Contact us about the next Women in Jazz Symposium in the afternoon of March 7, 2024! School groups welcome.

Tentative Schedule
Afternoon sessions:
Keynote
You Can Do It! - Workshops
Jazz Giants - History of Women in Jazz
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Sharing and Pizza

Evening sessions:
Young Women in Jazz - student group presentation
Women's Jazz Orchestra in concert, 7:30 pm (part of the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra season)

Women in Jazz Symposium - October 29, 2022, 10:30 am - 2:00 pm CDT
​- Open to all people interested in encouraging a wider diversity of jazz performers!

Thank you to our supporters: LMVA Consulting and Assiniboine Credit Union - We couldn't have done this without you!

 Be inspired by our amazing lineup of presenters at this event. Listen and learn from our keynote speaker, acclaimed Montreal-based composer, conductor, and saxophonist Christine Jensen. Participate in sessions with presenters and moderators, which include jazz creativity sessions (You Can Do It!), learning about the many women who helped shape jazz since its inception (Jazz Giants), or an advanced session on composing (Thoughts on Composing). Listen or have your instrument ready to join in.
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*Note: This event will not be recorded       

$5 Students / $25 Adults (CAD)
A limited number of full bursaries are available. Get your teacher to email manager@winnipegjazzorchestra.com to apply for you. Registration deadline – October 28.
You will receive a welcome email immediately after registration - your link will be emailed the day before the symposium. 
An email with your link to the event will be sent to you the day before the symposium.
Event Structure and Session Descriptions
  • 10:30am- Registration
    • Log in early for listening, trivia, and mingling 
  • 11:00am- Opening Comments and Keynote
    • Opening Comments: ACU to bring greetings as event sponsor
    • Keynote: Listen and learn from incredible Montreal-based jazz composer and saxophonist Christine Jensen. She will share some of her experiences as a jazz musician, band leader, and composer.
  • 11:50am- Break/Mingle
  • 12:00pm- Thoughts on Composing, Jazz Giants, and You Can Do It Sessions
    • Thoughts on Composing: The process of composing can be an abstract thing, an instinctive thing, a creative thing. What does a composition’s timeline look like? How much improvisation plays into this art? This advanced session will give you some perspective about composing and arranging in the jazz realm. (Advanced session, led by Christine Jensen)
    • Jazz Giants: Women have been a driving force in jazz since its inception. Bessie Smith, Ella Fitzgerald, Mary Lou Williams, Lil’ Harden Armstrong, Melba Liston, and Clora Bryant are just a few. Today, Esperanza Spalding, Tia Fuller, Camille Thurman, Renee Rosnes, Melissa Aldana, Jill Townsend, Christine Jensen, Terri Lyne Carrington, and more are among jazz who’s who. Let’s dive in and learn about some of these incredible musicians. (Session open to any and all jazz lovers, led by Jeni Taylor and Shannon Little)
    • You Can Do It: You just need to know where to start and have someone guide you along the way. These sessions (open to instrumentalists and vocalists at any level) will give you the opportunity to learn some jazz in the comfort of your own home and show you a path forward. Have your instrument at the ready. Sessions include Rhythm (led by Tetyana Haraschuk); Saxophone (led by Monica Jones); Brass (led by Kathie Van Lare), and Vocal (led by Karly Epp)
  • 12:50pm- Break/Mingle
  • 1:00pm- Closing Remarks
  • 1:15pm- Teacher Reflection/Resources and Student Reflection Period
    • Teacher Reflection/Resources: A discussion, reflecting on the day. What could this look like in the classroom? (led by Cheryl Ferguson)
Student Reflection Period: A students-only discussion, reflecting on the day. How has today challenged you? What will you carry with you now? (led by Pauline Thimm)

  Women in Jazz project support by:


​LMVA Consulting is the technology sponsor of Women in Jazz.
With the generous support of the
Winnipeg Arts Council with funding
from the City of Winnipeg
With the generous support of the Manitoba Arts Council