Fascinating Rhythm: EJO meets ESO

In a ground-breaking event closing out the 2024 Edmonton International Jazz Festival presented by TD Ready Commitment, The Edmonton Jazz Orchestra, Edmonton’s premiere professional big band, will share the stage with members of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra at the Winspear Centre in a very special marquee performance for the whole family on Sunday afternoon.

This partnership among the Winspear Centre, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, and the Edmonton Jazz Festival Society, Edmonton Jazz Orchestra will appeal to everyone who enjoys both jazz and classical music or wants to explore something they haven’t heard before. The concert will feature some of Edmonton’s best jazz and classical artists and Edmonton’s finest aspiring young jazz musicians, playing arrangements of well-known tunes that festivalgoers and music-lovers have come to love and enjoy, including songs made famous by Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra plus many more.

This one-of-a-kind concert experience will highlight the rich talent and spirit of collaboration that is thriving in Edmonton’s arts community, celebrating an all-Edmonton lineup of musicians. For only $5, kids under 12 get to experience the concert along with Jazz for Kids, an interactive, engaging, educational performance in the Winspear Lobby, one hour prior to the show.