Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran Kansas City-based Jazz Saxophonist David Valdez .. He opened up about his latest CD Shades of Happines and relocating to KC .. He was born in San Francisco in 1967 and grew up in Santa Cruz, California. He  picked up the saxophone at the age of 8 years old and never looked back .. Over the years, he has zig zagged around the United States .. he attended Berklee College - finishing his studies, he moved back to the West .. then went to New York City and then to Portland, Oregon's thriving Jazz scene and he relocated to Kansas City to pursue a Masters degree in Jazz composition at the University of Kansas – he loves it here and explains why .. along with much more . so get to know her and dig this interview my friends .. 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. 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/