about us
Toronto Jazz Collective is an award winning music collective that provides luxury live music entertainment services for special events & weddings.
We offer a wide range of in-house musical acts & services including:
- Jazz Bands
- Cover Bands
- String Ensembles
- Wedding Bands
- Wedding Music Packages (Ceremony, Cocktails, Reception)
- DJ's & MC's
- Solo Musicians
- Holiday Party Bands & DJ's
- Premium Audio/Visual Services
- Full Event Music Packages (Band, DJ, PA System, Lights)
Our line-up of over 50 award-winning musicians, bandleaders, DJ's, audio technicians, admin staff and music coordinators consist of hand-picked music professionals with bachelor degrees in music performance and over 20 years of performance experience. We are also preferred vendors for Canada's Pop Up Chapel and Palais Royale!
Our music coordinators and bandleaders will work closely with you and your event planner to help make your event extra special!
With our extremely talented musical acts and top quality customer service, Toronto Jazz Collective truly creates a one of a kind experience that cannot be matched.
Meet The Team!
Chris Kettlewell
Assistant Music Coordinator, Bandleader, Bassist
Chris Kettlewell is a dedicated father and award winning bassist with a bachelor degree in music performance & business from Humber College. Chris has played in many musical settings from Cruise Ships and Hotel Contracts across the globe to touring with the Blazing Fiddles, Moskitto Bar, Maylee Todd and Fred Penner.
Chris has been with the collective since day 1 and is our first call bassist and bandleader. He leads some of our top jazz ensembles on bass & also does music coordinating for TJC events.
Look out for Chris playing his beautiful upright bass on our TJC events!
Some of Chris's favourite artists and musical influences are:
- Bjork
- Radiohead
- Arcade Fire
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Miles Davis
- Oscar Peterson
- Ray Brown
- The Pixies
- Kamasi Washington
- Chet Baker
Josh Lane is the Founder of the Toronto Jazz Collective. Josh and his team of 4 people started the collective in 2012 and grew it to over 50 members.
Josh is an award winning drummer/percussionist with a bachelor degree in music performance & business from Humber College.
Josh has played on cruise ships throughout the Mediterranean, toured the US with pop singers, performed with a Humber College alumni jazz ensemble across South Korea, played in pit bands for musicals and also collaborates regularly with many jazz projects across the city of Toronto.
Josh is the lead coordinator for our high profile events and weddings and handles the management and creative direction for the TJC team. You can also still catch him on drums with some of our jazz ensembles.
Some of Josh's favourite artists and musical influences are:
- Frank Sinatra
- Brad Mehldau
- Scary Pockets
- Wayne Shorter
- Brian Blade
- Vulfpeck
- Bruno Mars
- Stevie Wonder
- Tony Williams
- Lawrence the Band
- Pomplamoose
