Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series featuring Creative, Artist & Jazz Producer Michael Simard. We take a deep dive into his new 2025 CD Take It to the Sky and explore his vibrant, evolving career in the creative world.

This new album is a full-throttle celebration of the music that has inspired him for a lifetime. Backed by a powerhouse 21-piece ensemble, the project reimagines classics by Earth, Wind & Fire, George Duke, The Crusaders, and Eumir Deodato with fresh arrangements, lush horn and string sections, and undeniable groove.

Recorded over four days in December at Vancouver’s Monarch and Hipposonic Studios, this album stands as a joyful homage to timeless influences and Michael’s deep musical vision.

Dig this story — he’s amazing.

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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.