Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series Veteran NYC Studio Vibraphonist, Composer & Mallet Keyboardist Steve Shapiro .. He opened up about his new 2022 CD Plan to Be Spontaneous on Solidtone Records) .. It’s an album fueled by events of the pandemic and it’s great for this to be coming out .. Over the years, he has recorded or performed with artists like Steely Dan, Ornette Coleman, Phil Collins, Whitney Houston, They Might Be Giants, Pat Martino, and many others. He is also an accomplished producer and arranger with work has appeared in hundreds of high-profile projects for television, film, and Disney. He’s got a great Pat Metheny story .. that seems to be a theme since Neon Jazz is actually coming out of his hometown of Lee’s Summit, MO .. Enjoy this interview…

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