WJO Safe at Home Concerts
Latin Connection
- stream release date March 29, 8:00-8:30 pm
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Free Streamed Big Band Concerts
Note: Preservation Hall is opening its kitchen to provide a meal to accompany the premiere broadcast of this concert. Order at preservation-hall-eatery-wine-bar.com for pickup between 5:30 and 7:30 on March 29.
Latin Connection
- stream release date March 29, 8:00-8:30 pm
Featuring Rodrigo Munos, Amber Epp, Marco Castillo
Manitoba is home to people from all over the world! With this program the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra celebrates our Chilean and Brazilian connection through guests Rodrigo Muñoz, Marco Castillo, and vocalist Amber Epp. Songs include Marco’s Brazilian Season, Rodrigo’s Cumbia Retro, and Rodrigo/Amber’s Oye Dime Que Paso. This program will be sure to warm you up for spring!
Thanks to Safe at Home Manitoba and the Assiniboine Credit Union for making this program possible. The 30-minute concert can be accessed through: winnipegjazzorchestra.com from March29 (8:00pm) until April 12.
Program:
Cumbia Retro (5:00) Rodrigo Muñoz
Hoy Brindo Por Ti (4:00) Rodrigo Muñoz
Oye Dime Que Paso (4 :00) Rodrigo Muñoz & Amber Epp
Brazilian Season (5:00) Marco Castillo; arr. Richard Gillis
What Do You Want to Do? (4:00) Don Amero; arr. Rodrigo Muñoz
Vera Cruz Nascimento & Borges; arr. Marco Castillo
A Felicidade Jobim; arr. Neil Watson
Divino Maravhiloso Veloso & Gil; arr. Neil Watson
Director – Richard Gillis
Saxes – Neil Watson, Lauren Teterenko, Paul Balcain, Tristan Martinuson, Ken Gold
Trombones – Joel Green, Jeff Presslaff, Stormy Allen, Isabelle Lavoie
Trumpets – Shane Hicks, Richard Gillis, Matt Walden, Andrew Littleford
Piano – Will Bonness; Bass – Gilles Fournier; Drums – Rob Siwik; Guitar – Marco Castillo
Percussion - Rodrigo Muñoz, Amber Epp
Vocals - Amber Epp, Marco Castillo, Rodrigo Muñoz
Writers/Arrangers – Marco Castillo, Rodrigo Muñoz, Amber Epp, Neil Watson, Richard Gillis
Sound engineer – Larry Roy; assisted by Joel Green & Mark Chaplin
Recorded at the Park Theatre
Latin Jazz vocalist Amber Epp brings her signature style as a guest with the WJO. A connoisseur of musical genres, Epp leaves listeners with a heart pumping out the rhythms of the world. Known for her award-winning work with Trio Bembe as well as Papa Mambo, she's also garnered acclaim for her solo work, including her "Canadiana" project that features new arrangements of songs from the Great Canadian Songbook. Enjoy the uplifting vocals of Amber Epp!
Composer, arranger, guitarist, percussionist, bassist Rodrigo Muñoz has been active in Winnipegʼs musical scene for over 35 years. He is the leader of the popular Latin Jazz ensemble Papa Mambo, and as a percussionist he has performed with Latin legends Tito Puente and Jose Luis "Changuito" Quintana and Canadian jazz stars Jane Bunnett and Hilario Duran.
Rodrigo studied Classical Guitar under Harold Micay at the University of Manitoba, and Afro Latin Percussion in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He has taught and given master classes at the Manitoba Music Conservatory, University of Manitoba Jazz Department, and presented clinics at the Canadian Mennonite University, Brandon University, Norway House, Long & McQuade Music, and numerous high schools in the province. Rodrigo has been a member of The Manitoba Chamber Orchestraʼs outreach sextet for the past 12 years, and has served on music-related juries for The Manitoba Arts Council, The Canada Arts Council and The Canadian Juno Awards. Rodrigo has toured across Canada with different musical groups including his own band Papa Mambo, he won the WCMA with Trio Bembé and has recorded numerous CDs including 3 that he has produced with his label "Uncontrollable Records"
Multi-instrumentalist, producer, composer and arranger Marco Castillo specialized in Brazilian guitar and Latin music. Marco was born in the city of Samba, graduated as a Bachelor of Arts in Music at Estácio de Sá University in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1994. As an educator he has presented Brazilian music workshop at the University of Manitoba for the faculty of music, Long and Mquade as well as teach private lessons and coaching for Spanish and Portuguese. Castillo has 35+ years of experience in the music industry; toured and performed in many festivals in North America and around the globe, recorded and produced many musical projects, collaborated with great names locally and abroad such as the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra (recently with special guest from Brazil , Kiko Freitas), Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Orquestra do Maestro Guio de Moraes, Ron Paley Big band, Trio Irakitan, Rosa Marya, Claudya (Evita), Luiz Carlos Batera (Banda Black Rio), Marcio Montarroyos (Ney Mato Groso, Elis Regina, Jobim), George Coligan (American Jazz Pianist), Rubão Sabino (Gilberto Gil) and Kiko Freitas (João Tosco among others. In 2015 Marco was a finalist with his original “Forró no Canadá” for the Viña del Mar music festival in Chile, one of the most important music festivals in Latin America, which is broadcasted and seen by over millions fans around the world. http://www.marcocastillo.ca/
The recordings will be available for two weeks.
Taped at the PARK THEATRE.
- stream release date March 29, 8:00-8:30 pm
Featuring Rodrigo Munos, Amber Epp, Marco Castillo
Manitoba is home to people from all over the world! With this program the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra celebrates our Chilean and Brazilian connection through guests Rodrigo Muñoz, Marco Castillo, and vocalist Amber Epp. Songs include Marco’s Brazilian Season, Rodrigo’s Cumbia Retro, and Rodrigo/Amber’s Oye Dime Que Paso. This program will be sure to warm you up for spring!
Thanks to Safe at Home Manitoba and the Assiniboine Credit Union for making this program possible. The 30-minute concert can be accessed through: winnipegjazzorchestra.com from March29 (8:00pm) until April 12.
Program:
Cumbia Retro (5:00) Rodrigo Muñoz
Hoy Brindo Por Ti (4:00) Rodrigo Muñoz
Oye Dime Que Paso (4 :00) Rodrigo Muñoz & Amber Epp
Brazilian Season (5:00) Marco Castillo; arr. Richard Gillis
What Do You Want to Do? (4:00) Don Amero; arr. Rodrigo Muñoz
Vera Cruz Nascimento & Borges; arr. Marco Castillo
A Felicidade Jobim; arr. Neil Watson
Divino Maravhiloso Veloso & Gil; arr. Neil Watson
Director – Richard Gillis
Saxes – Neil Watson, Lauren Teterenko, Paul Balcain, Tristan Martinuson, Ken Gold
Trombones – Joel Green, Jeff Presslaff, Stormy Allen, Isabelle Lavoie
Trumpets – Shane Hicks, Richard Gillis, Matt Walden, Andrew Littleford
Piano – Will Bonness; Bass – Gilles Fournier; Drums – Rob Siwik; Guitar – Marco Castillo
Percussion - Rodrigo Muñoz, Amber Epp
Vocals - Amber Epp, Marco Castillo, Rodrigo Muñoz
Writers/Arrangers – Marco Castillo, Rodrigo Muñoz, Amber Epp, Neil Watson, Richard Gillis
Sound engineer – Larry Roy; assisted by Joel Green & Mark Chaplin
Recorded at the Park Theatre
Latin Jazz vocalist Amber Epp brings her signature style as a guest with the WJO. A connoisseur of musical genres, Epp leaves listeners with a heart pumping out the rhythms of the world. Known for her award-winning work with Trio Bembe as well as Papa Mambo, she's also garnered acclaim for her solo work, including her "Canadiana" project that features new arrangements of songs from the Great Canadian Songbook. Enjoy the uplifting vocals of Amber Epp!
Composer, arranger, guitarist, percussionist, bassist Rodrigo Muñoz has been active in Winnipegʼs musical scene for over 35 years. He is the leader of the popular Latin Jazz ensemble Papa Mambo, and as a percussionist he has performed with Latin legends Tito Puente and Jose Luis "Changuito" Quintana and Canadian jazz stars Jane Bunnett and Hilario Duran.
Rodrigo studied Classical Guitar under Harold Micay at the University of Manitoba, and Afro Latin Percussion in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He has taught and given master classes at the Manitoba Music Conservatory, University of Manitoba Jazz Department, and presented clinics at the Canadian Mennonite University, Brandon University, Norway House, Long & McQuade Music, and numerous high schools in the province. Rodrigo has been a member of The Manitoba Chamber Orchestraʼs outreach sextet for the past 12 years, and has served on music-related juries for The Manitoba Arts Council, The Canada Arts Council and The Canadian Juno Awards. Rodrigo has toured across Canada with different musical groups including his own band Papa Mambo, he won the WCMA with Trio Bembé and has recorded numerous CDs including 3 that he has produced with his label "Uncontrollable Records"
Multi-instrumentalist, producer, composer and arranger Marco Castillo specialized in Brazilian guitar and Latin music. Marco was born in the city of Samba, graduated as a Bachelor of Arts in Music at Estácio de Sá University in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1994. As an educator he has presented Brazilian music workshop at the University of Manitoba for the faculty of music, Long and Mquade as well as teach private lessons and coaching for Spanish and Portuguese. Castillo has 35+ years of experience in the music industry; toured and performed in many festivals in North America and around the globe, recorded and produced many musical projects, collaborated with great names locally and abroad such as the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra (recently with special guest from Brazil , Kiko Freitas), Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Orquestra do Maestro Guio de Moraes, Ron Paley Big band, Trio Irakitan, Rosa Marya, Claudya (Evita), Luiz Carlos Batera (Banda Black Rio), Marcio Montarroyos (Ney Mato Groso, Elis Regina, Jobim), George Coligan (American Jazz Pianist), Rubão Sabino (Gilberto Gil) and Kiko Freitas (João Tosco among others. In 2015 Marco was a finalist with his original “Forró no Canadá” for the Viña del Mar music festival in Chile, one of the most important music festivals in Latin America, which is broadcasted and seen by over millions fans around the world. http://www.marcocastillo.ca/
The recordings will be available for two weeks.
Taped at the PARK THEATRE.
