Honoring Anita Dixon-Brown: Kansas City Jazz Icon & UNESCO Visionary | Neon Jazz

 

944th Show – January 28, 2026

1 - The Paul Litteral Band - Home At Last - The Litteral Truth - 2025
2 - Cannonball Adderley - Letter From Home - African Waltz – 1961\
3 - James Fernando - The Parisian - Philly 3 - 2026
4 - Scott Routenberg Trio  - Cool Walk - Scott Routenberg Trio Live At Merrimans' Playhouse Oscar Peterson Tribute – 2026
5 - Jakob Dreyer - The Fifth Floor - Roots and Things - 2025
6 - Joel Ross - Wisdom Is Eternal (For Barry Harris) - Gospel Music – 2026
7 -  Baltimore Jazz Collective - Gary Bartz Medley - Self Titled - 2026
8 - Ricky Alexander - Wildcat Blues - Ragology – 2026
9 - Martin Bejerano - Purple Rain - The Purple Project - 2025
10 - Dave Wilson Quartet -Let's Go - When Even Goes East - 2026
11 - Dave Slonaker Big Band - Bye Bye Blues - Shifty Paradigms - 2026

Listen here:
https://www.mixcloud.com/neonjazzkc/neon-jazz-episode-944-12826/

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/