943rd Show – January 21, 2026

 1 - Rebecca Kilgore with Hal Smith's Rhythm Makers - How Jazz Was Born - Sings the music of Fats Waller – 2016
2 - Fats Waller - Two Sleepy People - Best of – 1956
3 - Naoya Ogura - Colors of a Journey - Colors of a Journey - 2026
4 - Joe Magnarelli - Decidedly So - Decidedly So – 2026
5 - Josie Falbo - Get a Kick Out of You - Kickin It - 2025
6 - Vancouver Jazz Orchestra & James Danderfer - Colour Contrast - Vancouver Jazz Orchestra Meets Brian Charette – 2026
7 - Nikola Bankov - Peace of Mind (feat. Tim Lefebvre) - Everwanted -2025
8 - Heisenberg Uncertainty Players - Catalpa  - Return to the Enchanted Forest – 2026
9 - Marie-Soleil Lambert - Abertica - Anastasia – 2025
10 - Alexa Tarantino - Provoking Luck - The Roar And The Whisper – 2026
11 - Greg Burrows - Piazza Navona - Let's Not Wait - The Music of Ed Bonoff - 2025
12 - Glenn Miller and Jimmy Dorsey - I Understand - One More Time - 1981

Listen here:
https://www.mixcloud.com/neonjazzkc/neon-jazz-episode-943-12126/

Mike Bourne & KC Boogie @ Club 1909 in Downtown Lee's Summit, MO - 1.17.26

 

942nd Show – January 14, 2026

1 - Maria Kaushansky - Northbound to Finch - Northbound to Finch  - 2025
2 - The Headhunters - Watermelon Man - Live at Garcias in Chicago -  2025
3 - John Clay - Humpty Dumpty - About Time – 2026
4 - Mattias Svensson - Cheddar - Embrace – 2026
5 - Kate Wyatt - Going to the Sun - Murmurations - 2025
6 - Rick Roe - The Ringer - Wake Up Call (The Music Of Gregg Hill) – 2026
7 - Gil Livni - Red Bird - All In - 2026
8 - Mike Casey - Space Chill - WPAA TV Session – 2025
9 - Theorem of Joy - New Spring - Feux - 2025
10 - Glenn Markos and Bru - The Last Straw - Arrowsic - 2025
11  - Julian Lage - Opal  - Scenes from Above - 2026

Listen here:
https://www.mixcloud.com/neonjazzkc/neon-jazz-episode-942-11426/

Neon Jazz Honoring Jazz Veteran & Cultural Hero Chuck Redd on Episode 941 - January 7, 2026

 

941st Show – January 7, 2026

1 - Chuck Redd and Nate Najar - Scissors - Meet the Graingers – 2024
2 - Betty Bryant - Thanks to You - Nothin Better to Do - 2026
3 - Coradito - Terminal 5 - The Afro Caribbean Jazz Collective - 2025
4 - Eddie Allen & Push - Daybreak - Rhythm People – 2026
5 - Mighty Joe Belson and The Doodle Cats - Manny Manhattan - Reinventing the Wheel – 2025
6 - Miles Donahue - Deacon's Disco Dream - Trust in Myself – 2023
7 - Tony Davis - And I Do - Jessamine - 2025
8 - Sam Dillon - Chill - Trade Off – 2025
9 - Prawntail - Flop Sweat - Prawntail - 2025
10 -Paul Ricci - Down On 6th St. - The Path – 2026
11 Nate Smith - feat. Braxton Cook - Hop Skip Jump - Live-Action – 2025
12 - Michael Dease - Song Of Those Who Seek - MSU Jazz Trombones Spartan Strong - 2026

Listen here:
https://www.mixcloud.com/neonjazzkc/neon-jazz-episode-941-1726/

940th Show – December 31, 2025

1 - The Jonah Jones Quartet - Just in Time - Swigning at the Cinema - 1958
2 - Larry Clinton - Dipsy Doodle - Presenting Larry Clinton – 1937
3 - Stan Kenton and his Orchestra - Cuban Carnival - A Presentation of Progressive Jazz – 1947
4 - Helen O'Connell with The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra - All Of Me – 1939
5 - Shep Fields - Rippling Rhythm - Instrumentals - 1936
6 - Gerry Mulligan Quartet - What Is There To Say - What Is There To Say – 1959
7 - Hal Kemp And His Orchestra - Swamp Fire - 1934 & 1936 - 1994
8 - Les Elgart - Ain t We Got Fun - The Dancing Sound – 1955
9 - Buddy Morrow - There s A Boat Dats Leavin Soon For New York - Night Train Goes To Hollywood - 1962
10 - Duke Ellington - Azure - 70th Birthday Live – 1995
11 - The Glenn Miller Orchestra under the direction of Buddy de Franco  - Mexican Shuffle - Something New - 1965
12 - Frank Sinatra - All or Nothing at All - Strangers in the Night – 1966
13 - Benny Goodman - Mission to Moscow - Benny Goodman in Moscow – 1962
14 - Wayne King - Dream A Little Dream Of Me - Single – 1931
15 - Tony Pastor - Gonna Get A Girl - 1930s & 40s Big Band Orchestras.- 2015
16 - Gene Krupa with Anita O Day - Let Me Off Uptown - Stop, The Red Light's On – 2012
17 - Tommy Dorsey - But I Do Mind If You Dont - This is Tommy Dorsey - 1972
18 - Freddy Martin - Bumble Boogie - Piano Concerto In B Flat - Big Band Favourites - 2013

Listen here:
https://www.mixcloud.com/neonjazzkc/neon-jazz-episode-940-123125/

The Neon Jazz 2025 Year End Reflection