Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Russian-born, Brooklyn-based Jazz Saxophonist, Composer & Educator Lena Bloch .. She opened up about her new highly anticipated 2021 CD Rose of Lifta with her Feathery Quartet drawing inspiration from diverse musical traditions: 21st Century Music, Middle-Eastern, Jewish, Eastern-European, jazz & Western classical music. She has been based in New York since 2008 leading her own chamber groups, performing original music since 1990, in Israel, Europe and the US .. Get to know her .. Enjoy ..  Click 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. Listen to each show at https://www.mixcloud.com/neonjazzkc. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/ If you like what you hear, please let us know. You can contribute a few bucks to keep Neon Jazz going strong into the future. https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ERA4C4TTVKLR4