New Orleans Jazz Trumpeter Derrick Shezbie

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with New Orleans-based Jazz Trumpeter Derrick Shezbie .. During the COVID-19 Quarantine of 2020 in late March 2020 we caught up with him from his base of New Oreleans about his latest 2020 CD The Ghost of Buddy Bolden ..This
GRAMMY® Award-winning trumpeter Derrick (Kabuki) Shezbie partnered with historian Charles Tolman to capture the spirit of Buddy Bolden and his revolutionary music .. He talked about his life in music and this new world we live in .. So please get to know her and dig this interview.

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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 Musician, Producer & Writer Samir Zarif

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Musician, Producer & writer Samir Zarif  .. We caught up with this Houston-born musician at the beginning of the COVID-19 Quarantine of late March 2020 to talk about his 2020 CD - “Lineage" – Also known as FKAjazz – He moved to New York in the early 2000s to attend the Manhattan School of Music garnering a decade of experience as a touring musician – and over the years, he has had a great journey .. - So please get to know her and dig this interview.

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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/

Canadian Jazz Musician, Composer & Arranger Johnny Summers

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Musician, Composer & Arranger Johnny Summers .. He opened up about his latest 2020 CD Baker’s Dozen….This cat has a lot of energy and stage appeal .. with a clever & natural approach to both life and music .. It was at the age of 11 in his bedroom, listening for the first time to Harry Connick Jr.’s ‘Blue Light, Red Light’ album – it was then that the life, connection and humanity in that music, changed something inside of Johnny. And now, he’s creating his own jazz path ..So please get to know her and dig this interview.

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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 Jazz Saxophonist John Ellis on the new COVID-19 World of Jazz

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Saxophonist John Ellis ..We caught up with him from New York in April 2020 to talk about how he found out about cancelled shows, his last show prior to the COVID-19 Shutdown and the hopeful future ahead .. Dig…

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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 Jazz Pianist & Composer Emmet Cohen on the COVID-19 Jazz World

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Pianist and Composer Emmet Cohen ..We spoke at length during the COVID-19 Quarantine of April 2020 .. We discussed how fans can continue to support artists, what he’s been doing, the hopeful future and so much more .. Dig…

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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 Bassist Jeff Harsbarger on the new COVID-19 Jazz World

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Kansas City Jazz Bassist Jeff Harshbarger  ... We caught up with him during the COVID-19 Quarantine of April 2020 … He was finally back at his home in Kansas City after a jouney that included Paris and some stark realities of our new world .. He talked about how he’s drealing with time now that is void of live jazz, along with a hopeful future and so much more .. So, enjoy ..

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Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christopher in Kansas City, Missouri giving listeners a journey into one of America's finest inventions. 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 Vocalist Diane Schuur

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Legendary Jazz Singer Diane Schuur .. We spoke to her at her home in the California desert during the COVID-19 Quarantine of April 2020 .. She opened up about her upcoming 2020 CD Running on Faith and the state of the world without live jazz as we know it .. Deedles is a brilliant vocalist and performer who was heavily influenced by Dinah Washington and has gone on to dazzle the jazz world .. Dig this interview…

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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 Jazz Saxophonist Caroline Davis on the new COVID-19 Jazz World

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Saxophonist Caroline Davis  . We caught up with her in New York in the Middle of April 2020 during the COVID-19 Quarantine to discuss what has been going on .. She delved into plans she had, things to look forward to and a whole lot in between .. So, enjoy ..

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Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christopher in Kansas City, Missouri giving listeners a journey into one of America's finest inventions. 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 Jazz Vocalist Naama Gheber

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with NYC-based Jazz Vocalist Naama Gheber ... She opened up about her latest 2020 CD Dearly Beloved…. This album was inspired by the emotionally direct compositions of Rodgers and Hart, Fields and Hugh, Cole Porter and other great composers and lyricist of the 1930’s and ‘40’s. She was born in to aspiring scientists in Be’er Sheva, a southern city in the Negev desert. When she was four years old, the family relocated to Baltimore MD, for a period of four years. Over the years, she has performed across Europe in celebrated festivals and jazz clubs. So please get to know her and dig this interview.

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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 Trumpeter Ahmed Abdullah

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran Jazz Trumpeter Ahmed Abdullah .. This long time Sun Ra Trumpeter talked about his new project "A Music of the Spirit / Out of Sistas' Place" from the Diaspora & Afro Horn ensemble! He also opened up about a rich life in music .. He began performing at age 13 in his native New York City and joined the Sun Ra Arkestra in the mid-1970’s working there on and off until 1993 .. So please get to know him and dig this interview.

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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/

Hannibal, MO-born, NYC Jazz Drummer Matt Kane on the new COVID-19 Jazz World

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Hannibal, MO-born, NYC Jazz Drummer Matt Kane on the new COVID-19 Jazz World .. We had a raw and open talk about this new Coronavirus world that has been on lockdown since mid-March 2020. We talked about the state of jazz, what the future may be and so much more .. ..So please get to know her and dig this interview.

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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 Musician & Educator Christopher Burnett on the new COVID-19 Jazz World

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Kansas City Jazz Musician & Educator Christopher Burnett on the new COVID-19 Jazz World on the new COVID-19 Jazz World .. We had a raw and open talk about this new Coronavirus world that has been on lockdown since mid-March 2020. We talked about the state of jazz, what the future may be and so much more .. ..So please get to know her and dig this interview.

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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 Saxophonist & Composer Joe Lovano

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Legendary Jazz Saxophonist & Composer Joe Lovano .. We caught up with Joe on April 17, 2020 during the COVID-19 Quarantine shutdown and he opened up about the new world we live in .. and talked about his 2019 CD Tapestry and upcoming projects .. This Cleveland born cat talked about the huge influences of his dad, Tony, aka Big T and a blessed existence that put him alongside Jack McDuff, Lonnie Smith and so many others .. It was a raw and revealing discussion about today’s new world, the past and what the future may just hold .. Dig 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/

Jazz Guitarist Aaron Stroessner

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Guitarist Aaron Strossner .. We caught up with him during the beginning of the COVID-19 Quarantine world of March 2020 .. We spoke about this new jazz world and his latest 2020 CD Haymarket Station… He is now in Lincoln, Nebraska and is both a professor and musician .. So please get to know him and dig this interview.

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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 Guitarist Al Di Meola

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Guitarist Al Di Meola .. During a very trying COVID-19 Quarantine world we talked about his newest 2020 CD – his sophomore homage to the Beatles called Across The Universe – it came out on March 13, 2020 – Right around when the actual live music was silenced on the planet .. So, he opened up about this project, the state of the world today and the hope .. all that hope as we move forward here in April 2020 .. .So please get to know her and dig this interview.

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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/

Avant-Garde Jazz Guitarist Mary Halvorson

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Avant-Garde Jazz Guitarist Mary Halvorson ..  We caught up with Mary during the COVID-19 Quarantine in April 2020 going on around the world to talk about a great number of thing .. Like her latest 2019 CD A Tangle of Stars…. Originally from Brookline, Massachusetts, from 2017-2019 she has won Best Guitar in DownBeat's International Critics Poll and is always a perennial fan favorite .. She’s done so much stellar with with a huge crop of jazz musicians and she keeps on innovating with each successive project .. We talked about her career and this very unique time in the jazz world .. It was an honor to speak with her here at the show ..  So please get to know her and dig this interview.

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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/

New Orleans-based Jazz Clarinetist Evan Christopher & Pianist David Torkanowsky

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with New Orleans-based Pianist David Torkanowsky and Clarinetist Evan Christopher as they talk about COVID-19 and the world of jazz. More specifically, they open up about their Livestrem on Sunday April 19th at 2 pm CST – You can go to clarinetroad.com to accss it .. It’s the new way to play jazz here in 2020 .. they discuss this and so much more .. So please get to know them and dig this interview.

WHO: Evan Christopher & David Torkanowsky
WHAT: Live-Stream Concert "The Art of the New Orleans Duo"
WHEN: Sunday, April 19, 2020 @ 2pm (Central Daylight Time)
WHERE: Broadcast from New Orleans
* 20h00 British Daylight Time, 21h00pm Central European Time
https://www.clarinetroad.com/events/sun-19-apr-live-video-broadcast-with-david-torkanowsky/
Using the FacebookLive platform, piano professor David Torkanowsky and clarinet crusader Evan Christopher perform their dynamic brand of New Orleans music. Anchored in the traditions of their instruments, yet contemporary and surprise-laden, their first live-streaming event honors their originally scheduled French Quarter Festival weekend performances.
This free event (donations recommended) will include selections from a new CD, currently re-scheduled for official release in May. Where/when applicable, donations may be directed to:
https://www.paypal.me/duo504
To contact Evan & David or for more information about
"Art of the New Orleans Duo"
email: artoftheduo.neworleans@gmail.com

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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/

Baltimore-based Jazz Pianist Joshua Espinoza on the Livestream 4.17.20

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Baltimore-based Jazz Pianist Joshua Espinoza .. Acclaimed vibraphonist Warren Wolf offers jazz audiences a respite from the uncertainty of current events through his Quarantine Livestream series. For his second iteration in the series, Wolf will perform a concert of standards with American pianist Joshua Espinoza on Friday, April 17 at 7:00p (EST).  They will broadcast these intimate livestreams via YouTube n Baltimore .. Tickets (access to the livestream link) can be purchased at www.andiemusiklive.com, and donations will be accepted .. Enjoy

The link to tickets:
https://www.instantseats.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=buy.event&eventID=D664C868-9B65-8C64-3E2C5C5DBF80D5CE

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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/

The 2020 Retirement Interview - Kansas City Jazz Legend – Saxophonist & Educator Bobby Watson

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Kansas City Jazz Legend .. Saxophonist and Educator Bobby Watson  .. He grew up in Kansas City, Kansas, and started taking piano lessons at age 10 .. From there, he attended junior high and high school in Minneapolis, where he learned saxophone. He went on to attend the University of Miami and moved on to New York to begin his professional career. He met and started a fruitful union with his mentor Art Blakey – We discussed his chart topping new 2019 CD Bird at 100 .. He talked about the upcoming 100th Birthday for Charlie Parker, new touring plans and recording .. So, his 20-year tenure at UMKC will come to an end – he will retire from academia at the end of the 2019-2020 school year and his impact has been monumental and key to the renaissance in KC .. He trained more than 100 musicians since he arrived at UMKC in 2000 and now at 66 ..  It’s high tide for to dedicate himself to performing, composing and recording full time .. 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/

NYC-based, KC-born Trumpeter Dave Scott on the 2020 CD Ambiguity

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with NYC-based, KC-born Jazz Trumpeter Dave Scott on his new 2020 CD Ambiguity ... He is always pushing the proverbial jazz envelope and on this new recording he has a great collection of musicians around him .. He talks about the group, his philosophy on this record and some more .. So please get to know him and dig this interview.

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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 and Bandleader Sebastien Ammann

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Award-Winning Pianist, Composer, and Bandleader Sebastien Ammann .. He talked about his new 2020 CD Resilience with Sebastien Ammann’s Color Wheel – with a stellar lineup of musicians .. It came out during the beginning of the American & World COVID-19 Quarantine on March 20, 2020 on Skirl Records .. This Swiss born musician is a modernist in every sense and his career is heading in the right direction ..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/

Montreal-based Jazz Drummer, Composer & Arranger Jacek Kochan

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Drummer, Composer and Arranger Jacek Kochan .. His new 2020 album Occupational Hazard is his 22nd release as a leader, it’s also his most stylistically daring project of his career .. It was released on March 13, 2020, right around the time that America and the world was going into a full quarantine because of the Coronavirus. We talk about that .. He always combines elements of acoustic and electric jazz, rock, and contemporary improvised music in to his mix ..He’s had a long, esteemed jazz road and he opens up about it .. So please get to know him and dig this interview.

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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/