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 served there as pianist, trombonist and arranger until 2007.

Jonathan has performed and recorded as a pianist, trumpeter, saxophonist, trombonist, clarinetist, and is a largely self-taught arranger.

He has taught and conducted at the International Music Camp at the Peace Gardens for the past six years, as well as arranging for their vocal jazz choir; his arrangements have been played by the Ron Paley Big Band, the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra, the Memory Lane Orchestra, Those Guys, the U of W Downtown Vocal Jazz Choir, the Air Command Band, among many others. When not performing on various cruise lines, he is performing around Winnipeg with his own groups or as a sideman.