Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Detroit-born, Los Angeles-based Jazz Singer & Songwriter Jesse Palter .. She opened up about quite a bit .. Like her new 2022 Nothing Standard that draws inspiration from both masterful composers and vocalists who composed and interpreted "The Great American Songbook” as she pushes the music forward .. This ablum harkens back to her early days in Detroit or her home as a “music-obsessed 13 year old” hearing Miles Davis for the first time – while also being entrenched in the pop music of the era. She is full of passion and insight .. Enjoy her whole story ..

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Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Minneapolis-based Jazz Musician David Billingsley on the 2022 CD Hymns From Mama's House: Family Reunion .. This project is dedicated to Carol Bostick, David's Mother who recently passed in December 2021. On a warm Minneapolis Summer Day while Covid was raging, he gathered his closest music friends and created an Album in two days. They picked the key signatures and arrangements on the spot. He’s an old friend of the show .. we were destined to run into each other during June 2020 as the pandemic was taking hold and he was looking to promote his album .. He opened up about COVID, projects, hope and much more .. Enjoy ..

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Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran Award Winning Pianist & Composer Joel Martin .. We had a very spirited talk about his life in music, the creation of Jazzical and his latest 2022 CD Komitas - A Passion of Fire Celebrates Armenian Music in the 21st Century .. Over his storied music existence, Joel has travelled throughout the world performing over 400 chamber concerts .. His story and passion is fascinating ... Enjoy ..

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Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran New York Jazz Clarinetist Harry Skoler ..  We had a great talk about his new 2022 CD Living Sound: The Music Of Charles Mingus .. Harry discovered Mingus and his music early in life. This discovery would change his entire trajectory as a person and musician .. That is what he enthusiastically celebrates on his new recording .. He was born in Syracuse, NY and these days is a Professor of Woodwinds at Boston's prestigious Berklee College of Music. Dig the whole story ..

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Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Chicago-based Jazz/Blues Singer Solitaire Miles .. She spoke at length about her life in music and the new 2022 CD Susie Blue & the Lonesome Fellas - "Blue Train" featuring Grammy winning Harmonica Maestro Howard Levy and Chicago Sax King Eric Schneider.  Over the years, she has performed and recorded with great bandleaders like Doc Cheatham, Johnny Frigo, Von Freeman, Bruce Johnstone,  and Willie Pickens.  After 20 years performing and recording  in the Jazz scene she has branched out to incorporate Blues Roots, and Americana into her repertoire .. Enjoy the story ..

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Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Phoenix-based Veteran Latin Jazz Percussionist Miguel ‘El Mambo’ DeLeon .. He moved to Kansas City in 1987 and enjoyed a long music history in town .. He will be returning in early May 2022 for a host of engagements to savor his old stomping grounds .. He will always be known in the Midwest Salsa and Latin Jazz scene as “The Pioneer” .. Over the years he has opened for the best in jazz .. like El Maestro Tito Puente, Poncho Sanchez and Santana. Dig his story ..

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Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Reno, Nevada-based Jazz Vocalist CeCe Gable .. We had a long, wonderful conversation about her well lived life in music, her new 2022 CD Next Year's Song, COVID life and so much more .. “Next Year’s Song” was written during the pandemic when everything was interrupted and as the world re-opened, she traveled to New York to record with an all-star lineup: Alan Broadbent on piano, Harvie S on bass, and Matt Wilson on drums. Originally from Barberton, Ohio, she now lives in the Reno Tahoe Area where she has been a featured Guest Artist with the Reno Jazz Orchestra,  the Reno Philharmonic, the Reno Pops and the Carson Symphony. Over the years, she has performed throughout the US, Europe and Japan. Dig this story ..

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Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Swiss Drummer & Percussionist Florian Arbenz on 2022 CD Conversation #4 – Vulcanized – This was the fourth in a series of albums that was prompted by the pandemic – He has ultimately set out to document 12 Conversations with musicians invited into his Basel, Switzerland recording studio .. It’s a great musical story of conversations .. We cover this, COVID life and the future as the world begins to open up a bit more ..  Enjoy ..

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Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Nashville-based Jazz Singer Gary Brumburgh .. We caught up with him about his third solo album .. the 2022 CD Full Circle that pays tribute to New York theatre with its bold, innovative reworking of songs from the Broadway/off-Broadway musical stage. Gary was born in Buffalo and raised in a small suburb of North Tonawanda, New York, Gary’s strong singing voice inherited from his mother .. He had two-decade-long Los Angeles film, TV and musical theatre career and beat cancer twice .. His story is one you need to hear .. Enjoy ..

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Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Award-Winning Songwriter, Guitarist & Composer David Nichtern .. We had a wide ranging, spirited talk about his new 2022 The Dharma Moon Orchestra with special guests – Guitar Phenom Julian Lage & Trumpet Extraordinaire Randy Brecker .. This project was an outgrowth of being holed up for the past 2 years in his house in East Hampton, NY – A departure from the previous seven or eight years where he travelled extensively playing music and teaching Buddhism all over the world. He is a four-time Emmy award-winner and two-time Grammy-nominated composer that started  playing guitar when he was eight, composing in his teens, and working as a professional musician while still in college at Columbia University, where he had a rock band called Voltaire’s Nose with lifetime friend Christopher Guest. Over the years, he has collaborated with luminaries like Jerry Garcia, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Dr. John and so many others .. Dig this story ..

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