Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Brazilian Singer, Songwriter and Violinist Tetel Di Babuya .. She was in her home São Paulo, Brazil and we talked about her brand new 2022 CD Meet Tetel, COVID life, her world of music and the future .. She performs and composes in both English and Portuguese creating a compelling sound that blends Jazz, Blues, Bossa Nova and Standards, old and new. Always an accomplished professional violinist, this new venture is a big step in a fresh direction .. Enjoy the interview…

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Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with San Francisco-based Jazz Saxophonist, Flutist, Composer & Bandleader Jean Fineberg .. We had a great talk about her latest 2022 CD -  With her contemporary octet Jazzphoria .. Their material ranges from swing and blues to funk, R&B, hip hop, bebop and New Orleans second line. This Bronx, New York native has recorded on more than 50 albums .. She has been the world over recording and touring with David Bowie, Luther Vandross, Melba Liston, Bo Diddley and many others. She is a true artist and a poet .. Her passion and stories are wonderful .. Enjoy ..

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Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Kansas City-based Jazz Keyboardist, Composer & Producer Angela Ward .. I caught her live at the Blue Room off 18 and Vine in Mid-March and had to talk to her about her life in music .. She performs regularly around the Kansas City Metro area with her band and free lances with other groups .. Especially now as the world wakes up .. She always brings a rare blend of fusion, jazz, and classical to everything she plays. She writes and arranges for the internationally known JWB, also known as The James Ward Band. Her journey on the keys began at 3 and led her to being a graduate of Florida A&M University where she majored in Computer Information Systems and minored in Music Performance. She’s got quite a story .. Enjoy ..

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Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Sousaphone Player Xan Perkins & Trumpeter Justin Crossman of Kansas City-based Jazz Collective Back Alley Brass Band .. They opened up about their new 2022 CD that just hit the web and the streets .. This New Orleans style brass band based is becoming one of the most sought after groups to play in KC. These high energy players have a powerful sound that are making their way around town and will be at the forthcoming Boulevardia festival.  Enjoy this story ..

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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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