Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series. In this episode, we sit down with Kansas City jazz pianist & vocalist Jackie Myers to discuss her highly anticipated 2025 album, What About the Butterfly.

A veteran musician with a deep Love for jazz, Jackie’s new album blends modern compositional techniques with traditional jazz, embracing spectral composition and microtonality to push the boundaries of vocal jazz while honoring its roots.

We also dive into:

🎶 The stellar lineup of musicians featured on the album – including legendary saxophonist and mentor Bobby Watson

🎤 Her approach to blending tradition with Innovation in jazz composition

🎹 Live performances, the Kickstarter campaign, and upcoming projects

Jackie’s passion for jazz and artistic evolution shines through in every note. Tune in for an inspiring conversation and get ready to experience her groundbreaking new album

🎧 Get the album here: What About the Butterfly – Bandcamp

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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.