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Bassist Daniel Fortin was born and raised in Peterborough, Ontario. His eclectic tastes and stylistic flexibility have led to work with a wide variety of artists in the jazz, rock and pop worlds, including Bernice, The Allison Au Quartet, Queer Songbook Orchestra, John Southworth, Serena Ryder, July Talk, Emilie-Claire Barlow, Devon Sproule, Mike O’Neill, Bryn Roberts, Tara Davidson, Harley Card, Michael Davidson, David Occhipinti, Alex Goodman, and many others. He’s been lucky enough to play in a number of great places, including Cafe Oto, 55 Bar, Smalls, SFJAZZ Center, the Monterey Jazz Festival, Sunset/Sunside, JazzDock, Jamboree, Jimmy Glass, and Koerner Hall.

Dan is a co-leader of the Juno nominated trio MYRIAD3, along with pianist Chris Donnelly and drummer Ernesto Cervini. Together, they’ve released five albums for Alma Records: Tell (2012), The Where (2014), Tell((Chip)) (2015 – Donnelly’s electronic reimagining of their debut record), Moons, (2016), and Vera (2018.) They have undertaken several tours of Canada, the USA, Europe, and Japan, including performances at the Tokyo Jazz Festival and Ronnie Scott’s International Piano Trio Festival (London, UK.)

In 2015, Dan released BRINKS, his debut album as a leader on Fresh Sound/New Talent Records. The critically acclaimed record features his long time collaborators David French, Michael Davidson, and Fabio Ragnelli, and includes 10 of his songs.

His most recent release is ‘Clock Radio,’ a duo recording with vibraphonist Michael Davidson, released on their Elastic Recordings imprint. He’s currently working on an album of music for solo bass to be released in 2020.

Dan is on faculty at the University of Toronto, where he teaches bass in the Jazz Studies department.