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Jazz Inspired Debuts Tonight at 8:00

Jazz Inspired with Judy Carmichael makes it's debut tonight at 8:00. Each week, host Judy Carmichael welcomes guests to discuss their creative process and how their passion for jazz has inspired their work.

Tonight, Judy talks with Robert Redford about designing his life and work at Sundance around a jazz model and how improvisation is a key to his creative process.

Judy Carmichael is one of the leading interpreters of classic jazz piano and has written two bookson stride piano and numerous articles on the subject of jazz. She is a Grammy nominee and tours extensively around the world. Her Jazz Inspired radio program is in it's 18th year and is heard on over 150 radio stations.

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.