Jazz Vibraphonist, Composer, Bandleader & Educator Steve Hobbs

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran Vibraphonist, Composer,  Bandleader &  Educator Steve Hobbs  - He’s always busy with the music and his latest CD is 2018’s Tribute to Bobby – in honor of his friend and mentor Bobby Hutcherson – He’s originally from Raleigh, North Carolina and started hand drums at age 7, and trumpet and drumset at 11 –then  switched from trumpet to vibes at age 17 and it stuck .. He got degrees from Berklee College of Music and the University of Miami – he went on to play with the best in jazz as a leader and sideman with Kenny Barron, Tom Harrell, Rufus Reid, Joe LaBarbera, Victor Lewis, and so many others ..

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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 on Saturday at 8:00 a.m. Listen to KCXL on Tunein Radio at http://tunein.com/radio/Neon-Jazz-With-Joe-Dimino-p381685/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

Kansas City Stride Jazz Pianist Bram Wijnands

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Kansas City Jazz Stride Pianist Bram Wijnands .. He grew up in the Netherlands and came to Kansas City after striking up friendships with Richard Ross and Deborah Brown .. Since the early 90’s, he has made Kansas City home and has been all over the scene giving folks his jazz from the Majestic and beyond .. He talked about his education, love of Kansas City, performing live, what may be next and so much more ..

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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 on Saturday at 8:00 a.m. Listen to KCXL on Tunein Radio at http://tunein.com/radio/Neon-Jazz-With-Joe-Dimino-p381685/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

Toronto Jazz Guitarist & Composer Harley Card

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Toronto Jazz Guitarist and Composer Harley Card .. He just released a new 2018 CD called The Greatest Invention and it’s named after what Einstein called one of the greatest inventions ever – the bicycle .. and Harley will explain .. He grew up in Winnepeg and spent the summer of 2017 living in New York City to study privately with master jazz guitarist; Peter Bernstein – Along with his own groups, he is a member of  and co-composer for other Canadian bands .. He also maintains a private teaching practice, providing instruction in guitar, theory, and composition -

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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 on Saturday at 8:00 a.m. Listen to KCXL on Tunein Radio at http://tunein.com/radio/Neon-Jazz-With-Joe-Dimino-p381685/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

Jazz Bassist & Composer Mark Wade

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran Jazz Bassist Mark Wade.. He is promoting his newest CD – 2018’s Moving Day – And it’s in part to his life of growing up on the move .. He grew up in the Upper Midwest .. Indiana, Ohio and more – Fro the last 20 years, he has been very active in his home of New York City .. and played with the likes of James Spaulding, Peter Eldridge, Don Byron, been on The Today Show with Stacey Kent and much more .. along with the performing and recording, he is a faculty member of the jazz program at Lehigh University and the founder and director of New Music Horizons -

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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 on Saturday at 8:00 a.m. Listen to KCXL on Tunein Radio at http://tunein.com/radio/Neon-Jazz-With-Joe-Dimino-p381685/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

Jazz Bassist, Composer & Producer Justin Gray

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Bassist, Composer & Producer Justin Gray  ..  He took some time to talk with us about his new 2018 New Horizons .. He grew up in Toronto and his influences are jazz, classical, Indian classical and world music –  He invented and co-created the Bass Veena, an instrument designed for Indian Classical and Indo-Jazz music performance and has had quite a career full of awards and performing with Josh Groban, Ingrid Jensen, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Greg Osby, and many others .. Along with being a musician, he is on faculty at Humber College ..

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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 on Saturday at 8:00 a.m. Listen to KCXL on Tunein Radio at http://tunein.com/radio/Neon-Jazz-With-Joe-Dimino-p381685/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

Jazz & Electronic Musician Naoki Kenji

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with German Jazz Musician Naoki Kenji  .. We caught up with him about his 8th album  - 2017’s Akatombo inspired by a  poem created years ago by Naoki’s mother – He is Half German, half Japanese, andspent his early years in Tokyo and Osaka. By 5 he was already taking classical piano lessons and at 18 he left school without his parents consent to dedicate himself to his dream ...  He spoke to us candidly from his home in Germany ..

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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 on Saturday at 8:00 a.m. Listen to KCXL on Tunein Radio at http://tunein.com/radio/Neon-Jazz-With-Joe-Dimino-p381685/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

Jazz Drummer Leslie Mandoki of the ManDoki Soulmates

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Drummer and Persuccionist Leslie Mandoki .. He grew up in Budapest, Hungary andstudied drums and percussion at the musical conservatory of Budapest in the early 1970s. He fled from Hungary to Munich, Germany to avoid prosecution by the communist government for being a member of the student opposition. Since then, he has lived the music dream .. as a part of the ManDoki Soumates – the group embodies the creative spirit of the 1970’s, and are a super group of GRAMMY® -winning rock and jazz music greats including with cats like Bobby Kimball (Toto), Chris Thompson (Manfred Mann’s Earth Band), Klaus Doldinger (Passport), Bill Evans, Randy Brecker – They are now gearing up for a performance during Grammy Week .. on January 29 during the Wings of Freedom Concets at the Beacon Theater in New York .. He is a deeply good, profound and self actualized individual ..

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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 on Saturday at 8:00 a.m. Listen to KCXL on Tunein Radio at http://tunein.com/radio/Neon-Jazz-With-Joe-Dimino-p381685/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/