Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with New York Jazz Trombonist Mariel Bildsten .. We talked to her in late January 2021 about her latest 2020 CD Backbone… She also opened up about her life in music and COVID. She  works as a side-woman in New York, playing mostly in jazz big bands and small groups, along with world and Caribbean music, classical, funk, r&b, Latin music, and wedding bands. She has been trained and played with the best in the business all over the globe .. Get to know her and dig this interview. Click here to listen. Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christopher in Kansas City, Missouri giving listeners a journey into one of America's finest inventions. Take a listen on KCXL (102.9 FM / 1140 AM) out of Liberty, MO. Listen to KCXL on Tunein Radio at http://tunein.com/radio/Neon-Jazz-With-Joe-Dimino-p381685/. You can now catch Neon Jazz on KOJH 104.7 FM out of the Mutual Musicians Foundation from Noon - 1 p.m. CST Monday-Friday at https://www.kojhfm.org/. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/