{"podcast":{"title":"Neon Jazz Interviews","slug":"neon-jazz-interviews-6570313","podcast_index_feed_id":6570313,"rss_url":"https://rss.amperwave.net/v2/feed/podcorn/9753f63909d9b2ed721f7c09294bd97d","website_url":"https://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/","image_url":"https://images.castfire.com/image/660/0/0/0/0-8489399.jpg","author":"Neon Jazz Interviews - The Finest Jazz Musicians From All Over the Globe","episode_count":1854,"summary":"Neon Jazz is a radio show and interview series created and distributed since 2011. Hatched & Hosted by Joe Dimino out of Kansas City, Missouri. The series has been Engineered and generously supported by John Christopher over thirteen years, hundreds of episodes and thousands of interviews. We celebrate the glory days right on into the innovations of modern players. The aim is to tell the rich story of jazz through the voice of the musician and provide an enticing kaleidoscope of sound and stories. We are always celebrating one of America's finest inventions .. Jazz. Dig in ..","last_synced_at":"2026-09-10T02:21:33.740642+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/neon-jazz-interviews-6570313"},"episode":{"title":"Kahlil Kwame Bell Interview | Jazz Percussion, Slapaphone, Jazz Legends & Rhythm Wellness","slug":"kahlil-kwame-bell-interview-jazz-percussion-slapaphone-jazz-legends-rhythm-wellness","published_at":"2026-08-30T22:12:58+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/neon-jazz-interviews-6570313/kahlil-kwame-bell-interview-jazz-percussion-slapaphone-jazz-legends-rhythm-wellness","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/neon-jazz-interviews-6570313","url":"https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F8628327_2026-08-30-220027","audio_url":"https://pdcn.co/e/serve.castfire.com/audio/8628327/8628327_2026-08-30-220027.128.mp3?rssID=6594","summary":"Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Grammy-affiliated Percussionist, Composer, Educator & Bandleader Kahlil Kwame Bell . For more than 30 years , Kahlil has built an extraordinary career as one of today's most dynamic percussionists, performing at legendary venues including Blue Note, Birdland, and Smalls Jazz Club , along with stages throughout the United States. His musical journey has placed him alongside some of the most influential artists in jazz, soul, R&B, and popular music, including Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, Abbey Lincoln, Roy Hargrove, Roberta Flack, and Erykah Badu . But Kahlil's story goes far beyond performing. He is the founder of the Kahlil Kwame Bell Foundation and its Where Rhythm Meets Purpose initiative, bringing live jazz and rhythm-based wellness programs into hospitals, libraries, museums, schools, senior communities, and cultural spaces . He is also the author of Jazz Legends A–Z and is recognized for his innovative work with the Slapaphone , an inventive percussion instrument that reflects his lifelong passion for rhythm, education, and creative exploration. In this conversation, we get into Kahlil's remarkable musical journey, his experiences performing with jazz legends, the evolution of percussion, the Slapaphone, jazz education, rhythm-based wellness, community engagement, and the powerful connection between music, rhythm, and human wellbeing . From more than three decades in the music world to creating new ways for rhythm to serve communities, Kahlil Kwame Bell has built a career rooted in music, purpose, education, innovation, and connection . We dig into this incredible story. Enjoy this interview. More Kahlil Kwame Bell Kahlil Kwame Bell — Official Website For More Neon Jazz: Shows via MixCl…","meta_description":"Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Grammy-affiliated Percussionist, Composer, Educator & Bandleader Kahlil Kwame Bell . F…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1722,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/neon-jazz-interviews-6570313/episodes/kahlil-kwame-bell-interview-jazz-percussion-slapaphone-jazz-legends-rhythm-wellness/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/neon-jazz-interviews-6570313/kahlil-kwame-bell-interview-jazz-percussion-slapaphone-jazz-legends-rhythm-wellness.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}