Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Singer & Songwriter Joan Watson-Jones ... We spoke with her in mid-April 2020 about her latest 2020 CD Choices and it is a collection of life stories. Her mother was a dancer who spent 1924-26 performing at the Moulin Rouge in Paris and her father was a physician who helped start the Upper Manhattan Medical Group in Harlem  .. Joan is a singer who burns quietly with inner intensity and has a natural sense of swing. She brings an energy to her Jazz that would appeal to new listeners and long time jazz fans .. Get to know her ..  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. Take a listen on KCXL (102.9 FM / 1140 AM) out of Liberty, MO. Listen to KCXL on Tunein Radio at http://tunein.com/radio/Neon-Jazz-With-Joe-Dimino-p381685/. You can now catch Neon Jazz on KOJH 104.7 FM out of the Mutual Musicians Foundation from Noon - 1 p.m. CST Monday-Friday at https://www.kojhfm.org/. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/