Ira Nepus has been played on NTS in shows including Aloha Got Soul Presents: Home Grown, featured first on 2 July 2019. Songs played include Trickey Mickey.

Ira Nepus is trombonist who has performed with Benny Carter, Gerald Wilson, Clayton Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Natalie Cole, Woody Herman and many many more. He released the album "Trombone Feeling" in 1979 on Heaven Records.