Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series. On this episode, we talk with Kansas City–based jazz guitarist and singer Mike Bourne of KC Boogie. We get into his chart-topping 2025 CD Kansas City O’Clock and his life in music.
The album’s songs are shaped from a blues that comes from another kind of clay. Instead of Muddy Waters, it’s fried in Louis Jordan batter; instead of Robert Johnson, it carries T-Bone Walker scuffs on its shoes. There’s an effervescence to the music as it introduces new ears to the storied sound of Kansas City jazz and blues—full of style, attitude, and well-nourished blues ancestry.
Kansas City O’Clock delivers a big-band and swing-driven approach to the blues, featuring honking saxophones and exciting, high-energy arrangements. Mike Bourne continues to specialize in jump blues, swing, and roots music, keeping the Kansas City tradition alive while pushing it forward.
We also talk about his live gigs, from Club 1909 in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, to The Black Dolphin in downtown Kansas City.
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