Gerald Danovitch (February 24, 1932 – December 1, 1997) was a Canadian classical saxophone player and educator, McGill University professor, founder of Gerald Danovitch Saxophone Quartet and jazz studies department at McGill.
His sight reading was outstanding making him a very demanded musician on the Montreal scene, and counting his ability to double fluently on several woodwind instruments, including clarinet, flute, and piccolo he soon became a part of many musical productions in Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, and other cities.
Danovich was the orchestra contractor and the bandleader for the Canadian premiere of The Phantom of the Opera musical in Ottawa.
In late 1995, Danovich was invited by Andrew Homzy and George Doxas to start a 1930s-styled big band The Valentino Orchestra.
With The Valentino Orchestra Danovich performed at the du Maurier stage of the Montreal International Jazz Festival in June 1997, several months before his death.