Berman Music Foundation Sponsorships

March 1995
Singer Karrin Allyson makes first Lincoln appearance at the Zoo Bar. Subsequently, she also performs at the Zoo Bar and Huey's in Lincoln, Neb.

August 1995
Claude "Fiddler" Williams performs with the New York All-Stars at the Zoo Bar in Lincoln, Neb.

October 1995
The Quintet of the Hot Club of San Francisco performs with singer Barbara Dane at the Zoo Bar.

February 1996
Saxophonist Greg Abate and trumpeter Claudio Roditi are accompanied by pianist Phil DeGreg, bassist Bob Bowman and drummer Todd Strait in a performance at the 7th Street Loft in Lincoln, Neb.

May 1996
The Robert Altman film "Kansas City" premieres in Kansas City, Mo.

October 1996
Singer Kevin Mahogany performs with the Kenny Barron Trio at Westbrook Recital Hall in Lincoln, Neb., and conducts workshops at Lincoln Southeast High School and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln

February 1997
Saxophonist Joe Lovano and bassist Christian McBride perform at the Lied Center for Performing Arts in Lincoln, Neb.

March 1997
Saxophonist Benny Waters and pianist Jane Jarvis perform at the Zoo Bar in Lincoln, Neb., and conduct workshops at Park Elementary School and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln

April 1997
Saxophonist Greg Abate performs at Ebenezer's and conducts a workshop at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln

May 1997
Screenings of the Robert Altman film "Kansas City" at the Mary Riepma Ross Theatre in Lincoln, Neb.

June 1997
Singer-flutist Andrienne Wilson performs with Norman Hedman and Tropique at Jazz in June in Lincoln, Neb.

October 1997
The Motion Poets perform at Westbrook Recital Hall in Lincoln, Neb.

The Doug Talley Quartet performs at Ebenezer's in Lincoln, Neb.

November 1997
Mingus Big Band performs at the Lied Center for Performing Arts in Lincoln.

March 1998
Mid-America Arts Alliance (MAAA) jazz conference in Kansas City, Mo.

April 1998
A Band in All Hope, with drummer Bill Stewart, pianist Bill Carrothers and saxophonist Anton Denner perform at Westbrook Recital Hall in Lincoln, Neb.

May 1998
Membership luncheon for NARAS (Grammys) in Kansas City, Mo.

June 1998
Andrienne Wilson performs dates in Seattle with pianists George Cables and Kenny Drew Jr.

August 1998
Andrienne Wilson and saxophonist Bobby Watson perform at Yoshi's in Oakland, Calif.

December 1998
Saxophonist Ahmad Alaadeen conducts a workshop at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln

1999
Exhibit of artwork by John Falter on display at the Nebraska State Historical Society in Lincoln, Neb.

February 1999
Bassist Jack Lesberg performs at an opening reception for the John Falter exhibit at the Nebraska State Historical Society.

March 1999
Norman Hedman's CD "One Step Closer," funded by the BMF, gets a CD release party at the Blue Note in New York City.

May 1999
Screenings of the Woody Allen film "Sweet and Lowdown" at the Mary Riepma Ross Theatre in Lincoln, Neb.

October 1999
Pianist Jane Jarvis, trombonist Benny Powell and bassist Earl May perform at a Lincoln Seniors Foundation benefit in Lincoln, Neb.

Bobby Watson and Horizon with drummer Victor Lewis perform at the Lied Center for Performing Arts in Lincoln, Neb.

May 2000
John Lee receives sponsorship to transcribe Dizzy Gillespie's arrangement of "I Can't Get Started."

November 2000
Norman Hedman's CD "Taken By Surprise," funded by the BMF, gets a CD release party at the Jazz Standard in New York City.

January 2001
Trombonist Benny Powell appears as guest soloist with the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra at the Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln, Neb.

March 2001
Norman Hedman's Tropique and Jerry Gonzalez and the Fort Apache Band perform at the Lied Center for Performing Arts in Lincoln, Neb.

June 2001
Pianist Eldar Djangirov performs at Jazz in June in Lincoln, Neb.

October 2001
Pianist Hod O'Brien and Stephanie Nakasian perform at P.O. Pears in Lincoln, Neb.

November 2001
Karrin Allyson performs at the Lied Center for Performing Arts in Lincoln, Neb.

Pianist Joe Cartwright at trio perform at P.O. Pears in Lincoln, Neb.

February 2002
Pianist Russ Long and trio perform at P.O. Pears in Lincoln, Neb.

March 2002
Pianist Monty Alexander and trio perform at the Royal Grove in Lincoln, Neb.

May 2002
Pianist Eldar Djangirov performs as featured soloist with the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra at the Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln, Neb.

June 2002
Concerts by the George Cables Trio, the Sons of Brasil and the Hot Club of San Francisco are sponsored in whole or part during Jazz in June in Lincoln, Neb.

August 2002
Showings of the film "Grateful Dawg" at the Mary Riepma Ross Theatre in Lincoln, Neb.

September 2002
Pianist Ivan Paduart is accompanied by bassist Bob Bowman and drummer Todd Strait at P.O. Pears in Lincoln, Neb.

October 2002
The Westport Art Ensemble performs at P.O. Pears in Lincoln, Neb.

Antibalas performs at the Royal Grove in Lincoln, Neb.

December 2002
The Doug Talley Quartet performs at P.O. Pears in Lincoln, Neb.

March 2003
Singer Sheila Jordan and bassist Cameron Brown perform at Westbrook Recital Hall in Lincoln, Neb.

May 2003
Kansas City Musicians Ensemble perform at the Firefighters Hall in Lincoln, Neb.

June 2003
Concerts by Norman Hedman and Tropique, the Greg Abate Quartet and the Don Stiernberg Quartet are sponsored in whole or part during Jazz in June in Lincoln, Neb.

October 2003

Interstring performs at P.O. Pears in Lincoln, Neb.

January 2004

Rob Scheps-Zach Brock Quintet performs at P.O. Pears in Lincoln, Neb.

March 2004

Trumpeter Claudio Roditi returns as a guest soloist with the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra.

June 2004

Concerts by the Eldar Djangirov Trio and the Kendra Shank Quartet are sponsored during the Jazz in June series in Lincoln, Neb.

September 2004

The Dan Thomas Quintet kicks off the Berman Jazz Series at the Topeka Performing Arts Center in Topeka, Kan.

October 2004

Rob Scheps/Zach Brock Quintet returns to perform at P. O. Pears in Lincoln, Neb.

The Doug Talley Quarter performs for the Berman Jazz Series in Topeka, Kan.

November 2004

The Russ Long Trio performs for the Berman Jazz Series in Topeka, Kan.

February 2005

Luqman Hamza & Lucky Wesley perform for the Berman Jazz Series in
Topeka, Kan.

Jerry Hahn performs at P. O. Pears in Lincoln, Neb.

March 2005

George Cables performs for the Berman Jazz Series in Topeka, Kan.

Greg Abate performs as guest soloist with the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra in Lincoln, Neb.

May 2005

Butch Berman was artistic director for the eighth annual Topeka Jazz Festival, booking all the artists and introducing them on stage.

October 2005

The Rob Scheps Core-tet performs a free concert at the Cafe de Mai in Lincoln, Neb.

November 2005

The Kelly Rossum Quartet performs at P.O. Pears in Lincoln, Neb.

Also:

• The Berman Music Foundation has provided underwriting for jazz programming on KZUM Community Radio in Lincoln and for Nebraska Public Radio's "Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz" for six years.

• The Berman Music Foundation was a sponsor of the Kansas City International Jazz Festival for three years (1997-1999)

• The Berman Music Foundation was a sponsor of the Topeka Jazz Festival (1997-2002, 2004) and the Topeka Jazz Festival Academy (2002, 2004). Butch Berman was artistic director of the 2005 Topeka Jazz Festival.

• The Berman Music Foundation was executive producer of CDs by the following artists: Not All There; The Tablerockers: Andrienne Wilson; Norman Hedman ("One Step Closer" and "Taken by Surprise"); The Russ Long Trio ("Never Let Me Go"); Teraesa Vinson (Opportunity Please Knock"), The Westport Art Ensemble; the KC Scamps; Charlie Burton and Rock Therapy (demo); and Jim Jacobi.

• The Berman Music Foundation provides annual support for the CODA Jazz Fund in Kansas City, Mo.

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