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Sass & Brass:
A Jazzy Christmas Cabaret
featuring: Kami Desilets &
Chelsea Rankin on vocals
with a Jazz Quintet led
by Jonathan Alexiuk
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Sunday, December 21st
7:30 pm (Doors 6:30)
The Basement Speakeasy
3740 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, MB
Tickets:
https://3common.com/event/sass-brass-a-jazzy-christmas-cabaret/68f8ee573a1e68f531da829aSASS & BRASS: A JAZZY CHRISTMAS CABARET
A one-night-only celebration of saucy jazz, festive cheer, and vintage glamour featuring reunited cabaret partners Kami Desilets and Chelsea Rankin. The sassy pair will be backed by a brass & string jazz quintet, led by none other than internationally renowned musical director Jonathan Alexiuk tinkling the ivories. To top the tree, the evening’s merriment and mirth will be set against the cozy, candlelit ambiance of Winnipeg’s swankiest venue The Basement Speakeasy which will be serving hand-crafted cocktails specially designed for the event. With this Christmas list, Sass & Brass promises an immersive, upscale holiday experience filled with festive local talent, joyous, toe-tapping jazz, and indulgently naughty holiday treats– now, isn’t that nice?
Mark your calendars, as this evening of merriment and mirth takes place only once, December 21st, 2025 at 7:30 pm. Arrive early at 3740 Portage Avenue (doors open 6:30 pm) to find the authentic speakeasy "secret" entrance, and your reserved seat or VIP couch will be waiting for you to tuck in to some Christmas nibbles before showtime.
KAMI DESILETS
Kami Desilets (vocalist, co/creator) returns to her hometown of Winnipeg where she began as an entertainment creator, director & performer. Her resume is heavily peppered with Canadian theatre & music festival performances: Winnipeg, Edmonton, Ottawa, Mission, & Victoria Fringe Festivals, RMTC’s Master Playwright Festival, The Carol Shields Festival of New Works, Fem Fest, Folklorama, & the Manitoba Dance Festival, as well as countless independent theatre productions, & vaudeville or cabaret style events; both behind the scenes, and in the spotlight.
After spending a dozen years in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico producing and performing on the Cabaret scene, Kami now jumps, jives, and wails across the pond with England’s elite touring blues and rock band Slide Boy Roy across the West Midlands.
CHELSEA RANKIN
Local triple-threat Chelsea Rankin (vocalist, co/creator) is no stranger to the stage or screen on Winnipeg’s arts scene. Having trained at prestigious schools such as Grant MacEwan University (AB), and Circle In The Square Theatre (NYC), Chelsea brought her talent home to star in theatrical performances including Company (Dry Cold), Burnin' Love (PTE), and Songs for A New World (White Rabbit Productions).
An active ACTRA member, Chelsea has shared scenes with such film stars as Alfre Woodard, Lea Thompson, Stacey Farber, Erin Cahill, and Georgie Murphy in locally filmed television series and films such as Safe Haven (2025), The Spencer Sisters (2023), SkyMed (2022), The Porter (2022), and Hallmark production The Secret Ingredient (2020).
JONATHAN ALEXIUK
Born & raised here in Winnipeg, Jonathan Alexiuk (musical director/pianist) has been performing professionally since 1996. A prolific arranger of vocal & instrumental music; his work has been played by the Ron Paley Big Band, the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra, the Memory Lane Orchestra, Those Guys, the U of W Downtown Vocal Jazz Choir, and the Air Command Band among many others.
Audiences will recognize him as Leader of Canada’s finest 1920’s jazz big band The River City Syncopators who haunt The Basement Speakeasy every Hallowe’en night, or he might have even serenaded you on the Holland America, or Princess cruise lines where he has spent many holidays at sea.
The Basement Speakeasy & Comedy Lounge is a venue like no other. The moment you step through the door (if you can find it), you’ll be immediately transported back in time to the Prohibition Era of mystery, mischief, and unadultered fun.
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