Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Toronto-born Jazz Saxophonist & Composer Joey Berkley

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Toronto-born Jazz Saxophonist & Composer Joey Berkley .. He opened up about his 2019 CD Moving Forward with a power line up of great cats .. This Toronto native came to music early since his mother was a jazz singer who listened to records by Nancy Wilson, Anita O’Day and other vocalists around the house. He settled on the tenor when he was 13, played local gigs while in high school, studied music at Humber College in Toronto and, after his graduation, moved to New York City. He gets into this and so much more .. s

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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/

Leader & Drummer Josh Feldstein of the Verve Jazz Ensemble on the 2019 CD Night Mode

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with The Leader and Drummer of the Verve Jazz Ensemble on their New 2019 CD Night Mode ..  This 6th studio album attains maximum liftoff in its efforts to make the kind of music that fans of straight-ahead jazz crave. The songs are a tantalizing mix of compelling originals, intriguingly interpreted jazz classics ..

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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/

Legendary Jazz Tenor Saxophonist & Composer Bob Sheppard

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Legendary Jazz Tenor Saxophonist and Composer Bob Sheppard .. He talked to us about his newest 2019 CD The Fine Line with John Beasley, Jasper Somsen and Kendrick Scott…. And it’s a good conversation .. So, for more than four decades, the multi-instrumentalist has played on countless sessions with an astounding crop of A-list jazz giants like Chick Corea, Freddie Hubbard, Michael and Randy Brecker, Mike Stern, Herbie Hancock, Kurt Elling, Dianne Reeves, Lyle Mays, John Beasley and Steps Ahead and he’s also recorded and toured as a leader, contributed to hundreds of movie and TV soundtracks, served as an educator and more. And there is still has so much more he wants to do.

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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/

Kansas City-based Jazz Saxophonist Herschel McWilliams

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Kansas City area born and based Jazz Saxophonist Herschel McWilliams  ...  Born and raised in Kansas City, KS – he up the son of musicians - father who is a drummer & mother is pianist - and was introduced to many musical influences at an early age. He started learning piano at 8 years old and alto saxophone at 10 years old. He opened up about recordings on the horizon, being a part of a great KC jazz scene, his blog Live Jazz KC, how his wife and children inspire him and so much more .. So, get to know him 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 Pianist, Composer & Arranger Sheldon Pickering

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with New Mexico native Sheldon Pickering.. . He opened up about his latest 2019 CD Blessed Assurance - his fifth studio album, Blessed Assurance .. The album is comprised of seven instrumental tracks arranged and performed by Sheldon .. He strives to convey peace, joy, and inspiration though the music he creates and shares. At this point, he has separated his art from any particular agenda and that he does it simply because he loves to do it. And he opens up about .. 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/

Kansas City Jazz Drummer Brad Allen

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Kansas City Jazz Drummer Brad Allen.. . He opened up about his new 2019 CD So Far So Good .. Taking classic songs - stepping out of parameters while infusing smooth guitar jazz with beatnik style percussion, his renditions of television’s “Meet The Flintstones,” to the Beatles’ “I Saw Her Standing There,” are nothing but fun. So, he was born and raised in a small town in Nebraska and is a former U.S. Army drummer and is firmly a part of the Kansas City stomping ground for quality jazz musicians. He talked about quite a bit .. so get to know him 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/

Legendary Jazz Trombonist Wayne Wallace

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Legendary Jazz Trombonist Wayne Wallace .. He opened up about his 2019 CD Rhythm of Invention .. This five-time Grammy nominee is one of the more respected exponents of African American-Latin music in the world today. This San Francisco-native is known for the use of traditional forms and styles in combination with contemporary music and has performed, recorded and studied with acknowledged masters of the Afro-Latin and Jazz idioms such as Aretha Franklin, Bobby Hutcherson, Earth Wind and Fire, Santana, Julian Priester, Conjunto Libre, John Santos, Whitney Houston,Tito Puente, Steve Turre, John Lee Hooker and so 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/. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/