To mark the beginning of WJO's 20th Anniversary Concert Season,
the October concerts will be special presentations at the West End Cultural Centre…
We are returning to the scene of WJO's very first concert in 1997!
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Mission Statement:
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Swingin’ the Blues
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Juno Award winning artist PJ Perry is one of Canada's foremost jazz musicians. Described as "impassioned, intelligent & brilliant", PJ has performed with Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Shaw, Kenny Wheeler, and many others, and has performed with Symphony Orchestras across Canada. Be prepared for one of the "swingingest" shows of the season! As the Halifax Chronicle Herald reported: "PJ Perry...knocked us back in our seats... leaping off the deck at full throttle... fluid improvisation... as eloquent as Shakespeare.”. He is joined by the beautiful, vocal sensation, Nadia Douglas (see her profile)
Mother Goose & Other Sweets
Featuring Original Arrangements by
Jeff Presslaff & the WJO Band
Sunday, Dec 11, 2016
2:00pm • 7:30pm
Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG)
Spend the Holidays with the WJO...
Our resident master arranger Jeff Presslaff will focus his wit & writing skills on a uniquely WJO interpretation of Ravel's Mother Goose Suite. A kind of aural Christmas feast with all the trimmings!
We promise other WJO sweets & treats, like Ellington's Peer Gynt Suite.
2:00pm • 7:30pm
Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG)
Spend the Holidays with the WJO...
Our resident master arranger Jeff Presslaff will focus his wit & writing skills on a uniquely WJO interpretation of Ravel's Mother Goose Suite. A kind of aural Christmas feast with all the trimmings!
We promise other WJO sweets & treats, like Ellington's Peer Gynt Suite.
La Vie en Rose
with Special Guests Bilingual Vocal Sensations
Andrina Turenne & Ariane Jean
Sunday, Feb 12, 2017
2:00pm • 7:30pm
Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG)
Featuring Vocal Ensembles:
Enharmony (Winnipeg Youth Chorus) 2:00PM
Prodigy (Miles Mac Collegiate) 7:30PM
The conductors are Garth & Lisa Rempel
This Valentine's concert will showcase very special and accomplished vocalists from our own city. Andrina Turenne and Ariane Jean honed their craft with Juno Award winning Chic Gamine, and will bring their unique sound to love songs in both official languages!
2:00pm • 7:30pm
Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG)
Featuring Vocal Ensembles:
Enharmony (Winnipeg Youth Chorus) 2:00PM
Prodigy (Miles Mac Collegiate) 7:30PM
The conductors are Garth & Lisa Rempel
This Valentine's concert will showcase very special and accomplished vocalists from our own city. Andrina Turenne and Ariane Jean honed their craft with Juno Award winning Chic Gamine, and will bring their unique sound to love songs in both official languages!
Made in Canada:
Concerto for Jazz Orchestra
with Special Guest Multi-Juno Award Winning
Pianist David Braid
Sunday, Mar 19, 2017
2:00pm • 7:30pm
Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG)
Two-time Juno Award winning pianist/composer David Braid has performed concerts of his original music throughout the world, and has composed some of the most inventive works heard today. David has been named "a jazz genius to call our own" by Macleans Magazine. His work has been described as "refreshingly uncategorizable" (Paris Transatlantic), "brilliant" (Montreal Gazette), "une force poétique" (Le Soleil) and "hauntingly beautiful" (The Globe & Mail). Featured: David's most recent works: his Concerto for Jazz Orchestra.
2:00pm • 7:30pm
Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG)
Two-time Juno Award winning pianist/composer David Braid has performed concerts of his original music throughout the world, and has composed some of the most inventive works heard today. David has been named "a jazz genius to call our own" by Macleans Magazine. His work has been described as "refreshingly uncategorizable" (Paris Transatlantic), "brilliant" (Montreal Gazette), "une force poétique" (Le Soleil) and "hauntingly beautiful" (The Globe & Mail). Featured: David's most recent works: his Concerto for Jazz Orchestra.
Back In Town!
with Special Guest
Sasha Boychouk
Sunday, May 7, 2017*
2:00pm • 7:30pm
Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG)
Featuring Vocal Ensembles:
Vocalease (River East Collegiate) & Garden City Groove (Garden City Collegiate)
Master clarinetist/saxophonist Sasha Boychouk returns to his old stomping ground where he will help the WJO bring the 2016/16 season to a rousing conclusion. Sasha was instrumental in the formation of the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra, and it is fitting that we feature him to mark our 20 year journey. We'll feature Sasha in Artie Shaw's Clarinet Concerto and Begin The Bequine, as well as other classic big band clarinet repertoire. Buckle up for a great season ender!
*Special concert on May 6th at Sister High School has no intermission and is intended for the parents and siblings of students attending the Big Band Workshop.
2:00pm • 7:30pm
Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG)
Featuring Vocal Ensembles:
Vocalease (River East Collegiate) & Garden City Groove (Garden City Collegiate)
Master clarinetist/saxophonist Sasha Boychouk returns to his old stomping ground where he will help the WJO bring the 2016/16 season to a rousing conclusion. Sasha was instrumental in the formation of the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra, and it is fitting that we feature him to mark our 20 year journey. We'll feature Sasha in Artie Shaw's Clarinet Concerto and Begin The Bequine, as well as other classic big band clarinet repertoire. Buckle up for a great season ender!
*Special concert on May 6th at Sister High School has no intermission and is intended for the parents and siblings of students attending the Big Band Workshop.
