Strong community support combined with the vision and creativity of Steve Kirby, the director of Jazz Studies at the University of Manitoba, has enabled the Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music to dramatically extend the reach and power of a program Kirby has been dedicated to for eight years.
The Bridge: Music Learning for Life is […]

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Jazz on Wheels, the vision of Steve Kirby, director of jazz studies at the University of Manitoba, begins its sixth season on August 31.
The Street Corner Symphony, a group of great local jazz musicians, performs free concerts at community events and on August 31 they will play at Rossbrook House.
Kirby partnered with Jazz Winnipeg in […]

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The public is invited out to Hugh John MacDonald School tomorrow night, June 2, 2011, for a concert and celebration of community outreach programs running in the area.
The Bridge Program is an outreach initiative of the Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music, led by Steve Kirby, which brings music instruction to underserved neighborhoods. The Bridge […]

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The Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music is pleased to announce the appointment of jazz trumpeter Derrick Gardner to the Babs Asper Professorship in Jazz Performance.
Mr. Gardner is internationally renowned as a performer and has an exceptional record as a dedicated and inspiring teacher at the post-secondary level. He brings to the Faculty over 20 […]

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The Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music is host to a number of renowned trumpeters this month, and there are abundant opportunities to hear them toot their own horns.
The guest artists are candidates for the Babs Asper Professorship in Jazz Performance/Assistant Professor in Jazz Trumpet. They will each deliver a public lecture, as well as […]

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With so many talented artists at the Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music, it should come as no surprise to see them featured throughout the New Music Festival, which kicks off tomorrow and runs until February 4.
Professors, students, graduates, and sessional instructors from our Faculty can be seen and heard in nearly every concert. Premiere […]

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The final performance of this year’s Summer Jazz Camp takes place Aug. 19 on the rooftop of the Winnipeg Art Gallery.
Featured artists include Steve Kirby, director of Jazz Studies; Jimmy Greene, assistant professor of jazz saxophone; and George Colligan, assistant professor of jazz piano.
Quincy Davis, the faculty’s new assistant professor of jazz drum set, will […]

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