MICHEL

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Michel is a Mexican/Canadian drummer, percussionist, guitarist and singer-songwriter.

Michel DeQuevedo moved to Canada from Mexico City in 2005, he has played and/or recorded with some of the best artists in Mexico and Canada, including Multi-Grammy award winner Natalia Lafourcade, Multi-Grammy award winner Julieta Venegas, Multi-Grammy award winner Molotov, Juno Award Winner Walk off the Earth, Juno Award Winner Richard Underhill, Juno Award Winner Quique Escamilla, The Eric St-Laurent Trio, Leroy Emmanuel, The LMT Connection, and many more.

JACOB GORZHALSTAN DUO
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Jacob Gorzhaltsan is a Juno-nominated multi-instrumentalist,  composer, and singer-songwriter based in Toronto, Ontario.  Born in Jerusalem, Israel, to parents who are both visual artists, Jacob moved to Canada at a young age and began studying music shortly afterwards. Early on in his musical pursuits, Jacob was fortunate to attend a workshop and play with his clarinet-hero, Buddy DeFranco - a moment that continues to inspire his passion to this day. Subsequently, Jacob joined the Toronto All-Star Big Band (TABB) at a very young age, further developing his love for performance and the jazz tradition. Jacob was fortunate to study with a plethora of local Toronto musicians, and enjoyed four years at Humber College's B.A. of Music program.