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All New Music From Sonic Skin, Annie Chen, Debby Wang, And More

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On this show we present all new music from Sonic Skin, Annie Chen, Debby Wang, Ari Joshua featuring John Medeski and Billy Martin, The Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra, Daniel Reyes Llinás, Christian Fabian Trio, Teiku, Mike Downes, Paul Kendall, Gustavo Cortinas, and Alice Coltrane.Playlist Show Intro 00:00 Annie Chen “Rozpacz (Despair) from Guardians (JZ Music) ...

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Gerald Cleaver Breaking New Ground

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On this show we feature some new releases including Gerald Cleaver's fascinating marriage of electronica and jazz which celebrates musicians who have influenced him—there is also music from some of those he honours. Plus, the fulsome sound of the The Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra and more from the excellent Tony Malaby Turnpike Diaries series. This is accompanied ...

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Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra

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The Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra (WJO) is Canada’s first community-based, non-profit professional jazz orchestra. Founded in 1997 (registered charity in 2000), the WJO has matured to become an important part of Winnipeg’s cultural landscape, reflected in the ongoing support the organization receives from the Manitoba Arts Council, the Winnipeg Arts Council, the Winnipeg Foundation, and other sponsors. 

The mandate of the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra is to be an instrumental force in the promotion and development of big band jazz in Manitoba and beyond, through performance, composition, recording and education.

The WJO has been fulfilling this mandate in the following ways: 1

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Article: Album Review

The Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra: WJO

Read "WJO" reviewed by Jack Bowers


On its self-titled debut album, the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra offers the listener the best of two possible worlds--a thinking person's big band that also swings. There's a lot happening in these ten original compositions (including the two-part French-Canadian/Métis Suite), but the elaborate charts seldom interrupt the band's essential purpose, to present high-caliber music that is not ...


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