John Devenish

John Devenish is a musician and actor with training and professional experiences on stage, on camera, in film, television and radio.
He was the male narrator for The Globe and Mail’s Facts and Arguments podcasts and the Dear Sweetheart series featuring letters home from a Canadian soldier overseas during WWII.  Most recently John provided voice work for a short film about the Titanic featured in the Halifax Chronicle-Herald's Titanic celebrations series.

He has contributed to major art installations in Toronto’s Nuit Blanche, The Encampment installation in Ottawa’s Major’s Hill Park and was project coordinator for the public art piece, The Community Totem, in Toronto’s Cy Townsend Park. John served as an active board member of the inaugural Wychwood Barns Community Association. He also has many years of experience in different areas of social and developmental services.

More than anything else John loves to talk, engage with, and meet new people, find out what makes them tick and what inspires them. He loves jazz, classical and many other diverse music genres having been introduced to them at an early age. His passion for the arts and other cultural activities provides him with a strong understanding and connection to Toronto’s diverse artistic communities.

Share your evenings from 6PM to 9PM, Monday to Friday, with John Devenish, our new Dinner Jazz host on JAZZ.FM91.