Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Trumpeter and Flutist Aaron Shragge .. He was born and raised in Montreal and has played with many cats like Daniel Carter, Ben Monder, Dave Douglas, and Medeski Martin and Wood's Billy Martin and at places like Kennedy Center and The Blue Note – He is well versed in the Tom Waits ares .. his quintet plays the music of Tom Waits – He just released 2017’s Dirt in the Ground – and has many tales to tell .. Click here to listen to the interview. 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 on Saturday Mornings from 7:00 - 8:00 a.m. and Sunday Mornings from 6:00 – 7:00 a.m. Listen to KCXL on Tunein Radio at http://tunein.com/radio/Neon-Jazz-With-Joe-Dimino-p381685/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/