Jim Gelcer

Jim Gelcer is a Canadian musician, composer, and producer. Born in Cape Town, South Africa, he moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1968. He attended Eastman School of Music in 1980, studying drums, vibraphone, arranging and improvisation with Ray Ricker, Bill Dobbins, Dave Ratajczak, and Lee Musiker. In 1984, Gelcer studied jazz with David Mott at York University. Soon afterwards he established himself as a professional musician. Gelcer has performed, recorded, and toured with acts as diverse as Lee Aaron, and the Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band. He has also worked with Paul Hoffert, Reg Schwager, George Koller, and Dave Young. Early in his career, Gelcer composed music for film and television, including Price of Vengeance (1985), The Journal on CBC (1985-89), and My Happy Days in Hell (1994). More recently, he teamed with Donald Quan to form Gopher Lunch, a film music recording house and music library.