Jazz Age Garden Parties at the Dalnavert Museum
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Spend your Sunday afternoon at a Jazz Age Garden Party at the Dalnavert Museum in this series of six concerts updating the spirit of the Roaring Twenties for a new century this summer in Winnipeg. 1920s period attire is encouraged. Activities include croquet and garden bingo! Concerts go ahead rain or shine. Snacks and refreshments will be available for purchase.
The Dalnavert Museum is located at 61 Carlton Street. Tickets are sold out. Please note that physical distancing measures will be in effect, including tap-only bar and food purchases.
Jazz Age Garden Party attendees will receive 2 for 1 admission to the museum for mini tours during the garden party. Sign up sheets will be available onsite to help facilitate physical distancing measures inside the museum.
July 19
Richard Gillis Quartet
Dr. Richard Gillis currently holds the position of Artistic Director for the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra, which presents a regular concert series featuring Winnipeg’s top jazz musicians and performs with guest artists from around the world. Some of the guests he has worked with include Bob Brookmeyer, Rufus Reid, Bert Joris, John Riley, Dick Oatts, and many others.
Dr. Gillis has recorded eight CDs with Icelandic guitarist Björn Thoroddsen, with whom he has performed in Iceland, Canada and the United States.
He joined the faculty of music at the University of Manitoba in 1991, and contributed greatly to the development of the U of M Jazz Band and jazz education courses. He held the position of Jazz Area Coordinator and oversaw the big bands until 2003. Currently he teaches courses including Brass Techniques and Major Practical Study and holds the position of Brass Area Coordinator.
The Richard Gillis Quartet is Richard Gillis on trumpet, Will Bonness on keyboard, Sean Irvine on sax/clarinet, and Gilles Fournier on bass.
July 26
Zachary Rushing Quartet
Zachary Rushing is an emerging vocalist on the Canadian music scene. A transplant to Winnipeg via Seattle, Washington, he brings with him a seasoned sound rich in varied influences and styles.
He has performed musical theater, contemporary pop, classical and more, though he is most at home with the jazz tradition stemming from the Great American Songbook. His musical style is influenced by Sarah Vaughan, Betty Carter, Joni Mitchell and more, but his individual perspective gives him the ability to reinvent their traditions into something entirely fresh and new. An avid musical explorer, he enjoys pushing the limits of what it means to be a jazz vocalist by exploring underrepresented work in the jazz canon, and rearranging unconventional material for more traditional ensembles.
The Zachary Rushing Quartet is Zachary Rushing on vocals, Dhiego Costa on keyboard, Jared Beckstead on bass, and Kevin Waters on drums.
August 2
Jennifer Hanson Trio
Jennifer Hanson's reputation for great vocal chops, appearances singing national anthems at NHL games and touring the country with her band has attracted the attention of fans of all ages.
Her torchy, seductive vocal style is among the finest of current jazz singers, while her stage presence is that of the classic generation of singers like Rosemary Clooney, Julie London and Linda Rondstadt. She's definitely not just another voice in the crowd. Well, maybe she is, but she’s louder and perhaps more on pitch.
Her repertoire runs the gamut from the jazz standard songbook and torchy heartbreakers to a large selection of blues, rock and R&B.
She also knows the anthems of at least 10 countries, just in case.
The trio features vocalist Jennifer Hanson, guitarist Murray Pulver, and bassist Gilles Fournier.
August 9
Woody Holler
Woody Holler grew up on the Canadian prairie hearing the songs of the cowboy. Although he was later trained in opera, a sense of nostalgia held him close to those western roots.
In 2009, Woody teamed up with some of Winnipeg’s finest jazz musicians and began purveying his own brand of western swing. Since 2010, the band has showcased very successfully across western Canada, which has led to several tours from across the prairies to the Atlantic and the Pacific. They have enjoyed a tour of the Northwest Territories and past the arctic circle. In 2016, the band spent three weeks touring England on behalf of the Northern England Arts Network. Their first album, Western Skies, was nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award in 2010.
The band features Woody Holler on vocals and guitar, Daniel Koulak on bass, Artur Kivilaht on guitar, and Jeremy Penner on violin.
August 16
Daniel Koulack
Daniel Koulack, whose music includes a broad range of genres, is a multi-instrumentalist specializing in clawhammer (or frailing) style banjo and string bass.
Daniel leads his own band, The Knappen Street AllStar Band, and is one half of the duo Fiddle & Banjo with fiddler Karrnnel. He has collaborated with great musicians in a variety of groups and musical styles including klezmer (with Finjan, Black Sea Station, From Both Ends Of The Earth), western swing (with Woody Holler), and soukous (with Trio Afrique).
The Daniel Koulak Quartet is Daniel Koulak on banjo, guitar, and vocals, Bill Spornitz on soprano sax and vocals, Don Benedictson on electric bass and vocals, and Dan Roy on drums and vocals.
August 23
Sweet Alibi
Known for their soulful three-part harmonies, West Coast Music Award winners Sweet Alibi have shared their folk/roots/pop-infused music with listeners across North America and Europe since 2009.
They are the distinct and complementary voices of Jess Rae Ayre, Amber Nielsen and Michelle Anderson, joined by Alasdair Dunlop on bass and Sandy Fernandez on drums.
Their music has garnered national accolades and awards, been featured on MTV Canada and Country Music Television (CMT), and received major radio play on college, community, and satellite radio stations, with several songs in the top 20 of CBC Radio 2’s national charts.