Veteran NYC Jazz Pianist Senri Oe on the 2021 CD Letter to NY

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with NYC Jazz Pianist Senri Oe on the 2021 CD Letter to NY ..  The 11-track album is a special homage expressing his full love for New York City, that captures the eclectic array of the Big Apple’s musical energies. With limitations of recording studios being closed down this past year, he only had  an upright piano, electric keyboard and the Logic Pro X music app on his laptop & embraced the opportunity to explore .. Enjoy the story .. 

Click here to listen.

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/

If you like what you hear, please let us know. You can contribute a few bucks to keep Neon Jazz going strong into the future.   https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ERA4C4TTVKLR4

Jazz Pianist Falkner Evans on the 2021 CD Invisible Words

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Pianist & Composer Falkner Evans on the 2021 CD Invisible Words .. He opened up about this deeply personal project that paints a loving musical portrait of his wife Linda in the aftermath of her tragic death .. It’s his solo piano debut with an adoring reflection on a passionate, vibrant life or what he refers to as “a record I never planned to make.” as a memorial his wife Linda took her own life May 19th, 2020 after battling depression .. Have a listen…. 

Click to listen.

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. Listen to each show at https://www.mixcloud.com/neonjazzkc. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

If you like what you hear, please let us know. You can contribute a few bucks to keep Neon Jazz going strong into the future. https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ERA4C4TTVKLR4

LA-based Award-Winning Saxophonist & Composer Alex Hahn

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with LA-based Award-Winning Saxophonist & Composer Alex Hahn .. He reached out to the show and we are glad he did .. He talked about his new  2021 CD Second Wind featuring all new original music inspired by jazz, funk, rock, pop, fusion, and modern production. Still early in his career, he has had the opportunity to perform with many renowned artists such as Herbie Hancock, Esperanza Spalding, Bob Mintzer and John Daversa .. He also recorded on Michael Bublé’s last two albums .. And he’s got some solid brass already .. He is a 6-Time Downbeat Magazine Award Winner, alumnus of the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz and 1st Place AND Winner of the 2019 Michael Brecker International Saxophone Competition held at the Red Sea Jazz Festival... His story is a good one .. Enjoy…

Click to listen.

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. Listen to each show at https://www.mixcloud.com/neonjazzkc. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

If you like what you hear, please let us know. You can contribute a few bucks to keep Neon Jazz going strong into the future. https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ERA4C4TTVKLR4

Award Winning Jazz Bassist & Composer Marc Johnson

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Award Winning Jazz Bassist & Composer Marc Johnson .. He opened up about his debut 2021 CD Overpass with a decisive and intriguing contribution to ECM’s solo bass tradition .. This Nebraska-born bassist first came to broader attention in the late 1970s as a member of Bill Evans’s last trio where the tune “Nardis” became effectively a workshop for nightly discoveries about the bass’s potential as a lead voice. He has compiled quite a career in jazz and opens up full about it .. Dig his story ..  

Click to listen.

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. Listen to each show at https://www.mixcloud.com/neonjazzkc. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

If you like what you hear, please let us know. You can contribute a few bucks to keep Neon Jazz going strong into the future. https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ERA4C4TTVKLR4

Legendary Jazz Saxophonist & Flautist Kenny Garrett

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Legendary Jazz Saxophonist & Flautist Kenny Garrett .. We covered his latest 2021 CD Sounds from the Ancestors as he recalls the sounds of West African Music and its role in Jazz, Gospel, Motown, Hip-Hop and More .. We cover quite a bit more in a revealing talk .. Like his stellar career with stints around the likes of Miles Davis, Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, Donald Byrd, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw and the Duke Ellington Orchestra .. This Detroit native has had a solo career that last lasted 3 plus decades and he is consistently seen as one of modern jazz’s brightest and most influential living masters. He opens up and you should hear it .. Enjoy .. 

Click to listen.

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. Listen to each show at https://www.mixcloud.com/neonjazzkc. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

If you like what you hear, please let us know. You can contribute a few bucks to keep Neon Jazz going strong into the future. https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ERA4C4TTVKLR4

Kansas City-Based Author Carolyn Glenn Brewer on the new 2021 Book Beneath Missouri Skies: Pat Metheny in KC - 64-72

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Kansas City-Based Author Carolyn Glenn Brewer on the new 2021 Book Beneath Missouri Skies: Pat Metheny in KC - 64-72 .. This book reveals important details about jazz in Kansas City during the sixties and early seventies overlooked in histories of Kansas City jazz. This book spans news accounts, archival material, interviews, and remembrances portraying a place and time from which Pat still very much so draws inspiration and strength. We cover some details and macro ideas about this book, Pat and much more .. Enjoy…

Click to listen.

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. Listen to each show at https://www.mixcloud.com/neonjazzkc. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

If you like what you hear, please let us know. You can contribute a few bucks to keep Neon Jazz going strong into the future. https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ERA4C4TTVKLR4

Jazz Legend, Composer & Educator Rufus Reid

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Legend, Composer & Educator Rufus Reid .. We had a solid conversation about his new 2021 CD Always in the Moment, COVID and so much more .. He stands as one of today’s premiere bassists on the international jazz scene with a reputation firmly established in the education arena ..  He opens up about the state of jazz today, the future, live music and so much more .. Have a listen … 

Click to listen.

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. Listen to each show at https://www.mixcloud.com/neonjazzkc. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

If you like what you hear, please let us know. You can contribute a few bucks to keep Neon Jazz going strong into the future. https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ERA4C4TTVKLR4

Kansas City Jazz Trumpeter Trent Austin

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Kansas City Jazz Trumpeter Trent Austin .. This eleborated trumpet artist, educator/clinician and entrepreneur is a trumpeting Renaissance Man. For decades he has been at it with brilliant performances and recordings in both the jazz and classical music worlds .. This prodigy has been at it for decades and was hugely swayed by the jazz saint Clark Terry .. He’s also a business owner and has been in Kansas City for about 3 years now .. Over the years, he’s graced the stage with the likes of Tony Bennett, Natalie Cole, Joe Williams, Clark Terry, Bob Brookmeyer, Maria Schneider, Peter Erskine, Arturo Sandoval, Kenny Werner and so many others .. His groove, path and history in jazz is astounding .. Enjoy the story of a KC treasure .. 

Click to listen.

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. Listen to each show at https://www.mixcloud.com/neonjazzkc. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

If you like what you hear, please let us know. You can contribute a few bucks to keep Neon Jazz going strong into the future. https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ERA4C4TTVKLR4

Canadian Jazz Bassist & Composer Carl Mayotte

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Canadian Jazz Bassist & Composer Carl Mayotte .. He opened up about his newest 2021 CD Pop de Ville Vol.1 mixing different musical styles as a tribute to City Pop, which is a Japanese musical genre that fuses jazz fusion with 1980s pop uniquely combining the accessible and the more intellectual sides of music resulting in a sound in which the groove is limitless and the originality of the compositions surprises .. He is well known from the Quebec music scene for many years playing in festivals, events, and bars since he was 16 years old .. Enjoy his story .. 

Click here to listen.

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. Listen to each show at https://www.mixcloud.com/neonjazzkc. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

If you like what you hear, please let us know. You can contribute a few bucks to keep Neon Jazz going strong into the future. https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ERA4C4TTVKLR4

Jazz Guitarist & Composer David Dvorin

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Guitarist & Composer David Dvorin .. He opened up about his upcoming 2021 CD on his label called Cure-All Records with the ablum "I'm the Flounder". It’s the debut recording of thisn instrumental quartet combining the freewheeling groove and grit of mid-century blues and jazz with the intimacy and instrumental interplay of chamber music called Flounder .. This CD is the culmination of two years worth of composing and performing a wealth of original material .. Get to know him and the band .. 

Click to listen.

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. Listen to each show at https://www.mixcloud.com/neonjazzkc. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

If you like what you hear, please let us know. You can contribute a few bucks to keep Neon Jazz going strong into the future. https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ERA4C4TTVKLR4

Kansas City-based Jazz Pianist & Producer Desmond Mason

 Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Los Angeles-born, Kansas City-based Jazz Pianist & Producer Desmond Mason .. He’s a fixture in the KC scene and he talked about his gigs as the world of 2021 opens up .. Along with the jazz, he’s in the hip-hop and soul realms and has a position as Director of Music at Good Samaritan Missionary Baptist Church .. He’s got plenty of music and energy .. with a great story .. Enjoy .. 

Click to listen.

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. Listen to each show at https://www.mixcloud.com/neonjazzkc. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

If you like what you hear, please let us know. You can contribute a few bucks to keep Neon Jazz going strong into the future. https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ERA4C4TTVKLR4

DC-based Jazz Vocalist Kristin Callahan

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with DC-based Jazz Vocalist Kristin Callahan .. We caught up with her in late July to talk about her new 2021 Lost in A Dream, her life in music, COVID and the hopeful future of new live gigs .. Dig the story .. 

Click to listen.

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. Listen to each show at https://www.mixcloud.com/neonjazzkc. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

If you like what you hear, please let us know. You can contribute a few bucks to keep Neon Jazz going strong into the future. https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ERA4C4TTVKLR4

Jazz Bassist Louie Leager of the Band Pieces

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Bassist Louie Leager of the Band Pieces …The band Pieces was many years in the making when guitarist Olin Clark and bassist Louie Leager met 10 years ago at Michigan State University. They shared many formative experiences on and off the bandstand and developing a deep musical bond in the process .. They open up about new music, COVID, their history and hopes .. Enjoy .. 

Click to listen.

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. Listen to each show at https://www.mixcloud.com/neonjazzkc. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

If you like what you hear, please let us know. You can contribute a few bucks to keep Neon Jazz going strong into the future. https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ERA4C4TTVKLR4

Bay Area Jazz Guitarist & Composer Ray Obiedo on 2021’s Latin Jazz Project Vol. 2

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Bay Area Jazz Guitarist & Composer Ray Obiedo  on 2021’s Latin Jazz Project Vol. 2 .. He opened up about his new CD, COVID, the future of live music and so much more .. Enjoy .. 

Click to listen.

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. Listen to each show at https://www.mixcloud.com/neonjazzkc. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

If you like what you hear, please let us know. You can contribute a few bucks to keep Neon Jazz going strong into the future. https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ERA4C4TTVKLR4

LA-Based Pianist, Vocalist, Composer & Arranger Adrianne Duncan

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Atlanta-born, Los Angeles-based Jazz Pianist, Vocalist, Composer & Arranger Adrianne Duncan .. She opens up about her new 2021 CD Gemini, her life in music, COVID and so much more .. She has a family steeped in music and had aspirations to act when arriving to the West Coast .. It’s a great story and she explains it all .. Enjoy .. 

Click to listen.

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. Listen to each show at https://www.mixcloud.com/neonjazzkc. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

If you like what you hear, please let us know. You can contribute a few bucks to keep Neon Jazz going strong into the future. https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ERA4C4TTVKLR4

Italian-based Jazz Drummer, Composer & Producer Dan Cavalca

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Italian-based Jazz Drummer, Composer & Producer Dan Cavalca .. We talked to him about his new 2021 CD Lights of Red Island that is dedicated to the collaboration with the Claudio Scolari Project .. He defines himself as an eclectic musician for his collaborations that cover different musical genres, from jazz to classical, from pop to elettronica. He’s a graduate of the Berklee College of Music and worked as a freelancer in the New York scene .. His story is a good one .. Enjoy …

Click to listen.

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. Listen to each show at https://www.mixcloud.com/neonjazzkc. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

If you like what you hear, please let us know. You can contribute a few bucks to keep Neon Jazz going strong into the future. https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ERA4C4TTVKLR4

Jazz Musician & Owner of Parker Jazz Club in Austin, Texas Kris Kimura

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Musician & Owner of Parker Jazz Club in Austin, Texas Kris Kimura .. He opened up about Austin’s premier live jazz music venue as they’ve reopened their doors and announced a host of great shows in the coming 2021 months. The club is named after the young son of award-winning jazz vocalist and multi-instrumentalist founder/owner that opened in 2018 and from the jump offered the city a state-of-the-art listening room where legends like the Count Basie Orchestra, Joey DeFrancesco, Kenny Garrett and many more .. He’s passionate about this dream come true and he opens up fully about it .. Enjoy .. 

Click to listen.

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. Listen to each show at https://www.mixcloud.com/neonjazzkc. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

If you like what you hear, please let us know. You can contribute a few bucks to keep Neon Jazz going strong into the future. https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ERA4C4TTVKLR4

Veteran San Francisco-based Jazz Pianist Dave Miller

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran San Francisco-based Jazz Pianist Dave Miller .. We caught up with him to talk about his newest 2021 CD with his Trio called The Mask-erade Is Over on Summit Records .. During the past few years, he has been featured on a variety of memorable recordings including his own .. His day job is as a lawyer and he uses both roles in his life well .. He grew up in Long Island, New York having extensive classical piano lessons and learned to play jazz by ear. He was inspired early on by George Shearing’s recordings and seeing Ahmad Jamal in concert. His story is one to hear ... Enjoy .. 

Click to listen.

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. Listen to each show at https://www.mixcloud.com/neonjazzkc. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

If you like what you hear, please let us know. You can contribute a few bucks to keep Neon Jazz going strong into the future. https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ERA4C4TTVKLR4

Astoria, NY-based Jazz Drummer & Composer Brian Woodruff

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Astoria, NY-based Jazz Drummer & Composer Brian Woodruff .. He opened up about his 3rd album as a leader called A Centering Peace recorded with the OKB Trio. Over the years, he has performed with Bobby Watson, Marian McPartland, Jerry Hahn, and on the Today Show. He has been the house drummer for mega-church Unity of New York for the last 14 years. As the founder and organizer of the Blackbird’s Session, he played with a revolving cast of some of New York’s finest jazz players during its 3.5 year run. There are plenty of stories and tales .. Enjoy .. 

Click to listen.

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. Listen to each show at https://www.mixcloud.com/neonjazzkc. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

If you like what you hear, please let us know. You can contribute a few bucks to keep Neon Jazz going strong into the future. https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ERA4C4TTVKLR4

President of KC Jazz Alive & Buttonwood Financial Jon McGraw on the 8th Annual Spotlight Charlie Parker Festivities in Kansas City

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with the President of KC Jazz Alive & Buttonwood Financial Jon McGraw on the 8th Annual Spotlight Charlie Parker Festivities in Kansas City .. He opened up about the citywide celebration of Bird’s life and music in August 2021. KC Jazz Alive, University of Missouri Kansas City, the American Jazz Museum & other cultural and civic organizations will host jam sessions, tours, lectures, exhibits, panel discussions, poetry slams, workshops and concerts celebrating Charlie Parker—Kansas City’s native son. It’s Charlie Parker’s 101st birthday celebration and all the details are at spotlightcharlieparker.org/ .. But Jon gets candid about this joyous time that puts KC on the international map .. Enjoy .. 

Click here to listen.

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. Listen to each show at https://www.mixcloud.com/neonjazzkc. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

If you like what you hear, please let us know. You can contribute a few bucks to keep Neon Jazz going strong into the future. https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ERA4C4TTVKLR4

Jazz Singer-Songwriter & Flugelhornist Chris Saunders & Pianist Ken Cook of the Chris Saunders Band

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Singer-Songwriter & Flugelhornist Chris Saunders & Pianist Ken Cook of the Chris Saunders Band .. Based in San Francisco, we had a very frank talk about COVID, the current live world, their history, their latest 2021 CD Dancing with the Widow St. James and hope for the future .. Enjoy .. 

Click to listen.

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. Listen to each show at https://www.mixcloud.com/neonjazzkc. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

If you like what you hear, please let us know. You can contribute a few bucks to keep Neon Jazz going strong into the future. https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ERA4C4TTVKLR4

Staten Island-based Jazz Singer Jeannine Otis

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Staten Island-based Jazz Singer Jeannine Otis .. We caught up with her to talk about her newest 2021 CD Into My Heart .. She was born and raised in Detroit, and based in Staten Island, NY. For four decades, she has drawn equally from jazz, classical, dance, gospel and pop genres .. Over the years, she has worked with numerous music stars like trumpeter Donald Byrd, Kool & Gang, The New Shirelles, and many others .. These days she also serves as music director for St. Marks Church... Enjoy .. 

Click to listen.

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. Listen to each show at https://www.mixcloud.com/neonjazzkc. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

If you like what you hear, please let us know. You can contribute a few bucks to keep Neon Jazz going strong into the future. https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ERA4C4TTVKLR4

Two-Time Grammy Winning Pianist & Composer Peter Kater

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Two-Time Grammy Winning Pianist & Composer Peter Kater .. He talked to the show from one of his bases in Hawaii about a great many things over a long, well groomed music existence .. He just released his newest 2021 CD Rapture that features twelve diverse melodic landscapes straight from his world .. He was born of German parents in the Bavarian City of Munich then moved to New Jersey where he began to take classical piano lessons. At the age of 18 he left New Jersey with his backpack and his music books and hitch-hiked all around the continental US for over a year. He would finally land in Boulder, Colorado, finding comfort and inspiration in the Rocky Mountains .. Since that time, he forged significant relationships with the likes of John Denver, Kenny Loggins and so many others .. He’s full of wonderful stories and details .. Enjoy .. 

Click to listen.

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. Listen to each show at https://www.mixcloud.com/neonjazzkc. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

If you like what you hear, please let us know. You can contribute a few bucks to keep Neon Jazz going strong into the future. https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ERA4C4TTVKLR4

Los Angeles-based Jazz Guitarist, Composer & Arranger Chris Standring

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Los Angeles-based Jazz Guitarist, Composer & Arranger Chris Standring … He opened up about his new 2021 CD Wonderful World .. Featuring a host of talent like Randy Brecker, Peter Erskine, Harvey Mason, and more .. It’s his 14th release as a leader and he is always pushing the envelope of taste and style with a project that is wholly different from anything he has done before. He is a native of England and spent his childhood driving tractors and feeding sheep. Music has been the nearly all-consuming focus of his life since he was 6 years old and began studying classical guitar .. These days, he stands as one of the most prolific and successful artists on the contemporary urban jazz scene .. Enjoy .. 

Click to listen.

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. Listen to each show at https://www.mixcloud.com/neonjazzkc. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

If you like what you hear, please let us know. You can contribute a few bucks to keep Neon Jazz going strong into the future. https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ERA4C4TTVKLR4