Gavin Hope - vocalist

With his lightning speed comedic timing, skills on the dance floor and a truly exceptional, velvety, emotional voice, Gavin Hope is a natural born performer and always a fan favourite!

Gavin is a three-time Juno Award nominee, both as a solo headlining vocalist and also as the longest running Baritone member of the iconic Canadian a cappella group, The Nylons. In addition to touring globally, he has recorded 6 studio albums with the Nylons, as well as two more successful recordings: Solo pop album “Anything Like Mine” which nationally charted on radio top 100 and top 40, and the beautifully minimalist Jazz album “For All We Know” featuring Bill King, which received rave reviews on Jazz charts and was named one of the top Canadian Jazz albums of the year by the Toronto Star. Gavin has performed in music festivals around the world, including the Borneo Jazz Festival twice, as well as being a featured artist locally in the Toronto and Kensington Jazz Festivals.

Gavin was an original Canadian cast member of hit Broadway musicals The Lion King (Simba), and RENT (Collins), in Toronto. More recently Gavin was in the Dora Award winning (Best New Musical) Dixon Road, the Dora Award nominated original all Black Canadian opera, Of The Sea, and bared it all as “Horse” in the hit musical, The Full Monty. Besides countless commercials and TV appearances, theatre, and Nylons tour dates, Gavin has shared stages with the likes of Natalie Cole, Deborah Cox, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Corey Hart, Bryan Adams, David Foster, and many other notable artists.

Gavin has been a headlining featured vocalist with Jeans 'n Classics for almost two decades. With JnC, Gavin has been performing Symphony Pops concerts in the U.S. and Canada, bringing the music of Earth Wind and Fire, Michael Jackson, Prince, Stevie Wonder, Rocky Horror, Motown, Woodstock, Soulful, Music of Apollo, Rock and Pop, Woodstock, James Bond, and more, to the symphonic stage. Gavin is thrilled to call Jeans 'n Classics his music family, and to be a core artist in many of the incredible and dynamic shows they offer.

Gavin wrapped up touring with The Nylons during a sold out Farewell Tour in Canada, U.S., Belgium and Holland in 2017, and has continued being a successful performer as a headlining vocalist, actor, session vocalist and recording artist all over North America. Gavin's passion for travel and gift for photography (follow him @rox_daddy on Instagram) are further proof that he is living the life he was born to live! From the studio, to touring, to the Theatre stage, Off-Broadway, and the Symphonic stage, Gavin simply loves to perform, and audiences love him right back.