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December 13, 2025, 7:30 pm
Live At The Broadway Theatre
Join the SJO & Denzal Sinclaire as we celebrate the season with swinging holiday classics and lush jazz arrangements.

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About This Concert

Celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with swinging arrangements, lush harmonies, and festive favourites performed by the Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra. This special holiday concert will feature the Saskatoon Youth Jazz Orchestra and the incomparable Denzal Sinclaire, one of Canada’s most beloved jazz vocalists. Renowned for his heartfelt delivery and rich, soulful sound, Sinclaire has performed with legends like Wynton Marsalis, Michael Feinstein, and The Count Basie Orchestra.

Whether you’re drawn to nostalgic classics or fresh jazz twists, this concert is the perfect holiday soundtrack for the whole family to enjoy.

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Featured Artists

Denzal Sinclaire

(Toronto, ON)
Vocals
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Artist Bio

Personnel

SJO

Denzal Sinclaire Vocalist
Gerard Weber Alto / Soprano Saxophone
Sarah Suchan Alto Saxophone
Aaron Salkeld Tenor Saxophone
Shannon Fehr Tenor Saxophone
Doug Gilmour Baritone Saxophone
Dean McNeill Trumpet
Adam Streisel Trumpet
Sam Boyd Trumpet
Colin Grant Trumpet
Nick Fanner Trumpet
Alex Samarin Trombone
Tiess McKenzie Trombone
Don Schmidt Trombone
Keegan Isaac Trombone
Spencer Krips Trombone
Graham Pritchard Guitar
Paul Suchan Piano
Emmett Fortosky Bass
Max Agnew Drums

SYJO

Sophia Munro Vocalist
Sydney Burns Alto Saxophone
Luke Hu Alto Saxophone
Finn Boyle Tenor Saxophone
Archie McGrath Tenor Saxophone
Anish Bedi Tenor Saxophone
Ian Fraser Baritone Saxophone
Tyson McBee Trumpet
Benji Lavallee Trumpet
Oliver Malinski Trumpet
Olive Forrest Trumpet
Finn Sinclair Trombone
Arden Bourassa Trombone
Grace Kurpjuweit Trombone
Lily Morrison Piano
Enna Ometlic Piano
Luke Stevens Bass
Cruise Dahlgrin Drums
Godswill Ekpenyong Drums

Setlist

Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra Set #1

  • Jingle Bells, arr. Ernie Wilkins
  • Lo! How a Rose E’er Blooming, arr. Bob Curnow
  • You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch, comp. Albert Hague & Theodor Geisel, arr. Bob Thurston
  • We Three Kings, comp. John Henry Hopkins, Jr., arr. Carlos Henriquez
  • There’s A Train Out for Dreamland, comp. Frederick Heider & Carl Kress, arr. Jeff Presslaff
  • Christmas Dreaming, comp. Irving Gordon & Lester Lee
  • The Christmas Song, comp. Mel Tormé & Robert Wells, arr. Jeff Presslaff
  • Carolling, Carolling, comp. Alfred Burt & Wihla Huston, arr. Marcus Printup
  • Angels We Have Heard on High, comp. James Chadwick, arr. Richard DeRosa, ed. Bob Curnow

Intermission (15 mins)

Saskatoon Youth Jazz Orchestra

  • Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!, comp. Sammy Cahn & Jule Styne, arr. Mike Lewis
  • Christmastime is Here, comp. Lee Mendelson & Vince Guaraldi, arr. David Pugh
  • The Man with the Bag, comp. Harold Stanley, Irving Taylor & Dudley Brooks, arr. Rick Stitzel

Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra Set #2

  • Comfort and Joy, comp. Traditional, arr. Rick Hirsch
  • What Child Is This, comp. Traditional (lyrics by William Chatterton Dix), arr. Vincent Gardner
  • All I Want for Christmas, comp. Donald Yetter Gardner, arr. Marcus Printup
  • Silver Bells comp. Jay Livingston & Ray Evans, arr. Denzal Sinclaire
  • Nature Boy, comp. eden ahbez
  • Deck the Halls, comp. Traditional, arr. Tom Kubis
  • May Each Day of Your Life, comp. George Wyle & Mort Green, arr. Keegan Isaac & Dean McNeill

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