Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Saxophonist, Flautist, Composer & Arranger Don Braden .. His last album was 2015’s Luminosity  - and in the fall of 2016 he will release Earth Wind and Wonder .. Don was born in Cincinnati and raised in Louisville  and in the 1980’s he went to Harvard as an Engineering major – After writing code for software in NYC for some time, music won out .. He went on to jam with cats like Lonnie Smith, Betty Carter, Wynton Marsalis Roy Haynes, Freddie Hubbard, JJ Johnson, Art Farmer .. Over his career he has recoded over 19 CDs as a leader and 80 as a sideman .. And there’s always more to come now that he’s taking a break from teaching ..

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Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Bassist, Composer & Producer Daniel Foose  .. He is releasing his new 2016 CD Of Water and Ghosts on October 7 and he’s a very busy cat .. Originally from New Orleans, but raised in Austin -  His father played the guitar and piano and piano .. and was in and out of the studio when Daniel was a child .. He would go on to North Texas University to get the good jazz education .. These days, he performing with Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga, and has logged some quality time with heavy jazz cats ..

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Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Pianist - Multi-Instrumentalist - Composer - Arranger – Producer Miles Black .. Named after the master Miles Davis – he was born in Port Alberni, British Columbia and learned both jazz and classical music early on with great teaching .. He was performing professionally at age 14 and has gone on to be with the best in the business .. with Lee Konitz, Slide Hampton, George Coleman, Scott Hamilton, Sheila Jordan, Chuck Israels – and he has performed with the Oliver Gannon Quartet for quite some time .. and is also a teacher ..

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Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Saxophonist, Clarinetist and Composer Quinsin Nachoff  .. Originally from Toronto, Canada, he grew up digging jazz and the albums of Eric Dolphy .. it was in his parents collection and both of them were musicians .. He’s currently promoting his newest 2016 album Flux .. he is also a teacher and uses his experience getting his Bachelor and Master’s degree in Music Performance from the University of Toronto as his backbone .. He’s travelled all over the world .. in Canada, the United States and Europe, Japan, China, Australia, South Korea and New Zealand and it all adds to his musical voice ..

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Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Kansas City Veteran Saxophonist Charles Perkins  .. WE had the honor to speak with him about a great life in jazz .. He spoke about his time in Kansas City .. learning from the great Eddie Baker and being influenced by the great Charlie Parker .. He spoke about what is going on lately, what is next and many more tales from his jazz life ..

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Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with the Jazz Group The Wee Trio  .. I caught up with a few members of the band to discuss their 2008 origins coming out of Brooklyn and more importantly .. their thoughts and plans on their  latest record – 2016’s Wee + 3 – They had a plenty to say about their careers up to this point, what has influenced them and what the future may just hold ..

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Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran Jazz Guitarist, Composer and Arranger Anthony Wilson..  He grew up in LA and is the son of Bandleader Gerald Wilson, so he has been around jazz his whole life .. His latest record  is 2016’s Frogtown and it’s another first in a career of firsts .. it’s his debut as a singer .. Always swayed by Duke Ellington, Gil Evans, Wes Montgomery, Ry Cooder, and T-Bone Walker – His first album in 1997 had a nine-piece “little big band” and got a Grammy nomination for Best Large Ensemble Jazz Recording – Since his father’s passing, he became the maestro of his ensemble in 2014 keeping the jazz alive and he’s branched out beyond jazz playing with the likes of  Paul McCartney, Willie Nelson, Leon Russell, Aaron Neville, and Barbra Streisand – This is one deep, interesting and story rich cat ..

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Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Legendary Jazz Veteran Saxophonist, Composer and Producer David Binney.. He was born in Miami -  raised in Southern California and these days he’s a fixture in New York City  .. and amongst many other things .. He performs regularly at the 55 Bar  - In LA he had great teachers, but in NYC he studied with Phil Woods, Dave Liebman and George Coleman to get his jazz gears moving in full fluidity .. He has and is traveling the world with his jazz prowess .. and he’s also a producer – he has produced all of his own 22 albums and for other cats ..

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Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Accomplished Veteran Jazz Saxophonist & Composer Steve Heckman.. This cat is always busy and consistently putting out quality jazz .. His most recent 2016 CD is his take on John Coltrane .. It’s called Legacy and he really nailed the sound, yet in his own distinctive way that he has always delivered music .. He talks about this latest album at length .. 

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Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Bandleader & Composer Gordon Goodwin   ..  His big phat band  started in 1999 – the first concert at you alma mater Cal State University Northridge ringing in a collection of styles: swing, Latin, blues, classical, rock – They just released 2016’s An Elusive Man – along with this venture, he’s a successful composer and arranger in Hollywood working with the likes of Ray Charles, Christina Aguilera, Johnny Mathis, Toni Braxton, John Williams, Natalie Cole, David Foster, Sarah Vaughan, Mel Torme, Brian McKnight and Quincy Jones .. He has conducted world-renowned symphony orchestras in Atlanta, Dallas, Utah, Seattle, Toronto and London – won a  GRAMMY Award .. has three Emmy Awards and great stories ..

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