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Last Call Celebrates 22nd Year on KIOS

This month Last Call celebrates 22 years on KIOS. To celebrate on January 27th, Last Call will step back into the record library for a breathtaking series of performances from Jaco Pastorius and his Word of Mouth Big Band and share with you an exciting new release from superstars Chick Corea & Steve Gadd. Plus our program will feature some of the best adventuresome jazz recordings from 2017 from Matt Wilson, Jane Ira Bloom, Vijay Iyer, and Wadada Leo Smith.

Last Call started on KIOS in January 1996.   Since that time Chris Cooke has been the host for this late night jazz program.  It is one of the few radio programs that present the very best of adventuresome jazz-music which generally falls outside of the mainstream of the genre, but includes some of the most creative and innovative music ever recorded by musicians anywhere. The program's host brings along with him several decades of experience and insight into jazz music as he steps into the studio to host each program.

Tune in January 27th at 11pm for our special Last Call 22nd year anniversary program on KIOS-FM. 

Chris Cooke has been a voice on public radio in Omaha since 1989. Working at KVNO-FM during college, Cooke hosted a weekend progressive jazz show on the station in addition to working as an on-air announcer. In November 1992, Cooke signed on at KIOS-FM and has been there ever since. He has hosted the Tuesday and Thursday editions of Jazz in the Afternoon since 1996 and has hosted Last Call since that year. A long time fan of jazz music, Cooke enjoys talking with the musicians who make jazz music and presenting those conversations with listeners. When not hosting or listening to jazz, on record or in person, Cooke maintains a busy schedule as a self-employed web design consultant.
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