The 23rd season of the Sheldon Art Association’s Jazz in June concert series resumes today with the Chicago Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble.
The concerts are at 7 p.m. Tuesdays in June in the sculpture garden west of UNL’s Sheldon Museum of Art. Although the Jazz in June concert series is free, those in attendance are encouraged to make a donation of $10 per family to help ensure its continuation.
The event also includes a walking tour of the Love and Van Brunt Visitors Center gardens and a market featuring 25 vendors with food, drinks and artisan-made crafts.
The Jazz in June Market, located at 12th and R streets, opens at 5 p.m. The walking tour, led by Laurence Ballard, nursery supervisor for UNL’s Landscape Services, begins at 6 p.m. at the Sheldon’s east entrance.
CALJE is a new and innovative force on the Latin Jazz scene. It crafts a global sound by fusing modern jazz harmonies with traditional rhythms, including Argentinian tango, Dominican merengue, Jamaican reggae, Puerto Rican bomba y plena, Spanish flamenco, and Cuban son, guaguanco and clave negra. For more information on CALJE, click here.
UNL BikeValet offers free secure parking for bikes from 5 p.m. to an hour after each Jazz in June concert. Parking is at 13th and R streets at the east end of the Jazz in June market. For more information, go to http://bike.unl.edu/bikevalet or call the UNL Outdoor Adventures Center at 402-472-4777.
Jazz in June is organized by the Sheldon Museum of Art and Art Association, UNL, University Program Council and community collaborators.
Upcoming Jazz in June performances are: June 17, Donna Singer and the Doug Richards Trio; and June 24, Susan Pereira and Sabor Brasil. For more information, go to http://www.jazzinjune.com.
