This is the first movement from "Twisting Ways" written by David Braid & Philippe Côte, with lyrics by Lee Tsang. “The Hand” is sung from the perspective of a central character (expressed in the form of a nightingale) who is guided by the Hand, a mysterious force. 
Sarah Slean on vocals.

Twisting Ways: The Music of David Braid & Philippe Côté

The Hand (Twisting Ways, Pt. 1) [feat. David Braid, Philippe Côté, Sarah Slean & Lee Tsang]

Dialogue is the second movement from "Twisting Ways" by David Braid and Philippe Côte, with lyrics by Lee Tsang.
Sarah Slean on vocals.

Dialogue (Twisting Ways, Pt. 2) [feat. David Braid, Philippe Côté, Sarah Slean & Lee Tsang]

Opening Glimmers is the third movement from "Twisting Ways" by David Braid and Philippe Côte, with lyrics by Lee Tsang.
Sarah Slean on vocals.

Opening Glimmers (Twisting Ways, Pt. 3) [feat. David Braid, Philippe Côté, Sarah Slean & Lee Tsang]

"Hope Shadow" is the fourth and final movement from "Twisting Ways" by David Braid and Philippe Côte, with lyrics by Lee Tsang.
“Hope Shadow” is a companion piece to “The Hand”; it takes the opposite subject position and is sung from the mysterious force’s omniscient perspective.  Together these texts express aspects of imagery relating to the human spirit as it deals with its transgressions. They express the world in terms of a necessary interdependent balance, much like the yin-yang concept, which here combines with allusions to Christianity.
Sarah Slean on vocals.

Hope Shadow (Twisting Ways, Pt. 4) [feat. David Braid, Philippe Côté, Sarah Slean & Lee Tsang]

"Lydian Sky" is a composition by David Braid. Karly Epp on vocals; Mike Murley on tenor saxophone.

Lydian Sky (Featuring David Braid, Karly Epp, Mike Murley & Lee Tsang)

"Fleur Variations 3" is a composition by Philippe Côte.
Featuring Karly Epp on vocals.

Fleur Variation 3 (Featuring Philippe Côté, Karly Epp & David Braid)

Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra's third full album features a number of holiday favourites including movements from Handel's Messiah arranged for big band by WJO's own Richard Gillis, Jeff Presslaff and Rick Boughton and features 2014 Juno-nominated Erin Propp on vocals.

Two Scandinavian Folk Songs

Caroling, Caroling

The Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra (WJO) is Canada’s first community-based, non-profit professional jazz orchestra; its equal can be found in only a handful of North American cities. Dr. Richard Gillis and Sasha Boychouk founded the WJO in 1997, inspired by a vision of forming a professional big band with the best emerging and veteran musicians in Winnipeg.

Gillis and Boychouk were the right people at the right time, but the WJO also owes its roots to the collective efforts of many passionate stakeholders including the musicians, board members, volunteers and administrators who sensed a potential audience that was not being served. Their familiarity with the Winnipeg music environment (the key players, the marketplace, and the community’s appetite for jazz) gave them confidence in the capabilities of local musicians and out of that natural savvy and inherent enthusiasm, the WJO was born.

Commissioning new works and connecting with and inspiring students and young musicians is an integral part of the WJO vision. Today, the orchestra roster boasts 16 to 25 Winnipeg-based musicians whose combined resumes touch every corner of performance jazz locally, nationally, and around the world. WJO’s popularity has grown steadily over the course of the band’s history, from small, informal events at the West End Cultural Centre to a six-concert season and sold-out performances at the Winnipeg Art Gallery.

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