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