Greg Simon Quartet

Greg Simon, composer and jazz trumpeter, has performed around the country with jazz ensembles of all makes and sizes. He’s  performed with the Marcus Lewis Big Band, the Shawn Bell Quartet, the  Rhythm Society Orchestra, Late Night Menu, and many others, at venues  ranging from Dazzle Jazz Club to the Jewell of Omaha; and played in the  bands of The Temptations, Hannah Huston, and  Andrew Dost of fun. Greg was a featured performer in Tom Larson’s  groundbreaking 2020 work Living In Americah, and his own group, the Greg  Simon Septet, debuted in 2021. Greg’s first single for jazz septet — a  long-form composition entitled Fanfare, Nocturne,  Fanfare — is available now on Bandcamp and all major streaming  services. Currently, Greg plays trumpet/flugelhorn alongside his  colleagues in the UNL Faculty Jazz Ensemble and serves as the director  of the UNL Jazz Orchestra. Greg has taught jazz with the  Detroit Symphony Civic…