Greg Edwards’ teaching career began in Texas, where he taught for a year before returning to Manitoba to teach music for over three decades in Winnipeg. After teaching middle school, he spent 25 years as the band director at Westwood Collegiate. Under his leadership, the Westwood Collegiate bands earned a stellar reputation provincially, nationally, and internationally. His ensembles consistently ranked as the top bands at festivals, earning accolades such as the Don Greene Award for top band program and the Investor’s Group Jazz Award for top jazz program. During his tenure at Westwood, Mr. Edwards had the privilege of leading his ensembles on four extraordinary European tours, performing in Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and Austria.
In 2007, Mr. Edwards was recognized as Manitoba’s top jazz educator with the Xerox Jazz Educator of the Year award at the prestigious Winnipeg International Jazz Festival. His excellence in teaching was also acknowledged by the University of Manitoba in 2011. In 2022, he received the Tommy Banks/N.A.C. Orchestra Outstanding Jazz Director Award, naming him one of the top jazz educators in Canada. Most recently, in 2023, Mr. Edwards was named one of the recipients of the Douglas Alumni 35 Award from his alma mater, Douglas College in New Westminster, B.C.
Find out more about Greg at gregedwardsmusic.ca
