John Collin Jazz Drummer


Upcoming Gigs December  

Dec 2 730pm Saturday Night Swing Dance at St Barnabus with the Savoy Band 

Dec 3 5pm - with Dinny and the All Stars at the Queen Vic Pub

Dec 8 730pm  the Jordan Klapman Quintet plus choir and guests at St Andrews church for a Ceilidh Christmas 

Dec 9 730pm - With John MacMurchy and Sheri Weldon for a Christmas of Cool at the John Saunders centre collingwood Ontario 

Dec 11 730pm New Horizons concert band at Bayview Glen church 

Dec 14 2pm at the Miles Nadal JCC with Jordan Klapman and friends 

Dec 15/16 8pm at Rustr Music Hall in Sarnia Ontario with two tributes : after the goldrush Neil Young/ x & y Coldplay 

Dec 17 private event in Hamilton with the liquid jazz project 

Dec 20 2pm at New Horizons tower with David Skolnick 

Dec 21  2pm at Elgin Mills Delmanor with David Skolnick 

Dec 23 730 pm Dovercourt House Saturday night Swing dance with Toby Hughes and friends 



 Johns father was a drummer who taught him as a youth, before sending him to Humber College to study with notable great Roger Flock. Being influenced by the big band drummers of the swing era and B-Bop jazz drummers, John has played with most of Torontos prominent big band jazz ensembles. With over 30 musical theatre shows to date, John has also toured across Canada with Actress/Singer Cassie Steel from tv show Degrassi: The Next Generation, played in show bands on cruise ships and toured internationally in hotels in Asia. 

Variety is The Spice of Life!!!

Being a working musician, John Collin is called by other musicians to  play in a variety of musical styles and  situations, ranging from jazz to rock, latin, funk, music theatre , classical orchestra, brass band and anything in between. 

The John Collin Jazz Band is available in a trio format to a large ensemble and is suitable  for events of all occasions. 

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