Intermezzo at 1pm: Celebrating jazz’s European legacy during the TD Winnipeg Jazz Festival
Classic 107 celebrates the jazz–classical connection with European flair
With the TD Winnipeg International Jazz Festival setting the city swinging from June 17 to 22, Classic 107 is joining the groove with a special weeklong radio series that highlights the deep, surprising connections between jazz and classical music.
One Trunk Theatre finding the future with Winnipeg first graders
As the school days wind down across the province, one Winnipeg theatre company is on a quest to search for the future alongside classrooms of elementary school students.
One Trunk Theatre’s latest show, The Future Finders, sends three artists into a classroom to devise a vision for the future as guided by students at École Provencher.
Janet Axelrod’s Act One brings new voices to the flute repertoire
New York-based flutist Janet Axelrod has spent her career in the spotlight — though not always centre stage. With decades of experience performing in Broadway pits, concert halls, and television studios, she’s now stepping forward with a project of her own: Act One, a striking new album released earlier this year on Freedom Road Records.
Classic 107’s jazzy Saturday morning salutes the TD Winnipeg International Jazz Festival
This Saturday morning, June 14 at 9 a.m., Classic 107 is diving headfirst into the world where classical music and jazz groove together. Why? Because the TD Winnipeg International Jazz Festival is just around the corner!
'Here You Are Singing' interrogates experiences of home and migration
Poetry turns to sound in a unique sound installation this month at the Mennonite Heritage Centre Gallery at Canadian Mennonite University. That poetry, first published by Sarah Ens in 2022 in her award-winning collection Flyway, gains new life in the sound design of Jami Reimer, who Winnipeg audiences interacted with at her bio-acoustic opera Soft tongues at the 2025 Cluster New Music & Integrated Arts Festival.
Back on the bus: Shuffle Demons roll into TD Winnipeg Jazz Fest after 16-year hiatus
The Shuffle Demons return to Winnipeg with funky flair and fresh tunes.
After 40 years of high-energy shows, outlandish outfits, and genre-bending music, The Shuffle Demons are back in Winnipeg for the first time since 2009. They’ll hit the stage at Old Market Square on Wednesday, June 18 at 9:30 p.m. as part of the TD Winnipeg International Jazz Festival.
Glenn Buhr, MCO among WMCA-nominated Manitobans
Several Manitoba-made sounds are receiving recognition as the Western Canadian Music Awards announced their slate of nominees for 2025.
Donald Trump, flutist? A look at the musical side of American presidents
Music News: Donald Trump Claims He Played—Wait for It—the Flute?!
In a recent interview appearance, U.S. President Donald Trump casually dropped the bombshell that he used to take flute lessons as a kid. Yep, the same man known for campaign rallies and controversial soundbites now claims he had a musical side—one delicately tuned to the lilting tones of a flute.
Opera leader Larry Desrochers bows out after shaping Manitoba Opera for 25 years
Manitoba Opera CEO Larry Desrochers to Step Down in 2026 After 25 Years at the Helm
After more than two decades leading Manitoba Opera through periods of bold innovation, artistic achievement, and community transformation, General Director and CEO Larry Desrochers has announced he will step down when his contract concludes in May 2026.
Will Bonness channels Oscar Peterson in Jazz Fest tribute
The 2025 TD Winnipeg International Jazz Festival kicks off Tuesday, June 17, bringing a week of music from around the world and right here in Winnipeg. Among this year’s highlights: a three-part tribute concert series celebrating three jazz icons born a century ago—B.B. King, Mel Tormé, and Canada’s own Oscar Peterson.