WJO CD & CONCERT REVIEWS

All About Jazz (Feb 14, 2015)

Winnipeg Free Press (Dec 14, 2014)

Winnipeg Free Press (Dec 11, 2014)

Winnipeg Free Press (Dec 8, 2014)

Winnipeg Free Press (Nov 10, 2014)

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​Suite Messiah, recorded in 2012 and 2014, is the third and most recent album produced by the excellent Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra from central Canada, while Steppin' Out was recorded in 2007 to mark the orchestra's tenth anniversary. Whereas… read more
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​SUITE Jesus, what a show!
A big band interpretation, and reinterpretation, of Handel's Messiah adds a secular, jazzy touch to the oratorio composed in 1741 while maintaining its religious core in Christ's life. And the… read more
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​The offering: A jazzy take on Handel's Messiah with the trademark delightfully quirky arrangements the WJO is known for, as well as some charming singing by Erin Propp in a more conventional vein. Classic chestnuts: If you like your chestnuts to sound like​… read more

​It's December and that means Handel's Messiah will be performed throughout the city.But it gets a twist -- a big band twist -- in two concerts Sunday by the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra, which coincides with the release of the band's third CD, Suite … read more
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​The Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra swung like mad Sunday afternoon, in the second of three weekend concerts, through Ellington staples such as I'm Beginning to See the Light, Things Ain't What They Used to Be, Caravan and, of course, It Don't Mean a ThinG…  read more