To honour promises made to ticket purchasers, we will keep mask  requirements
for indoor concerts in the 2022-2023 season until further notice. 
Any virus prevention measures will be cautiously evaluated prior to the concert.

​Note: Our primary concern is your safety and the safety of our musicians, volunteers and staff.
Please do not attend concerts if you are feeling at all unwell.

Concerts are subject to alteration or cancelation.

2022-2023  Concerts

Subscriptions and casual tickets on sale now!

WJO 25th Anniversary Celebration
featuring musicians from our premiere concert!

THURSDAY, October 27, 2022, 7:30 pm
West End Cultural Centre (WECC) - 586 Ellice Avenue
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WJO returns to the West End Cultural Centre - where it all began!
With this concert we plan to feature many of the original musicians that were involved in our inaugural concert in 1997. There will be swinging hits by Count Basie, Duke Ellington and Rob McConnell, alongside WJO favourites from years past that will make this a silver anniversary to remember.

Great Moments in Jazz - Paris Edition

SUNDAY, November 6, 2022, 2:00 pm
Centre Cultural Franco-Manitobain (CCFM) - 340 Provencher Blvd.

​It was the spring of 1949 when rising star trumpeter Miles Davis made his first trip to Paris. Like so many others, the city made a lasting impression. I loved being in Paris, said Davis. I have never felt like that in my life since. What is it about La Ville Lumièrthat makes such a lasting impression on jazz musicians? So strong is this attraction that Sidney Bechet, Dexter Gordon, Kenny Clarke and countless others would choose to make Paris their home. And as that talent congregated along the River Seine, heartfelt reunions, legendary performances and one-of-a-kind recordings were made. Explore these legendary moments with the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra as we take a musical journey to an oft overlooked hotbed of jazz.

Back to the Future
with Fred Stride & Jean-Nicolas Trottier

SUNDAY, November 27, 2022, 2:00 pm
Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG) - 300 Memorial Blvd.

WJO looks back to the future with performances of forward-looking music by artists that shaped jazz to come. We feature music by Miles Davis, Oliver Nelson, Thelonius Monk, Wynton Marsalis and Ornette Coleman alongside our own brand-new composition by Fred Stride and Jean-Nicolas Trottier.
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Avec des interprétations de musique d’avant-garde par des artistes qui ont façonné l’avenir du jazz. Avec une toute nouvelle composition de Fred Stride et Jean-Nicolas Trottier 

The Grinch Who Stole Christmas

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2022, 7:30 pm
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2022, 7:30 pm
West End Cultural Centre (WECC) - 586 Ellice Avenue

​You're a mean one Mr. Grinch
With shoes to tight and a heart two sizes too small.
He can't play jazz, he can't swing at all.
But whatever his reason, his heart or his shoes, 
Even the Grinch can feel the blues.

Women's Day

​THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 - 7:30 pm
West End Cultural Centre (WECC) - 586 Ellice Avenue

After wowing audiences last March, the WJO all-female version returns for another concert celebrating women in jazz.  Mary Lou Williams was a prolific composer and pianist as was Lil Harden-Armstrong before her. Guitarists Mary Osborne and Emily Remler  were respected and busy bebop musicians. Vocalist and saxophonist Vi Redd was a tour de force. And trombonist Melba Liston was a gifted player who played in Dizzy Gillespie's big band alongside numerous other projects.

Ensemble

Sunday, March 19, 2023, 2:00 pm
Centre Cultural Franco-Manitobain (CCFM) - 340 Provencher Blvd.

We collaborate with the CCFM during Francophone Heritage Month to bring you a special celebration. The energy of the the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra naturally mirrors the vibrancy of the Francophone musical community.

With a Little Help From My Friends - The Beatles Songbook

SUNDAY, April 23, 2023, 2:00 pm
Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG) - 300 Memorial Blvd.
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The WINNIPEG JAZZ ORCHESTRA explores the music of The Beatles with a unique big band take on classic compositions by perhaps the most influential band in the history of rock and roll.

Respect

SATURDAY, May 13, 2023, 2:00 pm
​SUNDAY, May 14, 2023, 2:00 pm
Centre Cultural Franco-Manitobain (CCFM) - 340 Provencher Blvd.

A show three years in the making! The undisputed Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin is known for her powerhouse voice and songs like Chain of Fools, Natural Woman, Freeway of Love and RESPECT. Joining the WJO is a tour-de-force of Winnipeg talent, including vocalists Jennifer Hanson, Sol James, Andrina Turenne and Ego Spank.
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Un spectacle en préparation Dupuis trois ans! Reine incontestée de la soul, Aretha Franklin est connue pour sa voix puissante et ses chansons telles que Chain of Fools, Natural Woman, Freeway of Love et RESPECT. Le WJO est accompagné de nombreux de talents de Winnipeg, dont les chanteurs Jennifer Hanson, Sol James, Andrina Turent et Ego Spank.

The WJO is very pleased to be back for the 2022/23 season to continue our tradition of classic arrangements, new compositions, surprise guests, old friends, talented young instrumentalists and vocalists, and themes that we think will pique your interest!