Wednesday, October 25 Friday, January 19 Friday, March 9 Thursday, May 17 On the Learning from West Coast If You Can Make Road the Master Giant It There . . . featuring Greg Gisbert, Trumpet featuring Scott Whitfield, Trombone featuring Ernie Watts, Saxophone featuring Broc Hempel, Piano with the Young Lions All-Star Band showcasing the 2018 Young Artist Winner

Greg Gisbert grew up in a musical family in Denver, Colorado and is highly revered in the trumpet community. During his time at Lincoln native Broc Hempel has been performing in the New York City jazz the , Gisbert was Scott Whitfield (trombonist, composer, offered the opportunity to go on the road scene for well over a decade, playing arranger, and vocalist) is internationally with the Big Band and has with some of the world’s finest jazz recognized for his work with many since performed with ’s Big musicians, including Seamus Blake, Donny contemporary big bands, including those of Band, , Maria Schneider, MCCaslin, Rich Perry, Joel Frahm, and Toshiko Akiyoshi, Johnny Mandel, Clare Fischer, , Lew Anderson, and Toshiko Two-time Grammy Award winner Ernie David Binney. Hempel was a member of Bill Holman, Bob Florence, and his own Scott Akiyoshi. Additionally, Gisbert is a founding Watts has been featured on over 500 Lincoln Southeast High School jazz band Whitfield Jazz Orchestras (East and West). member of Convergence, whose members recordings by artists ranging from in the 1990s under the leadership of include Paul Romaine on drums and Jon Whitfield’s discography includes 10 recordings Cannonball Adderley to , NJO trumpeter Bob Krueger. During this Gunther on saxophone. Gisbert has most as leader and more than 50 recordings with always exhibiting his unforgettable time, he won the 1997 NJO Young Jazz recently been playing lead trumpet with other artists. In addition to his own recordings, trademark sound. He has also performed the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra in New Artist Competition and performed with the his compositions and arrangements have in many well known big bands, including York City, led by Wynton Marsalis. Nebraska Jazz Orchestra. Now he is back been performed and recorded by such artists those of Buddy Rich, , and to perform as a featured artist with the as Diva, Maurice Hines, The Pied Pipers, . Watts can typically be found NJO. All regular season concerts 7:30 pm Bill Allred’s Classic Jazz Band, and Pete touring Europe with his own European Petersen’s 23-strong Collection Jazz Orchestra. The Cornhusker Marriott Quartet during the spring and fall, as well This concert will also showcase the 2018 The Young Lions All-Star Band is selected as performing as a featured artist with Young Jazz Artist winner. 333 South 13th Street by audition and is directed by Ed Love, NJO other musicians that he admires. Lincoln, Nebraska Music Director. Your ticket to an incredible Join us for our 2017 - 18 season jazz experience . . . in bringing amazing jazz to P A IP D Lincoln, NE U.S. Postage Nonprofit Org. starts here! audiences in Lincoln and beyond! Permit No. 1120 Season Tickets about the Includes all four regular NJO concerts! Adult Season Tickets _____ @ $90 $______NEBRASKA JAZZ Student Season Tickets _____ @ $45 $______Tax-Deductible Donation $______ORCHESTRA The Nebraska Jazz Orchestra (NJO) was founded in Jazz Club Membership ($300–$999) 1975 and is one of the Midwest’s premier big bands, Includes two season tickets, priority seating, celebrating over 40 years of great performances. newsletter previews of concerts, and recognition in The NJO has toured Europe twice, including a 1997 all concert programs. performance at the prestigious Montreux $______International Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland.

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