Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series. In this episode, we catch up with renowned jazz vocalist Sachal Vasandani to discuss his 2025 album Best Life Now—a dynamic project featuring drumming powerhouse Nate Smith.

This new release also showcases special guest vocalists Gretchen Parlato and Shayna Steele, alongside an all-star band:

🎷 Dayna Stephens – Saxophone, EWI

🎹 Jon Cowherd – Piano, Keyboard

🎸 Charles Altura – Guitar

🎻 Brian Cockerham – Bass

In addition to diving into the making of Best Life Now, we also talk about Sachal’s visit to Kansas City, upcoming performances, and more.

👉 Listen now and experience the best in modern jazz
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🎶 Get the album here: Best Life Now on 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.