Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Los Angeles-based Jazz Singer Mayita Dinos  .. We caught up with her on the last day of May 2020 from her home in Culver City, California to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic and racial unrest in America .. She opened up about her debut 2020 CD The Garden is My Stage….  After a decades-long career as a landscape designer - It’s not that she hasn’t been singing in public for many years, but the stars finally aligned with the opportunity to record her music. Her approach to music, the arts, and life in general is the product of her mixed heritage. Enjoy .. Click here 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/