Matt Zimbel
Matt Zimbel is a producer, musician, writer, filmmaker and artistic director with credits that include the Netflix Comedians of the World, The Pan Am Games opening with Cirque du Soleil, Canada Day on Parliament Hill 2001,2004,2005, 2011, Canada’s Cultural Program at Expos in Japan 2005 & Dubai in 2021, Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala 2017 at Massey Hall. He has written / directed 3 documentary films that have been shown at festivals and in theatres around the world. For 45 years Zimbel has led the award-winning global jazz collective Manteca (www.manteca-music.com) through world tours and fourteen recordings. The most recent Manteca release, The Offspring Project, was in 2023. Additionally Matt has been a contributor to the Globe & Mail, The Toronto Star and Billboard.