Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Jazz alto saxophonist, composer, arranger, author and educator Jim Snidero ..  He grew up in Camp Springs, Maryland, just outside of Washington, DC  and is promoting his newest 2018 CD with Jeremy Pelt called JUBILATION! CELEBRATING CANNONBALL ADDERLEY – So, As a teenager, he studied with the great Phil Woods and attendedworld-renowned jazz program at the University of North Texas – He got to NYC in 1981 at age 23 and first appeared on the jazz radar when he joined Brother Jack McDuff’s band, recording 3 albums with a jazz giant – that led to stints in the Mingus Big Band, saxophone icon Frank Wess, the Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra, Eddie Palmieri, and Frank Sinatra (Duets II, Capitol) – he’s got great tales to tell  .. Click here to listen to the interview. 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 on Saturday at 8:00 a.m. 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/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/