Do you remember your performance at Jazz on the Green

It’s summer, and in Omaha that means it’s jazz time. For about 25 years, the Joslyn Art Museum’s annual “Jazz on the Green” music series held a permanent place in the hearts of Omahans – and that place was the grassy area between the museum and Central High School.

Jones, Sheritha.JPG — Sheritha Jones, World-Herald historian

NIKOS FRAZIER, THE WORLD HERALD

Concertgoers arrived with coolers, picnics, lawn chairs, blankets and other refreshments to enjoy. For the connoisseur or casual listener, there were always plenty of options for listening to jazz in the summer. You can sit back and relax or get up and rock out to various styles of jazz including swing, fusion, big band and blues.

When it opened in 1985, first hundreds, then thousands, of visitors crowded the museum’s east grounds to hear local and regional jazz artists. Every Thursday for six weeks, this free outdoor concert series gave people a place to spin, socialize, and enjoy a warm summer breeze – or whatever the elements provide. Just spread out our blanket and get your snacks ready.

Beginning in 2010, the concerts moved to Midtown Crossing in Turner Park. Restaurants in Midtown Crossing now offer cold beverages and a variety of treats for dine-in and take-out during the concert series each week.

Let’s think back to the popular free music series that brings live music through a hot summer night.

JEB - Jazz on Green 2 — **2002:** Randy Curry, technical director of the Joslyn Art Museum, gives the signal for the land take to begin at 3 p.m. The museum had to implement a rule that no blankets were allowed before 3 p.m. because people started setting up for “Jazz on the Green” so early that they ruined the lawn.

JEFF BEIERMANN, THE WORLD HERALD

Jazz-2017 (copy) — **2017:** Tonya Lennox (left) and Audrey Bigelow attend Jazz on the Green in Turner Park. The two, from Washington, DC and Virginia, were in town to visit family. It was the opening concert of the 2017 Jazz on the Green series.

JULIA NAGY, THE WORLD HERALD

68662 KS-JAZZONTHEGREEN — **2013:** Jeffery Broussard plays accordion and sings as Jazz on the Green opens the season with a performance by Jeffery Broussard and the Creole Cowboys at the new Pavilion at Turner Park in Midtown Crossing.

KENT SIEVERS, THE WORLD HERALD

**2007:** The Matt Wallace Band performs at the first Jazz on the Green concert of the summer at the Joslyn Art Museum.

MATT MILLER, THE WORLD-HERALD

070822-owh-new-jazz-em02.jpg (copy) — **2022:** Jordan “Ninja” Smith (left) dances with Merinda Collins during Jazz on the Green at Turner Park.

EILEEN T. MESLAR, THE WORLD HERALD

MD2_4277.CR2 — **2011:** Incendio played at Jazz on the Green in Midtown Crossing. Incendio’s style of Latin guitar-based world fusion is directly tied to the cultural interests and heritage of its members.

MARK DAVIS, THE WORLD-HERALD

Jazz-2011 (copy) — **2011:** Katrina Partain spreads out a blanket and claims a seat for herself and her husband, Michael Partain, as Tiempo Libre prepares to get the crowd going on the first night of the Jazz on the Green series.

KENT SIEVERS, THE WORLD HERALD

Jazz on the Green (copy) — **2016:** Sandy McCarty (left), Arlene Cosgrove (center) and Tay Orr relax and chat behind their snack table at Jazz on the Green.

TYLER MEYER, THE WORLD-HERALD

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