Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with the leader Kansas City Jazz Outfit The Matt Cook Collective – Joel Gordon  - Over the course of our interview, we discovered how this cool group comes together several times during the year

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Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with veteran Kansas City jazz guitarist Ron Carlson – He grew up in the country and through a long journey with music, he landed with jazz and has been giving Kansas City the goods for some time .. Over the course of our conversation, he spoke about his latest album called Kind Folk done in tribute to Kenny Wheeler and Charlie Haden .. We also discussed the KC jazz scene, his future album plans and much more ..

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Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with legendary jazz bassist David Friesen .. He’s a very spiritual man that travels all over the globe in his early 70’s and chalk fulla wisdom .. some of those spots have included the Ukraine .. and he has d

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Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with modern day New York City jazz tenor saxophonist John Ellis .. From a small town in North Carolina, he had made his way to New York City to become one of the busiest and talented cats in the jazz world today .. On the heels of releasing his latest album called Charm teamed up with New Orleans centered band Double Wide, he talked about a wide range of things from running his own label – Parade Light Records – what it’s been like to perform with so many accomplished musicians over the years, who has inspired him, what may be next and exactly who he thinks he is .. along with much more ..

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Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with legendary jazz singer Sheila Jordan.. Over the course of our conversation, this titan of jazz with a strong sense of humanity was very candid and confident about a hugely interesting life she has led .. Still going strong these days, this woman raised in poverty in Pensylvania’s Coal Mining Country has come a long way  .. She talked about how Charlie Parker was such a great force in her life, how she got started in jazz and released her first album, thoughts on Duke Jordan, how she has left her mark on jazz, along with much more ..

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Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with talented Kansas City Jazz Guitarist Matt Hopper .. In the early go, he learned how to play the guitar from Danny Embry and would go on to graduate from UMKC under the brilliant teaching of Bobby Watson .. From there, he has become an integral piece of a fertile KC Jazz scene .. Over the course of a recent interview with Neon Jazz, he talked about his 2015 solo release called First Love and being a part of the KC Jazz scene ..

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Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with modern day New York City jazz pianist and composer Ben Winkelman .. He was raised in Melbourne, Australia and now resides in the jazz capital of the world – NYC .. He talked about a wide array of topics with Neon Jazz .. From learning jazz from Kevin Hays, to what is going on these days, how he teaches, his sound that is a blend of blend Afro-Cuban and Brazilian music, stride piano and early 20th century classical music – along with much more ..

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Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz musician, arranger and leader of the New York-based Nighthawks Orchestra – Vince Giordano ..  Along with the music, he is a

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Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with jazz journeyman pianist Bob Ringwald .. . There have been rumors of his virgin birth, being abandoned by wolves and being raised by parents, living in a log cabin, chopping down a cherry tree, throwing a half dollar across the Potomac River and walking 10 miles to and from school (uphill both ways) in the snow – but after our interview, I found that all of these claims are grossly exaggerated .. Instead, he is a man that has dedicated his life to playing jazz since the age of 8 on the keys, he spent 16 years as a jazz radio host in LA and is a pro in the Ham Radio world .. He discussed what has been going on lately, performing occasionally with his daughter – Actress/Author and Jazz Singer Molly Ringwald .. and revealed much more ..

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Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with NYC-Based Jazz Saxophonist and Composer Roxy Coss  .. Born in Seattle, she now calls New York City her home .. She is gearing up to release her second full album in 2016 called Restless Idealism and she had plenty of insight into a career that has treated her well .. She went to William Paterson University and studied saxophone with Rich Perry and Gary Smulyan – two contrasting styles .. she described in full detail .. and has performed with jazz giants like Clark Terry, Louis Hayes & Jeremy Pelt  .. Along with the performing, she is a composer – she collaborated with her mother, Seattle artist Mary Coss, to create the 7-minute soundtrack entitled Eternal for an exhibit .. She stays very busy and we had a lot to talk about ..

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