JEREMY DUTCHER is a classically trained tenor, Two-Spirit song carrier, polymuse, activist, ethnomusicologist, and member of Neqotkuk (Tobique First Nation) in Eastern Canada. Dedicated to language revitalization, Jeremy’s debut album Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa unearthed century-old archival recordings of his ancestors, turning them into collaborative compositions on the grand piano. Sung entirely in Wolastoqey, his endangered mother tongue, it would go on to win the 2018 Polaris Music Prize and lead to collaborations with such iconic artists as Yo-Yo Ma and Leslie Feist. His sophomore album Motewolonuwok ᒣᑌᐧᐁᓓᓄᐧᐁᒃ was awarded the 2024 Polaris Music Prize, making Jeremy the first ever two-time winner. Jeremy’s music transcends boundaries: unapologetically playful in its incorporation of classical and jazz influences, full of reverence for the traditional songs of his home, and teeming with the urgency of modern-day resistance. He is regularly sought out for his perspectives on queerness, Indigeneity, language revitalization, and fashion.

Stefan studied classical percussion and jazz drumming at McGill University and has been working as a professional musician in Montreal for the last twenty-three years. He has performed, recorded and toured nationally and internationally with many artists including Jeremy Dutcher, Leif Vollebekk, Bell Orchestre, Richard Reed Parry’s Quiet River of Dust, Jorane, Safia Nolan, Moonriivr, Thus Owls, Sarah Neufeld, Cris Derkson, Amon Tobin, Elisapie Isaak, and Jason Sharp. Stefan is an original member of the Toronto Based 12-piece chamber ensemble The Queer Songbook Orchestra, a 14-piece professional chamber pop ensemble dedicated to utilizing story and song to express, honour and elevate 2SLGBTQ+ experience, while providing opportunities for mentorship and other supports to queer, trans, questioning and allied youth. Founded in 2014, the QSO has toured extensively throughout Canada and worked with 200+ collaborators to bring 2SLGBTQ+ experience to centre stage.

Adrian Russouw is a Toronto-based creative who writes and improvises music for upright bass, vocals, guitar, cello, and laptop, as well as writes words for performance and publication. Current projects involve regular performances with C’est la Fête, playing bass with Jeremy Dutcher, accompanying bill bissett’s poetry readings, being a member of The Queer Songbook Orchestra, and composing for contemporary dance in collaboration with Rumi Jeraj.