All regular season concerts 7:30 pm The Cornhusker Marriott 333 South 13th Street

Lincoln, Nebraska

Thursday, September 8

Live from New York

Rising Star featuring Marquis Hill, Trumpet

Thursday, December 15Learning from the Master featuring Ed Neumeister, Trombone with the Young Lions All-Star Band

Thursday, January 12

The Young Lions All-Star Band is selected by audition and is directed by Ed Love, NJO Music Director. This concert will also feature Ed Neumeister, trombone. Ed is an extremely talented, triple threat jazz trombonist who is known for his performing, conducting, and composing. He is now the professor of Jazz Trombone at the University of the Performing Arts in Graz, Austria, and has also founded the NeuHat Ensemble and the ENJO (Ed Neumeister Jazz Orchestra) that perform mostly in New York and Los Angeles.

Anything GoesThursday, April 27

This concert will feature music by Cole Porter and will also spotlight the winner of the 2017 Young Jazz Artist Award.

The Music of Cole Porter, showcasing the 2017 Young Jazz Artist Winner

The winner of the 2014 Thelonious Monk International Trumpet Competition, the 2013 Carmine Caruso International Jazz Trumpet Solo Competition, and the 2012 International Trumpet Guild jazz competition, Marquis Hill is clearly a name to remember. He has popular recordings with Skiptone Music and Concord Records and is quickly rising to the top of the Chicago jazz scene with his beautiful tone on trumpet and flugelhorn, coupled with his ability to merge contemporary styles with jazz classics.

featuring Rich Perry, Saxophone

Rich Perry, currently a member of the Maria Schneider Orchestra and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, is a renowned saxophonist who has made a living in New York City for the past four decades. In his dozens of recordings he has been described as a lyrical and intriguing improviser, and he has a musical sound that you will not want to miss.

James Valentine,

Guitarwith the

Nebraska Jazz Orchestra

Special offer for NJO season ticket holders

Lincoln native, James Valentine, from pop rock band Maroon 5, will perform with the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra in a special main stage performance at the Lied Center. Tickets will be available at the Lied Center ticket office starting at $20.

Season ticket holders will be provided a coupon to redeem for one free ticket (a $60 value) to this event. The coupon can be redeemed in person at the Lied Center ticket office, or over the phone at 402-472-4747. The coupon must be redeemed at the Lied Center by September 30, 2016.

*Please note that NJO season ticket holders will receive a coupon (a $60

value) for one free ticket which must be redeemed at the Lied Center.

Saturday, April 15*

The Nebraska Jazz Orchestra (NJO) was founded in 1975 and is one of the Midwest’s premier big bands, celebrating over 40 years of great performances. The NJO has toured Europe twice, including a 1997 performance at the prestigious Montreux International Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland.

In 2006, the NJO was featured in a documentary by Nebraska Educational Television entitled “Hard Times Swing.” The NJO performed live for this documentary that followed the development of territory swing bands that changed American pop culture. The NJO was also awarded the 2007 Mayor’s Arts Award for Artistic Achievement in the Performing Arts. This honor recognizes the exceptional efforts made by the NJO to nurture and advance the art of jazz music in Lincoln.

Jazz & Foundation ClubYour membership in the Jazz Club or the Foundation Club will help promote our organization, build our audience and continue the great tradition of big band jazz in Lincoln.

In addition to its annual concert series in Lincoln, touring concerts, special events and recording productions, the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra sponsors the annual Young Jazz Artist Competition, Young Lions All-Star Band, Jazz Goes to School and Jazz 101.With your support, the NJO will continue to bring great performances and its educational outreach programs to Nebraska audiences.

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