Celebrating 20 years of great jazz in the great outdoors
Jazz in June has become more than just a tradition in Lincoln. It’s a summer standard. Organized by the Sheldon Museum of Art, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln School of Music and many other sponsors, the free Tuesday evening series is one of Lincoln’s sublime summer delights.
Enjoy the Jazz in June Market, starting at 5 p.m. at 12th & R Streets, and then stroll onto the University of Nebraska–Lincoln campus to listen to great jazz, beginning at 7 p.m.
For the best seating locations on the plaza west of Sheldon Museum of Art, come early with a blanket or lawn chair for comfort. To insure the safety of all concerned, pets are not allowed at concerts.
Every Tuesday in June
June 7
Nebraska Jazz Orchestra
With special guest, Greg Abate. The Nebraska Jazz Orchestra was founded in 1975 and is one of the Midwest’s premier big bands, celebrating more than 25 years of great performances. The ensemble’s concerts feature a variety of traditional big band compositions by jazz masters such as Woody Herman, Duke Ellington, and Count Basie, reflecting the rich legacies of the Mississippi Basin territory bands. The ensemble also adds to this legacy by performing new compositions and arrangements regularly. More
June 14
Gerald Dunn & The Jazz Disciples
Gerald Dunn, the Entertainment Director for Kansas City’s American Jazz Museum located in the historic 18th & Vine district, has earned and maintained a spot as one of the city’s premiere saxophonists. He has toured and played with the world renowned Illinois Jacquet’s Big Band based in New York. Kansas City artists like Oleta Adams, Kevin Mahogany, Bobby Watson and Karrin Allyson are among those who have also given Gerald performance opportunities. More
June 21
Susie Thorne
Born in Hastings, Nebraska, the daughter of a classically trained vocalist mother and a professional trumpet player father (who was an occasional sideman for such greats as Lionel Hampton and Gerry Mulligan), Susie Thorne was raised with a great love of music. Thorne’s second CD, “Blue Skies, Clear Day,” features 11 songs with all arrangements by Susie Thorne and co-produced by Christine Hitt. “Blue Skies, Clear Day” was released nationally and internationally in 2006. More
June 28
Joseph Vincelli
Saxaphonist Joseph Vincelli, a New Jersey native, has toured and recorded with the likes of Buddy Miles, Ice Cube, Bobby Goldsboro, Jerry Vale, and Burt Reynolds. Vincelli now lives in Dallas, Texas, where he’s recorded ten albums over a seven year period and recently finished a fifteen year project, a three volume book series entitled, “My Friend, Music.” He also teaches master classes to students interested in the industry of music. More
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