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Joel Ross, Pat Metheny & Francesco Crosara
by Joe Dimino
From the talented Italian-born, Seattle-based pianist Francesco Crosara, we start the 842nd Episode of Neon Jazz with the title track off his album Circular Motion. From there, we get into an inspiration of his in Chick Corea's Return to Forever. Also, new music from Joel Ross, Doug MacDonald and Mike LeDonne. We close out the hour ...
Kenny Burrell, Joseph Daley, Sam Rivers & Rotem Sivan
by Joe Dimino
We kick off the 841st Episode of Neon Jazz with Israeli-born guitarist Rotem Sivan with his cover of “Mack the Knife." From there, we keep the jazz guitar theme going with the legendary Kenny Burrell then we get into a host of veterans releasing new material including Bill Anschell, Giorgi Mikadze and Joseph Daley. A superstar ...
Nasheet Waits, Ethan Iverson, Kenny Burrell & Jay McShann
by Joe Dimino
From a modern star in the jazz world, we begin the 840th Episode of Neon Jazz with Nasheet Waits and the tune Snake Hip Waltz from his impressive catalog of music. From there, we hear his father Freddie Waits teamed with Kenny Barron. We also get tasty new music from the likes of David Gibson, Ethan ...
Jeremy Monteiro, Marshall Gilkes & Ulysses Owens Jr.
by Joe Dimino
From a jazz star in the modern world, we begin the 839th Episode of Neon Jazz with Ulysses Owens Jr. and music from his latest album A New Beat. From there, we get into a host of new cats putting out new music with the likes of Noah Becker, Kristen Edkins, Charles Chen and Myles Wright. ...
Bud Powell, Barry Harris, Les McCann & Larry Vuckovich
by Joe Dimino
We dedicate the 838th Episode of Neon Jazz to a titan on the keys in Larry Vuckovich. In that vein, we cover a host of musicians and vignettes that make up his storied career. From musicians like Duke Ellington, Eddie Vinson, Barry Harris, Lester Young, Horace Parlan, Bud Powell and Jon Hendricks. We wrap it up ...
Matt Otto: Umbra
by Gary Fukushima
In his 30-plus years in music, Matt Otto has, in addition to mastering improvising and training his ear to near perfection, learned to write incredibly complex compositions, challenging in every musical aspect: melodic, harmonic, rhythmic. Yet even now, his composing continues to evolve. “I feel like it's maybe less evolution than like going back ...
John Ellis, Donald Vega & Gerald Cannon
by Joe Dimino
On the first episode of 2024, we begin with celebrated bassist Gerald Cannon live at Dizzy's Club in New York City. From there, we play releases from late 2023 and new music from 2024 including music from John Ellis, Kelly Jefferson, Mark Burnell and Christian Dillingham. Veteran musicians Donald Vega and Marius Van Den Brink also ...
Modern Jazz Quartet, Julius Hemphill & Xaver Hellmeier
by Joe Dimino
Neon Jazz's New Year's Eve show kicks off with drummer Xaver Hellmeier and is followed by music from his mentor, Joe Farnsworth. We also spin new music from the likes of Hiromi, David Lopato, Jim Piela and Dylan Jazz. In between, we hear from masters including Erroll Garner, Julius Hemphill, Herbie Hancock and The Modern Jazz ...
About Kansas City Area Youth Jazz
Instrument: Band / ensemble / orchestra
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Kansas City Area Youth Jazz
Youth Jazz is a premier student jazz artist opportunity that was founded in 2019 as a professional music industry experience.
The program has released several professional albums worldwide on the large Kansas City area based, ARC recording label.
- Our approach is to engage the next generation of jazz artists in an applied performance environment.
- Our philosophy is to develop selected jazz repertoire for refined performance opportunities through a high-level of understanding and musicianship.
- Our vision is to attract the "best of the best" among the KC area youth jazz musicians.
George Burton, Christian Sands, Isaiah J. Thompson & Kait Dunton
by Joe Dimino
Welcome the annual Christmas Hour of jazz music. Kicking off our 2023 edition is keyboardist Kait Dunton with a funky collection of holiday tunes. From there, we dig into a host of new holiday releases by Christian Sands, Isaiah J. Thompson, Adam Shulman and George Burton. We also include a nice duo from Gregory Porter & ...
