Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Spokane, WA-based Trumpeter & Composer Tim Larkin. We caught up with this acclaimed musician to discuss his brand-new 2025 album Setting Standards and his rich life in music. This project features jazz arrangements of pop classics and includes collaborations with members of Earth, Wind & Fire and top studio musicians. Tim’s storied career includes work with James Brown, Ella Fitzgerald, Natalie Cole, and Sheila E. Beyond the studio, he’s conducting a 100-piece orchestra performing his game scores at this year’s DOTA 2 International at Barclay’s Arena in Hamburg, Germany, blending jazz artistry with cinematic spectacle. It’s quite a story—tune in and enjoy.

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Joe Dimino has been writing & creating in a variety of capacities since his college days at the University of Missouri-Kansas City somewhere around 1993. If you are keeping score, that would be about 29 years+. It all began at UMKCs University News as a Sports Writer & turned into a myriad of expressive avenues. Inventing poems, art, video & audio has always been in the proverbial cards.