Meet Our Accompanist, Mr. Jonathan Alexiuk.

Jonathan Alexiuk was born and raised in Winnipeg, MB. After graduating from John Taylor Collegiate, he began performing in Winnipeg and Kenora, and soon after on Princess Cruise Lines. He joined the Air Command Band in 2004, and remained there as pianist, trombonist and arranger until 2007.Jonathan has performed and recorded as a pianist, trumpeter, saxophonist, trombonist, drummer, and is a largely self-taught arranger. He has taught and conducted at the International Music Camp at the Peace Gardens for the past five years, as well as writing for their vocal jazz choir. His arrangements have been played by the Ron Paley Big Band, the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra, the Memory Lane Orchestra, ThoseGuys, the U of W Downtown Vocal Jazz Choir, the Air Command Band, Those Guys, and numerous other ensembles and singers.His own groups- which he performs with and arranges for- perform regularly around Winnipeg. He has also performed on the following recordings: Kelly Robinson- My Foolish Heart (pianist); Mike Petkau- Don't Say A Word (arranger on 1 track); Big Sap and the Sugar Shack- Same But Different (piano, sax, trumpet, accordion, guitar, percussion, vocals, arranger); Jodie Borle- Snow (piano, vocals, arranger); Jaylene Johnson- Wish (piano and arrangements on 'Winter Wish' and 'It Could Happen To You); Twilight Hotel- Bethune (piano, trumpet, trombone, saxophone, euphonium); Dave Quanbury- No Vacancy (trumpet, euphonium, clarinet); Various artists- Record of the Week Club (piano, trumpet, saxophone, and co-arranger on 'Steamed Chilis') http://www.manitobamusic.com/play.php?ac=0000000739 Marcel Desilets- There's a Story To Tell (trumpet and saxophone); Helen White- Midnight Sun (piano, trumpet, sax); Helen White- What the Hellsy (piano, keyboard, trumpet, tenor sax, clarinet, arrangements); Neil Keep- Mr. E & The Jazz Gumshoes (piano, trumpet, sax, trombone); Monika Loewen Wall- Parallel Mondo (piano, arrangements); Seanster and the Monsters- YAY! (trumpet, tenor sax, trombone, mellophone, arrangements); Karen Hammarstrand- Late Blooming (piano, clarinet, trombone, arrangements);Keith Macpherson- TBA;Jayme Giesbrecht- TBA