https://www.kios.org/tags/the-last-call The Last Call en-US Copyright Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:45:11 GMT https://www.kios.org/show/blues-at-sundown/2026-07-29/blues-society-and-playing-with-fire-august Blues Concerts taking place in Omaha area in August. Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:45:11 GMT https://www.kios.org/show/blues-at-sundown/2026-07-29/blues-society-and-playing-with-fire-august Mike Jacobs https://www.kios.org/show/last-call/2026-06-13/last-call-review-tom-lippincott-ode-to-the-possible Suth Florida guitarist creates an electrifying, riveting session. Sun, 14 Jun 2026 01:33:52 GMT https://www.kios.org/show/last-call/2026-06-13/last-call-review-tom-lippincott-ode-to-the-possible Chris Cooke https://www.kios.org/show/last-call/2026-06-08/james-blood-ulmer-avant-garde-electric-guitarist-and-singer-has-died-at-86 The fearless free-funk and jazz artist, a student of Ornette Coleman's Harmolodics concept, followed his unorthodox path to a singular five-decade career. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:34:58 GMT https://www.kios.org/show/last-call/2026-06-08/james-blood-ulmer-avant-garde-electric-guitarist-and-singer-has-died-at-86 Nate Chinen https://www.kios.org/show/jazz-in-the-afternoon-tuesdays-thursdays/2026-05-26/sonny-rollins-colossus-of-the-saxophone-has-died-at-95 The legendary jazz saxophonist, who revolutionized the art of improvisation, died Monday at his home in Woodstock, N.Y. Tue, 26 May 2026 16:22:39 GMT https://www.kios.org/show/jazz-in-the-afternoon-tuesdays-thursdays/2026-05-26/sonny-rollins-colossus-of-the-saxophone-has-died-at-95 Howard Mandel https://www.kios.org/show/last-call/2026-02-16/how-ebo-taylor-a-prolific-figure-in-african-highlife-music-finally-came-to-the-u-s Ebo Taylor has died at 90. He was a world-renowned musician and composer of African highlife music, but it took decades for him to come to the U.S. Mon, 16 Feb 2026 17:18:55 GMT https://www.kios.org/show/last-call/2026-02-16/how-ebo-taylor-a-prolific-figure-in-african-highlife-music-finally-came-to-the-u-s Jeffrey Pierre, Jeanette Woods https://www.kios.org/show/last-call/2026-01-28/last-call-celebrates-its-30th-anniversary Show debuted on KIOS-FM in January, 1996. Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:31:03 GMT https://www.kios.org/show/last-call/2026-01-28/last-call-celebrates-its-30th-anniversary Chris Cooke https://www.kios.org/show/last-call/2026-01-03/last-call-best-jazz-recordings-of-2025 Finest Adventuresome Jazz Recordings of 2025 picked by Chris Cooke. Sun, 04 Jan 2026 02:17:58 GMT https://www.kios.org/show/last-call/2026-01-03/last-call-best-jazz-recordings-of-2025 Chris Cooke https://www.kios.org/show/last-call/2025-12-09/an-interview-with-ken-field Field and his band the Revolutionary Snakes Ensemble have just released a new recording, Serpentine. Tue, 09 Dec 2025 22:02:10 GMT https://www.kios.org/show/last-call/2025-12-09/an-interview-with-ken-field Chris Cooke https://www.kios.org/show/last-call/2025-10-27/jack-dejohnette-dynamic-and-instantly-recognizable-jazz-drummer-dies-at-83 Jack DeJohnette, of the most daring and singular jazz drummers of the last 60 years, died on Sunday. Mon, 27 Oct 2025 16:36:15 GMT https://www.kios.org/show/last-call/2025-10-27/jack-dejohnette-dynamic-and-instantly-recognizable-jazz-drummer-dies-at-83 Nate Chinen https://www.kios.org/show/last-call/2025-11-07/saxophonist-nicole-glover-had-to-face-herself-to-find-her-sound Glover fought to build a life in music. From Portland, Ore., to New York City, her story traces resilience, creativity and the strength she found through sincerity. Fri, 17 Oct 2025 16:34:00 GMT https://www.kios.org/show/last-call/2025-11-07/saxophonist-nicole-glover-had-to-face-herself-to-find-her-sound Emily Springer, Sarah Geledi