Jazz in the Afternoon with Mike Jacobs

Wednesdays and Fridays, 1pm - 3pm

For over thirty years, Jazz in the Afternoon has brought you mainstream jazz here on KIOS FM. Every Tuesday-Friday from 1:00-3:00PM Chris Cooke and Mike Jacobs present the wide spectrum of jazz recordings dating back to the "golden age" of jazz in the 1920's through it's 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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Playlist

September 05, 2012

1:06 PM
Village Blues
Artist : Steve Davis
Album : Gettin' It Done
Catalog : PR8099
Label : Posi-Tone Records
1:13 PM
Blued Swings
Artist : Steve Hobbs
Album : Spring Cycle
Catalog : RCD-21
Label : Random Chance
1:19 PM
Blue Blaze
Artist : Robert Jospe’
Album : Inner Rhythm
Catalog : No Number
Label : Self Release
1:27 PM
He Was The Cat (A TRibute to Eddie Jefferson)
Artist : Uptown Vocal Jazz Quartet
Album : Hustlin' For A Gig
Catalog : No Number
Label : HouseKat Records
1:31 PM
Alone Together
Artist : Pat Martino with Bob Rose
Album : Alone Together
Catalog : HCD 7242
Label : HighNote Records
1:41 PM
Rainshadow
Artist : Phil Kelly & The Northwest Prevailing Winds
Album : Ballet Of The Bouncing Beagles
Catalog : 82549
Label : Origin Records
1:47 PM
Good Gravy
Artist : Teddy Edwards Octet
Album : Back To Avalon
Catalog : CCD-14074-2
Label : Contemporary Records
1:54 PM
Next Time You See Me
Artist : Kevin Mahogany & The Dave Stryker Organ Trio
Album : Next Time You See Me
Catalog : MJ-1124
Label : Mahogany Jazz
2:00 PM
Lester Leaps In
Artist : Count Basie
Album : One O'Clock Jump: The Very Best Of Series
Catalog : 82876 81744 2
Label : Columbia / Legacy
2:03 PM
Stolen Moments
Artist : Carribean Jazz Project
Album : The Gathering
Catalog : CCD-2125-2
Label : Concord Picante
2:11 PM
Another Star
Artist : Yoron Israel & High Standards
Album : Visions
Catalog : Y13072
Label : Ronja Music
2:20 PM
I Love Paris
Artist : Cheryl Bentyne
Album : Let's Misbehave
Catalog : DCD 595
Label : Summit Records
2:24 PM
I Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out To Dry
Artist : Steve Einerson
Album : Arrival
Catalog : CL031512
Label : Cellar Live
2:30 PM
Para Nada
Artist : Claudio Roditi
Album : Bons Amigos
Catalog : HCD-2010
Label : Resonace Records
2:39 PM
Flying Red
Artist : Jerry Bergonzi
Album : Shifting Gears
Catalog : SCD 2123
Label : Savant Records
2:48 PM
Girl Talk
Artist : Kate McGarry
Album : Girl Talk
Catalog : PM 2152
Label : Palmetto Records
2:54 PM
The Look Of Love
Artist : Nilson Matta & Roni Ben-Hur
Album : Mojave
Catalog : MTM-64
Label : Motema

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4:40 pm
Fri February 10, 2012

Paul Serrato interview 2/10/2012

Mike Jacobs interviews jazz pianist and composer Paul Serrato about his career and his new release, "Alternations: Solo and Collective Expressions".  

(apologies for the sound quality of the second half of  the interview  -MH)

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12:05 pm
Tue February 7, 2012

Jazz CD of The Month: Chick Corea / Eddie Gomez / Paul Motian / Further Explorations / Concord

Another one of those live recordings that lets you feel that you are there.  Further Explorations is a 2 CD celebration of the music of Bill Evans with two of the former band mates of Evans on stage. There's Eddie Gomez, the legendary bassist who was with the Bill Evans trio for eleven years, 1966-1977.  Paul Motian is also on the stage, one of the most influential jazz drummers of the last 50 years who was with Evans from 1959 through 1964 .  Chick Corea, one of the most dynamic and creative pianists in all of jazz since Evans, joins Gomez and Motian.

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12:42 am
Thu January 26, 2012

Mike's Jazz in the Afternoon Top Ten list of 2011

Artist / CD Title / Record Label
Giacomo Gates / The Revolution Will Be Jazz / Savant
Jessica Williams / Freedom Trane / Origin Records
Kurt Elling / The Gate / Concord Jazz
Bobby Sanabria / Tito Puente Masterworks Live!!! / Jazzheads
Orrin Evans / Captain Black Big Band / Posi-Tone
Westchester Jazz Orch. / Maiden Voyage Suite / WJO
Tom Harrell / The Time Of The Sun / HighNote
Arturo O'Farrill / 40 Acres And A Burro / Zoho
Judy Wexler / Under A Painted Sky / Jazzed Media
One For All / Invades Vancouver / Cellar Live

Album Reviews
5:49 pm
Tue January 24, 2012

Jazz CD of the Month: Jimmy Owens / The Monk Project/ IPO Recordings

Trumpeter and flugelhornist Jimmy Owens, an NEA Jazz Master, has gathered an outstanding septet to reinterpret the Thelonious Monk Songbook on The Monk Project, just released on IPO Recordings.This is Owens debut as a leader and he has the backing of fellow NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron at the piano, Wycliffe Gordon- trombone, Marcus Strickland- tenor sax, Howard Johnson- tuba and baritone sax, Kenny Davis-bass and Winard Harper-drums.Highlights include a Latin take on Well You Needn't, a gutbucket blues arrangement of Blue Monk and Let's Cool One arranged as a waltz with Owens playin

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