{"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":"Yoko Miwa & Mikayla Shirley Interview | The Midnight Hour (2026) | Boston Jazz Duo","slug":"yoko-miwa-mikayla-shirley-interview-the-midnight-hour-2026-boston-jazz-duo","published_at":"2026-08-20T11:02:56+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/neon-jazz-interviews-6570313/yoko-miwa-mikayla-shirley-interview-the-midnight-hour-2026-boston-jazz-duo","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%2F8603418_2026-08-20-115618","audio_url":"https://pdcn.co/e/serve.castfire.com/audio/8603418/8603418_2026-08-20-115618.128.mp3?rssID=6594","summary":"Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz Interview Series with Boston-based pianist Yoko Miwa and vocalist Mikayla Shirley . On this episode, we dive into their beautiful new 2026 debut album, The Midnight Hour —a recording born from late-night performances, intimate musical chemistry, and a shared love for great songs. Last year, Yoko and Mikayla began performing together during The Mad Monkfish's Midnight Sessions in Cambridge, Massachusetts. What started as intimate duo performances gradually developed into a remarkable musical collaboration, creating what has become one of the Boston jazz scene's hidden treasures . Their debut recording captures the atmosphere and spirit of those late-night sessions, showcasing two musicians who move effortlessly across musical boundaries. The repertoire travels from jazz standards and Broadway songs to Brazilian music, classic pop, and contemporary songwriting . But rather than being defined by genre, the project is united by something much simpler—and much more powerful: A great song. Yoko Miwa and Mikayla Shirley bring their individual voices together in a setting that leaves plenty of room for intimacy, spontaneity, conversation, and musical discovery. The Midnight Hour is a celebration of songs, atmosphere, musical chemistry, and the magic that can happen when two artists simply sit down together and listen to each other . This is a wonderful conversation about the art of the duo, the Boston jazz community, and why sometimes the most powerful music happens long after the sun goes down. Yoko Miwa & Mikayla Shirley — The Midnight Hour https://store.spinneymedia.com/products/yoko-miwa-mikayla-shirley-the-midnight-hour-cd   For More Neon Jazz: Shows via MixCloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/neonjazzkc/ Subscribe via Youtube…","meta_description":"Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz Interview Series with Boston-based pianist Yoko Miwa and vocalist Mikayla Shirley . On this episode, we dive int…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1336,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/neon-jazz-interviews-6570313/episodes/yoko-miwa-mikayla-shirley-interview-the-midnight-hour-2026-boston-jazz-duo/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/yoko-miwa-mikayla-shirley-interview-the-midnight-hour-2026-boston-jazz-duo.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}