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| Press Release: Nebraska Jazz Orchestra Announces 2010 Young Jazz Artist Competition Deadline Extended to February 19th (2/4/2010)
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, FEBRUARY 2010
NEBRASKA JAZZ ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCES
2010 YOUNG JAZZ ARTIST COMPETITION, DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 19
Contact: 402-477-8446, njo@artsincorporated.org
Lincoln, NE - The Nebraska Jazz Orchestra announces auditions for the 2010 Young Jazz Artist Competition. This competition provides an outstanding opportunity for students to audition to perform with some of the finest jazz musicians in Nebraska in front of a live audience. The first prize winner of this competition will receive a cash prize of $250 and will perform with the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra and guest artist Bob Krueger at the Tribute to Count Basie concert to be held on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at the Cornhusker Marriott in Lincoln, NE. A second place winner will be selected to receive a $100 cash prize.
The 2010 Young Jazz Artist Competition is sponsored by the Dillon Foundation.
Rules, Guidelines & Eligibility:
Open to musicians who have not reached their 22nd birthday on or before April 13, 2010. Previous winners are not eligible.
Instrumentation: saxophone, trumpet, trombone, guitar, piano, bass, drums, vibes
If selected, musicians MUST be available for the following:
Rehearsal: Monday, April 12, 2010, 7:00-9:30 p.m.
O’Donnell Auditorium, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln
Sound Check: Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Cornhusker Marriott, 333 South 13th Street, Lincoln
Concert: Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Cornhusker Marriott, 333 South 13th Street, Lincoln
Selected musicians must furnish transportation & instruments (except piano).
Applicants must prepare a recorded audition (Cassette or CD). Recordings must include two improvised solos with live or recorded accompaniment such as Jamey Aebersold recordings. One recording should include four choruses of blues in any key in a jazz (swing) style and the second should contain two choruses of a well-known jazz standard (not blues) in any key at any tempo (Latin styles and ballads are acceptable).
Past winners of the Young Jazz Artist Competition include: Karl Lyden, Andrew Janak, Gabriela Praetzel, Paul Krueger, Jordan Elsberry, Brett Lindaman, Tommy van den Berg, Alex Levitov, Derek Molacek, Bryant Scott, Seth Schoen, Chris Steinke, Broc Hempel, and Frank Basile.
For an application, contact the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra business office at (402) 477-8446 or download a flyer at www.artsincorporated.org/njo. The postmark deadline for applications is February 19, 2010. |
For more information please see the NJO Home Page. |
| Press Release: Nebraska Jazz Orchestra "Sax & the City" concert 2-5-10 (1/29/2010)
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Friends of the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra,
Join the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra as they present the third concert of the 2009-2010 season, “Sax & the City,” featuring UNL Director of Jazz Studies, Paul Haar on saxophone. This performance will also feature the 2010 Young Lions All-Star Band.
“Sax & the City” will be held Friday, February 5, 2010, at the Cornhusker Marriott, 333 South 13th Street in Lincoln, Nebraska at 7:30 p.m. Priority seating for season ticket holders and Jazz Club members is at 7:00 p.m., with general admission seating beginning at 7:15 p.m. Single admission tickets are $20 for Adults and $10 for Students and may be purchased by contacting the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra business office at (402) 477-8446 or njo@artsincorporated.org.
Paul Haar is Director of Jazz Studies and Assistant Professor of Saxophone at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Music where he teaches applied saxophone and directs UNL Jazz Ensemble I. Prior to his appointment in 2004, Dr. Haar held positions at the University of Tennessee, the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Kansas. Specializing in a variety of aspects of saxophone performance and pedagogy, Dr. Haar maintains an active career as a soloist, clinician and adjudicator, appearing throughout the United States and Canada. He has performed with such artists as Dave Brubeck, James Moody, The Manhattan Transfer, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Donald Brown, and has backed such noted entertainers as the Temptations, The Chiffons, 5 by Design, Jerry Lewis and Bob Newhart. He has recorded on the Sea Breeze label (as a member of the Boulevard Big Band) with vocalist Kevin Mahogany and saxophonist Eric Marienthal. In addition to being an active member of The North American Saxophone Alliance, Music Educators National Conference and The International Association for Jazz Education, Dr. Haar serves as the personal director for the annual IAJE conference and is a member of the editorial board for the Jazz Educators Journal. A contributing writer to The Saxophone Journal and Jazz Times Magazine, he has also published pieces in The Instrumentalist, and Tennessee Musician magazines.
A native of Fremont, Nebraska he holds a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree from The University of Texas at Austin (2004) where he studied with the renowned saxophonist Harvey Pittel, a Masters of Music Degree (1996) and Bachelors of Music Degree (1994) from The University of Kansas where he studied with Vincent Gnojek, Dan Gailey and Dick Wright.
Young Lions All-Star Band – This all-star student band is an auditioned group comprised of outstanding student musicians from Nebraska and surrounding states. Students under the age of 21 are eligible to audition, and the most promising young musicians are selected to rehearse and perform at the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra’s Learning from the Master concert with their renowned guest artist. The Young Lions All-Star Band is one of the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra’s many educational outreach programs.
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For more information please see the NJO Home Page. |
| Press Release: LINCOLN MUNICIPAL BAND ANNOUNCES THE 2010 JOHN SHILDNECK YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION (1/27/2010)
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LINCOLN MUNICIPAL BAND ANNOUNCES
THE 2010 JOHN SHILDNECK YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION
January 11, 2010
CONTACT:
Nolan Tredway
LMB Coordinator
(402) 477-7899
nolan@artsincorporated.org
Lincoln, NE – The Lincoln Municipal Band is pleased to announce the 17th annual John Shildneck Young Artist Competition.
The competition is open to musicians, middle school age and older, who have not reached their 22nd birthday on or before July 11, 2010, and perform on woodwind, brass, percussion or string instruments, as well as vocalists. Those auditioning must be residents of Nebraska or currently studying with a Nebraska teacher.
For the preliminary round, competitors must submit a recorded audition of the piece they wish to play with the band on cassette or CD, along with a completed application form and $5.00 non-refundable fee. The solo must be available with band accompaniment. Applications and recordings must be postmarked by April 1, 2010, and finalists will be notified by April 15. Finalists will be invited to a live audition on Sunday, May 16, 2010, 12:00 p.m. on the campus of Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln.
The winner will receive a $400 prize, the opportunity to perform with the Lincoln Municipal Band at the first summer concert on July 11, 2010 at the John Shildneck Memorial Bandshell at Antelope Park, and recognition in the program. The runner-up will receive a $100 prize and recognition in the program.
For more information, please contact the Lincoln Municipal Band business office at (402) 477-7899 or email lmb@artsincorporated.org. Application forms are available to download at www.artsincorporated/lmb.
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For more information please see the LMB Home Page. |
| Press Release: Executive of the Year Award Luncheon on Wednesday, January 20 (1/22/2010)
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, JANUARY 2010
ASSOCIATION OF NONPROFIT EXECUTIVES ANNOUNCES PHYLLIS ERICSON AS NONPROFIT EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
Contact: Arts Incorporated, 402-477-8446, anpe@artsincorporated.org
The Association of Nonprofit Executives (ANPE) would like to announce Phyllis Ericson from Nebraska Community Blood Bank as the winner of the 2009 ANPE Nonprofit Executive of the Year Award. The award, sponsored by US Bank, was presented at the ANPE annual awards luncheon held on Wednesday, January 20, 2010, at the Cornhusker Marriott.
Each year the Association of Nonprofit Executives recognizes the ‘Nonprofit Executive of the Year.’ This award recognizes leaders who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, direction, and vision, with the winner of the award receiving $500 and the nonprofit organization they represent also receiving $500. US Bank representative Barry Gates presented this year’s award. Lieutenant Governor Rick Sheehy was the keynote speaker for the ANPE Awards luncheon, with Rod Fowler as the Master of Ceremony. Entertainment for the luncheon was provided by pianist Jim Williamson.
Phyllis Ericson joined the Nebraska Community Blood Bank in 1989, and became the Chief Executive Officer in 1995. As a clinical chemist, Phyllis has ensured that the Nebraska Community Blood Bank has stayed abreast of changing regulatory standards and policies, making the blood supply safer than ever before. For the past 20 years, Phyllis has led and developed the organization tripling blood collections and blood donor participation. In 2009 the Nebraska Community Blood Bank distributed over 80,000 blood products for transfusion to patients in Nebraska, the United States, and worldwide. Phyllis is a member and past Board member of America’s Blood Centers, member of the American Association of Blood Banks and the American Association of Clinical Chemistry. She participates and supports many community organizations including the United Way, the Lincoln Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS), the Lincoln Berean Church. She is the president of the Lincoln-Lancaster County Genealogical Society and a 10 gallon blood donor.
Past winners of the ANPE Executive of the Year Award include Susanne Blue, Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach; Robert Downey, Capital Humane Society; Jonathan Krutz, NE Hospice & Palliative Care Partnership; Susan Scott, YWCA Lincoln; Wayne Svoboda, Volunteer Partners; Deb Weber, Lincoln Arts Council; René Ferdinand, ARC of Nebraska; Nancy Ferneau, LMEF Cancer Resource Center; John Chapo, Folsom Children’s Zoo; Renee Johnson, Community Services Fund; Mala DeBerg, Fresh Start; Dean Haist, Nebraska Jazz Orchestra; Gayle Andres, University Place Art Center and Marilyn Gorham, Lincoln Children’s Museum.
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For more information please see the ANPE Home Page. |
| Press Release: Nebraska Jazz Orchestra "Sax & the City" concert 2-5-10 (1/20/2010)
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, JANUARY 2010:
NEBRASKA JAZZ ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCES SAX & THE CITY CONCERT
Contact: Nebraska Jazz Orchestra, 402-477-8446, njo@artsincorporated.org
Join the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra as they present the third concert of the 2009-2010 season, Sax & the City, featuring UNL Director of Jazz Studies, Paul Haar on saxophone. This performance will also feature the 2010 Young Lions All-Star Band.
Sax & the City will be held Friday, February 5, 2010, at the Cornhusker Marriott, 333 South 13th Street in Lincoln, Nebraska at 7:30 p.m. Priority seating for season ticket holders and Jazz Club members is at 7:00 p.m., with general admission seating beginning at 7:15 p.m. Single admission tickets are $20 for Adults and $10 for Students and may be purchased by contacting the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra business office at (402) 477-8446 or njo@artsincorporated.org.
Paul Haar is Director of Jazz Studies and Assistant Professor of Saxophone at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Music where he teaches applied saxophone and directs UNL Jazz Ensemble I. Prior to his appointment in 2004, Dr. Haar held positions at the University of Tennessee, the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Kansas. Specializing in a variety of aspects of saxophone performance and pedagogy, Dr. Haar maintains an active career as a soloist, clinician and adjudicator, appearing throughout the United States and Canada. He has performed with such artists as Dave Brubeck, James Moody, The Manhattan Transfer, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Donald Brown, and has backed such noted entertainers as the Temptations, The Chiffons, 5 by Design, Jerry Lewis and Bob Newhart. He has recorded on the Sea Breeze label (as a member of the Boulevard Big Band) with vocalist Kevin Mahogany and saxophonist Eric Marienthal. In addition to being an active member of The North American Saxophone Alliance, Music Educators National Conference and The International Association for Jazz Education, Dr. Haar serves as the personal director for the annual IAJE conference and is a member of the editorial board for the Jazz Educators Journal. A contributing writer to The Saxophone Journal and Jazz Times Magazine, he has also published pieces in The Instrumentalist, and Tennessee Musician magazines.
A native of Fremont, Nebraska he holds a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree from The University of Texas at Austin (2004) where he studied with the renowned saxophonist Harvey Pittel, a Masters of Music Degree (1996) and Bachelors of Music Degree (1994) from The University of Kansas where he studied with Vincent Gnojek, Dan Gailey and Dick Wright.
Young Lions All-Star Band - This all-star student band is an auditioned group comprised of outstanding student musicians from Nebraska and surrounding states. Students under the age of 21 are eligible to audition, and the most promising young musicians are selected to rehearse and perform at the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra’s Learning from the Master concert with their renowned guest artist. The Young Lions All-Star Band is one of the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra’s many educational outreach programs
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| Press Release: Capital Jazz Society announces 2010 winter and spring lineup! (1/18/2010)
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Friends of the Capital Jazz Society,
Kick off the new year right! The Capital Jazz Society announces its ongoing series of events for winter and spring of 2010. The Monday Night Big Band performances feature a 17-piece big band and the Wednesday Night Jazz Series features an array of local and regional jazz artists including Capital City Dixieland Preservation Society Jazz Band, Bryan McCune, Steve Helfand, Jazzocracy, Kerry Strayer, Group Sax, and Son del Llano.
All events are held at Brewsky’s Jazz Underground, 201 North 8th Street, Lincoln, NE, from 7:30 to 10:00 p.m.
Admission is $6 for adults and $5 for students with valid ID, or $3 if you bring an instrument and sit in with the band (Mondays only).
Food and full beverage service is available.
For more information please contact the business office of the Capital Jazz Society, 402-477-7899 or cjs@artsincorporated.org.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Monday, January 25, 2010
Bob Krueger, director
Monday Night Big Band
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Son del Llano
Lincoln Jazz Series
Monday, February 1, 2010
Jeff Patton, director
Monday Night Big Band
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Jazzocracy
Lincoln Jazz Series
Monday, February 8, 2010
Dean Haist, director
Monday Night Big Band
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Bob Krueger quartet
Lincoln Jazz Series
Monday, February 15, 2010
Bob Krueger, director
Monday Night Big Band
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Q.E.D.
Lincoln Jazz Series
Monday, February 22, 2010
Marc LaChance, director
Monday Night Big Band
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
UNL Jazz Combo I
Lincoln Jazz Series
Monday, March 1, 2010
Jeff Patton, director
Monday Night Big Band
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Steve Helfand combo
Lincoln Jazz Series
Monday, March 8, 2010
Dean Haist, director
Monday Night Big Band
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Capital City Dixieland Preservation Society Jazz Band
Special Event
Monday, March 15, 2010
Monarch Jazz Orchestra
Special Event
(Papillion LaVista High School - Michael Pollock, director)
Wednesday, March 17
SPRING BREAK (no jazz)
Monday, March 22, 2010
Bob Krueger, director
Monday Night Big Band
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Andy Hall combo
Lincoln Jazz Series
Monday, March 29, 2010
Pete Madsen, director
Monday Night Big Band
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Bryan McCune combo
Lincoln Jazz Series
Monday, April 5, 2010
Dean Haist, director
Monday Night Big Band
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Group Sax
Lincoln Jazz Series
Monday, April 12, 2010
Terry Rush, director
Monday Night Big Band
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Kerry Strayer combo
Lincoln Jazz Series
Monday, April 19, 2010
Jeff Patton, director
Monday Night Big Band
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Peter Bouffard Jazz Group
Lincoln Jazz Series
Monday, April 26, 2010
Nebraska Wesleyan University Jazz Ensemble
Special Event
(Dean Haist, director)
Monday, May 3, 2010
Columbus Community Jazz Band
Special Event
(Rob Hartung, director)
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For more information please see the CJS Home Page. |
| Press Release: Executive of the Year Award Luncheon on Wednesday, January 20 (1/7/2010)
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The Association of Nonprofit Executives is pleased to invite you to the ANPE Executive of the Year Award Luncheon on Wednesday, January 20 at 11:30 a.m. at the Cornhusker Marriott.
This informal luncheon will be a great opportunity to meet community leaders, and find out what is happening through various nonprofit organizations. Lt. Governor Rick Sheehy will present the keynote address, and Rod Fowler will serve as Master of Ceremonies for the luncheon.
The Executive of the Year Award Luncheon will also honor the Nonprofit Executive of the Year for 2009. This award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, direction and vision. The executive recognized and the nonprofit they represent each receive a cash prize of $500, for a total award of $1000. This year’s award is sponsored by US Bank. Past winners have included Susanne Blue (Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach), Robert Downey (Lincoln Capital Humane Society), Jonathan Krutz (NE Hospice & Palliative Care Partnership), Susan Scott (YWCA Lincoln), Wayne Svoboda (Volunteer Partners), and Deb Weber (Lincoln Arts Council).
You do not have to be a member to attend! To make a reservation, you may print the attached invitation and return the RSVP slip with your $25 check payable to Association of Nonprofit Executives, 315 South 9th St., Suite 110, Lincoln, NE 68508-2283, or call the ANPE office at (402) 477-8446 to pay by credit card. Luncheon reservations must be postmarked by Monday, January 11, 2010 or phoned in by 12:00 p.m. Friday, January 15, 2010.
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For more information please see the ANPE Home Page. |
| Press Release: Silent Auction Items--one more chance to bid! (12/22/2009)
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Thank you to everyone who contributed items, volunteered their time, and helped make the Nebraska Brass and Nebraska Jazz Orchestra silent auctions this month so successful.
There were some items left unsold at the Nebraska Brass and Nebraska Jazz Orchestra silent auctions, and we would like to offer you another opportunity to make a bid on these remaining items. Proceeds will go to the organization to which each item was donated.
Please see the attached flyer describing these available items. I have listed the opening bid amounts that were given at the silent auctions, however, we are willing to consider other offers.
Please email carrie@artsincorporated.org by December 29 if you are interested in helping the organizations by purchasing any of these great items!
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For more information please see the NJO Home Page. |
| Press Release: NJO presents "Christmas & All that Jazz" Tuesday, December 15 (12/10/2009)
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Celebrate the holidays with the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra at its most popular concert of the year. Let the NJO inspire the holiday mood during this annual concert of seasonal favorites, including “Christmas Time is Here,” “We Three Kings,” “I'll Be Home for Christmas,” “Carol of the Bells,” and “White Christmas.”
“Christmas & All That Jazz” will be held Tuesday, December 15, 2009, at the Cornhusker Marriott, 333 South 13th Street in Lincoln, Nebraska at 7:30 p.m. and will include a silent auction fundraiser to support the programs of the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra.
Single admission tickets are $20 for Adults and $10 for Students and may be purchased by contacting the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra business office at (402) 477-8446 or njo@artsincorporated.org.
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For more information please see the NJO Home Page. |
| Press Release: NJO announces "Christmas & All that Jazz" Tuesday, December 15, 2009 (11/23/2009)
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, NOVEMBER 2009
NEBRASKA JAZZ ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCES "CHRISTMAS & ALL THAT JAZZ"
Contact: Nebraska Jazz Orchestra 402-477-8446, njo@artsincorporated.org
Celebrate the holidays with the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra as it continues its 2009-2010 series of events with its most popular concert of the year. Let the NJO inspire the holiday mood during this annual concert of seasonal favorites, including "Christmas Time is Here," "We Three Kings," "I'll Be Home for Christmas," "Carol of the Bells," and "White Christmas." This concert is sponsored by Lincoln Benefit Life, Cooper Foundation and Union Bank.
"Christmas & All That Jazz" will be held Tuesday, December 15, 2009, at the Cornhusker Marriott, 333 South 13th Street in Lincoln, Nebraska at 7:30 p.m. and will include a silent auction fundraiser to support the programs of the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra. Priority seating for season ticket holders and Jazz Club members is at 7:00 p.m., with general admission seating beginning at 7:15 p.m. Single admission tickets are $20 for Adults and $10 for Students and may be purchased by contacting the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra business office at (402) 477-8446 or njo@artsincorporated.org. Season tickets are still available for purchase. |
For more information please see the NJO Home Page. |
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