Denzal Sinclaire, one of Canada’s most popular jazz vocalists, takes the stage with Symphoria to present the timeless music of Nat King Cole.
PROGRAM
NAT KING COLE SONGBOOK
a Schirmer Theatrical/Greenberg Artists co-production
Arrangements by Jeff Tyzik
DAY IN, DAY OUT, by Rube Bloom and John H. Mercer
WALKING MY BABY BACK HOME, by Fred Ahlert and Roy Turk
MONA LISA, by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston
NATURE BOY, by Eden Ahbez
ROUTE 66, by Bobby Troup
TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH, Joe & Noel Sherman
STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY RIGHT, by Nat King Cole and Irving Mills
WHEN I FALL IN LOVE, by Edward Heyman and Victor Popular Young
L-O-V-E, by Milt Gabler and Bert Kaempfert
UNFORGETTABLE, by Irving Gordon
I’M GETTING READY, by Michael Kiwanuka
FOLLOW YOU FOLLOW ME, by Tony Banks, Phil Collins, and Mike Rutherford
YOU AND THE NIGHT AND THE MUSIC, by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz
ALWAYS ON MY MIND, by Johnny Christopher, Mark James, and Wayne Carson Thompson
LUCKY DAY, by Ray Henderson, Les Brown, and Buddy DeSylva
I’VE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING, by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler
AMAZING GRACE
SMILE, by Charlie Chaplin, Geoffrey Parsons and John Turner
ALL ARRANGEMENTS LICENSED BY SCHIRMER THEATRICAL, LLC
Creative Team
Robert Thompson, Producer
Jeff Tyzik, Producer & Arranger
Jami Greenberg, Producer & Booking Agent
Alyssa Foster, Producer
Sophie Frankle, Associate Producer
Thanks to our series sponsor!
The Slutzker Family Foundation
Thanks to our sponsors for this performance!
This project is made possible with funds from the City of Syracuse Arts & Culture Recovery Fund Program, a regrant program of the City of Syracuse and administered by CNY Arts.
FEATURED ARTISTS

Denzal is a Juno Award (Canada’s Grammy Award) nominee, a recipient of the 2004 National Jazz Award for “Best Album”, four-time consecutive recipient of Jazz Report Magazine Award for Male Jazz Vocalist, and 2007 Choc Jazzman Award (France). His admirers include Grammy Award -Winning artists, Diana Krall (“Denzal Sinclaire embodies the tradition of the great singers I love like Nat Cole, yet definitely has his own voice. He is one of my favorite singers…”), Wynton Marsalis and the JALC Orchestra, Dianne Reeves, Michael Feinstein and Michael Bublé as well as growing legions of jazz fans in his native Canada and abroad.
He has graced the stages of numerous concert halls and festivals around the world and has appeared on several popular TV shows, including Canada’s Bravo!TV, Canada AM, Nashville Now, Ireland’s The Late Late Show. As a former member of soul artist, Jamie Lidell’s (Warp Records) band, he has appeared on Late Night with Conan O’ Brien, Jimmie Kimmel Live!, and Manu Katché’s show One Shot Not (France).
Equally at home in the theatre, film and television arenas, Denzal has delighted audiences with his critically-acclaimed performance in Unforgettable, a musical based on the life and music of Nat King Cole, Tapestry: The Music of Carole King (Arts Club Theatre) and William Saroyan’s award-winning The Time of Your Life (Soul Pepper Theatre Company). His TV and film credits include appearances in the new Battlestar Gallactica TV Series (dir. Michael Rymer) and, Being Julia, starring being Annette Bening and Jeremy Irons (dir. István Szabó).
A pivotal role in Denzal’s career was the collaboration with highly- sought after guitarist/ composer/ arranger Bill Coon whom he befriended in Montreal. Over the course of 15 years they performed to rave reviews in a variety of musical settings ranging from duo to symphony orchestras, as well as several live radio, televison and studio recordings for the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) and SRC (Société Radio-Canada). In 1994, they recorded an album of duets, and in 1996, recorded the very first in-studio concert for Canada’s BRAVO!TV with a unique ten – piece ensemble.
Denzal has performed with renowned artists such as Wynton Marsalis and the JALC Orchestra, Patrice Rushin, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Janis Siegal, Dee Daniels, Kevin Mahagony, Michael Feinstein, Marilyn Mae, Bob Mintzer, Jimmy Heath, Barry Harris, The Count Basie Orchestra, Dame Cleo Laine, Sir John Dankworth, Jamie Lidell, Holly Cole, Vince Giardano & The Nighthawks, The David Berger Jazz Orchestra, and the WDR Big Band (Cologne, Germany).
The list of artists he has supported includes Diana Krall, Dianne Reeves, Kurt Elling, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Anita Baker, Four Tops, Holly Cole, Bill Charlap, Katie Melhua, and Jane Monheit

Recent collaborations include such artists as Sarah McLachlan, Adele, Josh Groban, Pentatonix, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Diana Ross, Journey, Melissa Etheridge, Weird Al Yankovic, Blue Man Group, Janelle Monáe, Audra McDonald, Hall and Oates, Gloria Estefan, the Indigo Girls, Diana Krall, Itzhak Perlman, Natalie Merchant, Chris Isaak, Pink Martini, Brandi Carlile, The Decemberists, Martina McBride, Josh Ritter, Gloria Gaynor and others. The Los Angeles Times calls his orchestrations “...magnificent and colorful” while adding “...even more dimension...” to the compositions. Daily Variety heralds Sean’s writing as “most impressive ...” with a “wide range of coloring in the orchestra...” that “...adds heft and rolling energy.
Through his growing number of commissioned and published works, Sean is excited to continue contributing to the rich history of orchestral and wind band literature. His music is published by Excelcia Music, Hal Leonard and Carl Fischer. He is a frequent guest conductor with professional orchestras around the country and abroad. An annual ASCAP Special Awards winner, Sean was a composition fellow at the Henry Mancini Institute in Los Angeles, and holds composition degrees from New England Conservatory and Syracuse University.