Nebraska Jazz Orchestra

06/01/2026

Thanks to all the musicians who performed in our 50th season of concerts. It's your artistry, dedication, humor, and professionalism that have made those 50 years a great experience.
Sincerely,
Ed Love
Music Director since 1983

05/28/2026

Today is Give to Lincoln Day! As we recently wrapped up our 50th anniversary season, we hope you consider giving to the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra to help us provide performances for the next 50 years and beyond.

Click the link below to view our G2L Day page:

Help us with our giving day event!

05/08/2026

We hope you consider giving to the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra through Give to Lincoln Day this year! Gifts made at the our Give to Lincoln Day website between May 1st and 28th qualify for a share of $650,000 in matched funds from the Lincoln Community Foundation and generous sponsors. This is a great opportunity to support the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra and to help us provide performances for years to come!

Click the link below to view our G2L Day page:
https://givetolincoln.com/nonprofits/nebraska-jazz-orchestra

05/01/2026

The featured photo highlights multi-instrumentalist Scott Robinson performing with the NJO in the November of 2022. Throughout his extensive career, Robinson can be heard on more than 275 recordings, and has performed in over 60 nations, including across five continents in three months during his tours!

This season, we’re celebrating 50 years of big band music with a thrilling concert series taking us through the decades. Join us for our FINAL CONCERT of the season on May 21st at 7:30 p.m. at the Lincoln Marriott Cornhusker Hotel for our fifth concert of the season. Enjoy compositions from both current NJO musicians and other Nebraskan artists and support this year’s Young Jazz Artist! NJO musicians will be joining us for the concert, making for one of our most exciting seasons yet!

Want to be part of the history? Don’t miss out on our fifth and final concert, exploring music from 2015-2025: https://www.facebook.com/events/965093406176799

And check out our season flyer for more information about the concert:https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/iago9su52nuyx6yqy2qrj/25-26-Season-Flyer.pdf

04/29/2026

By 2022 the NJO was back in full swing, kicking off with multi-instrumentalist Scott Robinson playing sax before leading into our holiday concert. Kirk Garrison kicked 2023 off with us, bringing the sounds of Chicago back to our stage, and we closed out the season with the Young Jazz Artist Winner and the Young Lions All-Star Band.

This season, we’re celebrating 50 years of big band music with a thrilling concert series taking us through the decades. Join us for our FINAL CONCERT of the season on May 21st at 7:30 p.m. at the Lincoln Marriott Cornhusker Hotel for our fifth concert of the season. Enjoy compositions from both current NJO musicians and other Nebraskan artists and support this year’s Young Jazz Artist! NJO musicians will be joining us for the concert, making for one of our most exciting seasons yet!

Want to be part of the history? Don’t miss out on our fifth and final concert, exploring music from 2015-2025: https://www.facebook.com/events/965093406176799

And check out our season flyer for more information about the concert:https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/iago9su52nuyx6yqy2qrj/25-26-Season-Flyer.pdf

04/28/2026

Check out the NJO playing "When the Saints Go Marching In" during the fourth concert! We welcomed back Doug Hinrichs and Joey Gulizia on percussion and Terry Rush on the trombone to the stage. Look forward to our next concert on May 21st!

04/27/2026

Check out the NJO playing "One Note Samba" during the fourth concert! We welcomed back Doug Hinrichs and Joey Gulizia to the stage on percussion and Terry Rush on the trombone. Continue to look forward to our next concert on May 21st!

March 31, 2026The Lincoln Marriott Cornhusker Hotel One Note Samba - Antonio Carlos Jobim with Arr. Mike TomaroWoodwindsEd LoveMark BensonPaul HaarBrandon Ho...

04/24/2026

As featured in the photo above, our 2019-2020 season starred Bobby Shew, trumpet, and Joey Gulizia, percussion. Unfortunately, the remainder of the season was cancelled due to restrictions following the emergence of COVID-19 as a pandemic. However, while most live music venues were shut down, the NJO took an innovative approach, broadcasting livestreamed concerts from the Auld Recreation Center.

Two events in April and May were hosted at the center, featuring the Young Jazz Artist winners from 2020 and 2021 who were unable to perform a live public concert with the NJO at the time. The band did play one live concert in the June of 2021 the Sheldon Art Gallery for Jazz in June. A livestream performance with the Young Lions Big Band at the Auld Recreation Center closed out the season.

The NJO took a break in the fall of 2021 before we returned in February of 2022 as live performances became more common. For this first performance back, we were joined by the Gulizia Brothers. Tony, keyboards and Joey, percussion were featured along with the Young Lions All-Star Band. The remainder of that season included a free educational concert at Pius X High School and an additional concert in June featuring John Tavlin, trumpet, along with the Young Jazz Artist winner.

This season, we’re celebrating 50 years of big band music with a thrilling concert series taking us through the decades. Join us for our FINAL CONCERT of the season on May 21st at 7:30 p.m. at the Lincoln Marriott Cornhusker Hotel for our fifth concert of the season. Enjoy compositions from both current NJO musicians and other Nebraskan artists and support this year’s Young Jazz Artist! NJO musicians will be joining us for the concert, making for one of our most exciting seasons yet!

Want to be part of the history? Don’t miss out on our fifth and final concert, exploring music from 2015-2025: https://www.facebook.com/events/965093406176799

And check out our season flyer for more information about the concert:https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/iago9su52nuyx6yqy2qrj/25-26-Season-Flyer.pdf

04/22/2026

Justin Kisor, trumpet, returned to play with us for our 2018-2019 season. We performed a special additional concert at the Lied Center which featured Paul Shaffer on keyboards and vocals. Bob Washut, piano, joined us for our next concert. Paul McKee was featured in our next concert, performing themes from well-known movies. Finally, Frank Basile, baritone saxophone, made an appearance in our final concert of the season.

This season, we’re celebrating 50 years of big band music with a thrilling concert series taking us through the decades. Join us for our FINAL CONCERT of the season on May 21st at 7:30 p.m. at the Lincoln Marriott Cornhusker Hotel for our fifth concert of the season. Enjoy compositions from both current NJO musicians and other Nebraskan artists and support this year’s Young Jazz Artist! NJO musicians will be joining us for the concert, making for one of our most exciting seasons yet!

Want to be part of the history? Don’t miss out on our fifth and final concert, exploring music from 2015-2025: https://www.facebook.com/events/965093406176799

And check out our season flyer for more information about the concert: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/iago9su52nuyx6yqy2qrj/25-26-Season-Flyer

04/21/2026

Check out Westside Concert Jazz Band performing "Swang" during our fourth concert!