 MICHEL
DESCHÊNES Percussionist M. Ed. B. Mus.
in Performance. He is the founding member of the percussion
quartet Amerythme formed in 1989. Born in Caraquet New
Brunswick, has done numerous recordings and tours across
Canada, France, Belgium and Morocco. He has been heard
and seen frequently on television for CBC (East Coast
Music Awards television show), Radio-Canada and TV5.
He has played on all the major scenes across the country
like the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal,
the Canada Day in Ottawa and the Festival d’été
de Québec just to name a few. Michel is the leader
of “ The Escola de Samba Acadia ” A group
of percussionists who plays Brasilian style Street Samba
available for parades, demonstration or special events.
One of Michel’s latest project is a quintet called
Avahang with master Iranian percussionist Dariush Zarbafian,
Richard Gibson, composer and arranger is also part of
this new ensemble along with recently graduated percussion
students Joey Roy and Kevin Johnson. Michel is available
for studio work and composes music for film, documentary
and special events.
Michel Deschênes is also the percussion teacher
at the Département de musique de l’Université
de Moncton.
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