Ron Collier

Ron Collier
Born Ronald William Collier
(1930-07-03)July 3, 1930
Coleman, Alberta
Died October 22, 2003(2003-10-22) (aged 73)
Toronto, Ontario
Occupation jazz trombonist, composer and arranger

Ron Collier, OC (July 3, 1930 – October 22, 2003) was a Canadian jazz trombonist, composer and arranger.[1]

Collier was born in Coleman, Alberta began his early musical training in Vancouver. He studied music privately in Toronto with Gordon Delamont. He was an important member of the Kitsilano Boys' Band.[2]

He composed the scores to the Canadian films Face-Off (1971), A Fan's Notes (1972) and Paperback Hero (1973). Duke Ellington performed with the Ron Collier Orchestra on thev 1969 album North of the Border in Canada.

In 2003, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Helen McNamara, Betty Nygaard King. "Collier, Ron". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
  2. ↑ "Ron Collier". Canadian Jazz Archive Online.
  3. ↑ Order of Canada citation


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.