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Arturo O'Farrill, Senri Oe, Chet Baker and More
by Joe Dimino
As the world continues to change, we start with a song from Arturo O'Farrill off his new CD Four Questions to keep the conversation on Black Lives Matter moving forward. We also focus on new music and conversations from jazz artists during the COVID-19 pandemic world of no live jazz with Senri Oe, Lara Driscoll, Aubrey ...
Hermon Mehari, Mose Allison, Jason Palmer and More
by Joe Dimino
Neon Jazz has spent the last three months interviewing jazz musicians from around the globe on how they are dealing with this global pandemic. This week we open with a trumpeter that has deep Kansas City roots and now resides in Paris. Hermon Mehari released his new album A Change for the Dreamlike and we profile ...
Veteran tuba master Ralph Hepola creates a dynamic, supremely soulful new lead voice for the idiom on his eclectic debut album 'Tuba'
Invented in both its bass and tenor forms in the 1830s by instrument builders Wilhelm Friedrich Wieprecht, Johann Gottfried Moritz and Johann’s son Carl Wilhelm Moritz, the tuba played a prominent role over the next century in the works of Strauss, Stravinsky, Wagner, Prokofiev, Brahms, Gershwin and others. Having played for several years with the Basel ...
Ralph Hepola Makes A Strong Case For The Tuba As A Lead Instrument In Jazz
The tuba, like the banjo and the accordion, has sometimes had an image problem during the past century. While it has had an important role in classical music and early New Orleans jazz, the tuba has often been associated with Dixieland, amateur bands, and comedy. There have been exceptions such as its use in the Miles ...
Kandace Springs, Sidney Bichet, Marquis Hill and More
by Joe Dimino
With a show spotlighting the work of Kandace Springs, Delfeayo Marsalis, Marquis Hill and Rahsaan Roland Kirk, we wish to underscore our ongoing commitment to African-American culture as well as our support to the Black Lives Matter movement for just and equal treatment of all humans. Keep on fighting the good fight. Enjoy the jazz, my ...
Ahmed Abdullah, Jimmy Cobb, Jill Barber and More
by Joe Dimino
The show must always go on. We have been reaching out to the jazz community to discuss the loss of live jazz due to COVID-19 and, with our programming we offer our contribution to keeping the jazz flame alive in these trying times. We profile new music from Ahmed Abdullah, Dave Liebman, Johnny Summers and Jill ...
Mary Halvorson, Arthur Briggs, Theo Hill and More
by Joe Dimino
This week we open with innovative guitarist Mary Halvorson. She brings great insights on her career and this new COVID-19 jazz world. We also listen and interview New York City pianist Theo Hill, who is now in Costa Rica during the global pandemic. Finally, we hear from Roberto Magris in Italy during the quarantine.
Al Di Meola, Richie Cole, Oscar Peterson and More
by Joe Dimino
This week we feature guitarist Al Di Meola with music off his 2020 Tribute to The Beatles, Across the Universe. We pay deep respects to the late Richie Cole and honor the spirit of Bootsie Barnes. We continue bringing you jazz in all its current and progressive forms to cope with this COVID-19 world.
Joe Lovano, Earl Bostic, GoGo Penguin and More
by Joe Dimino
Modern jazz legend Joe Lovano talks about the new COVID-19 world and so much more as we tailor our hour of jazz around his sound. We also profile the Kansas City group Guitar Elation and new material from GoGo Penguin. Dig. Playlist Joe Lovano “Seeds of Change" Trio Tapestry (ECM Records) 00:00 Host talks ...
Jason Tiemann, Tommy Dorsey, Lee Konitz and More
by Joe Dimino
As we the world of jazz during the global COVID-19 jazz shutdown, this week we profile trumpeter Dave Scott and a brand new album, along with honoring the great Lee Konitz. Stay safe and dig the jazz. Playlist Jason Tiemann “The Elements" T-Man (T-Man Records) 00:00 Host talks 6:33 Stan Hunter and Sonny Fortune ...
