Monday, July 29, 2013

New York City Jazz Drummer & Missouri Native Matt Kane

During this new interview with talented New York City jazz drummer, Matt Kane, a wide variety of topics were covered. This Hannibal, MO native got his chops going in the Kansas City scene with musicians like Sonny Kenner, Paul Smith, Mike Metheny, Claude”Fiddler” Williams, Karrin Allyson, the McFadden Brothers, Danny Embrey, Rod Fleeman, Bob Bowman and others. From there, he moved onto New York City for a whole new adventure. He talks about his jazz trajectory and much more.

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Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christoper 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 on Saturday Mornings from 7:00 - 9:00 a.m. Listen to KCXL at www.kcxl.com

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Neon Jazz Interview with Kansas City Saxophonist Steve Lambert

From Iowa to Kansas City, saxophonist and educator Steve Lambert is another vibrant part of the KC jazz scene. Over the course of our interview, he talks about being instructed by Bobby Watson at UMKC, his busy lineup of gigs, meeting John Coltrane and much more.

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Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christoper 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 on Saturday Mornings from 7:00 - 9:00 a.m. Listen to KCXL at www.kcxl.com

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Kansas City Jazz Drummer Brian Steever

Welcome to a Neon Jazz interview Kansas City drummer and busy jazz man Brian Steever – During our candid interview, he talked his start in South Dakota, move to Chicago, early days in Jefferson City and arriving in KC, along with working with Bobby Watson at UMKC, along with much more. Click here to listen.

Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christoper 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 on Saturday Mornings from 7:00 - 9:00 a.m. Listen to KCXL at www.kcxl.com 

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Kansas City Jazz Guitarist Brian Baggett

Welcome to a Neon Jazz interview one of the finest jazz guitarists in Kansas City ..  Brian Baggett – During our candid interview, he talked about his roots in Kansas, his essence for playing music, a new book he just published, his live gigs, teaching and much more. 

Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christoper 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 on Saturday Mornings from 7:00 - 9:00 a.m. Listen to KCXL at www.kcxl.com

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

An Interview with Jazz Singer Deborah Brown

Welcome to a new interview with one of the finest singers in jazz today and with some of the best jazz stories you will ever hear. During the course of this revealing interview, Deborah Brown talks about a career that has spanned decades taking her all over the world, how she got her start in Kansas City, working with Side Hampton and much more. Click here to listen.

Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christoper 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 on Saturday Mornings from 7:00 - 9:00 a.m. Listen to KCXL at www.kcxl.com

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Interview with Kansas City Trombonist Ryan Heinlein


Welcome to a the Neon Jazz interview with another talented piece of a thriving jazz pool in 2013’s Kansas City scene – Trombonist and leader of the band Project H – Ryan Heinlein .. Over the course of this interview, he talks about growing up in Wichita, seeing the world in a Ska band while he got his music chops developed, the power of Mingus, along with much more ..

Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christoper 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 on Saturday Mornings from 7:00 - 9:00 a.m. Listen to KCXL at www.kcxl.com

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Thursday, May 2, 2013

Kansas City Jazz Bassist Jeff Harshbarger


Welcome to a brand new Neon Jazz interview a cat that is one of a kind and has seen a lot of jazz in his life .. Kansas City bassist Jeff Harshbarger. During this interview, he talks about being the mortar between the bricks, his many stops around the country to play live, his immediate and long term plans for more music, how he has picked up singing this year, along with much more. Click here to listen.

Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christoper 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 on Saturday Mornings from 7:00 - 9:00 a.m. Listen to KCXL at www.kcxl.com