1. He played the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland in 1981 and met Michael Brecker , introducing him to John McLaughlin , Billy Cobham and other fusion stars .
2. He played the Montreux Jazz festival in Switzerland in 1981 and met Michael Brecker who introduced him to John McLaughlin , Billy Cobham and other fusion stars .

Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
yes