Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series Kansas City Veteran Jazz Saxophonist & Educator Todd Wilkinson .. He talked about his newest venture .. The 2019 CD On the Lam…. He is a lifelong native of Kansas City and has been performing professionally since 1983. He graduated from Shawnee Mission Northwest High School in 1978, and got his start playing in rock bands .. He’s been around and has great stories and recollections about KC jazz and the idiom at later .. In 2010 he began his current position as the Director of Jazz Studies at Ottawa University in Ottawa, KS. He’s got a unique perspective as a performer and an educator .. Don’t miss this interview with a KC institution .. So, get to know him, the band and dig this interview my friends ..
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/
Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Singer Lisa Bell .. She talked at length about her newest 2020 CD Backseat .. She started her life in Boulder, Colorado .. moved on to Kansas City to jump into the jazz scene and get her degree at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory .. With nearly 20 years as a professional recording and touring musician, she proves her staying power through the successful release of this new roots and jazz-infused fifth album .. Over her career, she has performed around the world sharing stages with the likes of Stanley Jordan, Christopher Cross, and Oleta Adams. So, get to know her and dig this interview my friends ..
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/
Upcoming 2020 Kansas City performances include:
May 1, 2020 at 7pm
Live performance at the The 15th emPower Music Festival – Mega PosiPalooza
Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Indianapolis-based Jazz Saxophonist, Composer & Educator Amanda Gardier .. She talked to the program about her latest 2019 CD Flyover Country .. and her influences come from the likes of Miguel Zenon, The Bad Plus, Walter Smith III, and Bjork .. Her first release with Green Mind Records called Empathy was called “a debut with a lot of something for everyone” Over the years she has been busy touring, recording and making her own family .. She gets into this and so much more ..So, get to know her and dig this interview my friends ..
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/
Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with World Renowned Jazz Percussionist, Composer, Arranger, Producer, Author and four time Grammy Winner Munyungo Jackson .. He opened up about his latest 2019 CD Morning Sun .. This West Coast artist can be found in virtually any musical setting—whether it’s Funk, Pop, Jazz, Latin, Reggae, or traditional dance music .. He’s been in music for over thirty years and has performed with Miles Davis, Stevie Wonder, Sting, Kenny Loggins, Herbie Hancock, Dianne Reeves and the list goes on .. He’s got great tales to tell .. And Munyungo is deeply committed to understanding — and keeping alive — the tradition surrounding the instruments he plays. So, get to know him and dig this interview my friends.
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/
Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Pianist, Organist, Drummer, Composer & Arranger Matthew Whitaker .. He opened up about his latest 2019 CD Now Hear This .. He has come a long way from his home of Hackensack, New Jersey surrounded by music .. So he started playing music at 3 and at 9 he taught himself how to play the Hammond B3 organ and would become the youngest artist to be endorsed by Hammond in its 80+ year history – At 10 he was invited to perform at Stevie Wonder’s induction into the Apollo Theater’s Hall of Fame and over the years he’s played with the likes of Christian McBride, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Regina Carter, Jason Moran, Jon Batiste .. And already has an incredible story .. So, get to know him and dig this interview my friends.
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/
Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Australian-born, NYC Jazz Saxophonist Troy Roberts .. His latest 2019 CD Days Like These .. is his 11th release as a leader and it’s just as good as ever .. He comes from the Perth, West Australia and graduatrf with a Bachelor of Music at the young age of 19 .. Over the years, he has 4 DownBeat SM Jazz Soloist Awards, 2 Grammy Nominations, and was a semi-finalist in the 2008 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition. He’s been all over Europe and the US with the likes of Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts, Joey DeFrancesco, James Morrison, Aretha Franklin, Van Morrison, Christian McBride and so many more .. So, get to know him and dig this interview my friends ..
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/
Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with the Guitarist & Composer Anthony Pirog Jazz Group Messthetics .. So, in 2019, the trio released its self-titled debut album and hit the road performing upwards of 200 shows across the US, Europe, and Asia. Their second full length isAnthropocosmic Nest and it came out in fall of 2019. It's the work of a more experienced band, whose dialog as a performing unit has necessarily focused and intensified. So we talked to this Washington DC about all of this .. He’s a loops magician – along with being a quiet but ubiquitous force on stages around his hometown. With fearsome chops and a keen ear for odd beauty, he has helped expand the possibilities of jazz, rock and experimentalism in a town long known for its straight-ahead tradition. So, dig this interview ..
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/
