But Not for Me

September 13, 2022 at 7:30 pm
Octet from the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra lead by Neil Watson

Members of the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra team up with vocalist Amber Epp for an evening of swinging standards and hidden jazz gems. Featuring music by Duke Ellington, Joe Henderson, Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Wayne Shorter and others, join us at The Beer Can for a beautiful summer evening of great music.

The Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra, now in its 25th Anniversary Season, presents an eight-concert season of Big Band music in 2022-2023. Its expanding roster boasts over 25 Winnipeg-based musicians whose combined resumes touch every corner of performance jazz locally, nationally, and around the world. WJO’s popularity has grown steadily over the course of the band’s history, from small, informal events in 1997 to a seven-concert season and sold-out performances at various venues around Winnipeg and in outlying communities.

Commissioning new works and connecting with and inspiring students and young musicians is an integral part of the WJO vision. The WJO’s mission is to lead an ever-expanding and advancing program of big band performance, composition and education.