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

Jazz From Studio One: January, 2014

Jazz From Studio One returns in 2014 with more great jazz music, produced by the students of the Omaha Public Schools radio broadcasting program.

The New Year starts with:

January 9: Best Jazz of 1964  Some of the notable jazz recordings of 1964 featuring George Benson, Sarah Vaughan, Dave Brubeck, McCoy Tyner and more.

Our next program will be..

January 23: Jazz Guitarists This show focuses on the jazz guitar work of great players from yesterday to today. Music from Russell Malone, Kenny Burrell, Joe Pass and Emily Remler and more featured.

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.