Friday, June 27

Saturday, June 28

Sunday, June 29

Schedule

Omaha Musicians' Association Jazz All-Stars

Trumpet player and vocalist Mike Gurciullo will kick off the Festival with a showcase of popular jazz standards.  Gurciullo recently returned to Omaha from Las Vegas where he was the lead trumpet player for the Wayne Newton Band.  He has also performed with the Glenn Miller Orchestra and the Lon Bronson Big Band.  Backing up Gurciullo will be Dan Cerveny on keyboards, Mark Luebbe on bass and Joey Gulizia on drums.
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Mariachi Luna y Sol

In 2007, Mariachi Luna y Sol was voted “Best Ethnic Group” by the Omaha Entertainment Awards under the Live Music category.  Recognized as the premier mariachi in the Midwest, the group is the only mariachi in the region with a full ensemble of violins, guitars, vihuela, guitarron, trumpets and vocals.  With their beautiful harmonies and soloists, they have stunned crowds across the country with unforgettable performances.
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Chic Gamine

Chic Gamine has been singing together in various formations since 1997.  Most recently, three members of the group belonged to the acclaimed World Vocal ensemble Madrigaia.  With a solo percussionist as their main musical support, Chic Gamine use their voices as instruments, effortlessly launching into intricate string arrangements, bass-heavy rhythm sections and melodious harmonies. Together, they create a sound that resounds with soul, passion and their own particular brand of humor that leaves audiences begging for more.
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Zac Harmon

Born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi, Zac Harmon is a disciple of the Farish Street Blues sound.  Farish Street is universally recognized as the home of many great Blues legends including the late, great Elmore James.  Harmon’s early years included stints as a guitarist for Z.Z Hill, Dorothy Moore, McKinley Mitchell and Sam Myers.  Later, he moved to Los Angeles and worked as a studio musician and began to make a name for himself as a writer/producer, crafting songs for such varied notables as Karyn White, Freddie Jackson, Evelyn “Champagne” King, The Whispers, Cherrelle, Alexander O’Neal and the O’Jays.  In 2002, Harmon recorded his own testimonial to the Blues and has been electrifying audiences with his music ever since.
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Lil' Brian & The Travelers

For the past decade and more, Lil’ Brian & The Travelers have developed a reputation as the most innovative and musically accomplished Zydeco band on the scene.  Brilliantly drawing upon contemporary urban black sounds while remaining respectful and true to their Zydeco roots, Lil’ Brian and The Travelers have created an incredibly exciting modern form of Zydeco music that is both rhythmically and lyrically sophisticated and just plain unbelievably funky!
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