Winnipeg 
Events Description
The most famous band in jazz was playing empty rooms in the early 1950s. As jazz fans turned to cutting edge bebop over the old big-band swing, Ellington was forced to pay his band members out of pocket.
That all changed at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival and a chaotic night that lives in infamy.
Join the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra, featuring saxophonist Niall Bakastaad-Legare, as we pay tribute to the remarkable night that revived Duke Ellington’s Big Band, landed him on the cover of TIME Magazine and rocketed him back to super stardom.
Note:
All performers, crew, staff, volunteers, and patrons must show proof of vaccination and photo ID before they can enter the venue.
Face masks are required on all WECC premises. Please wear your mask when not seated at a table and/or when not drinking or eating.
HOW MUCH
Tickets:
$30.31
How to get tickets?
Eventbrite
WHEN & WHERE
Date & Time:
Wednesday, November 3, 2021 | 7:30 PM
Venue & Address: West End Cultural Centre, 586 Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg
