Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz Interview Series with Colombian jazz pianist, composer, and visionary Holman Alvarez, discussing his stunning 2026 album Uarli’s Bones. This bold new recording blends mythology, memory, and contemporary jazz into a deeply expressive musical journey, featuring an all-star quartet with Patricia Brennan (vibraphone), John Hébert (bass), and Kate Gentile (drums).

Recorded at East Side Sound Studio in Manhattan on May 30, 2024, the album was engineered by Rocky Russo and mixed and mastered by Grammy Award-winning engineer Marc Urselli. Uarli’s Bones explores ancient narratives and modern tensions through adventurous improvisation, modal harmony, and fearless compositional freedom, creating one of the most compelling modern jazz releases of 2026.

In this conversation, Holman discusses:

• The inspiration behind Uarli’s Bones
• Bringing mythology and personal memory into jazz composition
• Collaborating with Patricia Brennan, John Hébert, and Kate Gentile
• His compositional philosophy and improvisational process
• The New York creative jazz scene
• The future of contemporary jazz

If you Love adventurous jazz, modern composition, creative improvisation, and conversations with today’s most innovative artists, this episode is for you.

Get the album here:
https://holmanalvarez.com/uarlis-bones/

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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.

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz Interview Series with Colombian jazz pianist, composer, and visionary Holman Alvarez, discussing his stunning 2026 album Uarli’s Bones. This bold new recording blends mythology, memory, and contemporary jazz into a deeply expressive musical journey, featuring an all-star quartet with Patricia Brennan (vibraphone), John Hébert (bass), and Kate Gentile (drums).

Recorded at East Side Sound Studio in Manhattan on May 30, 2024, the album was engineered by Rocky Russo and mixed and mastered by Grammy Award-winning engineer Marc Urselli. Uarli’s Bones explores ancient narratives and modern tensions through adventurous improvisation, modal harmony, and fearless compositional freedom, creating one of the most compelling modern jazz releases of 2026.

In this conversation, Holman discusses:

• The inspiration behind Uarli’s Bones
• Bringing mythology and personal memory into jazz composition
• Collaborating with Patricia Brennan, John Hébert, and Kate Gentile
• His compositional philosophy and improvisational process
• The New York creative jazz scene
• The future of contemporary jazz

If you Love adventurous jazz, modern composition, creative improvisation, and conversations with today’s most innovative artists, this episode is for you.

Get the album here:
https://holmanalvarez.com/uarlis-bones/

Subscribe to Neon Jazz for more exclusive interviews with the world’s leading jazz musicians, composers, and innovators. 

For More Neon Jazz:
Shows via MixCloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/neonjazzkc/
Subscribe via Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/user/neonjazzkc
Subscribe via iTunes/Apple – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/famous-interviews-joe-dimino/id546432639?mt=2

The Home of Neon Jazz:
http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

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.