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Andrew McCarthy was born in St. John’s Newfoundland and has been an active member of the diverse Canadian music scene for the past decade as a drummer, percussionist, composer, and educator.

In 2014, Andrew received the Side Musician of the Year award from MusicNL and won the 2019 ECMA for Jazz Recording of the year with Ouroboros on the album “Kitchuses.” In 2020, Andrew is looking forward to releasing his first album as a composer for small jazz ensemble which is titled Day Late, Dollar Short.

Andrew also is a fantastic educator who and is in constant demand for lessons - live or socially-distanced - as well as studio recording.

Eric Wong is a Canadian professional musician in Toronto focused on performing and teaching music. Starting at the age of 6, Eric began piano lessons, and quickly picked up the saxophone at age 10. Eric has performed in provincial and national classical competitions on both instruments, and has represented Saskatchewan at the National Music Festival Finals in 2016 in the Chamber Ensemble category.

After studying classical piano and saxophone for many years, discovering jazz music led Eric from his hometown in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, to Toronto in 2016, and has been playing and teaching professionally around the city ever since. He plays saxophone, piano, flute, and clarinet professionally, and is involved with many projects around the GTA.

Julien Bradley-Combs is an in-demand, Toronto-based guitarist and composer. He has his Bachelors degree in Music, with Honours, from Humber College where he was the recipient of the Yamaha Music Award and the Musicounts Award.

Julien is a must-see performer around Toronto and Southern Ontario, and plays a variety of musical genres. Indeed, Julien has regularly wowed audiences during several music festivals as well as at countless Toronto venues. 

Julien has performed with many acclaimed musicians, such as Christian McBride, Emilie-Claire Barlow, Ted Quinlan, Vaughan Meisner and Drew Jurecka.

Kim is a professional vocalist, keys player and songwriter. She performs regularly and offers individual piano and vocal instruction.

She also has built a unique music therapy and teaching practice in the Kitchener-Waterloo community.

She currently is a featured keyboard player and vocalist for the renowned bands Whose Cat is Dead and Zuffalo. Moreover, her excellent original music is definitely worth a listen!

Toronto based musician and naturalist, Brant has a passion for all things musical. Since studying voice and playing guitar at Humber College Lakeshore Campus, he constantly busy as an in-demand freelance musician.

Be sure to check out his fantastic Toronto-based country and bluegrass band, Duke Street Turnaround!

Dean’s musical talents are in high demand in the Toronto music scene. He is an accomplished performer, songwriter, producer and session keyboard player. Dean has performed with various artists and has been fortunate enough to share the stage as a supporting act for notable artists such as K’naan, Wu-Tang Clan and Snoop Dogg.

Dean began piano lessons at the age of six, and continued his formal music education which led to the completion of his Master’s Degree in Composition at York University. The music community, both locally and globally, is something Dean holds close to his heart. Dean enjoys connecting with and sharing the joys and love of music with individuals from all walks of life.