Thursdays • July 8 - August 12
Turner Park at Midtown Crossing • 31st & Dodge streets
Venue opens at 5 PM • Concert starts at 7 PM
If you love jazz, be sure to join Omaha Performing Arts this summer for Jazz on the Green! This cherished concert series has moved to a new venue, Turner Park at Midtown Crossing – a larger, centrally located outdoor setting perfect for a lively evening of smokin’ jazz.
All shows take will take place Thursday evenings this summer from July 8 to August 12, starting at 7 p.m. Venue opens at 5 p.m. Thousands of free parking spaces are available starting at 4:30 p.m.
For specifics about parking and seating set-up, download this map. Information current as of 6/24/10.
Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band
Thursday, July 8, 2010 • 7:00 PM
Turner Park at Midtown Crossing
One of the nation’s top percussionists, Sanchez won a Grammy for his
Latin Soul album. His music weaves spirited tales that pay homage to a tradition born when Afro-Cuban rhythms merge with bebop.
TIZER
Thursday, July 15, 2010 • 7:00 PM
Turner Park at Midtown Crossing
This talented “Best New Jazz Artist” nominee, who last played in Omaha in 2007, self-produced and released his first three solo keyboard recordings by the age of seventeen. Since then he’s appeared at premier venues across the country and has sold more than 90,000 recordings, receiving acclaim in the industry’s most respected publications.
The Sugar Thieves
Thursday, July 22, 2010 • 7:00 PM
Turner Park at Midtown Crossing
The high energy Sugar Thieves will steal the sweetness right out of your bowl when they play their sultry blues and danceable grooves. One of Phoenix Valley’s brightest up and coming bands, they won the Arizona Blues Competition two years in a row and were finalists in last year’s International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee.
Prairie Cats with
Grand Marquis
Thursday, July 29, 2010 • 7:00 PM
Turner Park at Midtown Crossing
The Cats played Jazz on the Green in 2001, 2003 and 2005, breaking attendance records. Lead Cat, Jeff Koterba, political cartoonist with the Omaha World-Herald, describes their work as “original music with a rock approach to jazz.”
The five-member Grand Marquis Band, selected as Kansas City’s best jazz group for several years, delivers its own brand of music the band describes as “old-school jump blues, rockabilly and fiery jazz balled up into one big hit of red hot rhythm ‘n’ roll.”
Orquesta Alto Maiz
Thursday, August 5, 2010 • 7:00 PM
Turner Park at Midtown Crossing
Living in America’s heartland, these musicians have made several trips to Cuba to study the masters
of Cuban folkloric music. The result is a sound usually found in the clubs of New York City or Miami,
earning them a reputation as one of the hottest bands in the Midwest.
Luigi Inc. — A Tribute to
Luigi Waites
Thursday, August 12, 2010 • 7:00 PM
Turner Park at Midtown Crossing
The finale will be a fitting tribute to Luigi Waites and his impact on the local jazz scene. His band, Luigi Inc., continues on, and will be joined for the second set and grand finale by several special guests who will pay homage to the talents of the late, great Luigi Waites.
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Blankets, chairs, and outside food and drink are welcome!
We ask that you not bring/use:
• Tents. (They affect the site lines of other guests.)
• Stakes. (They present a tripping hazard.)
• Open flames. (i.e. no hibachis and citronella candles)
• Hard liquor. (Only beer, wine and champagne is allowed in Turner Park)
Midtown Crossing offers convenient and secure parking for more than 3,000 vehicles. Two parking garages are easily accessible from 33rd, Farnam and Harney Streets. In both garages, the first three hours are free, and visitors pay only $1 for each hour thereafter (with a maximum fee of $6).
Seating in the center bowl of Turner Park, the circular area with a direct view of the stage, will be permitted beginning at 5 PM. The green spaces outside the bowl will be available before 5 PM on the day of the concert.