{"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":"Leigh Pilzer Interview | Keep Holding On (2026) | Baritone Saxophone, Composition & Jazz","slug":"leigh-pilzer-interview-keep-holding-on-2026-baritone-saxophone-composition-jazz","published_at":"2026-08-23T14:28:45+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/neon-jazz-interviews-6570313/leigh-pilzer-interview-keep-holding-on-2026-baritone-saxophone-composition-jazz","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%2F8609285_2026-08-23-144525","audio_url":"https://pdcn.co/e/serve.castfire.com/audio/8609285/8609285_2026-08-23-144525.128.mp3?rssID=6594","summary":"Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz Interview Series with Washington, DC–based baritone saxophonist, composer, and bandleader Leigh Pilzer . On this episode, we dive into Leigh's compelling new 2026 album, Keep Holding On , released on Strange Woman Records . The project finds Pilzer exploring intimate trio and quartet settings , creating an environment where composition, improvisation, interaction, phrasing, and musical structure can breathe. Leigh brings a distinctive compositional philosophy to the record. Rather than simply placing her baritone saxophone within an ensemble, she approaches instrument, composition, arrangement, and collaboration as one unified expressive system . The result is music where every detail matters—from the shape of a melody and the architecture of an arrangement to the spontaneous interaction between musicians. In this conversation, Leigh and Joe also explore what it means to create meaningful music in 2026 America , the evolving role of the jazz composer and bandleader, her approach to ensemble design, and the possibility of bringing her music to Kansas City in the near future. Keep Holding On is a fascinating look at what can happen when composition, musicianship, improvisation, and ensemble chemistry become inseparable . This is a conversation about the architecture of jazz—and the freedom that can emerge when great musicians know exactly when to follow the structure and when to break away from it. Leigh Pilzer — Keep Holding On https://leighpilzer.bandcamp.com/album/keep-holding-on For More Neon Jazz: Shows via MixCloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/neonjazzkc/ Subscribe via Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/neonjazzkc Subscribe via iTunes/Apple - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/famous-interviews-joe-dimino/id546432639?mt=2…","meta_description":"Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz Interview Series with Washington, DC–based baritone saxophonist, composer, and bandleader Leigh Pilzer . On this…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1236,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/neon-jazz-interviews-6570313/episodes/leigh-pilzer-interview-keep-holding-on-2026-baritone-saxophone-composition-jazz/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/leigh-pilzer-interview-keep-holding-on-2026-baritone-saxophone-composition-jazz.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}