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Mike Jacobs' Favorite Jazz of 2015

Artist / CD Title / Record Label

Dave Stryker / Messin' With Mr. T / Strikezone
Mary Stallings / Feelin' Good / Highnote
Giacomo Gates / Everything Is Cool / Savant
Steve Davis / Say When / Smoke Sessions
Michael Dease / Decisions / Positone
Steve Turre / Spirit Man / Smoke Sessions
Russell Malone / Love Looks Good On You / Highnote
Mark Winkler / Jazz and Other Four Letter Words / Café Pacific
Andrea Brachfeld / Lotus Blossum / Jazzheads
John Fedchock New York Big Band / Like It Is / Mama Records
Nick Finzer / The Chase / Origin Records
David Caffey Jazz Orch. / Enter Autumn / Artist Alliance
 

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.