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CHROMATIC ACCORDION: Gwenaël Micault
International musician. He has been playing the accordion since the age of 11. He studied at the Conservatory of Tours (France) and in Sault Lake City. He has won several awards for his compositions and arrangements with international labels (Narada World Music/Phonogram Holland). He has composed, arranged, performed and recorded with Toots Tielemans, Yehudi Menuhin, Rosenberg Trio, Victor Lazlo, Eugenia León, Lupita Pineda, Tambuco ensemble, and many more. He has performed at multiple international festivals across several continents. He has played with the Leuven Symphonic Orchestra (Belgium), I Fiamminghi (Belgium), and the 3 Rivières Orchestra (Canada).
Specialist in Jazz Manouche and other musical styles.
ACOUSTIC BASE:
Leo Cortes
He studied at the Higher School of Music (Mexico City), the Faculty of Music at Unam and at the Higher School of Music of Barcelona (Catalonia).
He has taught at the Center for Jazz Studies at Universidad Veracruzana de Jalapa. He has played at the biggest jazz festivals in Mexico and at the International Jazz Festival in South Korea. Member of the first Manouche group in Mexico 'Hot Club Mexico'. Specialist in Jazz Manouche.
CLARINET, SAXOPHONE:
RAM THOMPSON
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He trained at several academic institutions: National School of Music (Unam), National Conservatory of Music, Superior School of Music in the area of Jazz. He obtained a scholarship for the Prince Rainer III Music Academy in the principality of Monaco. He continued the chair with Master Marie-B. Barriere Bilote in clarinet and in saxophone with Master Ludovic Tallarico. In 2006, he obtained a fonca scholarship for performers. He has participated in several international jazz festivals and worked with several theater companies, orchestras, such as the
'Swing Mexico Jazz Band' and film companies ('Emma'/Mexican production). Specialist in Jazz Manouche.
ACCOMPANIMENT TO THE GUITAR AND SINGING: Alfredo Deffis
He studied classical guitar at the Centro Hispanoamericano de Guitarra with the
'Baja California Orchestra' in Tijuana and composition at the CIEM (Mexico City). He has participated in several international festivals in Mexico. He plays different music styles.
Co-founder and singer of the first Jazz Manouche Group in Mexico, 'Hot Club México'.
GUITAR:
Enrique HÜlsz Ruffo
He studied at the Superior School of Music (Mexico City) and at CIEM. Leader of the first group of Jazz Manouche in Mexico
'Hot Club Mexico'. He has participated in multiple international jazz festivals in Mexico and abroad. One of the most outstanding guitarists in Jazz
Manouche in Mexico.
SPEECH, POSITION OF THE VOICE: Annie Sureda
She won her first composition prize with her own songs at the age of 13 in Lier (Belgium). She studied music theory and guitar at the 'Koninklijke Vlaamse Akademie' in Antwerp and Brussels. She perfected herself in classical singing with the teacher Lieve Suys and in jazz and Romanian song with Romanian teacher 'Anca Parghel'. She obtained a master’s degree in 'Sciences of Languages and Cultures' at the 'Johannes-Gutenberg' University of Germersheim, Germany. She is the leader of the group SUREDA and sings different repertoires in different languages.