(In-person and livestream) Two Keyboards, Four hands! Mark Ferguson is a pianist, trombonist, composer, arranger, producer and music educator. He has performed with many of the world’s great artists including Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, Gil Evans, Nelson Riddle, Dionne Warwick, Natalie Cole, Tom Jones, Rosemary Clooney, Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Gino Vanelli, Rob McConnell & the Boss Brass, Holly Cole, Manteca, The Funk Brothers and the National Arts Centre Orchestra. Mark is a Faculty Lecturer (jazz, trombone) at McGill University, a Performance Instructor (Jazz Piano/Trombone)/ Sessional Lecturer at Carleton University and is active as a jazz clinician at high schools and universities across Canada.

Deniz Lim-Sersan is a multi-instrumentalist who early on developed a unique musical style. Learning classical piano from his mother and Balkan rhythm from his father, he synthesized his now eclectic musical influences into his artistic expression. Over the years, Deniz has had the pleasure of encountering and studying with the great masters of music, including artists like Herbie Hancock, Vijay Iyer, Gretchen Parlato, Miguel de Armas, Brian Browne, Robi Botos, Brian Dickinson, Bernie Senensky and more, and has toured with a variety of Canadian talent. Deniz currently runs two projects: Primary Colours as pianist and songwriter, and NitroTurtle as drummer and bandleader.