For over thirty years, every Tuesday-Friday, Jazz in the Afternoon has brought you mainstream jazz here on KIOS FM. On Wednesday and Friday from 1:00-3:00PM, Mike Jacobs presents the wide spectrum of jazz recordings dating back to the "golden age" of jazz in the 1920's through its evolution in swing, bop, Latin and other styles right up to today's new releases. We also have a strong commitment to keeping you up to date on the local scene bringing you artists from the Omaha, Council Bluffs and Lincoln areas and partnering with local non-profit organizations to publicize major jazz concerts in our area with music and interviews. Straight-ahead and in the pocket. Jazz in the Afternoon is your ticket to great jazz music during the weekdays here at KIOS. Have a question or comment? Write us at jazz@kios.org
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Steve Raybine, an acclaimed vibraphonist, composer, and bandleader, passed away on December 3, 2021 after a year long battle with idiopathic pulmonary…
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Jana Lee Ross will make her debut Friday January 7 at 9:00pm Central on the Jazz Network from WFMT in Chicago. The Jazz Network is carried on over 270…
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A New Year's Eve tradition on NPR since 1979, Toast of the Nationpresents live jazz from venues around the country. The party getsunderway at 9:00pm. Your…
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The 37th annual Jazz Piano Christmas will air Thursday night at 8:00 PM on KIOS. The program is a production of NPR Music and hosted by Felix Conteras.The…
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We remember some of the luminaries we lost this year: Chick Corea; Milford Graves; Dr. Lonnie Smith; Pat Martino; Dottie Dodgion; Howard Johnson; Slide Hampton; Curtis Fuller; and Ralph Peterson Jr.
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Nostalgia tends to dominate our respective listening habits. This year saw the excavation of various titles from the annals of time.
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Barry Harris, one of the leading musicians to emerge from Detroit's modern jazz explosion in the 1940s and '50s, died Wednesday.
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Iconic jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter has completed a long-held dream, an opera based on the mythic Greek character Iphigenia, with help from singer and bassist Esperanza Spalding.
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Pat Martino, an articulate and thoughtful master of the guitar with many unforgettable records and countless performances to his credit, died November 1.…
