Capital Jazz Society: The Ed Love Quartet

The Ed Love Quartet takes the Lied virtual stage as part of the Capital Jazz Society's First Friday Series. Ed Love has performed with many of the greats in jazz, including Clark Terry, Henry Mancini, Don Menza, Victor Lewis, John Fedchock, Bobby Watson and Jay McShann. He played clarinet in the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra for 25 years, with the Omaha Symphony for 12 years, and was Principal clarinet in the Opera/Omaha orchestra for 6 years. A saxophonist with the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra since 1978 and its Music Director since 1979, Ed has been a part of the music scene in Lincoln and Omaha for over 40 years. He taught instrumental music for 38 years, 32 of which were in Lincoln. Ed currently plays clarinet with the Lincoln Municipal Band and the Nebraska Symphony Chamber Orchestra, flute with Coro di Flauti, saxophone with Group Sax, and all of his instruments with his own jazz quartet, and can frequently be found in the orchestra pit for touring Broadway musicals at the Lied Center in Lincoln and the Orpheum Theater in Omaha.

Ed Love is a graduate of Omaha Central High School and of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

This free virtual event is available to watch on the Lied Center's Facebook page.