Neon Jazz Interviews

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with azz Singer Chloe Jean .. She opened up about her new 2023 Fairy Tale Failure .. She is a Mill Valley based award-winning recording artist and songwriter that has shared the stage with many  musicians .. This album is produced by famed Jazz musician Ray Oviedo and she’s ready to make her jazz mare .. Enjoy the story…  The Home of Neon...

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Armenia-based Oud Player & Composer Tigrane Kazazian .. He opened up about his new 2023 CD Still Love that is a mix of the Jazz-world, electro-avant-garde, world music, folk & contemporary. Half French, half Armenian, born and raised in Egypt, he then lived in France and Canada and currently lives in Armenia. Enjoy the story…  The Hom...

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Vocalist & Composer Ellie Martin .. She opened up about her new 2023 Album Verdant. On this debut recording, it showcases her wide ranging vocal and compositional talents. The album comprises 12 original songs that mostly follow the arc of her life in the last few years, reflecting her experiences as a woman, a mother, and a canc...

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series Jazz Saxophonist & Composer Anthony E. Nelson Jr. .. He opened up about his new 2023 CD Swinging Sunset that serves as an homage to the great jazz organ trios that were particularly popular in clubs in the 1950s and 60s. This is his 5th CD as a leader. He first picked up the alto saxophone at age 11 and has kept on going. He gets into new...

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran Jazz Trumpeter Paul Litteral &  Bandleader/Vocalist Angela O'Neill .. They discuss their new collaboration on the 2023 Album Legacy out on the Outrageous8 label. Paul has quite a history touring the world with the likes of The Rolling Stones, Keb Mo, & Debby Harry .. And this new material puts him in the deserved spotlight on...

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Studio Director Sean Hodge of Prevail Media on behalf of UNESCO  .. For this year’s International Day of Jazz on April 30th, member cities of the UNESCO Creative Cities of Music came together for a joint video project. Jazz music plays a big role in many of the Creative Cities of Music in the network. The video features many talented...

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Bassist Nick Blacka of the UK Band GoGo Penguin on the 2023 Album Everything is Going to be OK .. This multi-award nominated, Manchester-hailing trio presents a new project that was born during a time of turbulence and loss. Recorded in a personally difficult period for the band, who were suffering deep personal loss and mourning...

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran Jazz Saxophonist Steven Carrington .. We caught up with him on tour in Poland to get into his new 2023 CD Friends R Family. It is his third release as a leader and first wholly original outing for this Baltimore native .. He pulls from a full range of his experience like international tours with Kool & The Gang .. After studyi...

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Emmy-Winning Jazz Composer & Multi-Instrumentalist Joel Goodman .. He talked bout his new 2023 CD "An Exquisite Moment.” This project is a deeply personal and improvisation-rich debut album of "full-experience" music. He is well known for a deeply nuanced sound filled with intricate subtleties. His diverse body of work includes scores...

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Vancouver Up & Coming Jazz Artist Imogen Moon .. She had an incredible turn of events while putting together her first record. The Dap-Kings have jumped on as her backing band, Ian Hendrickson-Smith (The Roots) is producing, and she even got to record with Amy Winehouse's equipment. The music on the new album consists of new recording...

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Composer, Bandleader & Bassist Artie Roth on the 2023 CD Resonants .. On this third release by the Artie Roth Quartet, it features 10 new compositions with his group formed in 2013. It is a trailblazing 21st Century jazz concept album full of grit and drive. We cover the COVID survival, the new album, the future beyond and much m...

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Chicago-based Singer/Songwriter Joanie Pallatto on the New 2023 Album Accidental Melody .. This is her fourth album with all original music on Southport Records. There are 13 original tunes composed by Pallatto with lyrics to five tracks co-written by her husband Bradley Parker-Sparrow .. We talk at length about this album, live shows...

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with LA-based Actor, Jazz Pianist & Vocalist John Allee .. We delved into his new 2023 album "Past Imperfect" that showcases a lyrical menagerie of dreamers, schemers, and lovable rogues. On his fourth studio album, he highlights a set of acoustic music anchored by a piano trio that fuses jazz, blues, and folk. He is a multi-faceted perfor...

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with New York-based Pianist & Vocalist on the 2023 Album Meet Me at Birdland Champian Fulton .. On this new project, it puts listeners into the simulation of a live show that opens with an introduction from Birdland club owner Gianni Valenti as he welcomes and thanks the audience for supporting live music. The new album is full of optimism...

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Sweden-born Veteran Jazz Bassist  Bruno Raberg .. He opened up about his new 2023 album Look Inside. He melds a lifetime of inspiration and experience into his debut solo bass album via Orbis Music with influences from  throughout a career of greatness. Since coming to the US from his native Sweden in 1981, he has made 13 recordings a...

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Brooklyn-based Jazz Saxophone Phenom Nick Green .. He opened up about his debut and new 2023 Album Green on the Scene .. The album features an all-star New York City band including drum legend Kenny Washington. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, he comes from a family of hardworking immigrants who helped instill in him the kind of...

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with World-renowned and Grammy™-nominated Cuban Guitar Virtuoso & Scholar Ben Lapidus .. He talked about his new 2023 CD Blues for Ochun. It is his long-awaited 8th Latin jazz recording and 9th as a bandleader. Over the years, he has performed and recorded throughout the world as a bandleader and supporting musician on film soundtracks, vi...

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Amsterdam-based Pianist & Composer Floris Kappeyne .. Overwhelmed by the return to the hustle and bustle of normal life after the long void of the pandemic, he found himself longing for the sense of tranquility he had become accustomed to. His new release follows the trio’s 2019 album ‘Synesthesia’, an exploration of the coming togeth...

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran Emporia, Kansas-based Jazz Singer Janice Borla .. She is often cited for her adventurous, risk-taking approach. We get into her philosophy, road to now, the future and so much more .. This is a singer that continually challenges herself, keeping vocal improvisation front-and-center in her performances. With each successive rec...

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Bassist Ben Ferris & Pianist Jason Kutz of the Jazz Group Mr. Chair .. Based in Madison, Wisconsin and winner of the 2021 Wisconsin Area Music Industry Award for Best Jazz Artist, Mr. Chair brings a truly unique performance to every stage they play. Music on their new 2023 album Better Days is expansive and varied, toying with fusion,...

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Kansas City-based Jazz Drummer Kenneth Watson .. Following a show at The Green Lady Lounge with the Organ Jazz Trio, we had to catch up with this new cat on the scene. He's a regular at the Green Lady with plans of releasing his own material this coming Fall, along with much more. We cover his history as a military kid, the timeline t...

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran Jazz Tenor Saxophonist Ray Blue  on the 2023 Album #People .. This album has sounds of notes of hope and human connection .. Featuring a broad, seasoned and expressive sound. Ray is deeply rooted in his New York community, yet equally a world traveler and jazz ambassador, finding musical connection across the globe. We dig int...

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Portland, OR native, New-York based Jazz Drummer Towner Galaher .. He opened up with the show about his new 2023 CD Towner Galaher Organ Trio Live .. We got into his life as an educator and retiring after years in public education, an early Art Blakey live show, his love of jazz and so much more .. On this new project, it’s his fourth...

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran Jazz Pianist Tony Heimer of the Vallecas Art Ensemble .. On behalf of the band, he talked about the new 2023 album Sound Beams. The band was formed in 1998 in Madrid to confront the 21st century and took their name from the barrio where they rehearsed. With three prolific composers, their repertoire is mainly original music an...

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Singer, Musician, Composer & Producer Roberta Donnay .. We talked about her latest 2022 album called Blossoming in honor of the work of Blossom Dearie ..  She has released nine studio albums and has shared the stage with such artists as Booker T. Jones, Dr. John, David Grisman, Elvis Costello, Leon Russell, Michael McDonald and N...