Saxophonist Benny Golson to perform at the University of Nebraska at Omaha

KIOS | By Chris Cooke

Published April 16, 2019 at 4:46 PM CDT

UNO Jazz Too, The Metropolitan Area Youth Jazz Orchestra, and UNO Jazz Ensemble will perform with legendary jazz saxophonist Benny Golson Wednesday, April 17th at 7:30p.m. at the Strauss Performing Arts Center on the University of Nebraska at Omaha campus, 6001 Dodge Street. Admission is $5 Students(*Free with MavCard)/$15 General Public. For more information you may call 402-554-3411 or visit music.unomaha.edu

KIOS Jazz in the Afternoon host Chris Cooke spoke with Dr. Pete Madsen, Professor of Music & Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, about Benny Golson, who is a legendary jazz saxophonist and a renowned composer of such jazz classics as "Killer Joe" and "Along Came Betty". Additionally the upcoming concert Golson will present with music students was discussed. Click on the audio link to listen to the interview.

Chris Cooke

Chris Cooke has been a voice on radio in Omaha since 1988. While at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, he studied radio broadcasting, history and religion. Working at KVNO-FM, Cooke hosted a weekend adventuresome jazz show on the station in addition to duties as an on-air announcer on overnights, weekends and holidays. He also worked at KBLZ (the then student-run radio station) as well as KYNE-TV, and The Gateway as a reporter.
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 also hosted Last Call since that year. A long time fan of jazz music, Cooke enjoys talking with the musicians who make jazz music. He has interviewed Horace Silver, Roy Haynes, Wayne Shorter, David Liebman, Airto Moreira, Jessica Williams and Karrin Allyson, to name a few. While not at the station Cooke maintains a web design consultancy business that has served a number of non-profit and music clients for over 20 years.

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