Jazz Drummer & Composer Matt Slocum on the 2019 CD Sanctuary

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran Jazz Drummer & Composer Matt Slocum .. He opened up about his newest 2019 CD Sanctuary released worldwide on May 31, 2019 .. On this new album, Matt unleashes lovely, inspiring missives that could compel you to imagine a world in which peace, kindness and solace prevail - his music comes from an unsullied place, where the music is all that matters. He talks about all of this on release day, the nature of vinyl and so much more ..

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Veteran Jazz Drummer, Composer & Educator Harvey Sorgen

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran Jazz Drummer, Composer and Educator Harvey Sorgen ..  He opened up about his CD - New Origin with Christopher Rocher and Joe Fonda and what kind of touring activity is going to take place .. This musician is striving for a lifestyle unfettered by his own limitations and is grateful to have created honest music over his career with the likes of Hot Tuna, Ahmad Jamal, Paul Simon, Dewey Redman and many others .. He’s content these days and is always looking to move on in his 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/. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

NYC- Based Drummer, Composer, Educator, Bandleader Curtis Nowosad on his New 2019 Self-Titled CD

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with NYC- Based Drummer, Composer, Educator, Bandleader Curtis Nowosad ..  His newest 2019 Self-Titled album is co-produced by Marc Cary, and also features vocalists Brianna Thomas & Michael Mayo, along with Duane Eubanks, Braxton Cook, Corey Wallace, Andrew Renfroe, Jonathan Thomas, Matthew Whitaker, and fellow Canadian Luke Sellick. It is due for release on June 14th, 2019 and he talked at length about it .. The themes for the songs revolve around social themes and figures that provoke both thought and action .. We delve into that and so much more on his latest release since 2014.

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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/

Australian-born, NYC Double Bassist, Singer, Composer & Bandleader Georgia Weber

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Australian double bass player, singer, composer and bandleader Georgia Weber ..  Teamed up with her trio The Sleeved Hearts – she is geared up to release their new album, Keeping It Real. Combining experimental jazz with pop-punk and indie rock influences, the Australian-born artist mixes traditional jazz with modern creativity, the quirky with the beautiful on their 14-track album, due out on October 4th. The first single from the album, "House in Just My Name" will hit all digital streaming sites on May 24th.After graduating with her Bachelor in Jazz Double Bass Performance from Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, she fronted a pop-punk band in Brisbane. From there, she  moved to New York City in 2013 where she has performed and recorded with many artists and learned from the likes of the legend Ron Carter .. She’s got great tales ..  so get to know her and dig this interview my friends ..

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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/

Jazz Leader and Trumpeter of the River Cow Orchestra E.E. Pointer

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Kansas City-based Jazz Trumpeter and Bandleader E.E. Pointer of the River Cow Orchestra .. We caught up with the leader of this cutting edge Kansas City jazz group to talk about some of their latest recordings .. like 2019’s CD The Intergalactic Love Men and he opens up about others, as well .. along with recent activity for this band of 12 musicians led by E.E. and featuring Greg Field (percussion, poetry), Michael LaGrega (violin, synthesizer), Brent Bowman (keyboard, alto sax), Ryan Jones (bass), Issaku Yamaashi (guitar), Grant Harse (bass), George Boje (guitar), Kristina Ning (bass), Scott Bosworth (drums), Connor Bowman (flute), Joe Shields (drums) .. And they are the essence of improv .. one take and that’s it .. if you heard it, remember it because it may not happen again .. always honing collective improvisation, similar to the New Orleans Jazz parades, paying attention to how each band member interacts with the group as a whole. Essentially celebrating music of the moment.

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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/

Veteran Jazz Saxophonist Greg Abate the 2019 CD Gratitude at Stage Door Live @ The Z

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran Boston-based Jazz Saxophonist Greg Abate .. We talked to him about his fourth recording with the Tim Ray Trio on the Whaling City Sound label with his CD Gratitude – State Door Live @ The Z .. Greg  and friends find the true essence of jazz on this impressive testament to true improv. With no formal rehearsals, no overdubs, mulligans, and redos, the band captures its performance in truth, in full, and in the moment. Joined by Tim Ray (piano), John Lockwood (bass) and Mark Walker (drums), Greg on the horns cruise through a slate of mainly originals – It’s an album all jazz lovers need to get their hands on ..

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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/

Multi-Faceted Canadian Composer, Conductor & Bandleader Jaelem Bhate

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Talented Canadian Jazz Musician Jaelem Bhate .. He opened up with us about his latest debut 2019 Debut CD On the Edge - After years of writing commissions and charts for his own ‘45th Avenue Jazz Band’, it was time for him to compile an album of his best work to date. He founded and directs the 45th Ave. Jazz Band, a 17-piece jazz orchestra that exclusively performs his compositions .. He’s from Vancouver, B.C. whose musical diversity has come to define his career. He would fetch his Master of Music degree in Orchestral Conducting at the University of British Columbia in 2019 and has gone on to conduct at the International Society for Contemporary Music Festival, the Canadian Music Center New Music and was selected as a conducting fellow at the prestigious Eastern Music Festival in the summer of 2019 – he’s got a great story ..

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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/

Veteran Jazz Bassist Avery Sharpe

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran Jazz Bassist Avery Sharpe  .. He opened up with us about his newest 2019 CD 400 that is all about movement: from the Middle Passage to the Great Migration north, across to Europe in the World Wars and “home” again to the segregated U.S., to the upsurge of the freedom movement itself. He started playing piano at age eight and also studied accordion in his youth. He learned both electric and acoustic bass as a teenager, then studied with Reggie Workman at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. From there, he would play with the best in jazz and from 1984 to 2002 he was a part of McCoy Tyner’s Trio .. He has learned quite a bit of the years and has great insights ..

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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/

Veteran Omaha-born, NYC Jazz Guitarist Dave Stryker

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran Omaha-born, NYC Jazz Guitarist Dave Stryker .. He opened up about his 3rd CD in a trilogy .. 2019’s Eight Track III .. He  grew up in Omaha, Nebraska and moved to New York City in 1980. After establishing himself in the local music scene, he joined organist Jack McDuff’s group for two years 1984-85. After leaving McDuff, Stanely Turrentine asked Stryker to join his quintet. From 1986-1995 he played with the legendary saxophonist and after 10 years of playing alongside the tenor legend – it helped him realize the importance of having his own sound. And he’s been working on that and a very busy career 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/. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

Jazz Vocalist Hilary Gardner & Drummer Charles Ruggiero on their 2019 CD "Play The Bird and The Bee"

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with NYC Jazz Singer Hilary Gardner and Drummer Charles Ruggiero  .. They opned up at length about their new 2019 CD release on the SmallsLIVE lable -“CHARLES RUGGIERO AND HILARY GARDNER PLAY THE BIRD AND THE BEE.” Smart, playful and swinging, this album is an unabashedly jazz- rooted tribute to one of the 21st century’s most compelling pop songbooks of the LA-based band The Bird and The Bee .. So these longtime friends initially connected over their shared love of the bird and the bee – a very talented synth-pop duo helmed by Greg Kurstin and Inara George. The bird and the bee made their recording debut on Blue Note Records in 2006, delighting mass audiences and musicians .. This album is their ultimate homage .. and we talked about it ..

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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/

Veteran LA-based Jazz Pianist and Composer Kait Dunton

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran LA Jazz Pianist and Composer Kait Dunton .. She was born and raised in Pasadena, California and came into the jazz game late in life .. and was moved in the beginning by the great pianist Mr. Vince Guiraldi .. and has dedicated her life to it .. She has an unconventional approach to composition and to the piano trio, best expressed by her genre-pushing super group, trioKAIT. She has produced and released many albums of original compositions and her latest CD is Planet D.Earth and she opened up about it ..

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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/

San Francisco-based Jazz Bassist, Composer, Arranger, Bandleader & Educator Marcus Shelby

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with San Francisco-based Jazz Bassist, Composer, Arranger, Bandleader and Educator Marcus Shelby ..  He opened up about his latest and 5th CD 2019’s Transitions with his Orchestra  .. His work focuses on the history, present, and future of African American lives, social movements, and music education. In the last 15 years, Shelby has written an extensive series of original compositions and suites as well as orchestrated a broad survey of arrangements from the great composers Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. Currently, Shelby is an artist in residence with the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival and a new resident artist director for the San Francisco Jazz Festival 2019-2020. He’s full of 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/. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

Japanese-born Jazz Pianist Yoko Miwa

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Japanese-born Jazz Pianist Yoko Miwa .. She opened up about her latest 2019 CD Keep Talkin’ .. She’s a native of Kobe, Japan, Miwa - was classically trained and didn’t pursue an interest in jazz until she met and studied with a popular television organist and nightclub owner .. These days she is becoming known as one of the most powerful and compelling performers on the scene today. She performed on the main stage at the 2018 Atlanta Jazz Festival, and drew the largest audience of any act at the 2018 Litchfield Jazz Festival. She’s got 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/. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

Israeli-born, Canadian-bred Jazz Singer Yamit Lemoine

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Singer Yamit Lemonie .. She is promoting her 2019 CD - the Vinyl Blvd’s debut album - Born in Israel, Yamit Lemoine began her classical training in voice and violin at the age of five. She was raised in Toronto, where she developed her love for Jazz, Soul, Blues and Broadway styles. Since then, Yamit continued her vocal training, acquired her Music and Theater education at York University (Toronto), as well as her Audio Engineering education in Miami .. She’s full of 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/. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

Jazz Pianist & Composer Nick Sanders on the 2019 CD Playtime 2050

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Modern Jazz Pianist & Composer Nick Sanders on his newest 2019 CD Playtime 2050 .. On his third release by his inventive trio, he looks to the future with a unique combination of imaginative complexity and dark humor. It’s again another clear evolution of of his sound that blends influences from a wide swath of jazz history with concepts from contemporary classical music and the composer’s offbeat perspective. He’s joined by Henry Fraser on  bass  and Conner Baker on the drums 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/

Musician, Historian & Author Muneer Nasser on the 2018 book Upright Bass Chronicling The Musical Life and Legacy of Jamil Nasser

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Musician, Historian & Author of Jamil Nasser's 2018 book called Upright Bass, The Musical Life and Legacy – Muneer Nasser .. He talked about his life in music and his latest 2019 CD A Soldier’s Story… This new book Upright Bass chronicles his evolution from a young bassist on Beale Street to a top flight bassist on the New York Jazz scene.  Miles Davis harbored curiosity about the environment that produced Jamil and three Memphis musicians he hired in 1963. "I wondered what they were doing down there when all the guys came through that same school." His narrative captures the untold stories of two piano giants Phineas Newborn and Oscar Dennard. He also shares anecdotes about his mentors: Papa Jo Jones, Lester Young, Charles Mingus, Oscar Pettiford, and Ray Brown.

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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 & Bandleader of The Heartland Trio Hannah Marks

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Bassist & Band Leader Hannah Marks of the Heartland Trio .. They are swinging through Kansas City on the front end of their tour at the MOD Gallery on May 9, 2019 .. The band was formed by Hanna in 2017 and also includes Barclay Moffitt on tenor saxophone, and Rocky Martin on drums.  Alongside their original compositions, Heartland Trio uses jazz standards, rock songs, and traditional folk tunes as vehicles for expression – and over all their sound reflects their desire to create with a gritty and spontaneous garage band mentality while exploring beyond the boundaries of the traditional roles of their instruments in a jazz setting. She also discussed their debut 2018 album simply called Year One.

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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 Singer Kalya Ramu

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Toronto-Based Jazz Singer Kalya Ramu ..  She opened up about her debut CD Living in a Dream .. An album featuring original compositions and a selection of songs written from the 1920’s to 40’s – It captures the essence of the golden age of swing, and transports it to the modern day. This 25-year old artist is thrilled to add her voice to the list of singers who have interpreted this incredible music with original compositions combine a classic Tin Pan Alley writing style with contemporary lyrical content, helping to modernize the music while still preserving its core stylistic elements. ..

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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/

Internationally Acclaimed Jazz Bassist, Vocalist & Composer Jeff Denson On his 2019 Live CD

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Internationally Jazz Bassist, Composer and Vocalist Jeff Denson  .. 2019 will see the release of two new and very different recording projects and will maintain his busy schedule of tours and live performances as well as ongoing work as full professor at the California Jazz Conservatory (CJC)— Jeff Denson Live, his seventh recording as a leader and first live album, is slated for a May 17 digital-only release via Ridgeway Records. Live was recorded at the CJC with a superlative band .. He talks about this and 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/

Veteran Canadian Jazz Saxophonist, Bandleader and Educator Mike Allen

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran Jazz Saxophonist, Bandleader & Educator Mike Allen .. He opened up about his latest 2019 CD Just Like Magic .. Originally from Kingston Ontario, Mike kicked off his performing career in Montreal winning the 1987 Lowenbrau Quebec Jazz Search …During ten years on the Montreal scene he performed hundreds of gigs including dozens of concerts at the Montreal Int. Jazz festival with top musicians ..

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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 Bassist & Educator Dave Zinno

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran Jazz Bassist Dave Zinno.. He talked at length with Neon Jazz about his newest 2019 CD Stories Told with his Unisphere .. He has been performing professionally since 1980 and is a faculty member at the University of Rhode Island as well as at Brown University. After his studies at Berklee College of Music and the University of Rhode Island, he moved to Seattle, Washington, where he worked with Grammy winning vocalist Dianne Schuur for one year. Over his long career, he has gigged with jazz greats – like Julian Priester, Hadley Caliman, Frank Clayton .. He moved on to New York City where he studied with bassist Walter Booker Jr. and got thrown into some interesting shows .. He’s toured all over the world .. in Europe, South America, North Africa and throughout the United States ..

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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/