Jâca - Clarinet & Guitar

Jâca is a clarinet and guitar duo that combines classical and world music to bring an adventurous, passionate, and completely original musical style to the stage. Jâca breathes new life into the traditional concert experience, ignoring convention and consistently leaving their audiences buzzing. “At a Jâca concert you’re not just a bystander, you feel a part of it.” -Humans of Chamber Music

Based in Fort Collins, CO, Canadian clarinetist <a href="spotify:artist:1VUSQJgcqpBKPtzmdXggRR" data-name="Wesley Ferreira">Wesley Ferreira</a> is an acclaimed soloist and orchestral musician. He always brings his infectious positivity, big smile, and way too many reeds to every rehearsal. His Portuguese heritage has inspired arrangements and commissions of new music for the duo. In addition to being an award-winning Classical guitarist, Los Angeles-based Jaxon Williams is an active performer of Spanish Flamenco guitar. He also knows more about fingernail care than a certified beautician and can slap on a fake nail in 5 minutes or less.

Jâca has delighted audiences in concert halls at arts series and music festivals worldwide including in North America, South America, and Europe. Press has described the duo as being “at the forefront of an exciting new wave of classical chamber music groups” (Sneak Preview, OR) and praises Jâca for “pushing classical music forward” (Culturs: Global Multicultural Magazine).

Dividing their time between USA, Canada, Spain and Portugal, this 21st-century duo represents the limitless potential of an interconnected world.