Upcoming events
Michael, Gerard & Friends – Live Jazz
TOT Café, 40-513 Cope Way, Saskatoon, SK
Friday, May 8, 2026 7:30pm
No cover
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Featuring Michael Kurpjuweit (saxophone), Adam Streisel (trumpet), Paul Suchan (piano),
Nevin Buehler (bass) and Brett Graham (drums)
The Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra presents Strayhorn: The Quiet Revolutionary
Broadway Theatre, Saskatoon, SK
Saturday, May 23, 2026 7:30pm
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Featuring the music of legendary composer and arranger Billy Strayhorn
The Gerard Weber Group Live @ The Bassment
The Bassment, 202 4th Avenue N, Saskatoon, SK
Saturday, May 30 2026 7:30pm
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Featuring the music of jazz legends Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays
Paul Suchan (piano), Nevin Buehler (bass), Brett Graham (drums)
and special guest Diogo Peixoto (Brandon, MB) on guitar
Past events
The Saskatoon Concert Band presents Saxophone Serenade with Guest Soloist Gerard Weber
Broadway Theatre, Saskatoon, SK
Saturday, April 18, 2026 7:30pm
Featuring two works for saxophone and concert band:
Fenix Blue – Pete Meechan
The Carnival of Venice (arr. for saxophone and band) – Jules Demersseman
The Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra presents Northern Resonance
Broadway Theatre, Saskatoon, SK
Saturday, March 14, 2026 7:30pm
Featuring Edmonton’s River City Big Band
The Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra presents The Most Wonderful Time…In Swing!
Broadway Theatre, Saskatoon, SK
Saturday, December 13, 2025 7:30pm
Featuring acclaimed Canadian vocalist Denzal Sinclaire
The Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra presents Beyond Cool: Gerry Mulligan’s Big Band Vision
Broadway Theatre, Saskatoon, SK
Saturday, October 4, 2025 7:30pm
Featuring acclaimed Canadian saxophonist Shirantha Beddage
Music for the Gut 15
TCU Place, Sid Buckwold Theatre, Saskatoon, SK
Friday, August 22, 2025 7:30pm
Prelude from Suite No. 2 in D Minor (BWV 1008) – J.S. Bach (alto saxophone)
Everybody Wants to Rule the World – Tears for Fears
(with Brett Graham, vibraphone; Kyle Krysa, drums; Graham Tilsley, bass)
North Saskatchewan Wind Symphony 20th Annual Concert
Quance Theatre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
Sunday, August 24, 2025 7:30pm
Open to the public, admission by donation
The Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra and Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra present:
Paris on the Prairies @ the 2025 SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival
Broadway Theatre, 715 Broadway Avenue, Saskatoon, SK
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 8:00pm
Featuring Juno award-winning composer and pianist David Braid
Brett Graham & Outer Chaos @ The 2025 SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival
KW Nasser Plaza (between River Landing towers), Saskatoon, SK
Saturday, July 3, 2025 12:00pm
The Gerard Weber Group Live @ The Bassment
The Bassment, 202 4th Avenue N, Saskatoon, SK
Saturday, June 14, 2025 7:30pm
Featuring the music of jazz legends Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays
Adam Streisel (trumpet), Paul Suchan (piano), Nevin Buehler (bass), Brett Graham (drums)
and special guest Diogo Peixoto (Brandon, MB) on guitar
The Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra presents: Flutter By, Butterfly – A Tribute to Kenny Wheeler
Broadway Theatre, 715 Broadway Avenue, Saskatoon, SK
Friday, May 23, 2025 7:30pm
Featuring multi-award winning Canadian Jazz trumpeter Ingrid Jensen
The Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra presents: Symphonic Sci-Fi
TCU Place, Sid Buckwold Theatre, Saskatoon, SK
Saturday, April 12, 2025 7:30pm
The Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra presents: Pictures at an Exhibition
TCU Place, Sid Buckwold Theatre, Saskatoon, SK
Saturday, March 29, 2025 7:30pm
Also Featuring Saskatchewan-born pianist Meagan Milatz
performing David McIntyre’s Piano Concerto
The Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra presents: A Night to Remember
TCU Place, Saskatoon, SK
Sunday, December 31, 2024 7:30pm
A NYE gourmet four-course meal and dance in TCU Place’s Grand Salon!
The Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra presents Vocal Elegance featuring Caity Gyorgy
Broadway Theatre, 715 Broadway Avenue, Saskatoon, SK
Click here for tickets and more information
Saturday, November 30, 2024 7:30pm
Featuring the music and vocals of two-time Juno winner Caity Gyorgy (Calgary, AB)
American Musicological Society 90th Annual Meeting
The Palmer House Hotel, Chicago, IL
14-17 November 2024
Paper presentation, “At the Intersection Between Music, Love, Devotion, and Sexuality:
Late-Medieval Song of Songs Antiphons in Germany”
Weber-Graham Duo @ Blackrose Whiskey Club
355 2nd Avenue South, Saskatoon, SK
Friday, October 11, 2024 10:00pm
Gerard Weber, saxophones & electronics; Brett Graham, vibraphone
The Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra @ the 2024 SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival
Victoria Park Main Stage, Saskatoon, SK
Friday, July 12, 2024 7:00pm
The Gerard Weber Group @ the 2024 SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival
The Blok Building, 123 Avenue B South, Saskatoon, SK
Thursday, July 11, 2024 12:00pm
Adam Streisel (trumpet), Paul Suchan (keyboards), Nevin Buehler (bass), Brett Graham (drums)
Weber-Graham Duo @ the 2024 SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival
Maurice Drouin Lounge (Bokeh @ the Alt Hotel Saskatoon), 480 2nd Ave South, Saskatoon, SK
Saturday, July 6, 2024 10:30pm
Gerard Weber, saxophones & electronics; Brett Graham, vibraphone!
Strata Festival of New Music
Saskatoon, SK
Thursday to Saturday, June 13-15, 2024
Click here for the festival website
High Score: A Multiplayer Jazz Experience, a concert featuring new music paired with Saskatchewan-made video games (Quance Theatre, U of Saskatchewan Education Building, Friday, June 14 7:30pm)
Rumble in the Knox, a concert featuring new music written for the lowest acoustic instruments in Saskatchewan (Knox United Church, Saturday, June 15 7:30pm)
The Gerard Weber Group Live @ The Bassment
The Bassment, 202 4th Avenue N, Saskatoon, SK
Saturday, June 8, 2024 7:30pm
Featuring the music of jazz legends Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays
Adam Streisel (trumpet), Paul Suchan (piano), Gent Laird (bass), Brett Graham (drums)
and special guest Diogo Peixoto (Brandon, MB) on guitar
It’s Showtime! A Broadway Spectacular in Concert featuring the Fireside Singers
TCU Place, Sid Buckwold Theatre, Saskatoon, SK
Wednesday and Thursday, May 15 & 16, 2024 7:30pm
Featuring a curated and exciting mix of Broadway showstoppers from some of the most beloved shows of the last fifty years!
The Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra presents Michael Brecker: Ode to a Tenor Titan
Broadway Theatre, 715 Broadway Avenue, Saskatoon, SK
Saturday, April 27, 2024 7:30pm
Featuring saxophonist Jim Brenan (Calgary, AB) and bandleader Ray Baril (Edmonton, AB)
The Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra presents A Kolomyika Fantasy
Broadway Theatre, 715 Broadway Avenue, Saskatoon, SK
Saturday, March 9, 2024 7:30pm
Featuring vocalists Slavko Nohas and Kateryna Khartova and saxophonist Jerrold Dubyk
The Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra presents: Roaring Twenties
TCU Place, Sid Buckwold Theatre, Saskatoon, SK
Saturday, February 10, 2024 7:30pm
This concert will feature pianist Daniel Clarke Bouchard for the 100th anniversary of the premiere
of George Gerswhin’s iconic Rhapsody in Blue
Winterruption 2024 presents Big Band Theory: To Boldly Swing!
Broadway Theatre, 715 Broadway Avenue, Saskatoon, SK
Sunday, January 28, 2024 7:30pm
A unique concert featuring four of Saskatoon’s big bands:
The USask Jazz Ensemble – Stone Frigate Big Band – Footnotes Big Band – Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra
Prairie Convergence: New Music for Large Jazz Ensemble by Paul Suchan and Silas Friesen
The Bassment, 202 4th Avenue N, Saskatoon, SK
Saturday, January 13, 2024 7:30pm
The Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra will perform new music by composers Paul Suchan and Silas Friesen
to celebrate the launch of their joint album, CloudBurst, recorded during the Covid-19 pandemic
The Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra presents A Night to Remember
TCU Place, Saskatoon, SK
Sunday, December 31, 2023 7:30pm
A NYE gourmet four-course meal and dance in TCU Place’s Grand Salon!
The Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra presents My Favourite Things: The Nutcracker Suite & More!
Broadway Theatre, 715 Broadway Avenue, Saskatoon, SK
Saturday, December 16, 2023 7:30pm
Featuring Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s Nutcracker Suite
The Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra presents: Rachmaninoff Dances
TCU Place, Sid Buckwold Theatre, Saskatoon, SK
Saturday, November 25, 2023 7:30pm
From the SSO website’s description of the event:
The concert marks the world premiere of a brand-new concerto by Vincent Ho. This SSO commission,
years in the making, showcases world-renowned saxophonist Timothy McAllister centre stage.
Whimsical Concerto of Fanciful Birds: Concerto for Saxophone, Orchestra, and Spatialized Saxophone Ensemble – Vincent Ho
Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 – Sergei Rachmaninoff
I will be performing in Symphonic Dances and the unique “spatialized saxophone ensemble” of Vincent Ho’s new concerto!
Saskatoon Musicians’ Association Gala Showcase 2023
The Bassment, 202 4th Avenue N, Saskatoon, SK
Thursday, October 5, 2023 7:30pm
Featuring a performance by the Weber-Graham Duo (Gerard Weber, saxophone; Brett Graham, vibraphone)
Heidi Munro’s Back to Black: The Passion of Amy Winehouse
Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts, 623 Carlton Trail, North Battleford, SK
Thursday, September 21, 2023 7:30pm
The Footnotes Big Band @ the SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival
Victoria Park, Saskatoon, SK
Thursday, July 5, 2023 9:15pm
Free concert!
This special program at the Saskatchewan Jazz Festival includes an evening of big band and jazz music from the USask Jazz Intensive faculty and students (5:00pm), the Saskatoon Youth Jazz Orchestra (6:30pm), The Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra (7:30pm) and the Footnotes Big Band (9:15pm).
The Footnotes Big Band is directed by Rhett Schroeder and is comprised of current and former students of the USask Department of Music and USask Jazz Ensemble.
Heidi Munro’s Back to Black: The Passion of Amy Winehouse
The Bassment, 202 4th Avenue N, Saskatoon, SK
Friday, June 30, 2023 8:30pm
From the Bassment’s website event page:
Capturing the essence of Amy Winehouse is the goal of Saskatchewan singer-songwriter Heidi Munro, who celebrates and recreates the incredible talents of Winehouse. Heidi’s set list will include many of Winehouse’s jazz and hip hop-infused songs.
Strata Festival of New Music: Cinq Morceaux
Zion Lutheran Church, 323 4th Avenue S, Saskatoon, SK
Saturday, June 3, 2023 7:30pm
The Gerard Weber Group Live @ The Bassment
The Bassment, 202 4th Avenue N, Saskatoon, SK
Saturday, May 27, 2023 7:30pm
Featuring Adam Streisel (trumpet), Paul Suchan (piano), Gent Laird (bass), Brett Graham (drums) and special guest Diogo Peixoto (Brandon, MB) on guitar
The Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra presents Pictures at an Exhibition Reimagined
Broadway Theatre, 715 Broadway Avenue, Saskatoon, SK
Saturday, April 29, 2023 7:30pm
From the Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra’s event description:
Join us on the eve of International Jazz Day for this very special night of music making as award-winning Canadian composer Fred Stride guest conducts the SJO and sharing his extraordinary compositions and arrangements. As the centerpiece of this concert, the SJO will present Modest Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition reimagined through the creative mind of the one and only Fred Stride.
The Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra presents Keyed to Life: The Music of Stevie Wonder
Anne Portnuff Theatre, 150 Gladstone Avenue North, Yorkton, SK
Saturday, April 22, 2023 7:30pm
From the Yorkton Arts Council event description:
The universality of Stevie Wonder and his music serve as the inspiration behind this Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra show. It will feature a blend of classic and reimagined renditions of Stevie Wonder’s incredibly joy-filled music.
The Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra presents Rhapsody in Blue featuring Jens Lindemann and Michelle Aalders
Broadway Theatre, 715 Broadway Avenue, Saskatoon, SK
Saturday, March 11, 2023 7:30pm
From the Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra’s event description:
To help present one of the 20th century’s most iconic pieces of music, George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, the SJO will be joined by the iconic Canadian trumpeter Jens Lindemann and the incomparable Saskatoon-based pianist Michelle Aalders. They will help us put our own special take on the work that helped reshape the worlds of classical and jazz music 99 years after it was first performed in New York City in 1924.
Winterruption 2023 presents Big Band Theory: Latin Nights
Broadway Theatre, 715 Broadway Avenue, Saskatoon, SK
Saturday, January 28, 2023 7:30pm
https://broadwaytheatre.ca/events?p=event&event=1722
An evening of music from four of Saskatoon’s jazz ensembles:
The USask Jazz Ensemble – Stone Frigate Big Band – Footnotes Big Band – Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra
I will be performing with the Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra for this one-of-a-kind big band concert!
University of Saskatchewan Saxophone Ensembles Recital
Quance Theatre, Education Building, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
Friday, January 27, 2023 12:30pm
Free and open to the public
Debut performance of the U of S Alumni Saxophone Quartet:
Glen Gillis, soprano saxophone
Ricardo Martins, alto saxophone
Gerard Weber, tenor saxophone
Troy Linsley, baritone saxophone
Featuring the music of Claude Debussy, Pierre Max Dubois, Edvard Grieg, and Pierre Lantier (click here for the concert program)
The Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra presents Swing Comfort and Joy Featuring Alexis Normand
Broadway Theatre, 715 Broadway Avenue, Saskatoon, SK
Saturday, December 10, 2022 7:30pm
From the Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra’s event description:
Join the SJO and SYJO in our swinging annual holiday December concert featuring local favourite musicians and our very special guest vocalist, the always stunning Alexis Normand! We have a lot to celebrate and be thankful for as a community. Come join the fun and bring the whole family as we give thanks à la swing, performing joyous and groove-filled holiday music appropriate for all ages!
25th Annual Elim Church Christmas Celebration
TCU Place, 35-22nd Street East, Saskatoon, SK
Wednesday and Thursday, November 23 & 24, 2022 7:30pm
American Musicological Society 88th Annual Meeting
Hilton New Orleans Riverside, New Orleans, LA
10-13 November 2022
My presentation is titled “J.S. Bach’s St. Matthew Passion and the Song of Songs.” Click here for more information and my paper abstract.
The Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra presents Poetics of Jazz
Broadway Theatre, 715 Broadway Avenue, Saskatoon, SK
Saturday, October 22, 2022 7:30pm
From the Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra’s event description:
Poetics of Jazz is a special concert that celebrates and showcases the work of Saskatchewan-based poets.
We’ll be weaving performances of their poetry alongside newly composed original music orchestrated for large jazz ensemble. We will also be presenting the western Canadian premiere of the Atwood Suite by Canadian composer Andrew Rathbun.
North Saskatchewan Wind Symphony 17th Annual Concert
Quance Theatre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
Sunday, August 28, 2022 7:30pm
Open to the public, admission by donation
Music for the Gut 10th Annual Showcase
TCU Place, Sid Buckwold Theatre, Saskatoon, SK
Thursday, August 25, 2022 7:00pm
Histoire du tango, movement 3, “Nightclub 1960” – Astor Piazzola (Naomi Piggott-Suchan, piano)
Hungarian Dance No. 5 – Johannes Brahms (with William Boan on violin and Naomi)
Jack Walton Duo @ DTN YXE Noon Tunes
2nd Avenue Stage (in front of Scotia Center), Saskatoon, SK
Thursday, August 25, 2022 12:00pm
Featuring the music of Jack Walton: a tasteful blend of blues, swing, jazz, rock, and folk
Weber-Graham Duo @ Botté Chai Bar
Botté Chai Bar, 117-123 Avenue B South, Saskatoon, SK
Thursday, August 11, 2022 7:30pm
Join Brett Graham and me for a special brew of jazz, classical, rock, fusion, and pop-infused originals
as well as some palatable jazz mainstays!
Weber-Graham Duo @ DTN YXE Noon Tunes
KW Nasser Plaza (between River Landing towers), Saskatoon, SK
Saturday, July 16, 2022 12:00pm
Featuring a mix of new music from Brett Graham (vibraphone) and myself, along with a few standards from Chick Corea
The Footnotes Big Band @ the SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival
Victoria Park Free Stage, Saskatoon, SK
Monday, July 4, 7:30 4:00pm
The Footnotes Big Band is a local ensemble comprised of young and talented musicians who share a love for modern jazz music. Bringing a new voice to the Saskatchewan jazz scene, they offer a contemporary take on the big band tradition featuring original compositions and arrangements.
Weber-Graham Duo @ the SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival
Bus Stop Refreshments, 421 21st Street East, Saskatoon, SK
Thursday, June 30 12:00pm
Gerard Weber, saxophones & electronics; Brett Graham, vibraphone
Featuring new music from Brett and myself!
The Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra Presents: Dimensions in Sound
Broadway Theatre, 715 Broadway Avenue, Saskatoon, SK
Friday, June 17 7:30pm
The Dimensions In Sound project is an exploration in human perception and how we perceive music.
Professional visual artist Allyson Glenn has embraced her unique way of experiencing music as a synesthete through teaming up with the SJO A.D. Dean McNeill and Saskatchewan composers Paul Suchan and Silas Friesen. Featured guests include Grammy Award-winning drummer Larnell Lewis!
Saskatoon Opera Summer Proms Series featuring the Weber-Graham Duo (Live!)
Chris Church Anglican, 515 28th Street West
Wednesday, July 28, 2021 7:00pm
Gerard Weber, saxophone and electronics
Brett Graham, vibraphone
Featuring music by Chick Corea, Julian Lage, Pat Metheny, Pierre Gouin, and Tears for Fears
Strata Festival of New Music: Music for the Lowest Acoustic Instruments in Saskatchewan
Knox United Church (Livestream event)
Friday, June 4, 2021 7:30pm
Tickets may be purchased here for this livestream event
Concert featuring the lowest acoustic instruments in Saskatchewan (my debut on the bass saxophone!)
Music by Kendra Harder, Spencer Krips and Brian Garbet
The Gerard Weber Group Live @ The Bassment (InTune 2021 – Free Livestream!)
The Bassment (Livestream event)
Sunday, May 2, 2021 2:00pm
The Gerard Weber group includes Adam Streisel (trumpet), Paul Suchan (keyboards), Brett Graham (drums), and Nevin Buehler (bass). This concert will feature the music of jazz and fusion guitarist Pat Metheny
Ebb and Flow: Exploring the Changing Nature of Folk Music Through New Composition and Live Performance
Convocation Hall, Peter MacKinnon Building, University of Saskatchewan Campus
Wednesday, March 4, 2020 7:30pm
Free and open to the public
This lecture will show how a folk tune does not remain unchanged over time, and composer Paul Suchan’s attempt at a continuation of this tradition. The lecture will include examples of this process by having the original fiddle tunes performed by Kim de Laforest, followed by excerpts of The Camperville Cluster performed by the Proteus Quartet and Songs of Ebb and Flow performed by Gerard Weber and Naomi Piggott-Suchan
Music for the Gut 10 Artist Showcase
Grace-Westminster United Church, 505 10th Street E, Saskatoon, SK
Saturday, February 15, 2020 7:00pm
Shiorindia – Philippe Geiss (alto saxophone & audio accompaniment)
Persephone Theatre presents Elf: The Musical
100 Spadina Crescent E, Saskatoon, SK
December 3, 2019 – January 5, 2020
Click here for the Matt Olson’s review in the Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Weber-Graham Duo Live @ Prairie Ink Restaurant & Bakery
3130 8th Street E, Saskatoon, SK
Saturday, November 16, 2019 8:00pm
Gerard Weber, saxophone / Brett Graham, vibraphone
Weber/Suchan Duo Live @ Greenbryre Golf and Country Club
RR #5, Saskatoon, SK (Greenbryre Crescent, south on Boychuk Drive)
Friday, October 25, 2019 6:00pm
Music and the Visionary: Barbara Croall’s Thoughts and Music
Quance Theatre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
Friday, September 27, 2019 7:30pm
Open to the public, admission by donation
Lecture and concert featuring the music of Odawa First Nation (Giniw dodem, Manidoo Mnissing)
composer and recording artist, Barbara Croall. I will be premiering a new work by Barbara for soprano saxophone, pipigwan, clarinet, guitar, string quartet, and percussion, titled BEBAAMAADZIT N’GAMWIN (TRAVELLER SONG)
The Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra presents Honouring the Tradition
Broadway Theatre, 715 Broadway Avenue, Saskatoon, SK
Saturday, September 14 7:30pm
This thrilling start to the SJO’s season now includes Brian O’Kane, a Toronto-based trumpet and flugelhorn mainstay who has performed alongside The Boss Brass and the Rob McConnell Tentet, as well as international artists including Barbra Streisand, Aretha Franklin, Paul Anka, Frank Sinatra, Jr., Dave Brubeck and others. Edmonton-based Juno-nominated saxophonist Kent Sangster joins Brian and the SJO as well as a featured soloist. Kent contributes a deep and wide sense of consummate musicianship and professionalism which he has developed over the past 25 years as a true leader in the advancement of jazz music in western Canada
Music For the Gut 9 Benefit Concert
TCU Place, Sid Buckwold Theatre, Saskatoon, SK
Thursday, August 29, 2019 7:30pm
Featuring a brand new composition by myself titled Buenas Campanas for solo alto saxophone
Hungarian Dance No. 5 – Johannes Brahms (duet with violinist William Boan)
North Saskatchewan Wind Symphony 16th Annual Concert
Quance Theatre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
Sunday, August 25, 2019 7:30pm
Royal Canadian College of Organists Saskatoon Organ Recital Series
St. Andrew’s Church, 436 Spadina Crescent East, Saskatoon, SK
Tuesday, August 20, 2019 12:15pm
I will be performing with Paul Suchan at the St. Andrew’s event of the organ recital series
Sonata I for alto saxophone and organ – Denis Bédard
Prairie Music Residency Jazz Night: Sarah Thawer live with the Gerard Weber Group
Louis’ Bar, 93 Campus Drive, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon
Friday, August 9, 2019 10:00pm
Hailing from Toronto, Yamaha Artist Sarah Thawer is one of the most in demand and versatile drummers on the planet right now. Taking us on a journey through her own music and influences and accompanied by the Gerard Weber Group, Sarah puts on a show you do not want to miss!
Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra presents Thank you Kinda Blue: Reimagining Kind of Blue
Broadway Theatre, 715 Broadway Avenue, Saskatoon, SK
Saturday, June 22 8:00pm
The Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra is proud to celebrate the landmark recording by Miles Davis, Kind of Blue, in a very special one of a kind project that re-imagines the music from the iconic recording. Contributing Canadian composers/arrangers including Juno award winners David Braid and Christine Jenson, along with the talents of Paul Suchan, Jeff Presslaff, Dean McNeill, Richard Gillis, and Andrew Homzy have collectively developed a concert program that artistically blends elements of the original compositions with modern jazz sensibilities and aesthetics
The Eighth Annual Strata Festival of New Music
June 6-9, 2019
On Saturday June 8 (7:30pm, Quance Theatre, U of S campus), I will be performing Alain Perron’s Cycle 4
for soprano/alto/tenor/baritone saxophones, percussion, and piano, as well as a premiere of a composition by Saskatoon’s own Kendra Harder titled Sketches of Saskatoon for violin, cello, saxophone, and percussion
The Fireside Singers present Evita
TCU Place, 35-22nd Street East, Saskatoon, SK
Wednesday and Thursday, May 15-16, 2019 7:30pm
Weber-Graham Duo Live @ D’Lish by Tish Café
702 14 Street E, Saskatoon, SK
Saturday, May 11, 2019 7:30pm
Join Brett Graham and me for an evening of jazz & classical arrangements for saxophone and vibraphone
Including special guest Sarah Suchan on vocals!
Vox Domini: An Evening of Sacred Music for Organ and Choir
St. Paul’s Co-Cathedral, 720 Spadina Crescent East, Saskatoon, SK
Tuesday, May 7, 2019 7:00pm
Featuring St. Paul’s organist Paul Suchan and special guests
No ticketed admission. By donation only. All funds raised will be donated towards the proposed
Holy Family Cathedral pipe organ
I will be performing Denis Bédard’s Sonata I for saxophone and organ (first movement)
May the 4th Be With You – The Music of Star Wars with the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra
TCU Place, 35-22nd Street East, Saskatoon, SK
Saturday, May 4, 2019 7:30pm
Encore performance of the famous Cantina Band with the SSO!
Sask Sax Trio: In-Store Clinic & Gear Talk
St. John’s Music Saskatoon, 640 Broadway Avenue
Saturday, April 6, 2019 10am – 12pm
I will be joined by Kristian Vogel (Regina, SK) and Yulong Li (Regina, SK) to present a clinic
on saxophone gear and accessories at St. John’s Music Saskatoon. All saxophones and accessories on display will be on sale!
Music for the Gut Artist Showcase
Mayfair United Church, 902 33rd Street West, Saskatoon, SK
Saturday, March 30, 2019 7:00pm
Everybody Wants To Rule the World – Tears for Fears (saxophone loop cover)
North American Saxophone Alliance 2019 Region 9 Conference
University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB
February 14-16, 2019
Performance of three movements from my piece, Saskatchewan Suite for alto saxophone, live electronic effects and recorded environment samples:
I. 40 King Crescent
II. Saturday, 10:30pm
III. Luther Seminary
Performance takes place Friday, February 15 1:30pm (University of Lethbridge Recital Hall)
The Gerard Weber Group Live @ The Bassment
The Bassment, 202 4th Avenue N, Saskatoon, SK
Saturday, January 5, 2019 8:00pm
Featuring Adam Streisel (trumpet), Paul Suchan (keyboards),
Brett Graham (drums), and Nevin Buehler (bass)
Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra Holiday Swing, And Then Some!
Broadway Theatre, 715 Broadway Avenue, Saskatoon, SK
Saturday, December 15, 2018 7:30pm
Featuring Saskatoon vocalist Jessica Robinson
This concert is part of a three-day tour with the SJO, with performances at the Dekker centre in North Battleford, SK
and the Mae Wilson Theatre in Moose Jaw, SK
The Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra presents: Canadian Composer Spotlight
Broadway Theatre, 715 Broadway Avenue, Saskatoon, SK
Saturday, October 13, 2018 7:30pm
Featuring SJO artist-in-residence prof. Gordon Foote (University of Toronto)
and featuring music from the Canada 150 Suite project initiated by Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra leader Dr. Richard Gillis
North Saskatchewan Wind Symphony 14th Annual Concert
Quance Theatre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
Sunday, August 26, 2018 7:30pm
Open to the public, admission by donation
Music For the Gut 8 Benefit Concert
TCU Place, Sid Buckwold Theatre, Saskatoon, SK
Thursday, August 23, 2018 7:30pm
Scaramouche – Eugène Bozza
Caspian Brothers Trio
Emmanuel Anglican Church, 609 Dufferin Avenue, Saskatoon, SK
Sunday, August 19, 2018 7:00pm
$20/adults $10/students
Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008, Prelude – Johann Sebastian Bach
I will also be joining Silas and Godwin Friesen to perform Richard Gillis’s Dreams and Dances
Pied Pipes of Saskatoon Organ Recital Series
St. Paul’s Cathedral, 720 Spadina Crescent East, Saskatoon, SK
Sunday, August 19, 2018 12:15pm
Admission by donation
I will be performing with Paul Suchan at the St. Paul’s event of the organ recital series
Featuring improvised Gregorian chant with saxophone and organ
An Evening with Alistair Kay and the Gerard Weber Group
2nd Avenue Grill & Bar, Saskatoon, SK
Friday, August 10, 2018 8:30pm
Free admission!
Music for the Gut Artist Showcase
Mayfair United Church, 902 33rd Street West, Saskatoon, SK
Friday, July 13, 2018 7:00pm
I will be performing a movement from my new piece for saxophone and electronics (Saskatchewan Suite)
The Bassment Big Band at the Sasktel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival
Nutrien Free Stage (Kiwanis Memorial Park), Spadina Crescent East, Saskatoon, SK
Saturday, June 30, 2018 12:00pm
Featuring classic big band works from Duke Ellington, Sammie Nestico, and Count Basie
The Gerard Weber Group at the Sasktel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival
Nutrien Free Stage (Kiwanis Memorial Park), Spadina Crescent East, Saskatoon, SK
Monday, June 25, 2018 6:00pm
Looking forward to playing at the jazz festival with some very talented Saskatoon musicians! Featuring:
Adam Streisel (trumpet), Paul Suchan (keyboards), Nevin Buehler (bass), Brett Graham (drums)
Strata New Music Festival
Saskatoon Symphony Office, 408 20th Street West, Saskatoon, SK
June 8-10, 2018
I will be performing my new work for saxophone, live electronics, and recorded
environment samples (Saskatchewan Suite) on Saturday, June 9 at the Remai
Modern river view room
North American Saxophone Alliance 2018 Biennial Conference
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
March 8-11, 2018
World Premiere of Saskatchewan Suite: a new piece for alto saxophone, live electronic effects,
and recorded environment samples
Performance taking place Friday March 9 at 1:00pm, Room 3250 MEH, University of Cincinnati
The Gerard Weber Group Live in Humboldt
Community Gathering Place, 701 6th Avenue, Humboldt, SK
Friday, March 2, 2018 7:30pm (cocktails at 6:45pm)
After a successful performance at the Bassment in January 2018, the Gerard Weber Group
takes to the road to share the music of jazz guitarist Pat Metheny and original compositions
with rural communities in Saskatchewan
Dean McNeill & the Prairie Fire Septet
The Bassment, 202 4th Avenue N, Saskatoon, SK
Saturday, February 3, 2018 8:00pm
Compositions and arrangements by McNeill, Jeff Presslaff,
and from the iconic Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers library. Musicians include
Greg Gatien (saxophone), Jeff Presslaf (piano), Ross Ulmer (trombone),
Nevin Buehler (bass), and Eric Platz (drums)
The Gerard Weber Goup Live @ The Bassment
The Bassment, 202 4th Avenue N, Saskatoon, SK
Saturday, January 6, 2018 8:00pm
The Gerard Weber group is comprised of Adam Streisel (trumpet), Paul Suchan (keyboards),
Brett Graham (drums), and Nevin Buehler (bass). This concert will feature the music of jazz and
fusion guitarist Pat Metheny from his most acclaimed albums from the 1970s to today
North American Saxophone Alliance 2016 Biennial Conference
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
March 10-13, 2016
World Premiere of Songs of Ebb and Flow for alto saxophone and piano by Canadian composer Paul Suchan
Premiere of Paul Suchan’s arrangement of Danse des Gros Papillons for alto saxophone and piano
Performance taking place Sunday March 13 at 10:00am, Hemmle Recital Hall, Texas Tech University
Gerard Weber in Concert
Saskatoon Symphony Office, 408 20th Street West, Saskatoon, SK
Tuesday, March 8, 2016 7:30pm
This concert will feature new music by Saskatchewan composer Paul Suchan in preparation
for the North American Saxophone Alliance 2016 Biennial Conference. Featuring Sofia Mycyk on piano
and guest artist Sarah Suchan on saxophone