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Content from KIOS staff relating to jazz, blues, and all kinds of music.

Evening Jazz & Blues on KIOS

Beale Street Caravan: Mondays at 8:00PM

Each week Beale Street Caravan takes you to live performances of blues, R&B and soul music from a diverse range of artists. Historical and cultural segments are included each week making this show a must listen for roots music fans. For more information, you may visit www.bealestreetcaravan.com

Latin Perspective with Tony Vasquez: Tuesdays at 8:00PM

A program that presents music from the legends and early pioneers as well as the contemporary artists of today who have and continue to play a major role in the historical continuum of Afro Latin / Latin jazz music. The program is produced at WRUW-FM in Cleveland.

Night Lights with David Brent Johnson: Wednesdays at 8:00PM

A program that examines the music and personalities of post-war jazz. Produced at the University of Indiana. Archived shows are available at www.indianapublicmedia.org/nightlights/about

Jazz Profiles: Thursdays at 8:00PM

 

NPR's Jazz Profiles is a documentary series that examines the people and places in jazz history.  Nancy Wilson is your host for this award-winning documentary series.  Archived shows can be found at www.npr.org/music

Jazz Night In America: Fridays at 8:00PM

Jazz Night, hosted by Christian McBride, brings you dynamic performances each week from a wide range of artists from around the world in a live setting. Interviews with the musicians are also part of the presentation bringing a deeper understanding of the music. Visit www.npr.org/jazznightfor archived audio and video content.

The Jazz Network: Weeknights at 9:00PM

John Hill hosts Monday-Thursday nights and Dee Alexander hosts Fridays from the WFMT Jazz Network in Chicago. They offer an eclectic mix of mainstream  jazz sounds. Playlists can be found at https://radionetwork.wfmt.com/programs/jazz-network KIOS airs the daily audio files of the 12:00AM-3:00AM hours provided by the Jazz Network weeknights between 9:00PM and midnight.

Jazz Happening Now: Saturdays at 7:00PM

Jeff Hanley hosts this hour that features the freshest selection of new jazz anywhere connecting listeners to today's vibrant jazz scene-from emerging artists to the living legends still playing and recording. Podcasts and playlists can be found at www.jazzhappeningnow.com

Mike Jacobs has been with KIOS since 1988 while attending the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Mike began his career at KIOS working weekends acting as local host for NPR’s Weekend Edition. He also hosted Morning Edition from 1990-1996. Mike began hosting the weekly blues program “Blues in the Afternoon” in October 1994 and took on the responsibilities of jazz programming and maintaining the music library in 1996. He has held the position of Music Director since 2002. In addition to hosting “Jazz in the Afternoon” on Wednesdays and Thursdays, Mike also helps with assembling music for “Jazz From Studio One” hosted by the advanced radio students at the Omaha Public Schools Career Center. Mike is an Omaha native and graduated from Technical High School in 1984.
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