John Corcelli was born and raised in Toronto. He’s a musician, actor, radio producer and writer.
He considers music his “religion”, with a love for all of its forms especially Jazz. Corcelli graduated from Ryerson University in 1984 with a Radio & Television Arts degree, one that laid the foundation for a career in.... more
John Corcelli was born and raised in Toronto. He’s a musician, actor, radio producer and writer.
He considers music his “religion”, with a love for all of its forms especially Jazz. Corcelli graduated from Ryerson University in 1984 with a Radio & Television Arts degree, one that laid the foundation for a career in broadcasting with Radio as his preferred format to educate and entertain.
He made his stage debut in 1998 with the Scarborough Theatre Guild. He’s also studied with Sears & Switzer and Second City (Toronto). Corcelli made his directorial debut in 2010 with the Village Players production of The Price by Arthur Miller, a superlative moment in his life.
In 2021, after 18 years, Corcelli retired from the CBC Music Library. During those years he produced some radio docs. One of his favourites was the eight-part series, RPM: Indispensable Canadian Pop Albums. To mark the 100th anniversary of its sinking, Corcelli produced a documentary about the musicians who played on the Titanic, called Hartley’s Violin.
Corcelli plays clarinet and soprano sax but not at the same time. From 2010 to 2016 he was member of the Festival Wind Orchestra. Today, he makes music in small groups.
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