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WJO 2020-2021
Thank you for keeping Big Band Jazz alive
We appreciate all of you who have donated toward our free online concerts. If you haven't yet and would like to donate, please use the button below or go to our donation page here.
In spite of all the impediments this year, we performed seven live online concerts, recorded four concerts that are being streamed for free, recorded student-level charts that are on this website with the scores for students to play-along with, commissioned many of these student-level charts and professional charts for the WJO to perform in the future, recorded short instructional videos, held two school workshops online, held the first Canadian Jazz Composers Workshop, held the first annual Women in Jazz Symposium, and released our fourth CD. Whew! We are pleased to have achieved so much in this year that we could not perform great jazz music for you in-person.
Our switch to virtual has meant that some of our dreams (the Canadian Jazz Composers Workshop and the Women in Jazz Symposium) happened much differently (and better, I think) than we imagined. We hope you have enjoyed some of our offerings this year. We are still streaming the recorded concerts (found below and on the Safe-at-Home page), so come back many times, press, play, close your eyes, and imagine that you are in a hall with just you and the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra.
Oh! And before you do that, please donate to the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra so we can continue to provide you with the best in big band jazz. We have more ideas to explore and new experiences to bring to you.
In spite of all the impediments this year, we performed seven live online concerts, recorded four concerts that are being streamed for free, recorded student-level charts that are on this website with the scores for students to play-along with, commissioned many of these student-level charts and professional charts for the WJO to perform in the future, recorded short instructional videos, held two school workshops online, held the first Canadian Jazz Composers Workshop, held the first annual Women in Jazz Symposium, and released our fourth CD. Whew! We are pleased to have achieved so much in this year that we could not perform great jazz music for you in-person.
Our switch to virtual has meant that some of our dreams (the Canadian Jazz Composers Workshop and the Women in Jazz Symposium) happened much differently (and better, I think) than we imagined. We hope you have enjoyed some of our offerings this year. We are still streaming the recorded concerts (found below and on the Safe-at-Home page), so come back many times, press, play, close your eyes, and imagine that you are in a hall with just you and the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra.
Oh! And before you do that, please donate to the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra so we can continue to provide you with the best in big band jazz. We have more ideas to explore and new experiences to bring to you.
Free Streaming Big Band Concerts - Still available!
Big Band Streamed Concerts:
February 15-28 La Nouvelle Nation - Featuring Andrina Turenne and Ariane Jean - available HERE
March 1-14 Divas of Jazz - Featuring Jennifer Hanson, Stacey Nattrass, Jayme Giesbrecht, Jocelyn Gould - available HERE
March 15-28 Divas of Jazz 2 - Featuring Erin Propp, Charlotte Martin, Sol James and Nadia Douglas - available HERE
March 29-April 12 Latin Connection - Featuring Rodrigo Munos, Amber Epp, Marco Castillo - available HERE
February 15-28 La Nouvelle Nation - Featuring Andrina Turenne and Ariane Jean - available HERE
March 1-14 Divas of Jazz - Featuring Jennifer Hanson, Stacey Nattrass, Jayme Giesbrecht, Jocelyn Gould - available HERE
March 15-28 Divas of Jazz 2 - Featuring Erin Propp, Charlotte Martin, Sol James and Nadia Douglas - available HERE
March 29-April 12 Latin Connection - Featuring Rodrigo Munos, Amber Epp, Marco Castillo - available HERE
Twisting Ways CD Release!
Twisting Ways CD cover
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May 10, 7:30 CDT (Release video still available to stream)
A journey of self-discovery through darkness and light inspires the words to the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra’s Twisting Ways – a unique album launching on May 10. The album features the acclaimed voice of Sarah Slean with compositions by Award-winning jazz artists David Braid (Toronto) and Philippe Côté (Montreal) with musical poetry by, Dr. Lee Tsang (Liverpool). At the release, you will hear Twisting Ways, see pictures and videos of the rehearsal and performance, and hear a live question and answer session with Philippe Côté. A link to this live event will be posted here on May 10. Find more information about the CD here. |
Education events
Resources for Students and Teachers:
Play-along charts for students are available HERE.
Jazz Skills videos are available HERE.
Play-along charts for students are available HERE.
Jazz Skills videos are available HERE.
