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Steve Fidyk, Joe Magnarelli & Gregory Porter
by Joe Dimino
There was so much good music that came out in 2020, we are still catching up. The 691st Episode of Neon Jazz begins with veteran drummer Steve Fidyk with music off his new CD Battle Lines. We also look into some quality music from Stephane Spira, Mark Masters, Gregory Porter and Benny Benack III. Finally, we ...
Franklin Kiermyer, Fats Waller & Jimmy Cobb
by Joe Dimino
The 690th Episode of Neon Jazz begins with power drummer Franklin Kiermyer. From there, we examine the music and voices of a host of musicians surviving the COVID world without live music. This includes Guy Mintus, Amber Underwood, the 3D Jazz Trio and Jeff Coffin. Finally, we say good-bye to huge figure in Kansas City jazz ...
Joe Martin, Joe Chambers & Roy Eldridge
by Joe Dimino
New York City bassist Joe Martin has Kansas City roots and is featured on the 689th Episode of Neon Jazz. Following his lead is a great group of musicians whi are constantly releaseing material keeping the world of jazz an innovative artistic medium. They include Patrick Cornelius, Tarik Hassan, Joe Chambers and Gerald Beckett. Enjoy the ...
That Slow Boat to China: How American Jazz Steamed Into Asia
by Arthur R George
A kind of jazz was already waiting in Asia when American players arrived in the 1920s, close to a hundred years ago. However, it was imitative and incomplete, lacked authenticity and live performers from the U.S. Those ingredients became imported by musicians who had played with the likes of Joseph “King" Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Earl Hines, ...
Andy Jaffe, Chick Corea & Christian McBride
by Joe Dimino
Joined by the Slovak Radio Orchestra, composer Andy Jaffe kicks off episode 688 of Neon Jazz. From there, we delve into a host of veteran musicians who released great music during 2020 including Marilyn Crispell, Helena Kay and a few others. We sadly say goodbye to legendary jazz musician Chick Corea who passed suddenly at the ...
Joel Ross, Wayne Shorter & Sonny Stitt
by Joe Dimino
The 687th Episode of Neon Jazz begins with vibes star Joel Ross off his latest 2020 CD Who Are You? We spend a good portion of this hour looking into a wealth of music released in 2020 from artists including Ian Hendrickson-Smith, Linda Purl, Joanna Berkebile and Alex Koo. Enjoy the jazz. Playlist Joel ...
Paul Shinn, Dave Brubeck & Junior Mance
by Joe Dimino
The first tune on the 686th Episode of Neon Jazz comes from a Kansas City pianist Paul Shinn live from the Green Lady Lounge in 2015. That begins a theme of Kansas City-based artists throughout the line-up of songs to celebrate the Kansas City Chiefs reaching Super Bowl 55. We also pay proper respects to Junior ...
JMood Records Releases Pianist Roberto Magris' 'Shuffling Ivories'
JMood Records is pleased to announce the CD release of Shuffling Ivories by Roberto Magris.” “This project is a fantastic voyage from, Eubie Blake to Andrew Hill, spanning over 100 years of jazz history and over one hour of amazing music”, says Kansas City jazz impresario Paul Collins. “Although this project reflects music from several jazz ...
Greg Tardy, Sammy Nestico & Elvin Jones
by Joe Dimino
From modern day saxophonist Greg Tardy, we swing into the 685th Episode of Neon Jazz. This show features a host of songs from artists who released music during 2020. We also talked to quite a few musicians during that pandemic year for their wisdom and insights into survival during an era of no live music. They ...
Steve Davis, Paul Desmond & Walt Weiskopf
by Joe Dimino
We begin the 684th Episode of Neon Jazz with veteran jazz trombonist Steve Davis and follow that up with a song by his mentor Jackie McLean. Quite a bit of music came out during 2020 and that trend continues into 2021. We look back at music released by Walt Weiskopf, Joshua Redman and Andrea Brachfeld in ...
