythm & blues, funk, world music and jazz groups and artists .. In 2002 she moved to Barcelona where she started to lead her own bands for recordings and concerts .. These days she is a resident in Ibiza in the middle of very fruitful recording and performing period – we talked to her about her latest 2017 CD Momentum .. and so much more ..

Golden Rule .. the third album with the current quartet with Radomir Milojkovic on guitar from Serbia .. Gina Schwarz on bass from Austria and Uros Stamenkovic on drums.

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/


Friday, December 7, 2018

Veteran Boston-based Jazz Composer & Teacher Darrell Katz

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Boston Jazz Composer & Educator Darrell Katz  .. He is originally from Topeka, Kansas and has lived in the Boston area since 1975. He writes music of tremendous emotional immediacy, conveying political outrage, tender love, and joy .. His latest 2018 CD is called Rats Live on No Evil Star .. and he talked about this .. He’s had a long road in jazz and has great stories to tell ..

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/


UK-born, NYC Jazz Pianist and Composer John Escreet

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with English Jazz Pianist & Composer John Escreet .. We talked at length about his latest 2018 CD Learn to Live .. So, over the course of his career, John has earned a reputation as one of the most active and diverse pianist/composers working in jazz and improvised music. His prolific output is reflected over the course of 8 diverse and critically acclaimed albums – He hit the scene in 2008 and has been running hard every since .. He’s full of stories and more ..

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/


Dave Koors of the Talentd UK Jazz Outfit The Expansions

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with the Dave Koors of the Talentd UK Jazz Outfit The Expansions  .. The Expansions are an Instrumental Jazz Funk Quartet from London with Dave on the Keys, James O'Keefe on Guitar, Jonny Drop on Drums and Matt Summerfield on Bass. They have a sound that has been called – “A stunning astral journey into soulful sonics and a quartet that rides high on a rich jazz-funk tradition that’s making inroads into contemporary dance music left, right and centre – Dave talked to Neon Jazz about their beginnings, the future and their latest 2018 CD Mumuration -

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/


Lebanese-Canadian Jazz Drummer Sanah Kadoura

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Lebanese-Canadian Drummer Sanah Kadoura  .. She got her Diploma, Bachelors Degree and a Masters Degree in Jazz performance and would go on to perform and tour with masters of the music and the up and comers. She performed with the likes of legendary Kirk Lighstey, Ed Cherry, Mark Whitfield, Joe Locke, Tivon Pennicott, Roy Hargrove, Sullivan Fortner, and so many others – She talked about her latest 2018 CD Hawk Eyes and so much more .. she’s got a great tale of redemption and so much more …

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/


Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Kansas City Jazz Saxophonist Ernest Melton

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Kansas City Jazz Saxophonist Ernest Melton .. He talked about his latest 2018 CD The Time of the Slave is Over .. This local busy musician was born in Goldsboro, NC and would relocate Kansas City at 10 - He picked up the sax that same year when he was enrolled in Longfellow Academy joined his first jazz program through the American Jazz Museum. After being accepted into Berklee College of Music he decided not to go and started his career playing music in bands of every genre around Kansas City. While still in his early 20s Ernest has played all over the country and plans to travel abroad. He’s got plenty to say ..

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/


New York City Jazz Pianist Aaron Goldberg

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran Jazz Pianist Aaron Goldberg .. He spoke openly about his latest 2018 CD At the Edge of the World .. He began taking piano lessons at 7, and started playing jazz when he was 14. He moved to New York City at 17 to attend the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, and devoted his off-hours to practicing the piano and performing in New York clubs. As his career as a pianist continued to gain momentum, he decided to pursue a long-held ambition to continue exploring themes from his senior thesis and obtain a master's degree in philosophy. So, jazz has a way of summoning that kind of spirit from musicians, and he knows exactly how to capture it, surrounding himself with kindred spirits in pursuit of the highest expression. He opened up about quite a bit ..

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/


NYC Jazz Clarinetist & Saxophonist Ken Thomson

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Brooklyn-based clarinetist, saxophonist, and composer Ken Thomson .. He put together a new band for his latest project called Sextet on New Focus Recordings' .. He is a staple within NYC’s contemporary music and jazz communities and is widely regarded for his ability to blend a rich variety of influences and styles into his own musical language while maintaining a voice unmistakably his own. Guided by a desire to create music in which composition and improvisation are equally important and codependent, this project is the latest in a series of recordings the composer has made unifying these traditions.

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/


Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Jazz Guitarist and Composer Brandon Seabrook

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Guitarist & Composer Brandon Seabrook  .. He is a guitarist, banjoist and composer living in New York City where he has established himself as one of the most unique and volatile guitarists of his generation. He has honed his guitar skills at the New England Conservatory in Boston and over the years he has performed extensively in North and South America, Mexico and Europe, as a solo artist, bandleader and collaborator.  Along with many points in his career, he discussed his 2018 CD Convulsionaries .. 

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/


Veteran Jazz Composer, Pianist & Educator Cyrus Chestnut

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Pianist, Composer and Educator Cyrus Chestnut  .. His musical roots began with playing piano at the Mount Calvary Star Baptist Church at the age of five in his hometown of Baltimore, MD. From there, he would move on to Boston for the Berklee College of Music and would go on to dedicate his life to jazz .. honing his craft as a sideman with some of the legendary and leading musicians like Michael Carvin, Donald Harrison, Terence Blanchard, Wynton Marsalis, Freddie Hubbard, Benny Golson, Betty Carter and Dizzy Gillespie .. He just released his newest CD – 2018’s Kaleidoscope ..

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/


Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Jazz Instrumentalist, Arranger, Composer & Educator Reginald Chapman

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Instrumentalist, Arranger, Composer & Educator Reginald Chapman .. He spoke at length about his latest 2018 CD Prototype ..  So, he was born in Williamsburg, Virginia and has become a multi-instrumentalist adept on the tuba, harmonica, bass trumpet, and bass trombone – he d is both a leader and a sideman, along with being a founding and current member of the No BS! Brass Band .. Reginald’s musical experiences are wide-ranging and cross-genre .. and he’s got a lot to say ..

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/



A Neon Jazz Interview with Veteran Jazz Drummer Chip White

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Drummer Alan Chip White..  Born in New York City - He began studying percussion and music with his father at the age of nine and moved on to the Berklee School of Music in Boston, MA studying with Alan Dawson, Charlie Marino, and Herb Pomeroy. He talked with Neon Jazz about his latest CD in a series – 2018’s All Star Ensemble, Vol. V: New Dedications and Latin Moods – So, he would move back to New York City in 1970 and play with the best around .. Like Carman McCrae, John Abercrombie, Frank Wess, Chet Bake, Junior Cook – and touring extensively throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and Japan playing on  television shows like “What’s My Line?,” “The Mike Douglas Show,” “The Dinah Shore Show,” “Saturday Night Live,” and more ..

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/



Veteran Jazz Pianist, Composer & Author Kenny Werner

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran Jazz Pianist Kenny Werner .. He was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Oceanside, Long Island and started playing and performing at a young age – it was 11 that he first recorded on TV .. and he’s never stopped .. He talked about his latest 2018 CD The Space .. and it’s great story of creative fortitude .. He’s been a world-class pianist and composer for over forty years with a prolific output of compositions, recordings and publications giving good energy to audiences around the world. He had plenty to say ..

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/



Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Modern Jazz Vocalist Aimée Allen

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Singer Aimée Allen ..  She spoke with us about going for crowd funding with her new 2018 CD Wings Uncaged…She was born and raised in Pittsburgh and her connection with music began as a child that was full of listening to classic jazz, because her mother kept selections from the tradition on the family turntable.  She has learned well over time .. and began singing professionally with jazz a cappella groups in college and would go on to Paris and beyond ..

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/


Portland-based Jazz Pianist & Organist George Colligan

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Portland-based Jazz pianist, organist,drummer, trumpeter, teacher, and bandleader George Colligan is one of the most original and compelling jazz artists of his generation and he spent some time with Neon Jazz talking about his latest  2018 CD Nation Divided .. He’s also highly in demand as a sideman, having worked with players like Cassandra Wilson, Don Byron, Buster Williams .. We talked about quite a bit ..

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/


Dutch Singer and Composer Maaike den Dunnen

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Dutch Jazz Singer & composer Maaike den Dunnen ..  She spoke with us from Rotterdam, Netherlands .. This curly-haired singer is bold and original a lot of energy.. Her tunes are playful, yet have integrity .. along with singing, she also composes, writes lyrics, writes arrangements, leads her own projects and plays the piano now and then. With one foot solidly rooted in the jazz-tradition, she explores new paths with the other. And she is also a teacher The Hague Royal Conservatory. Her latest CD is 2013’s Arrival and there is a new one in the works for 2019 that she talked about ..

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/


Thursday, November 8, 2018

Author Brian Gruber on Jazz Legend Billy Cobham in 6 Days at Ronnie Scott’s - The Book

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Author Brian Gruber .. We caught up with him in Bankok about his book Six Days at Ronnie Scott’s – Billy Cobham – on Jazz Fusion and the Act of Creation  .. We got to know author/journalist/media man Brian and what led him to pen this book about the exceptional Panama-born, New York-raised drummer .. From Billy’s early days with Horace Silver and Dreams to the Bitches Brew sessions with Miles Davis to the breakthrough Mahavishnu Orchestra and beyond .. Brian covers the six days at iconic London jazz club Ronnie Scott's giving a needed insight into the history of a jazz shrine and a musician that has made a huge impact on the world of music ..

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/


Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Jazz Vibes Legend Joe Locke on the 2018 CD Subtle Disguise

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Vibes Master, Composer and Bandleader Joe Locke  .. We caught him on the road in the UK to talk about his latest 2018 CD Subtle Disguise and we discussed what has been going on in his live .. For several years now, Joe has had two musical purposes: one, to speak in a vernacular which reaches people, and two, to continue challenging himself as a player, writer and arranger – it’s all been working out quite well .. Joe made it clear that this album would not have come to actualization were it not for the band he assembled for this project .. and he will explain .. So, the music on this disc is both personal in nature and unintentionally has a political thread that runs through it .. He’s gearing up for a CD CD Release Celebration: Nov. 17 @ Scullers, Boston, MA and it will be Available on Origin Records - November 16, 2018 ..

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/


Kansas City Organist Ken Lovern on OJT’s 2018 CD New Originals for the Green Lady OJT

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Kansas City Jazz Organist Ken Lovern .. He spoke about the new OJT release called New Originals for the Green Lady on Jazz Daddy Records with a release date of November 7th, 2018 – This is the fourth album length release by the Kansas City group OJT featuring original compositions by Ken Lovern and Brian Baggett and one completely improvised piece titled Back Yard Improv Jam. Along with Ken on the hammond organ – the album features Brian Baggett on guitar, and Kevin Frazee on drums.  We spoke about this release, the Green Lady, KC and so much more ..

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/


Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Kansas City Jazz Hammond B3 Musician Chris Hazelton on the Legacy of Trumpeter Roy Hargrove

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Kansas City Jazz Hammond B3 Organist Chris Hazelton of the Boogaloo 7 – We talked with him about the sudden passing of prolific Jazz Trumpeter Roy Hargrove on November 2, 2018. He talked about his time in Kansas City with Herbie Hancock, what he meant to the jazz community, along with his enduring legacy ..

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/


Jazz Bassist & Composer Chris Lightcap

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Bassist & Composer Chris Lightcap .. He talked to us at length about his latest 2018 CD Superette on Royal Potator Family ..
He was born and raised in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and played violin and piano before taking up the electric bass at fourteen. As a senior in high school he started to study the upright bass - Over the years he's worked with Regina Carter, Craig Taborn, Mark Turner, Jason Moran, and so many others .. learning a great deal of things .. Throughout his performing career he has has also been a prolific composer ..

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/


Brian Scarborough Live with his Quintet at Westport Coffeehouse on November 7, 2018

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series Kansas City Jazz Trombonist Brian Scarborough .. We caught up with him recently about what has been going on lately and about a show with his Quintet at the Westport Coffeehouse on Wednesday November 7th at 7 pm featuring Matt Otto, Sax, Alyssa Murray, Piano / Jeff Harschbarger, bass / Taylor Babb, Drums  .. Have a listen ..

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/


Veteran Jazz Saxophonist Jerry Vivino

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran Jazz Saxophonist Jerry Vivino.. His latest 2018 CD Coast to Coast with Bucky Pizarelli and others is a wonderful album .. He was born in Paterson, New Jersey where music and art was an everyday thing in the Vivino household during his childhood .. By the age of 16, he started playing the saxophone. As life picked up steam, jerry toured the country with Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons in 1978 and 1979 .. All roads led to 1993, when his friend and Bruce Springsteen drummer Max Weinberg asked him if he would put together a band for a late night talk show .. an audition for Late Night With Conan O'Brien .. That led to 25 years of action .. and now that the Basic Cable Band is no longer in the Conan world, he is moving on into new ventures .. we spoke about this, that and much of the other .. 

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/


Los Angeles Jazz Pianist Connie Han

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Los Angeles Jazz Pianist Connie Han.. She just released her debut CD on Mack Avenue Records .. Crime Zone .. this modern day 22-year old artist with an affinity for hardbop began her jazz journey in earnest at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts .. She has a distinct image and sound that is grabbing the attention of the jazz world and beyond .. a soulful voice that is full of talent and welcome on this modern jazz landscape .. We talked about quite a bit ..

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/


Chicago Jazz Drummer Kobie Watkins

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Chicago Jazz Drummer Kobie Watkins .. He spoke with us about his latest 2018 CD Projects – Movement on his own and Soul Fingers produced by legendary drummer Steve Jordan and performed with legendary guitarist Bobby Room .. This Chicago natvie began playing as a small child listening and watching his father playing drums in the church. Over time, he has cultivated dynamic relationships with his peers in and out of the Jazz, Latin, and Gospel community as a drummer, percussionist and a mentor.

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/


Friday, October 26, 2018

NYC Drummer, Composer, Bandleader & Educator Matt Kane on the 2018 CD The Other Side of the Story

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Hannibal, MO-born, New York City Jazz Drummer, Artist, Composer, Bandleader & Educator Matt Kane..  This 47-year-old journey jazz cat is at a point in his career where he takes charge from behind the drums, as a jazz artist, composer, and bandleader. The Other Side of the Story is his 4th Album and the first with entirely original compositions from a guy who grew up surrounded by corn fields in Hannibal, Missouri, idolized Tom Sawyer, and played his first gig as a teen aboard a riverboat on the Mississippi. The new project is produced by legendary drummer Michael Carvin and features three fellow Midwesterners: Peter Schlamb on vibraphone, Vic Jerus on guitar, and Mark Peterson on bass, as well as Klaus Mueller on piano. The new album contains a wide swath of rhythm, not just the traditional jazz rhythm folks are used to. He talked to Neon Jazz at length about this project ..

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/


Kansas City Jazz Pianist, Composer, Vocalist & Teacher Leslie Maclean

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Kansas City Jazz Pianist, Composer, Vocalist & Teacher Leslie Maclean .. She talked about her latest CD – That’s Time Enough … And she has been at it for some time .. She’s been a professional musician since the age of 13. And in colleged, she worked extensively with free jazz proponent Muhul Richard Abrams. She would go on to earn a Master of Music in piano performance at the Chicago Musical College of Roosevelt University and opened for jazz legend Stan Kenton, and has appeared at many top Chicago jazz clubs and on television and radio. She has a long and interesting journey ..

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/


Japanese-born NYC Jazz Pianist Yuko Fujiyama

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Japanese Born  / NYC Jazz Pianist Yuko Fujiyama ..She talked about her new CD Night Wave .. Which was her attempt at trying to be free from a feeling of linear time. She was born Sapporo, Japan and started playing piano at the age of four. But it wasn’t until a summer morning in 1980 standing on a sidewalk in New York’s East Village that she found her calling; someone was playing a Cecil Taylor tape and she was transfixed by the piano sounds. That someone was Taylor’s drummer, Jerome Cooper, and that moment opened a door for her to the abstract beauty of music. She has great stories ..

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/


Jazz Singer, Saxophonist & Performer Danny Bacher

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Singer. Saxophonist. Consummate performer.Danny Bacher .. He spoke with us about his latest 2018 CD Still Happy .. He’s a fresh new face on the jazz landscape with a clean, crisp delivery is reminiscent of the true greats in entertainment. His multi-faceted approach includes work as an actor, writer and comedian (he is a proud member of the New York Friars Club). He has been a fixture on the New York stage and has toured internationally with his original works.

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/


Oklahoma-born NYC Jazz Pianist & Vocalist Champian Fulton

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Talented Jazz Pianist and Vocalist Champian Fulton .. She spent some time talking about her 2018 CD The Stylings of Champian Fulton … Her celebratory 10th album – a two disc set featuring 85+ minutes of non-stop swinging Jazz. So, she was born in Oklahoma, and grew up with music in the home .. her father is jazz trumpeter and educator Stephen Fulton – and he is featured on this new disc .. She’s a mainstay on the vibrant New York Jazz scene and over the years she has performed with musical royalty like Lou Donaldson, Frank Wess, Eric Alexander, Buster Williams, and Louis Hayes – she has grand insights and stories ..

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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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/