Michaël Attias is an Israeli, jazz - saxophonist who lives in the United States. Attias, whose parents were from Morocco, grew up in Paris and Minneapolis, and began to study jazzmusics at the age of 15 with the help of Nat Hentoff's jazz book and Ornette Coleman's album The Shape of Jazz to Come (1959). He taught at Alan Silva in Paris and at the Wesleyan University with Anthony Braxton at the beginning of the 1990s . At the beginning of his career he worked with Anthony Braxton (whose piano quartet and orchestra he belonged to), Bruce Eisenbeil and Fred Lonberg-Holm ( Joy of Being 1997).
Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christopher in Kansas City, Missouri giving listeners a journey into one of America's finest inventions. Take a listen on KCXL (102.9 FM / 1140 AM) out of Liberty, MO on Saturday Mornings from 7:00 - 8:00 a.m. and Sunday Mornings from 6:00 – 7:00 a.m. Listen to KCXL on Tunein Radio at http://tunein.com/radio/Neon-Jazz-With-Joe-Dimino-p381685/. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/
