Dan Fortin was born and raised in Peterborough, Ontario. His eclectic tastes have led to work with a wide variety of musicians in the jazz, rock and pop worlds, including Bernice, Aline’s étoile magique, The Allison Au Quartet, Emilie-Claire Barlow, Laila Biali, Will Bonness, Harley Card, Kieran Daly, Tara Davidson, Matt Dusk, Alex Goodman, Jon Gordon, Jocelyn Gould, Ethan Iverson, July Talk, Abigail Lapell, Andy Milne, Mike Murley, David Occhipinti, Queer Songbook Orchestra, Bryn Roberts, Serena Ryder, Nicky Schrire, John Southworth, Devon Sproule & Mike O’Neill, the Yayennings Quartet, Zoon, and many others. He’s been lucky enough to play at a number of great international venues, including Cafe Oto, SFJAZZ Center, the Monterey Jazz Festival, Sunset/Sunside, JazzDock, The Cotton Club (Tokyo), Jamboree, and Jimmy Glass.