Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Co-Owner of Smoke Jazz in NYC Paul Stache .. We caught up Paul to get into the history and upcoming celebration of 25 Years of one of New York’s best jazz clubs. Paul and his wife Molly are married and live a few blocks from the club. They met when they were both working at the club’s predecessor: Augie’s. SMOKE led the vanguard of live streaming during the pandemic with SMOKE Screens series. It’s top-notch, high quality streaming is still available for most concerts. It was closed for two years during the pandemic. It r ..read more

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Lee’s Summit, MO-based Jazz Musician and Educator Shawn Harrel .. He is a multi-talented digital media technology educator with a wide range of experiences in education, audio/video production, instrumental music, composition & arranging and public radio. We caught up with him to talk about the history of the Lee’s Summit Jazz Orchestra, gigs at Club 1909, the upcoming 1st Annual Jazz Fest in downtown Lee’s Summit. We cover some solid ground. Enjoy… More on the Jazz Orchestra - https://www.facebook.com/LeesSummitJazz ..read more

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran Jazz Guitarist & Composer Roddy Ellias .. We caught up with him about his new 2024 CD Moon Over Lake .. This Canadian artist is multi award-winning musician has consistently garnered 4 and 5 star reviews for his recordings, from publications such as DownBeat and All About Jazz, reflecting his unique, personal approach to both the guitar and the music itself. On this latest project, it  is an exploration of solo acoustic guitar, featuring compositions and improvisations inspired by the inner life of the natura ..read more

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with NYC-based Jazz Pianist, Composer & Vocalist Kelly Green .. We get into her new 2024 CD Seems .. She has a defined presence on the NYC Jazz scene headlining iconic venues like The Kennedy Center, Dizzy’s Jazz Club, and the DC Jazz Festival and having shared stages with jazz giants such as Steve Wilson, George Coleman, and Scott Robinson. She grew up around music and has nurtured her talents over the years. We get into live shows, her history and so much more. Dig in… For More Neon Jazz Interviews: Subscribe via Youtube - h ..read more

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Toronto-based Jazz Saxophonist, Composer, Producer & Band Leader Scott Marshall .. We caught up with him about his new 2024 CD The Solitude Suite and his life in music. This is his sixth album of original music that was written for a unique chord-less configuration of Canadian jazz icons .. Along with the recording, Scott has had the opportunity to perform in Dubai UAE, Germany, Sweden, England, the United States, as well as coast to coast across Canada. Scott has band led several of his own ensembles and has performed with a ..read more

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Israeli Guitarist Itamar Erez & Iranian Percussionist Hamin Honari .. These Israeli and Iranian Musicians Come Together and Show the World How To Get Along with "Migrant Voices," that is a unique project that blends diverse cultural influences, highlighting the spontaneous interplay between guitar and percussion and illustrating that everyone really can get along if we find our common ground. Recipient of the 2014 ACUM Prize for Special Achievement in Jazz and the prestigious2014 Landau Prize, Itamar is an internationally reno ..read more

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Jazz Bassist & Composer Gui Duvignau .. We get into his new 2024 CD Live in Red Hook .. He advantage of an ideal performance space in Brooklyn and the brilliance of two outstanding musicians that he knew would provide a performance worthy of posterity. This musician was born in France and lived in Morocco as an infant. He grew up in São Paulo, Brazil and his studies led him from Paris to Portugal and, finally, to New York City, where he has been based the past six years. He’s got quite a story. Enjoy. For More Neon Jazz Interv ..read more

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Puerto Rican-born Jazz Trombonist Ruben Caban ..We get into his new 2024 CD Kangana. It brings a fiery blend of Afro- Caribbeanrhythms, Taino melodies and Neo Soul together with pure spontaneity. He incorporates some well-known standards such as Wayne Shorter’s Yes or No and Pat Metheny’s Song For Bilbao. Over the years, he has toured and/or recorded as a sideman and soloist with an array of internationally renowned artists in a variety of genres .. Dig his story.  For More Neon Jazz Interviews: Subscribe via Youtube - https ..read more

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Miami-born, New York-based Saxophonist & Composer David Leon .. We caught up with him about his new 2024 CD Bird’s Eye that stands as a unique confluence of inspirations and experiences came together to form a great ablum. Curious about his Cuban heritage, Leon began studying with master percussionist Manley “Piri” López, the youngest member of a legendary family of rumberos .. that was the beginning of an adventure. And we cover all of this and more. Dig in.. For More Neon Jazz Interviews: Subscribe via Youtube - https://www ..read more

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Bay Area Jazz Saxophonist Raffi Garabedian .. We get into his new 2024 CD The Crazy Dog. The first single, "A Mother's Letter,"  .. in his own words: It was the first song I composed for this project. Adapted from a poem my grandmother wrote, the melodic and harmonic structure emotes a somber mood, embodying her painful life growing up as an orphan, fleeing Turkey during the Genocide, and carrying this trauma into a foreign land where she struggled to raise her family. To me, the words reflect her love and distress for my fat ..read more