Neon Jazz Interviews

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Cellist Daniel Levin and Improviser Ipek Eginli .. We caught up with them about their latest collaboration that resulted in the new 2024 CD Explorers. We also get into their unique musical union and so much more. Ipek is Turkish-American experimental sound artist who describes her music-making as “a process of a creation and a creation of a process.” On the other hand, Daniel was born in Burlington, Vermont, and began playing the cello at six and today stands as a major new voice on his instrument and in improvised music. We cover some solid ground.

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Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Drummer, Composer & Educator Holly Channell .. We caught up with her to talk about her new 2024 CD Not Just a Standard, giving birth in COVID and a good life in jazz. She chose to do her debut album with arranged jazz standards because that’s how she learned to play and appreciate this music. Based in Boston, she plays everything from Straight Jazz to Pop and Rock. Recently off a tour celebrating the Academy Award Winning lyricist Dorothy Fields, she is always busy and evolving. Dig this story.

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Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with NYC-based Jazz Guitarist & Composer Aleksi Glick on the 2024 CD World Traveler .. We originally caught up with him in 2022 and now refine that conversation with a world full of live shows and new albums. Building on the success of his debut solo release Guitar and Me, this new album showcases the depth of his playing in an ensemble context with nine originals and one John Prine cover. These compositions were inspired by his various travels & showcase his jazz roots with elements of R&B, Soul, Americana, and more. Dig this interview.

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Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Singer, Pianist & Composer Vidya Liselotte Sundberg .. We caught up with her from Stockholm to talk about her new 2024 CD Adi Shakti, a life in music and beyond. On her third studio album, she is building on the sentiment of her second album Papillon by drawing on her experience of having searched for, found, then lost her biological Indian mother, followed by the death of her adopted Swedish mother in 2022. She developed her musical prowess at The University of Gothenburg, eventually cultivating a unique style that respected publication Hymn describes as “Genre Free”. We cover her story in full. Enjoy .. 

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Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran Jazz Bassist Tom Kennedy .. We talked about surviving COVID, his new 2024 album New Start .. Asone of the top electric and acoustic bass players on the planet, this his his 6th solo album and features the Grammy-winning and Modern Drummer Hall of Famer Dave Weckl, as well as performances from Eric Marienthal, Randy Brecker, Mike Stern, Bill Evans and others. His musical roots were on the acoustic bass, an instrument he started playing at age 9 and took to so naturally that within a few years he was performing with internationally known players such as Freddie Hubbard, James Moody, Nat Adderley, Sonny Stitt and Stan Kenton. Gaining a reputation that soon traveled beyond his native St. Louis, Tom relocated to New York City, where he quickly gained work with multiple groups. Dig this story…

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Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Minneapolis Jazz Trio of Jake Baldwin, Zacc Harris, Pete Hennig .. We cover their new and debut 2024 CD Boundaries, along with their history, surviving COVID and future hopes. The band is trumpeter Jake Baldwin, guitarist Zacc Harris and drummer Pete Hennig. The album features eight spontaneously improvised pieces that range from ambient to raucous, dark to joyous, and meditative to free jazz. Founded when the trio showed up to a recording session without a bassist, they decided to forge ahead with a more open approach. Dig this story. 

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Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Legendary Jazz Bassist & Composer Avery Sharpe on the 2024 Album I Am My Neighbors Keeper .. Originally, we caught up with him back in 2019 prior to the pandemic. Today, we get into how he survived the pandemic times and his new album that is scheduled for release in June 2024. This new work highlights our commitment to one another. He initiated the project as a response to the political and racial division that has grown over the past seven years in the country. We get into everything going on now and his hope for the future ahead. Dig in .. 

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Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Danish Jazz Musician & Author Benjamin Koppel .. We get into his newest book that is becoming a movie and a new 2024 Single called Absurd, along with his colorful existence in jazz. He stands as a superb Danish musician from an illustrious music family. He is all about music—of just about any kind. He is known for his versatility and virtuosity, along with his approach that is thoughtful, not manic, as he glides effortlessly from phrase to phrase when he pours out blazing bebop licks, quick and smooth. We cover this life of his from his homeland. Dig in…

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Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Violinist & Composer Alexa Torres .. We get into her new album “In situ” and her life in music. The title of this new album is an archaeological term which refers to the original position of an artifact found in place. When she was 21, she spent five weeks excavating Maya ruins in the Belizean jungle. Essentially, she is a performer, band leader, and ethnographic music researcher based in New York City and Austin, Texas. Musically, she seeks to cultivate improvisational and compositional styles which are both historically and personally rooted, embodying a dialogue between tradition and innovation in modern improvised music. It’s quite a story. Enjoy….

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Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with LA-based Jazz Bassist & Composer Emiliano Lasansky .. We get into his brand new 2024 single Love in Small Spaces, his life in music, surviving COVID, live gigs and much more.  In "Love in Small Spaces," listeners are taken on a melodic voyage through the highs and lows of relationships, weaving together themes of passion, resilience, and self-discovery. From his childhood in Iowa to New York City for school and living in LA, we cover quite a bit of ground. Enjoy.

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