Music

Joslyn Art Museum presents a variety of concerts throughout the year, including the outdoor summer jazz concert series Jazz on the Green and a festive choral and instrumental series Holiday Under Glass, held in December.

From 1985 to 2008, more than 545,000 people — over one-half million guests of all ages — have relaxed, reveled, and shared in the music and community of the series. From the east lawn, looking south, then facing the grand staircase, then, last year, temporarily moved north to the Museum's future Discovery Garden site, and back again, to the new Peter Kiewit Foundation Sculpture Garden, crowds have gathered outside on Joslyn's campus to begin their weekends early.

Come again in 2009!

July 9	July 16	July 23	July 30

July 9

Bobby Watson Quartet
Jazz on the Green history: 2002 and 2005
Photos of Bobby Watson by Lafiya Watson

July 16

The Shay Estes Quintet
debut performance

July 23

Marcos & Sabor
debut performance

July 30

Ida McBeth & Friends
Jazz on the Green history: 1989-1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2003
Photos of Ida McBeth by T. Michael Stanley

August 6

Resurrected Swing Big Band
Jazz on the Green history: 1988-1993, 2002

August 13

25th Anniversary All-Stars
Jazz on the Green history: They've all been here before, but never like this!

Scroll down for a special Whole Foods Market Community Support Day benefiting Jazz on the Green!

Series Details

• The garden opens for Jazz on the Green at 5 pm and closes at about 9:30 pm (one half hour after the end of the concert).
• Concerts begin at 7 pm.
  
• Admission is free (suggested donation of $2 per adult, per concert)
  
• Seating is east of the building in Joslyn's new sculpture garden and surrounding areas; bands will perform on the grand staircase.
  
• Due to the new landscaping, placement of water features, and lighting systems, guest tents and tarps are no longer allowed. Lawn chairs and blankets are welcome.
  
• Beverages and picnic food will be available for purchase outdoors.
  
• Joslyn will not allow smoking in the sculpture garden audience seating area; designated smoking areas will be positioned on campus outside of the garden.
  
• Parking is available in the Museum's new parking garden northeast of the building for $5 per car, with access off of Davenport Street on Jazz on the Green Thursdays. Free parking is also available on the street and in surrounding lots.
  
• Joslyn's galleries will close at 4 pm, re-opening at 5 pm through intermission (about 8 pm) with free admission from 5-8 pm.

Whole Foods Market Community Support Day to Benefit Joslyn and Jazz on the Green

On Tuesday, June 30, Whole Foods Market, a natural and organic grocery, will celebrate Community Support Day benefiting Joslyn Art Museum and the 25th anniversary of Jazz on the Green. As part of their commitment to the Omaha community, Whole Foods will donate five percent of the day's net sales at its Omaha location to Joslyn.

The world's largest retailer of natural and organic foods, Whole Foods Market makes shopping for groceries exciting and fun while providing the highest quality, least processed, most flavorful and natural foods possible. Shop Whole Foods Market on June 30; fill up a reuseable grocery bag or two; and know that your purchase will help keep Jazz alive and accessible to all.

Whole Foods Market is located at 10020 Regency Circle and is open daily, 8 am to 9 pm.

Picnics on the Green

Whole Foods Market Omaha is proud to sponsor the 25th anniversary of the Jazz on the Green summer concert series at Joslyn Art Museum! Mix and match from Whole Foods' delicious a la carte selections to create a picnic you and your friends can enjoy al fresco, and Whole Foods will deliver them to Jazz on the Green, Thursdays July 9 to August 13. No more scrambling to pack your own picnic after work, and you don't have to resort to drive-thru! Visit the store for an order form, or call Whole Foods Customer Service at (402) 393-1200 for more information or to place your order.

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