Bev was Michael Wolch's guest live in studio Wednesday morning. Missed it? Watch the video here!
Israel Asper was a passionate jazz afficionado. He had a vision of creating a jazz series in Winnipeg modeled after the one at the New York’s famous 92nd Street Y. In 1999 he approached the Rose and Max Rady Jewish Community Centre, one of the many organizations housed in the Asper Jewish Community Campus, with the idea of partnering to bring jazz greats to Winnipeg to perform.
The idea was an immediate hit with jazz fans and The Asper Foundation Performances Jazz Series was born. The Berney Theatre at the Campus was swinging from fall to spring with top notch musicians from Winnipeg and around the world. For the 2000-2001 season, The Asper Foundation updated the Berney Theatre with a state-of-the-art sound system and a Steinway concert piano, donated by Mark and Zita Bernstein and family, and launched a subscription campaign for the series.
Today, the series continues to be one of Winnipeg’s premier year-round jazz events, featuring international jazz greats like Oliver Jones, Joe Lovano, Kurt Elling, Christian McBride, Houston Person, Stefon Harris, Kenny Barron, Wycliffe Gordon, Cyrus Chestnut, Marcus Printup, Anat Cohen and many more. Since the series’ inception, sold out concerts have thrilled over 40,000 audience members in the 200-seat theatre.
It is one of the best places in Winnipeg to see live music, from the acoustics, intimate setting and ample free parking to the world class artists that music lovers of all types will enjoy.
There is also one more concert for this season entitled: "In The Spirit of Ray: A Tribute To Ray Charles," featuring past members of the Ray Charles band! Check their website for deatils and tickets.
Here are a couple examples of the performers coming next year:
Sun, May 12, 2:30 PM
Full-time, Term, Education
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