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Connections - East Meets West
Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra
Label: Chronograph Record label
Released: 2025
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Tracks
Sounds of Joy; Hello Jean-Nicolas; Leave No Stone; Echoes From Within; The Healing Song; Halfway Point; Another Look; The Jaws of Defeat; The Great Return
Personnel
Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra
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Neil Watson - Alto Sax Jonathan Stevens - Alto Sax Niall Cade - Tenor Sax Monica Jones - Tenor Sax Kyle Wedlake - Baritone sax Jean-Nicolas Trottier - Lead Trombone Jeremy Duggleby - Trombone Karin Carlson - Trombone Joel Green - Trombone Isabelle Lavoie - Bass Trombone Shane Hicks - Lead Trumpet Jonathan Challoner - Trumpet Matthew Walden - Trumpet Richard Gillis - Trumpet Andrew Littleford - Trumpet Will Bonness - Piano Karl Kohut - Bass Fabio Ragnelli - Drums Victoria Sparks - Vibraphone Larry Roy - Guitar
Album Description
The Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra’s eighth album release features new works by Canadian composers Fred Stride and Jean-Nicolas Trottier. A key goal of the WJO is fostering connections between jazz performers and composers across Canada. Several years ago, the WJO approached Montreal-based Trottier to propose a collaborative commission. Without hesitation, he suggested Vancouver-based Fred Stride, whom he had met in more than a decade back, when Stride was presenting masterclasses at the University of Montreal. The collaboration resulted in the stunning nine-movement suite featured on this album. Fred and Jean-Nicolas are prolific jazz composers and the WJO is thrilled to bring them together on this project.
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