The Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra was
​nominated for a Western Canadian Music Award - 
 Jazz Artist of the Year!


Classes at McNally Robinson with Sean Irvine - cancelled
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We have curated fabulous concerts for you. Please be patient as we explore options to bring this music to you.

​Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra
Box 68114
RPO Osborne Village
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3L 2V9
Box Office:
204-632-5299
tickets
@winnipegjazzorchestra.com
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Main Line:
204-421-9398
manager
@winnipegjazzorchestra.com

Carpathian Blues 
- rescheduled to August 19, 2020

I am sure it is not news to you that the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra has to postpone the concert that was to be held on April 26, 2020. An important part of the decision to reschedule the concert rather than cancel is to make sure our musicians still receive income.  We are rescheduling this concert to August 19, 2020, on the open-air roof garden of the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Picture us all enjoying jazz on the rooftop as the sun goes down on a warm summer evening.

As you may already know, this concert brings you a new work by John Stetch and other compositions reflecting his Ukrainian background, including Carpathian Blues. We also have the pleasure of bringing you compositions by Rodrigo Muñoz (Chilean), Michelle Gregoire (Metis), Jeff Presslaff (pre-historic theme), Richard Gillis (Icelandic), and Andrew Balfour (Cree) which will reflect their cultural roots. We are always pleasantly surprised by the musical gifts these composers bring us and hope you will join us on this adventure. 

All tickets for April 26, 2020, will automatically be moved to August 19, 2020. If you prefer, you can donate your tickets and receive a charitable tax receipt or exchange the ticket amount to a concert in our 2020-2021 season. Please contact the WJO Box Office at 204-632-5299 or by email at tickets@winnipegjazzorchestra.com for exchanges or tax receipts. We will also take names on a waiting list for a possible overflow date of August 18, 2020, if you prefer a Tuesday night with less people. We are looking forward to, once again, bringing you the joy of the best big band music with the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra.

Thank you for your patience and support during this unprecedented time. We will continue to monitor the physical distancing protocols and how they may affect our ability to safely bring you music. Your health and the safety of our musicians, volunteers and staff are of prime importance. Please take care of yourself and the others around you. We are proud of the way our community looks after each other - in snowstorms, floods, and now, during the coronavirus pandemic.

Our best wishes for your health and safety,

​Joan Gillis
General Manager
Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra

Respect - The Music of Aretha Franklin
​- rescheduled to June 28 & 29 
with Ego Spank and vocalists Jennifer Hanson, Heitha Forsyth and Andrina Turenne
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Sunday,  June 28 & Monday,  June 29, 2020
7:30 pm - only
Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR)

The undisputed Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin is synonymous with songs like Chain of Fools, Natural Woman, Freeway of Love, and RESPECT. Her lyrics were a harbinger of modern-day feminism: strong, independent, demanding of equality & freedom.

Carpathian Blues 
- rescheduled to August 19, 2020
with pianist John Stetch
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Sunday, August 19, 2020
7:30 pm
Winnipeg Art Gallery
WJO in the news:
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Article: Celebrating Christmas in the City, https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/column/Celebrating-Christmas-in-the-city-565734412.html  , Canstar Community News, RoseAnna Schick, Published: December 3, 2019 10:12 AM

Article: WJO Bringing Charlie Brown Christmas to Winkler, http://www.winklermordenvoice.ca/split_document.aspx?doc=WinklerVoice112819.pdf&fbclid=IwAR1np4jwY1IIN_gD3_opGFFqP0gEWCaUlt8fo44VTN7d6uaO5YQ_2oPN3-8 , Winkler Morden Voice, Published: November 28, 2019

Article about WJO involvement in the formation of the Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra. https://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/saskatoon-jazz-orchestra-continues-big-band-tradition-1.4591236,  Joseph Bernacki, CTV News Saskatoon, Published Thursday, September 12, 2019 7:16PM CST 



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