Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Chilean-born Multi-Instrumentalist, Composer & Arranger Benjamín Schnake.. He opened up about his latest 2021 CD - Benjamin Schnake Ensemble - "The Joy of Playing" .. He is originally from Chile and started with classical and popular guitar lessons at the age of 10, and at 13 years old, he began to study charango (Andean small guitar), pan flutes, and quena (Andean flute) with the well-known Chilean musician Danny Rodríguez. His destiny was music and explains it all .. Enjoy ..  Click to listen. Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christopher in Kansas City, Missouri giving listeners a journey into one of America's finest inventions. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/ If you like what you hear, please let us know. You can contribute a few bucks to keep Neon Jazz going strong into the future. https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ERA4C4TTVKLR4