Mark Kelso

Mark Kelso is a Canadian drummer, singer, producer, bandleader, and composer. Known for his ability to play a wide variety of styles, he has performed and recorded with Pat Metheny, Donny McCaslin, Laila Biali, Michael Bublé, Holly Cole, Hilario Duran, David Foster, Dave Grusin, Herbie Hancock, Olivia Newton-John, Molly Johnson, Chaka Khan, Pat LaBarbera, Donnell Leahy, Natalie MacMaster, Bonnie Raitt, Ron Sexsmith, Ian Tyson, and Gino Vannelli.

As a band member, Kelso has received four Juno Awards and has been nominated twice as a band leader with The Jazz Exiles (2016) and The Mark Kelso Project: Chronicles of Fezziwig (2020).