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Catharina Kemp – Clarinet & Compositions
Catharina is a devotee of Klezmer, Eastern European and Choro styles having studied at the University of New South Wales with Eddie Bronson of Monsieur Camembert fame. She is the musical director and driving creative force of Zenekar.
John Reeves – Accordion
John is a Jazz Accordionist, Piano player and composer. He trained at the Royal College of Music in piano and is self taught on accordion. John's music is inspired by Jazz, French and African music. John travelled to Ghana in 2007 on a grant to study music and dance. Bridging cultures and styles through improvisation is at the core of John's work. Music as a search for freedom.
Samuel Vincent – Double Bass
Sam was a permanent member of legendary Brisbane ensemble Doch along with other groups such as Laique and currently performs with world music ensemble Estampa. He has toured extensively throughout Australia and internationally with the highly successful jazz trio Trichotomy (formerly called Misinterprotato).
Dave Kemp – Percussion & Compositions
Dave is a multi-instrumentalist percussionist who has a wide range of performance experience from the Qld Symphony Orchestra, through musicals such as The Lion King, to playing drums for rock groups such as Kalatone and Lovers of Modern Art. In Zenekar, he primarily plays hand percussion including Darabuka, Cajon and Pandeiro along with composing the original material the group performs inspired by a plethora of global folk melodies and rhythms.
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