The Compaq Big Band’s first holiday show of the season. With a program of high-powered vocal and instrumental seasonal favorites that are exciting, inspirational, and just plain fun. Even the biggest Grinch can’t help but get in the Christmas spirit when they hear THIS!

Vocalist Aviana Gedler, a rising Boston sensation, out front channeling’ Ella Fitzgerald, Diana Krall, Linda Eder, Mariah Carey, and more.

Aviana is a jazz singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, with an unwavering passion for music and performance artistry. She placed second in the 2024 Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Vocal Competition, and has showcased her talent in many performances across the Midwest, including Iowa City Jazz Festival and the “Jazz in July” concert series in Des Moines, Iowa. In 2022, she received the 2021 and 2022 Downbeat Magazine awards for “Best Vocal Jazz Soloist” in the community college division. Aviana currently studies at the New England Conservatory in Boston with Dominque Eade and Ran Blake, where she enjoys collaborating with other musicians and performing in the New England area.

Order tickets in advance from ticketweb. Doors open at 7:00pm. For more details see https://www.sanctuarymaynard.com/Event/Details/689.

Full-service bar with table service available. Order dinner at one of Maynard’s many fine restaurants and bring it with you.