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Mike's Top 12 Jazz CDs of 2014

Artist / CD Title / Record Label

Gerald Beckett / The Messenger / Summit
Michael Dease / Relentless / PosiTone
Dave Stryker / Eight Track / Strike Zone
Mark Elf / Returns 2014 / Jen Bay
Akiko / Commencement / AT Records
Roseanna Vitro / Clarity / Random Act
The Cookers / Time And Again / Motema
Steve Heckman Quintet / Search For Peace / Jazzed Media
Afro Bop Alliance / Angel Eyes / Zoho
Eric Reed / Groovewise / Smoke Sessions
Dena DeRose / We Won't Forget You / HighNote
Eric Alexander / Chicago Fire / HighNote

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.
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