Famous Interviews & Neon Jazz with Joe Dimino
2,206 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe Famous Interviews and Neon Jazz Podcast features a wide range of artists, musicians, writers, creatives and business folks from around the globe. The host is Joe Dimino and the aim is to engage in a welcoming environment to provide keen insights into people that make this world a grand place to live in. Tune in.
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Canadian Jazz Woodwinds and Composition Dennis Kwok
May 22, 2020 16:38Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Canadian Woodwind Player and Composer Dennis Kwok .. We talked to him in late March 2020 as the Quarantine was taking hold and the world of live jazz was going away .. He spoke about his impressive debut 2020 CD Windward Bound – along with his career in jazz and the hopeful future .. So, get to know him and dig this interview my friends .. Click to listen. Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and...
Double Bassist & Composer Rich Leppanen of the Jazz Group Pearl Django
May 22, 2020 16:37Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Double Bassist and Composer Rich Leppanen of the Jazz Group Pearl Django .. We caught up with him from his base in Seattle during late March 2020 to talk about their newest 2020 CD Simplicity…. As we grow into an increastingly complicated world of the COVID-19 Quarantine .. we discussed this new world, the band, the past, future and much more .. So, get to know him and dig this interview my friends .. Click to listen. Neon Jaz...
London-based Jazz Guitarist, Arranger & Composer Rob Luft
May 22, 2020 16:36Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with London-based Jazz Guitarist, Arranger & Composer Rob Luft ... We caught up with him on the last day of March 2020 in a surreal Coronavirus Quarantine world to talk about his latest 2020 Trio CD – Riser and how he was in NYC when a gig was cancelled and he knew jazz was going to be silence .. This award-winning 26-year-old cat has been compared to that of six-string legends John McLaughlin and Al Di Meola .. His career was really...
Brooklyn-based Jazz Guitarist & Composer Liberty Ellman
May 22, 2020 15:06Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Brooklyn-based Jazz Guitarist & Composer Liberty Ellman .. During the late March 2020 Quarantine in America, he talked about how thing had ramped up .. and his latest 2020 CD Last Desert .. Along with how he got into music, mentors and so much more .. So please get to know her and dig this interview. Click here to listen. Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christopher in ...
Italian Born, Belgium-based Jazz Bassist, Composer and Producer Giuseppe Millaci
May 22, 2020 15:05Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Italian Born, Belgium-based Jazz Bassist, Composer and Producer Giuseppe Millaci .. He actually took the lead on this interview and sent it over to Neon Jazz according to the questions we wrote down .. He opened up about his newest 2019 CD Endless Way with the Vogue Trio during the April 2020 Quarantine from his base in Brussels .. He talked about his career, the current jazz world and so much more .. Click to listen. Neon Jaz...
Los Angeles-Based Jazz Vibraphonist & Composer Lolly Allen
May 22, 2020 15:03Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Los Angeles-Based Jazz Vibraphonist Lolly Allen ... During Late March 2020 in Los Angeles as the Quarantine started to really take hold, we talked about her latest 2020 CD Coming Home .. Over the years, she has performed with the best .. like Terry Gibbs, Bob Mintzer, Rodney Whitaker, Maria Schneider, and The Jazz Composers Alliance. Originally from Westport, New York, Lolly studied on scholarship at the New England Conservatory ...
New York-based Jazz Vocalist, Composer and Improviser Aubrey Johnson
May 22, 2020 15:02Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Vocalist, Composer & Improviser Aubrey Johnson .. We caught up with her in late March 2020 – Just as the Coronvirus Quarantine was ramping up from her base in New York to talk about her CD Unraveled…. It came out on March 20, 2020 on Outside In Music label during an unprecedented era of no live jazz .. She spent more than a decade into a creatively charged career and this debut CD comes during a strange time on the planet .....
Japanese-born Jazz Pianist, Composer, Producer, Actor, Singer and Songwriter Senri Oe
May 21, 2020 19:38Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Japanese-born Jazz Pianist, Composer, Producer, Actor, Singer and Songwriter Senri Oe .. He talked about the tragedy that turned into his 2020 CD Hmmm during mid-May 2020 as the Coronavirus Quarantine of the world was still going strong .. He is well known for his pop-music career in 1980s and '90's-era Japanese pop music, but jazz has always held sway over him .. He’s a huge talent with wonderful insights .. So please get to kn...
Chicago-based Jazz Pianist Lara Driscoll
May 15, 2020 17:10Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Pianist Lara Driscoll ..She talked bout her latest CD Woven Dreams and her life in music .. She also opened up about this new COVID-19 jazz world we live in .. and why she loves jazz and so much more .. So, get to know her and dig this interview my friends .. 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 ...
Jazz Trumpeter Jason Palmer on the 2020 CD The Concert: 12 Musings for Isabella & COVID-19
May 11, 2020 16:46Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Trupeter Jason Palmer on his latest project .. the 2020 CD - The Concert: 12 Musings For Isabella that came out on March 18, 2020 – it is the 30th anniversary of the 1990 art theft at Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum – He opened up about this unique project and the new COVID-19 Quarantine world without live jazz .. Dig… Click here to listen. Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and ...
Toronto-born, New York City-based Guitarist Alex Goodman on the 2020 Double CD Impressions in Blue & Red
May 11, 2020 16:30Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Toronto-born, New York City-based guitarist Alex Goodman .. He opens up about this Vividly Evocative Double Album, Impressions in Blue and Red, Featuring Two Distinct Quartets that came out right around when the world was going into full Coronvirus Quarantine shutdown mode on March 13, 2020 – We spoke about this new world and so much more .. So, get to know him and dig this interview my friends .. Click here to listen. Neon Ja...
Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammadand of the Jazz is Dead Project
May 11, 2020 16:29Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with with Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammadand of the 2020 Jazz is Dead Project.. They will release albums throughout 2020 partnering up with with Jazz Icons: Roy Ayers, Gary Bartz, Brian Jackson and many more .. The Preview Compilation came out on March 13, 2020 .. During the beginnings of the jazz and world shutdown due to the Coronavirus Quarantine .. this is an important and unique project .. We talk about this, how healthy j...
Jazz Saxophonist Tom Wright
May 11, 2020 16:29Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Saxophonist Tom Wright .. We caught up with him about his latest 2020 CD with the Cat and Mouse Quartet – Notes from the Journey… Along with the music, he is a math professor, and avid traveler who lives in Spartanburg, SC. We talked to him in late-March 2020 as the COVID-19 Quarantine was really heating up and got some interesting takes on his life in music and the new jazz world – Dig .. Click here to listen. Neon Jazz...
Jazz Guitarist Jim Robitaille
May 05, 2020 16:55Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Award Winning Composer and Guitarist Jim Robitaille .. He opened up abut his latest 2020 CD Space Cycles and a very gifted career that has seen him perform with so many cats .. He talked about this new COVID-19 Quarantine world we live in during this Spring of no live jazz, along with so much more .. ..So please get to know him and dig this interview. Click to listen. Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by J...
NYC Jazz Keyboardist Theo Hill on the 2020 CD Reality Check & The New COVID-19 World
May 04, 2020 22:30Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with New York Keyboardist Theo Hill on his new 2020 CD Reality Check during mid-April 2020 in the middle of the global pandemic of the Coronavirus Quarantine .. He recently relocated to Costa Rica and opened up about his new life, old life and this brand new world we are living in .. It was revealing and refreshing .. Dig .. Click to listen. Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John ...
Kansas City Jazz Pianist Jackie Myers on the new COVID-19 Jazz World
May 04, 2020 21:42Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Kansas City Jazz Pianist Jackie Myers .. We caught up with Jackie from her Kansas City home in late April 2020 during the COVID-19 Quarantine to talk about this new jazz world we have been in .. How she saw the end, what she has done to keep it going and the hope for the future .. Dig.. Click to listen. Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christopher in Kansas City, Misso...
Clayton & Jessica DeLong of the KC Jazz Group A La Mode on the new COVID-19 Jazz World
May 04, 2020 21:41Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Vocalist Jessica DeLong & Guitaris Clayton DeLong of the Kansas City group A La Mode ... We caught up with them at the end of April 2020 during the COVID-19 Quarantine to talk about a great many things related to our new jazz world .. They have been leaders in the community with Live Streaming and boosting overall morale .. They talk about then, now and the future .. So, enjoy .. Click to listen. Neon Jazz is a radio program a...
KC Jazz Saxophonist B.J. Jansen the new COVID-19 Jazz World
May 04, 2020 21:40Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with KC Jazz Saxophonist B.J. Jansen .. We caught up with B.J. in Kansas City on May 2, 2020 during the COVID-19 Quarantine to discuss this new world we live in .. He discussed the beginnings of jazz coming to a halt, what’s been going on and hope for the future .. So, 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...
New Orleans-based Jazz Trombonist Delfeayo Marslis on the 2020 CD Jazz Party & COVID-19
May 04, 2020 14:07Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with New Olreans-based Jazz Trumpeter Delfeayo Marsalis .. We caught up with him on March 31, 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to shutdown America .. He spked about his latest 2020 release World Party and this new Coronavirus world where the live jazz has been silenced .. He spoke about this release, the new world and the hope for the future .. Dig it .. Click here to listen. Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. H...
Denver Saxophonist Keith Oxman on the 2020 CD Two Cigarettes in the Dark
May 03, 2020 15:34Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Denver Saxophonist Keith Oxman on the 2020 CD Two Cigarettes in the Dark ... Seasoned veteran Houston Person joins Keith Oxman’s quartet for his latest outing pairing of these two great tenor saxophonists from different generations is a wonderful merging of styles to create a uniquely warm sound. He opened up about this .. Click here to listen. Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered ...
Nashville-based Jazz Singer Kandace Springs
May 03, 2020 15:24Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Nashville-based Jazz Singer Kandace Springs .. During late March 2020 as the COVID-19 Quarantine began ramping up we talked from her home base of Nashville about her latest 2020 CD The Women Who Raised Me .. She has a defined mix of R&B, jazz, and pop has been off and running with a very eventful career .. We talk about all of this and so much more .. So please get to know her and dig this interview. Click here to listen. Neon...
New Orleans Jazz Trumpeter Derrick Shezbie
April 29, 2020 17:04Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with New Orleans-based Jazz Trumpeter Derrick Shezbie .. During the COVID-19 Quarantine of 2020 in late March 2020 we caught up with him from his base of New Oreleans about his latest 2020 CD The Ghost of Buddy Bolden ..This GRAMMY® Award-winning trumpeter Derrick (Kabuki) Shezbie partnered with historian Charles Tolman to capture the spirit of Buddy Bolden and his revolutionary music .. He talked about his life in music and this new ...
Jazz Musician, Producer & Writer Samir Zarif
April 29, 2020 16:55Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Musician, Producer & writer Samir Zarif .. We caught up with this Houston-born musician at the beginning of the COVID-19 Quarantine of late March 2020 to talk about his 2020 CD - “Lineage" – Also known as FKAjazz – He moved to New York in the early 2000s to attend the Manhattan School of Music garnering a decade of experience as a touring musician – and over the years, he has had a great journey .. - So please get to know h...
Canadian Jazz Musician, Composer & Arranger Johnny Summers
April 29, 2020 16:29Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Musician, Composer & Arranger Johnny Summers .. He opened up about his latest 2020 CD Baker’s Dozen….This cat has a lot of energy and stage appeal .. with a clever & natural approach to both life and music .. It was at the age of 11 in his bedroom, listening for the first time to Harry Connick Jr.’s ‘Blue Light, Red Light’ album – it was then that the life, connection and humanity in that music, changed something inside of J...
NYC Jazz Saxophonist John Ellis on the new COVID-19 World of Jazz
April 28, 2020 16:41Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Saxophonist John Ellis ..We caught up with him from New York in April 2020 to talk about how he found out about cancelled shows, his last show prior to the COVID-19 Shutdown and the hopeful future ahead .. Dig… 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. T...
NYC Jazz Pianist & Composer Emmet Cohen on the COVID-19 Jazz World
April 28, 2020 16:10Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Pianist and Composer Emmet Cohen ..We spoke at length during the COVID-19 Quarantine of April 2020 .. We discussed how fans can continue to support artists, what he’s been doing, the hopeful future and so much more .. Dig… 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 i...
Kansas City Jazz Bassist Jeff Harsbarger on the new COVID-19 Jazz World
April 28, 2020 16:08Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Kansas City Jazz Bassist Jeff Harshbarger ... We caught up with him during the COVID-19 Quarantine of April 2020 … He was finally back at his home in Kansas City after a jouney that included Paris and some stark realities of our new world .. He talked about how he’s drealing with time now that is void of live jazz, along with a hopeful future and so much more .. So, enjoy .. Click to listen. Neon Jazz is a radio program airing...
Legendary Jazz Vocalist Diane Schuur
April 28, 2020 15:50Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Legendary Jazz Singer Diane Schuur .. We spoke to her at her home in the California desert during the COVID-19 Quarantine of April 2020 .. She opened up about her upcoming 2020 CD Running on Faith and the state of the world without live jazz as we know it .. Deedles is a brilliant vocalist and performer who was heavily influenced by Dinah Washington and has gone on to dazzle the jazz world .. Dig this interview… Click to listen....
NYC Jazz Saxophonist Caroline Davis on the new COVID-19 Jazz World
April 27, 2020 17:20Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Saxophonist Caroline Davis . We caught up with her in New York in the Middle of April 2020 during the COVID-19 Quarantine to discuss what has been going on .. She delved into plans she had, things to look forward to and a whole lot in between .. So, 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 j...
NYC-based Jazz Vocalist Naama Gheber
April 27, 2020 17:19Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with NYC-based Jazz Vocalist Naama Gheber ... She opened up about her latest 2020 CD Dearly Beloved…. This album was inspired by the emotionally direct compositions of Rodgers and Hart, Fields and Hugh, Cole Porter and other great composers and lyricist of the 1930’s and ‘40’s. She was born in to aspiring scientists in Be’er Sheva, a southern city in the Negev desert. When she was four years old, the family relocated to Baltimore MD, ...
Jazz Trumpeter Ahmed Abdullah
April 27, 2020 17:19Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran Jazz Trumpeter Ahmed Abdullah .. This long time Sun Ra Trumpeter talked about his new project "A Music of the Spirit / Out of Sistas' Place" from the Diaspora & Afro Horn ensemble! He also opened up about a rich life in music .. He began performing at age 13 in his native New York City and joined the Sun Ra Arkestra in the mid-1970’s working there on and off until 1993 .. So please get to know him and dig this interview. ...
Hannibal, MO-born, NYC Jazz Drummer Matt Kane on the new COVID-19 Jazz World
April 23, 2020 16:48Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Hannibal, MO-born, NYC Jazz Drummer Matt Kane on the new COVID-19 Jazz World .. We had a raw and open talk about this new Coronavirus world that has been on lockdown since mid-March 2020. We talked about the state of jazz, what the future may be and so much more .. ..So please get to know her and dig this interview. Click to listen. Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Chri...
Kansas City Jazz Musician & Educator Christopher Burnett on the new COVID-19 Jazz World
April 23, 2020 16:31Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Kansas City Jazz Musician & Educator Christopher Burnett on the new COVID-19 Jazz World on the new COVID-19 Jazz World .. We had a raw and open talk about this new Coronavirus world that has been on lockdown since mid-March 2020. We talked about the state of jazz, what the future may be and so much more .. ..So please get to know her and dig this interview. Click to listen. Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted...
Legendary Jazz Saxophonist & Composer Joe Lovano
April 23, 2020 14:06Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Legendary Jazz Saxophonist & Composer Joe Lovano .. We caught up with Joe on April 17, 2020 during the COVID-19 Quarantine shutdown and he opened up about the new world we live in .. and talked about his 2019 CD Tapestry and upcoming projects .. This Cleveland born cat talked about the huge influences of his dad, Tony, aka Big T and a blessed existence that put him alongside Jack McDuff, Lonnie Smith and so many others .. It was ...
Jazz Guitarist Aaron Stroessner
April 22, 2020 13:28Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Guitarist Aaron Strossner .. We caught up with him during the beginning of the COVID-19 Quarantine world of March 2020 .. We spoke about this new jazz world and his latest 2020 CD Haymarket Station… He is now in Lincoln, Nebraska and is both a professor and musician .. So please get to know him and dig this interview. Click to listen. Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by Jo...
Jazz Guitarist Al Di Meola
April 17, 2020 16:00Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Guitarist Al Di Meola .. During a very trying COVID-19 Quarantine world we talked about his newest 2020 CD – his sophomore homage to the Beatles called Across The Universe – it came out on March 13, 2020 – Right around when the actual live music was silenced on the planet .. So, he opened up about this project, the state of the world today and the hope .. all that hope as we move forward here in April 2020 .. .So please get ...
Avant-Garde Jazz Guitarist Mary Halvorson
April 17, 2020 15:58Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Avant-Garde Jazz Guitarist Mary Halvorson .. We caught up with Mary during the COVID-19 Quarantine in April 2020 going on around the world to talk about a great number of thing .. Like her latest 2019 CD A Tangle of Stars…. Originally from Brookline, Massachusetts, from 2017-2019 she has won Best Guitar in DownBeat's International Critics Poll and is always a perennial fan favorite .. She’s done so much stellar with with a huge ...
New Orleans-based Jazz Clarinetist Evan Christopher & Pianist David Torkanowsky
April 16, 2020 16:32Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with New Orleans-based Pianist David Torkanowsky and Clarinetist Evan Christopher as they talk about COVID-19 and the world of jazz. More specifically, they open up about their Livestrem on Sunday April 19th at 2 pm CST – You can go to clarinetroad.com to accss it .. It’s the new way to play jazz here in 2020 .. they discuss this and so much more .. So please get to know them and dig this interview. WHO: Evan Christopher & David Tork...
Baltimore-based Jazz Pianist Joshua Espinoza on the Livestream 4.17.20
April 16, 2020 16:18Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Baltimore-based Jazz Pianist Joshua Espinoza .. Acclaimed vibraphonist Warren Wolf offers jazz audiences a respite from the uncertainty of current events through his Quarantine Livestream series. For his second iteration in the series, Wolf will perform a concert of standards with American pianist Joshua Espinoza on Friday, April 17 at 7:00p (EST). They will broadcast these intimate livestreams via YouTube n Baltimore .. Tickets...
The 2020 Retirement Interview - Kansas City Jazz Legend – Saxophonist & Educator Bobby Watson
April 15, 2020 17:32Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Kansas City Jazz Legend .. Saxophonist and Educator Bobby Watson .. He grew up in Kansas City, Kansas, and started taking piano lessons at age 10 .. From there, he attended junior high and high school in Minneapolis, where he learned saxophone. He went on to attend the University of Miami and moved on to New York to begin his professional career. He met and started a fruitful union with his mentor Art Blakey – We discussed his c...
NYC-based, KC-born Trumpeter Dave Scott on the 2020 CD Ambiguity
April 10, 2020 17:40Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with NYC-based, KC-born Jazz Trumpeter Dave Scott on his new 2020 CD Ambiguity ... He is always pushing the proverbial jazz envelope and on this new recording he has a great collection of musicians around him .. He talks about the group, his philosophy on this record and some more .. So please get to know him and dig this interview. Click to listen. Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered ...
Jazz Pianist, Composer and Bandleader Sebastien Ammann
April 09, 2020 16:16Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Award-Winning Pianist, Composer, and Bandleader Sebastien Ammann .. He talked about his new 2020 CD Resilience with Sebastien Ammann’s Color Wheel – with a stellar lineup of musicians .. It came out during the beginning of the American & World COVID-19 Quarantine on March 20, 2020 on Skirl Records .. This Swiss born musician is a modernist in every sense and his career is heading in the right direction ..So, get to know him and d...
Montreal-based Jazz Drummer, Composer & Arranger Jacek Kochan
April 09, 2020 14:41Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Drummer, Composer and Arranger Jacek Kochan .. His new 2020 album Occupational Hazard is his 22nd release as a leader, it’s also his most stylistically daring project of his career .. It was released on March 13, 2020, right around the time that America and the world was going into a full quarantine because of the Coronavirus. We talk about that .. He always combines elements of acoustic and electric jazz, rock, and contempo...
Italian Jazz Pianist Roberto Magris on the new 2020 CD Suite & Coronavirus
March 30, 2020 20:57Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Italian Jazz Pianist Roberto Magris .. He reached out to the show about his new 2020 CD Suite Due out in April 2020. It’s out on a Kansas City label and the original intent was to be here to promote it .. His heart is always between Italy and Kansas City .. The global Coronavirus pandemic has him in Italy and like the rest of the world .. unsure when all will resume to somewhat normalcy… But, we have the music and it’s a pleasure...
Kansas City Jazz Saxophonist Adam Larson on the Coronavirus 2020 World
March 30, 2020 20:45Welcome to a special edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Kansas City-based Jazz Saxophonist Adam Larson .. He recently relocated to Kansas City from New York City and talked about the state of the world now that we are over 2-weeks into the Coronavirus Quarantine of March 2020. He opened up about how to support the arts and his overall perspective on this global pandemic and how it is effecting the human soul .. Enjoy the interview … Click to listen. Neon Jazz is a radio progra...
Kansas City Jazz Guitarist Matt Hopper on the Coronavirus 2020 World
March 30, 2020 20:41Welcome to a special edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Kansas City-based Jazz Guitarist Matt Hopper.. He’s an extremely active part of the Green Lady Lounge and beyond here in KC .. He opened up about the state of the world now that we are over 2-weeks into the Coronavirus Quarantine of March 2020. He opened up about how to support the arts and his overall perspective on this global pandemic and how it is effecting the human soul .. Enjoy the interview … Click to listen. Neon...
Jazz Pianist, Composer, Bandleader and Educator Lynne Arriale
March 30, 2020 20:37Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Pianist, Composer, Bandleader and Educator Lynne Arriale .. Her latest 2020 CD Chimes of Freedom is charting very well and she opened up about this project .. She is a storyteller that has had 14 albums as a leader topping the Jazzweek Radio Charts .. and she has been on tours that have taken her around the world .. to Brazil, Germany, Austria, Serbia, Poland, Switzerland, Italy, Croatia, France, Belgium and beyond .. She is...
Jazz Drummer, Composer, Educator & Radio Host Jae Sinnett
March 30, 2020 20:37Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Drummer, Composer, Educator & Radio Host Jae Sinnett .. He opened up about his vision for his latest 2019 CD Just When You Thought with the Jae Sinnett's Zero to 60 Quartet .. Originally from Pennsylvania, he went to Virginia in the mid-70’s to serve in the United States Navy. After completing his military service, he began his music career. He evolved into a consummate drummer, composer and bandleader who has produced 15 ...
NYC-based Jazz Trombonist Nick Finzer on the 2020 CD Cast of Characters
March 18, 2020 18:03Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with New York Trombonist Nick Finzer on the 2020 CD Cast of Characters ..This improviser has long been recognized as an expert musical storyteller and on this sextet album through his label Outside in Music, it’s a musical exploration of the formative figures we meet throughout our lives and how their impact changes over time. Again, it’s another musical evolution and another in a line of interviews we have done with Nick about his ne...
Author Travis Atria of the 2020 Book Better Days Will Come Again: The Life of Arthur Briggs, Jazz Genius of Harlem, Paris, and a Nazi Prison Camp
March 17, 2020 20:17Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Author Travis Atria of the 2020 Book Better Days Will Come Again: The Life of Arthur Briggs, Jazz Genius of Harlem, Paris, and a Nazi Prison Camp .. He opened up about this important book in relation to jazz history, social justice and policical importance .. He hustled to Paris to find his daughter after catching wind of Arthur in a book .. The journey and story of how he captured this man is intriguing .. There were a number of...