Nebraska Jazz Orchestra presents The Bugs that Ate LincolnFeaturing the 2027 Young Jazz Artist Winner andThe Lightning Bugs

The Nebraska Jazz Orchestra announces its 2026-2027 Season! Live from the Lincoln Marriott Cornhusker Hotel, 333 South 13th Street, Lincoln, NE. The Nebraska Jazz Orchestra (NJO) was founded in 1975andis one of the Midwest’s premier big bands,celebrating more than 50 years of great performances.The NJO has toured Europe twice, including a 1997performance at the prestigious Montreux InternationalJazz Festival in Switzerland. In 2006, the NJO wasfeatured in a documentary by Nebraska EducationalTelevision entitledHard Times Swing, which followedthe development of territory swing bands that changedAmerican pop culture. The NJO was awarded the 2007Mayor’s Arts Award for Artistic Achievement in thePerforming Arts, and has performed with former TonightShow bandleader Doc Severinsen, guitarist JamesValentine of Maroon 5, and former David Lettermanbandleader Paul Shaffer at the Lied CenterforPerforming Arts. To date, the NJO has released eightrecordings, including their most recent CD celebrating the ensemble’s 40 th Anniversary entitled NJO 40 . You will not want to miss this season! Single Tickets: Adults $28 Students $10   SCHEDULE OF EVENTS   Tuesday, May 11 | 7:30pm The Bugs that Ate LincolnFeaturing the 2027 Young Jazz Artist Winner andThe Lightning Bugs The Lightning Bugs are a popular jazz triospecializing in“Moonbeam Swing.”The band’sname is borrowed from the title of the popmusic classic,“Glow Worm.”Smooth vocalharmonies in the Mills Brothers Tradition arethe hallmark of a Lightning Bugs show. TheBugs’repertoire features jazz and popstandards from the 30s and 40s when the bigbands were blowing and the dance floors werecrowded.The Lightning Bugs came into being in 1987 when Reynold Peterson was asked to put togethera concert performance for the Lincoln Association of Traditional Arts. Since that first show, theirconcerts, club dates, and radio and television appearances have won them many friends andfans. The band has released four recordings:The Lightning Bugs, Bugology, Stretchin’Out, andGlow.  This concert will also feature the winner of the 2027 Young Jazz Artist competition!