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Special Saturday Matinee;
Music from A Charlie Brown Christmas
A one-hour show for the young and the young at heart.
Saturday, December 8, 2018
3:00 pm
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Charles Schultz’s beloved Christmas classic first aired in 1965 with half the population tuning in to watch. In the years since its release, Charlie Brown’s search for “the true meaning of Christmas” has delighted millions. The Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra performs Vince Guaraldi’s iconic soundtrack and other holiday hits for a festive show not to be missed. | PURCHASE TICKETS! | |
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Music From A Charlie Brown Christmas
Sunday, December 9, 2018
2:00 pm
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Charles Schultz’s beloved Christmas classic first aired in 1965 with half the population tuning in to watch. In the years since its release, Charlie Brown’s search for “the true meaning of Christmas” has delighted millions. The Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra performs Vince Guaraldi’s iconic soundtrack and other holiday hits for a festive show not to be missed. | PURCHASE TICKETS! | |
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Isn't She Lovely - The Music of Stevie Wonder
with vocalist and harmonica player Todd Martin
Sunday, February 10, 2019
2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
Winnipeg Art Gallery
He has sold 100 million records, has 10 number one hits, and won Album of the Year three times. His music is syncopated, soulful and sophisticated. He is masterful on piano, mesmerizing on harmonica, and magic when he sings. He is the one and only Stevie Wonder and the WJO explores his music re-imagined for big band. Vocalist and harmonica player Todd Martin joins the band as we pay tribute to a Motown legend. | PURCHASE TICKETS! | |
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Born to Be Blue
with Special Guest David Braid
Sunday, March 17, 2019
2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Chet Baker was the poster boy for cool jazz. His melancholy delivery of a lyric and understated trumpet rocketed the troubled musician to stardom. Robert Budreau’s 2015 film Born to Be Blue explores the tragic rise and fall of Baker with a stellar soundtrack composed by David Braid, who joins the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra to perform music made famous by the cool jazz superstar. | PURCHASE TICKETS! | |
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Fiesta Cubana
with Rodrigo Munoz and Papa Manbo
Sunday, April 28, 2019
2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Led by Chilean-born guitarist and percussionist Rodrigo Muñoz, Papa Mambo celebrates their thirtieth anniversary by conjuring images of tropical beaches, Miami nightclubs and Cuban street parties for the WJO’s high-energy season finale. Featuring Muñoz’s Papa Mambo embedded in the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra, get your dancin’ shoes and join us for Fiesta Cubana! | PURCHASE TICKETS! | |