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Guitarist Scott Emmerman Announces The Release Of 'Rogers Park'

February 18, 2023

Coming of age as a guitarist in the late '60s, one could not help but be influenced by the creativity and power of Jimi Hendrix but, when John McLaughlin released the first Mahavishnu album, a whole new bar was set for guitar technique as well as melodic and rhythmic sophistication. Similarly, for drummers, John Bonham, and ...

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Joe Chambers, Bill Evans and Tony Kadleck

by Joe Dimino
February 12, 2023

From esteemed New York City trumpeter, we start the 789th Episode with Tony Kadleck and a song off his 2023 big band release Sides. We then hear from one of Tony's influences in Maynard Ferguson. Settling in, we present The 3D Jazz Trio, Emilio Teubal, Libby York, Griffin Woodard and Ben Rosenblum. Our final cut from ...

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Ben Wolfe, Trombone Shorty, Margie Hyams & Mike Dillon

by Joe Dimino
February 5, 2023

We kick off the 788th Episode of Neon Jazz with vibraphonist and Kansas City native Mike Dillon and Punkadelic with music off their 2023 album Inflorescence. We follow that with Punkadelic member Brian Haas of Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey and their take on The Beatles “Julia" from their last studio album Winterwood Revealed. From there, we ...

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Frank Sinatra, Spike Wilner, Paul Marinaro & Wayne Maureau

by Joe Dimino
January 22, 2023

We kick off the first show of 2023 with New Orleans drummer Wayne Maureau and music from his 2022 release At The Water's Edge as well as new music from Laura Ainsworth, Curtis Nowosad, Paul Marinaro and Yotem Silberstein. In between, we go old school with Billie Holiday, Jimmie Lunceford, Frank Sinatra and Bunny Berigan. One ...

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Bobby Watson, Adam Larson, Charlie Parker & Rod Fleeman

by Joe Dimino
January 15, 2023

On the final show of 2022, we celebrate the titans of the Kansas City scene throughout the hour starting with guitarist Rod Fleeman with a live cut from his time at the fabled KC institution the Green Lady Lounge. From there we hear from the king of KC in Bobby Watson then Adam Larson and Christopher ...

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Harry Connick, Jr., Ahmad Jamal & Eric Vloeimans

by Joe Dimino
January 8, 2023

From the mind of Dutch trumpet master Eric Vloeimans we begin the new 784th Episode of Neon Jazz. As 2022 comes to a close, we profile new music from several Kansas City natives including Eddie Moore and Matt Villinger as well as David Bloom and Tomas Janzon. Piano maestro Ahmad Jamal celebrates his prowess in a ...

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Bill Frisell, Norah Jones & Antonio Sanchez

by Joe Dimino
January 1, 2023

From one of the leading drummers today we begin the 783 Episode of Neon Jazz with Antonio Sanchez teamed with Pat Metheny and Christian McBride with a cut off the 2008 album Day Trip. We also hear from emerging talents including Desidério Lázaro, Avi Granite and Cícero Lee, plus a trove of good music from Bill ...

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Bill Cunliffe, Doc Watkins & Louis Armstrong

by Joe Dimino
December 25, 2022

We begin our annual Christmas Hour of Neon Jazz with brilliant young composer Richard Williams and a song off his 2022 album Hollywood Christmas. Following that, we hear a live cut recorded by your trusty host at the historic Blue Room off 18 & Vine in Kansas City with pianist Charles Williams doing his best to ...

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Dan McCarthy, Igor Butman and Harold Betters

by Joe Dimino
December 18, 2022

From the world of Hunter S. Thompson, we begin the 781st Episode of Neon Jazz with a song off vibraphonist Dan McCarthy Songs of the Doomed. From there, we get one more from the Hunter tributes with Pete Candoli with the Salty Dog Rag. On this final show of November, we profile some quality cats with ...

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Ramsey Lewis, Mick Goodrick & Ted Kooshian

by Joe Dimino
December 11, 2022

With the song “McQueen" from pianist & composer Ted Kooshian, we start the 780th Episode of Neon Jazz with some good audio elbow grease. From there, we hear the artist Ted first saw in a live venue in the legendary Count Basie. Also, new music from Pedro Neves, Cheryl Ann Spencer and Rich Willey plus a ...