Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series 🎷 On this episode, we talk with Scotland-based jazz composer, songwriter, and pianist Andy Alston. We caught up with this veteran musician to discuss his new 2025 album, Dreamtime, the creative process behind his jazz compositions, and a career that has produced a large and growing body of jazz-influenced music.

Andy Alston’s work has received international radio airplay across the UK, Europe, the United States, Australia, and online jazz stations worldwide. His music features collaborations with leading Scottish jazz musicians, vocalists, and well-known artists, blending modern jazz sensibilities with strong compositional storytelling.

This is a deep dive into jazz creation, collaboration, and Longevity from an artist with a compelling global presence.

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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.