Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with NYC-based Jazz Pianist & Composer Paul Shinn .. We talked to him on October 1s, 2020 about this strange new COVID-19 world .. He was born in Mainz (Germany), raised in Kansas City and based in New York City .. He moved to New York right before the pandemic began and he plays and composes a unique blend of forward-thinking style full of traditional sounds of blues, swing, stride and bebop. He has great stories of the towns he played in quite a bit like Kansas City, Denver and New York City .. Enjoy…. 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/