Kenji Ouellet
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Kenji Ouellet

piano Kenji Ouellet is a pianist, media, and performance artist born in Quebec City, Canada, and based in Berlin. He studied piano performance at Laval University, Quebec, and Hunter College (C.U.N.Y.) with Edna Golandsky, graduated in Digital Art at the University for Applied Arts in Vienna, and in Experimental Media Design (Film) at the University…
Piano
Paul Hanson
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Paul Hanson

bassoon and saxophone Paul Hanson’s musical journey is a testament of fearless dedication to craft and creativity. Over the last 20 years, Paul has rewritten the rulebook and set new standards for what is possible on this most classical of woodwind instruments. As one reviewer puts it, “But he simply transcends technique to a point…
Woodwinds
Giovanni Hoffer
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Giovanni Hoffer

french horn Giovanni Hoffer ranks as one of the best and innovative horn players on the Italian music scene, easily approaching a wide variety of musical languages, from the classical repertoire (working with conductors such as Lorin Maazel, Riccardo Muti, Daniele Gatti, Daniel Barenboim and Georges Prêtre) to the jazz one, being regularly invited to…
Woodwinds
Alain Bédard
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Alain Bédard

double bass Bassist, Composer, Entrepreneur Alain Bédard began his professional career in the 1980s, when he naturally joined various Quebec bands of the time. Since then, his participation in various major events has taken him all over the world, providing him with a fascinating experience. Recipient of the “Héron d'Or” for his contribution to the…
Strings
Yves Leveille
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Yves Léveillé

piano Achievements Yves Léveillé, pianist, composer, GD / AD of Les Productions Yves Léveillé Recipient of the Spacq Foundation's Prix André Gagnon (instrumental music) in 2018, the musician is recognized both for his compositions and arrangements and for his many musical collaborations with leading jazzmen, singers, songwriters, actors and directors. Pianist and composer Yves Léveillé…
Piano
James Falzone
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James Falzone

clarinet and penny whistle Clarinetist, penny whistle player, composer, and improviser James Falzone is an acclaimed member of the international jazz and creative music scenes, a veteran contemporary music lecturer and clinician, and an award-winning composer who has been commissioned by chamber ensembles, dance companies, choirs, and symphony orchestras around the globe. He leads his own ensembles Allos…
Composition, Woodwinds
Julian Gutierrez
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Julian Gutierrez

piano Born in Cuba, Julian Gutierrez grew up in an environment conducive to musical vocations, as his father, guitarist Ramiro Gutierrez, introduced him to music at an early age. After graduating from Cuba’s Esteban Salas Conservatory, the pianist joined several local ensembles, including Mezcla, with whom he toured Europe and the United States. After settling in la…
Piano
Jacek Kochan
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Jacek Kochan

drumset & percussion JACEK KOCHAN - composer, arranger, producer, music director and percussionist. Masters degree from Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow (“Graphic interpretation of musical concepts”). Percussion and vibraphone study in Grant Mac Evan College in Edmonton. Private lessons from Jaco Pastorius, Mike Clark, Robbie Gonzales. Composing over 200 performed and recorded, compositions for…
Percussion
Annette-Barbara Vogel
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Annette-Barbara Vogel

violin Annette-Barbara Vogel’s rich international performing career has featured her as a soloist, recitalist and chamber musician in over thirty countries across six continents. Considered one of the finest German violinists of her generation, she is renowned for her “authoritative and highly sensitive performances,” and “formidable technique, stunning musicality, and stage presence that transmits to…
Strings
Mariko Sato
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Mariko Sato

piano, Taubman Technique Living in Canada, Montreal based pianist Mariko Sato was born in Tokyo, Japan, and has had a long and distinguished career spanning the last half century as a professor, concert artist, professional accompanist and teacher.  She possesses a diverse musical background, having studied with Joko Gondo, Seymour Bernstein, Arminda Canteros, Lorand Fenyves, Itzhak Perlman,…
Piano