Big Band Workshops | Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra

BIG BAND WORKSHOPS
for schools and community groups

2026-2027 Workshops:

Saturday, October 17, 2026 at Ft. Richmond Collegiate ??

Saturday, November 14, 2026 at Garden City Collegiate ??

possibly a spring workshop date if enough bands request it

for more information or to register contact Joan at [email protected]

A mandate of the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra (WJO) is to make direct and meaningful connections with many eager young jazz students, driving their passion for music by giving them valuable tools, skills and inspiration to help them succeed in their years of jazz band at school and beyond.

WJO Big Band Workshops are typically half-day classes where students work to learn the fundamentals in all areas of big band jazz from WJO musicians, often including a Masterclass led by a featured guest artist. The workshop may include a sharing concert with student bands!

These workshops are now offered to over 500 students from over 25 middle and high school jazz bands across Manitoba and proudly continues to grow year over year.

These workshops are made possible with funding from Assiniboine Credit Union and The Winnipeg Foundation. Equipment is provided by Long & McQuade .

The drumset for Sherrie Maricle was provided by Yamaha Canada and St. John's Music.
Transportation for Kiko Freitas' cymbals was provided by Paiste.

Workshop Sponsors

The Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra is generously funded by:

We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.

We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada. Nous reconnaissons l'appui financier du gouvernement du Canada.

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The Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra welcomes and shares its performance and creation of music - a universal language to all people irrespective of culture, race, sexuality, ability, language and gender.

Music is an agent of hope. A dynamic and valuable device that helps us to heal and to bring us together. The First Peoples of Canada understood this and used music to reunite, resolve and reconcile. In the spirit of reconciliation, we acknowledge that WJO activities take place on Treaty Territory – land that was maintained and earnestly cared for by Indigenous peoples before European settlement. Manitoba is the original lands of Anishinaabe, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and is the homeland of the Métis Nation. We acknowledge that Winnipeg benefits daily from Treaty 3 water that comes from Shoal Lake 40. It is with sincere sentiment that we recognize the mistakes of our recent and distant past. In working towards a Canada that benefits us all, we commit to seeking a greater understanding of Canada’s diverse cultural relationships through continued work with Indigenous communities; we commit to live in ways that honour and respect the treaties that were made on these territories; and we commit to stewarding the land in harmony for all who will come after us.

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BIG BAND WORKSHOPS ​for schools and community groups

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Education Sponsors:

BIG BAND WORKSHOPS
for schools and community groups

The Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra is generously funded by: