Jim Gelcer is a singing drummer and multiple chart topping recording artist, hailed as “a hidden jewel in the Canadian jazz landscape” who sings with “a purity of tone, a resonant vocal aesthetic and a deeply embedded rhythmic sensibility,” and sounds “like Chet Baker, with edge.”He is at home in an eclectic range of genres, from jazz and rock to klezmer and new age, and an accomplished film and television composer. His recording "Jim and Paul Play Glenn and Ludwig" hit #1 in Canada on both the jazz and classical charts. He is also renowned for his meditative music recordings, including “Quiet Expanse” which topped the New Age charts in 2025.
