{"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":1808,"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":"2026-07-27T22:18:17.076239+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/neon-jazz-interviews-6570313"},"episode":{"title":"Latin Music Icon Tito Puente Jr. Talks Jazz, Salsa, YMU Jazz Collective & His Career","slug":"latin-music-icon-tito-puente-jr-talks-jazz-salsa-ymu-jazz-collective-his-career","published_at":"2026-05-02T13:50:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/neon-jazz-interviews-6570313/latin-music-icon-tito-puente-jr-talks-jazz-salsa-ymu-jazz-collective-his-career","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/neon-jazz-interviews-6570313","url":"https://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/","audio_url":"https://injector.simplecastaudio.com/c22ee816-6d02-4806-ad72-918499fcf2fa/episodes/a2e48fe0-904e-465b-8763-c8d02d07fbcc/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=c22ee816-6d02-4806-ad72-918499fcf2fa&awEpisodeId=a2e48fe0-904e-465b-8763-c8d02d07fbcc&feed=MDh7DCZq","summary":"Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series. On this episode, we talk with Latin musician, percussionist, bandleader, songwriter, and producer Tito Puente Jr.. As the son of the legendary Tito Puente—known as “El Rey de los Timbales” and “The King of Latin Music”—he continues a powerful musical legacy. Tito Puente Jr. brings a high-energy fusion of jazz, Latin, salsa, merengue, and mambo to audiences around the world, keeping the spirit of his father alive while forging his own path. We dive into his work with the YMU Jazz Collective in Miami, along with his journey through music, performance, and staying true to a legendary lineage. This is a vibrant conversation about rhythm, legacy, and the future of Latin jazz. 👉 More Tito: https://www.instagram.com/titopuentejr/👉 More YMU Jazz Collective: https://ymu.org/ For More Neon Jazz: Shows via MixCloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/neonjazzkc/Subscribe via Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/neonjazzkcSubscribe 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/ Contribute to Neon Jazz via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ER","meta_description":"Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series. On this episode, we talk with Latin musician, percussionist, bandleader, songwriter, and produ…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1683,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/neon-jazz-interviews-6570313/episodes/latin-music-icon-tito-puente-jr-talks-jazz-salsa-ymu-jazz-collective-his-career/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/latin-music-icon-tito-puente-jr-talks-jazz-salsa-ymu-jazz-collective-his-career.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}