Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Platinum Award Winning Singer & Lyricist Mark Winkler & Grammy-Nominated Pianist & Composer David Benoit on their newest 2021 CD called Old Friends .. We caught up with them during the COVID-19 pandemic to discuss music, their lives lately, the return to live music and so much more abut their essence and long friendship .. Enjoy…

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran NYC Jazz Singer Roseanna Vitro .. We spoke to her in the afterglow .. 1 day after the 2021 Presidential Inauguration full of hope and vigor for the future .. She talked about her 2020 project that brought her 1984 vinyl recording, "Listen Here" for the first time to streaming and CD formats featuring an all star line up led by Kenny Barron, Buster Williams & Arnett Cobb .. Originally from Hot Springs, Arkansas, she has gone on to see the world and do some wonderful work .. So please get to know her and dig this interview.

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran New York City Jazz Trombonist Clifton Anderson .. We talked on January 15, 2021 about quite a bit .. Like is latest 2021 CD Been Down this Road Before, this COVID-19 world and his life in music .. He was born in Harlem and surrounded by music .. at 7 he got his first trombone that was a gift from his uncle Sonny Rollins. He went on to the prestigious Fiorello LaGuardia High School of Music and Art and performing with the finest cats in music all over the world .. His story is a must to hear .. Dig it ..

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Legendary Soprano Saxophonist & Composer Jane Ira Bloom .. We caught up on January 15, 2021 to talk about a new virtual project full of magic she did with bassist Mark Helias and the project is called Some Kind of Tomorrow .. They are long time bandmates separated by space and time and found a way to play in real time with one another .. they are both master improvisers and composers and the results are impressive .. Jane is from Boston and has had a great jazz ride that led to Yale, New York City and around the world .. Enjoy ..

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Drummer, Composer & Author Artt Frank.. We caught up with him on January 14, 20201- One month to the day he will release his newest memoir Chet Baker: The Later Years – Looking for the Light ..Artt was a dear friend to Chet.. He told me that Chet said Artt was the brother he never had ..Artt is part of a dying breed as one of the few authentic bop musicians on the scene today. He worked with Chet for 14 years and also spent some quality time with Jimmy Heath, Al Cohn, Ted Curson, Sonny Stitt, Phil Moore and sat in on several occasions with Charlie Parker, Lee Morgan, Tadd Dameron, Dexter Gordon and Bud Powell. This cat is 88 years old and still full of fire and vigor for life and storytelling ..Dig his story ..

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Award-Winning Jazz Radio Host, Producer & Writer Mark Ruffin .. We had the honor of speaking at length with him about writing and jazz in early January 2021 .. Namely, he opened up about his latest 2020 Book - Bebop Fairy Tales: An Historical Fiction Trilogy on Jazz, Intolerance, and Baseball – A book full of engrossing tales and true-to-life stories immersed in the jazz ethic, dressed in the peculiar garments of racial nuances in America and reflections on that most uniquely American pastime baseball .. Originally from Chicago, music has always been his world .. His talents have been all over the mediums of TV, radio and beyond .. His stories and insights are deep and needed in this world of ours .. Enjoy ..

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Chicago-based Jazz & Blues Vocalist Audrey Foxx .. She talked to us in late December 2020 about her newest EP Stone Cold Woman ..This artist is unconventional, inspired and uniquely delightful .. Her story is one you should hear .. Enjoy…

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Celebrated Jazz Saxophonist Eric Person .. We talked to him from his home base during another variant COVID rage in America on January 12, 2022 about this new world, his upcoming 2022 CD Blue Vision and much more .. In 1982, he moved to New York City from St. Louis Missouri and quickly hooked up with legendary drummer Chico Hamilton.. That lasted for 15 years as he went all over the United States, Europe, Japan, and South America .. He also spent a lot of time with Dave Holland and so many others .. Dig this story ..

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran Jazz Pianist & Composer Michael Weiss .. We talked on January 12, 2022 about his upcoming CD release called Persistence .. He elaborated on that, his life in music and COVID .. Born in Dallas, he started piano studies at age six and at 15 he discovered the world of jazz at the Interlochen academy in Michigan .. Over the past 40 years, he has worked with the best in jazz .. and been all over the world .. with the likes of Johnny Griffin, George Coleman, Charles McPherson, Benny Golson, Lou Donaldson, Jimmy Heath, Art Farmer and more .. Dig the interview ..

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Grammy Winning Violinist & Composer Mark O'Connor .. We talked to him on January 10, 2022 about this newly re-emerging COVID world, his life as a prodigy in music, his latest 2021 CD Meanings Of and so much in between .. He’s set to re-release a host of new albums and has had time lately to start on his biography in earnest .. Over his storied musical existence, he has won three Grammys, seven CMA awards along with several national fiddle, guitar and mandolin champion titles. He’s been all over the globe and even went to the White House to perform in front of President Ronald Reagan as a teen. He’s got a fascinating story .. Enjoy ..