{"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":"Loren Broaddus Interview | Blackout (2026) | Kansas City Jazz French Horn, Piano & Composition","slug":"loren-broaddus-interview-blackout-2026-kansas-city-jazz-french-horn-piano-composition","published_at":"2026-07-06T11:19:22+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/neon-jazz-interviews-6570313/loren-broaddus-interview-blackout-2026-kansas-city-jazz-french-horn-piano-composition","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%2F8507317_2026-07-13-221817","audio_url":"https://pdcn.co/e/serve.castfire.com/audio/8507317/8507317_2026-07-13-221817.128.mp3?rssID=6594","summary":"Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Kansas City-based jazz French horn player, pianist, composer, and improviser Loren Broaddus . On this episode, we dive into his compelling 2026 album Blackout and explore his evolving musical journey in one of America's greatest jazz cities. Originally from Springfield, Missouri , Loren began playing piano at age six before discovering the French horn at eleven. Since relocating to Kansas City in 2023, he has quickly become an active presence on the local jazz scene, performing at renowned venues including The Blue Room , Corvino , Vine Street Brewing Co. , Westport Bowery , Homer's Coffee House , Urban Café , and The Shop Cigar Lounge . As one of the few musicians leading with the French horn in modern jazz, Loren is committed to creating a deeply personal musical voice through improvisation, composition, and fearless artistic exploration. His latest album, Blackout , showcases that vision with original music that blends contemporary jazz, lyrical storytelling, inventive harmony, and expressive improvisation. In this conversation, we discuss the making of Blackout , building a career in Kansas City's thriving jazz community, composing for French horn, balancing piano and horn performance, influences, creativity, improvisation, and the future of modern jazz. Whether you're a fan of contemporary jazz, jazz composition, unique instrumental voices, or the Kansas City music scene, this is an inspiring conversation you won't want to miss. Learn more about Loren Broaddus: https://lorenbroaddus.my.canva.site/ 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/f…","meta_description":"Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Kansas City-based jazz French horn player, pianist, composer, and improviser Loren Broaddu…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1597,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/neon-jazz-interviews-6570313/episodes/loren-broaddus-interview-blackout-2026-kansas-city-jazz-french-horn-piano-composition/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/loren-broaddus-interview-blackout-2026-kansas-city-jazz-french-horn-piano-composition.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}