Jazz Articles about Tim Whitmer

Wycliffe Gordon, Benny Benack III, Anais Reno & Tim Whitmer

by Joe Dimino
December 28, 2025

Welcome to the annual Christmas hour of Neon Jazz--a tradition carefully culled and curated each year to celebrate the season through the language of jazz. We kick off this year's holiday journey with Kansas City veterans Tim Whitmer and Rod Fleeman, bringing a hometown glow with Plaza Tidings from their 2025 album Happy Holidays. These seasonal gems have been performed live for years, and now they're finally etched into master tapes--a gift that keeps on swinging. From there, the hour ...