Ron Collier
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (August 2010) |
Ron Collier, OC (July 3, 1930 – October 22, 2003) was a Canadian jazz trombonist, composer and arranger.[1]
Collier was born in Vancouver and attended Vancouver Tech. He studied music privately in Toronto with Gordon Delamont. He was an important member of the Kitsilano Boys Band, with which he travelled to Great Britain and Holland in 1950.
Duke Ellington released an album "Collages" in 1973 with the Ron Collier orchestra.
In 2003, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
[edit] References
- ^ Helen McNamara, Betty Nygaard King. "Collier, Ron". The Canadian Encyclopedia. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0000761. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
 |
This article about a Canadian musician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
| This article on a jazz trombonist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
