Shahrokh Yadegari, composer and computer musician, has collaborated with such artists as Peter Sellars, Robert Woodruff, Ann Hamilton, Christine Brewer, Gabor Tompa, Maya Beiser, Steven Schick, Keyavash Nourai, Siamak Shajarian, and Hossein Omoumi. He has performed and his productions, compositions, and designs have been presented internationally in such venues as the Carnegie Hall, Royce Hall, Festival of Arts and Ideas, OFF-DAvignon Festival, International Theatre Festival in Cluj/Romania, Ravinia Festival, Ruhr-Triennale, Vienna Festival, Holland Festival, Tirgan Festival, Forum Barcelona, Japan America Theatre, The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, and the Institut für Neue Musik und Musikerziehung (Darmstadt).

Yadegari holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University, a Master's in Media Arts and Sciences from MIT's Media Lab, and a Ph.D. in music from University of California, San Diego. He has worked at Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique (IRCAM), and he is one of the founders and the artistic director of Kereshmeh Records and Persian Arts Society, organizations dedicated to the preservation and dissemination of Persian traditional and new music. Yadegari is currently on the faculty of the department of Music at University of California, San Diego, and an associate director at the Qualcomm Institute where he directs the Sonic Arts Research and Development group.

Jazz pianist and composer RINA holds a Degree from the Kunitachi College Of Music in Japan where she studied with internationally acclaimed pianist Makoto Ozone. After graduation, RINA took an audition for the Berklee College Of Music and her talent and exceptional abilities were clearly noticed as received a full-scholarship to attend the college in consequence. In 2019, RINA signed a worldwide exclusive contract with Yamaha Music and later became a Yamaha Artist, joining an exquisite circle of renowned artists such as Chick Corea, Monty Alexander and Eddie Palmieri. In 2020, RINA released her first album “RINA”, produced by Ozone.

Toronto-born, New York-based drummer Mark McLean is a dynamic studio and touring musician. He has been in demand over the past two decades, anchoring and collaborating with such greats as Joe Sample, Quincy Jones, Jamie Cullum, Dionne Warwick, Billy Joel, and the late George Michael. Recently, Mark expanded his musical exploration into composing for film and television, co-scoring “How It Feels To Be Free,” an episode of PBS’s long-running series American Masters. He followed that by scoring the TV documentary Black Liberators WWII for Canada’s History Channel, and just finished scoring his first animated series for GBH Kids/PBS entitled Acoustic Rooster.

Caity Gyorgy is a 3x JUNO award winning Canadian vocalist known for singing bebop and swing music. She has performed at venues and festivals across Canada, Mexico, Japan and the USA and has worked with incredible musicians including Christine Jensen, Pat LaBarbera, Jocelyn Gould, and Joe LaBarbera, to name a few. In addition to being a performer, Caity is an avid writer and composes songs in the style of the Great American Songbook. Her compositions have been sung globally, and have won multiple awards including the Grand Prize in the jazz category of the 2021 John Lennon Songwriting Contest.

2021 JUNO Award winner Jocelyn Gould has been called “a leader in the next generation of great mainstream jazz guitarists” by Howard Paul, CEO of Benedetto Guitars. Her joyful energy has captivated audiences around the world and her passion for music is as infectious as her unique ability to connect with audiences. Jocelyn has absorbed the influences of the jazz guitar greats and has woven them into an exciting personal sound, citing Wes Montgomery, Grant Green, Joe Pass and Kenny Burrell as primary influences on the guitar. Jocelyn Gould is a Benedetto-endorsed artist.

It’s not only jazz bassist Brandi Disterheft’s fiery bass playing that make audiences stand-up and holler, but also her innovative live shows showcasing her uptempo, swinging originals and ambient voice. Winning a JUNO for her “Debut” album, Brandi had the honor to be the bassist for the legendary Hank Jones on the album “Pleased to Meet You” and has since captivated international audiences at jazz festivals globally and at prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall, and the Vienna Opera House. Recordings and performances include notable collaborations with Anita O'day, Benny Green, Cyrus Chestnut and Vincent Herring to name a few.

Taurey Butler is a phenomenal jazz pianist of the highest calibre. Hailing from East Orange, New Jersey, he has played all across the world from Hong Kong to New York and now makes his home in Montreal. He emerges as a fully-formed master of hard-driving swing deeply rooted in the blues.