Jazz on the Green returning to Midtown Crossing this July

TIME NOW 534. A POPULAR TRADITION KICKING OFF IN OMAHA TODAY. JAZZ ON THE GREEN IS A FREE OUTDOOR CONCERT SERIES. IT’S BACK. YEP. SOON TURNER PARK IS GOING TO BE A PLACE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO COME TOGETHER TO LISTEN TO. JAZZ. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S WAVERLE MONROE LIVE THIS MORNING IN MIDTOWN CROSSING. YEAH. JACK AND MELISSA. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WAIT ALL SUMMER FOR JAZZ ON THE GREEN TO START. AND WHETHER IT’S YOUR FIRST OR 10TH CONCERT SERIES, THERE’S THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF. SO HERE WITH ME IS VP OF PROGRAMING ANDY CASSANO. SO ANDY, UM, HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE YOU EXPECTING TO COME DOWN TO TURNER PARK TONIGHT ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS? IT’LL PROBABLY BE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 8 TO 10,000 PEOPLE. WOW. AND SO IT’S A LOT OF PEOPLE. BUT BEFORE PEOPLE HEAD DOWN TO THE PARK, WE WANT TO GIVE YOU A LIVE LOOK AT THE HEADLINER FOR TONIGHT’S CONCERT. HECTOR ON CHINH DOAN. HE IS PLAYING SOME OF HIS FANTASTIC MUSIC FOR US THIS MORNING. SO ANDY, OTHER THAN HECTOR, WILL WE HEAR FROM. WELL, WE HAVE A SPECIAL CONCERT TONIGHT. 530 WILL BE FEATURING A JAZZ ENSEMBLE FROM UNO AND THEN OUR FIRST HEADLINER BEFORE HECTOR IS GOING TO BE THE US AIR FORCE HEARTLAND OF AMERICA. RAPTOR BAND. OKAY, THAT SOUNDS GOOD. WHAT ARE SOME TIPS FOR PEOPLE GETTING DOWN HERE? I KNOW IF YOU’RE NOT FAMILIAR, THERE’S A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION ON FARNAM RIGHT NOW, SO PARKING IS NOT AN ISSUE. THERE’S A LOT OF FREE PARKING IN THE AREA. YOU JUST NEED TO PLAN TO COME DOWN HERE A LITTLE EARLIER THAN PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE BEFORE IN THE PAST TO AVOID THE CONSTRUCTION, BUT THERE’S STILL PLENTY OF PARKING IN THE AREA. AND QUICKLY, WHAT TIME DO THINGS START TONIGHT? THE GATES OPEN AT 5:00, AND THE FIRST SHOW STARTS AT 530. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, ANDY. AND YOU’LL SEE A FAMILIAR FACE DOWN HERE AT JAZZ ON THE GREEN TONIGHT. I’M ACTUALLY EMCEEING THE FIRST CONCERT SERIES. SO COME DOWN, HAVE SOME FUN. BRING THE FRIENDS, THE FAMILY, THE LEASHED PETS, AND HAVE A GOOD TIME REPORTING LIVE WAVERLE