Blues Society of Omaha, Inc.

Blues Society of Omaha (BSO) works towards “Keeping the Blues Alive” by promoting the genre of blues music and providing education to foster awareness and artistic appreciation of the genre.
BSO produces and sponsors music events throughout the year, including our weekly “BSO Presents Thursday Blues Matinee” series and our annual “In The Market For Blues”, a 12-hour multi-venue festival. We support & promote blues musicians, live-music venues, and events in the Omaha-Lincoln metropolitan area. We also support & promote live performances of jazz music and other roots music genres.

BluesEd is a youth artist development program created by BSO in 2002. With financial support of BSO, BluesEd provides opportunities for young musicians to learn blues music in workshops & to play with other students in a band format. .

Since 2011, the BSO has hosted an annual Nebraska Blues Challenge for local blues performers. Participants are showcased in judged performances and the winning band & solo/duo are awarded the honor of representing BSO at the annual International Blues Challenge in Memphis.

We currently have approximately 650 donor-members that maintain a calendar of live events, publish a members newsletter, and attend concerts throughout the area.