Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with host Joe Dimino.

On this episode, we talk with NYC Big Band Leader Glenn Crytzer about his 2025 Christmas album, Underneath the Mistletoe.

The esteemed leader of the Glenn Crytzer Orchestra stops by Neon Jazz to discuss the November 20 release of this swinging new holiday project. The album features 20 tracks—including 9 new arrangements of classic holiday favorites and 11 brand-new, toe-tapping originals performed by his full 15-piece big band.

Special guest vocalists Dandy Wellington and Hannah Gill join in to bring the festive spirit to life with standout performances. Glenn talks about the making of the album, the craft of big band arranging, holiday jazz influences, and what continues to fuel his creative spark.

We cover quite a bit. Enjoy this interview.

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Joe Dimino Podcaster/Artist

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.