Welcome to another edition of the Neon Jazz interview series. In this episode, we talk with acclaimed jazz saxophonist Bobby Selvaggio about his 12th album as a leader, Stories, Dreams, Inspirations: For My Boy (2025).

This heartfelt record unites Cleveland’s top jazz musicians in dynamic large ensemble arrangements, painting a musical portrait of parental joy and life’s experiences over the past 25 years. From his base in Ohio, Bobby reflects on the album’s inspiration, the resilience of jazz post-COVID, live performances, and more.

🎷 Tune in for an in-depth conversation on creativity, family, and the evolution of jazz.

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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.