Phil Nimmons
Phil Nimmons | |
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| Birth name | Philip Rista Nimmons |
| Born | June 3, 1923 Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada |
| Genres | Jazz, classical |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, arranger, educator |
| Instrument(s) | Clarinet |
| Years active | 1948–present |
Phillip Rista Nimmons, OC OOnt (born June 3, 1923) is a Canadian jazz clarinetist, composer, bandleader, and educator.
Career
Nimmons was born in Kamloops, British Columbia.[1] He joined the University of Toronto in 1973.[1]
Awards and honors
Nimmons received the first Juno Award given in the Juno Awards jazz category, for his album Atlantic Suite.[1] His composition "The Torch" was commissioned for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.[1] It was performed at the Olympics by a big band led by Rob McConnell.[1]
In 1993, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.[2] He is also a recipient of the Order of Ontario. In 2002, Nimmons received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts, for his lifetime contribution to popular music.[2]
On November 21, 2005, Nimmons was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by SOCAN at the SOCAN Awards in Toronto.[3]
Discography
- The Canadian Scene Via the Phil Nimmons Group (Verve, 1956)
- Nimmons 'n' Nine (Verve, 1963)
- Take Ten (RCA, 1963)
- Mary Poppins Swings (RCA, 1964)
- Strictly Nimmons (RCA, 1965)
- Nimmons Now (RCA, 1970)
- The Atlantic Suite (Sackville, 1975)
- Sands of Time (Sackville, 2000)
- Beginnings (Nimmons 'n' Music, 2009)
- Canadian Composer Portrait: Phil Nimmons (CMC, 2009)
References
- ^ a b c d e Cross, Dan. "Phil Nimmons". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Phil Nimmons biography". Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Foundation. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-01-05. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
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External links
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- Phil Nimmons at The Canadian Encyclopedia
- Archival manuscripts at University of Toronto Music Library
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- 1923 births
- Bebop clarinetists
- Canadian composers
- Canadian male composers
- Canadian jazz composers
- Male jazz composers
- Canadian jazz clarinetists
- Living people
- Members of the Order of Ontario
- Officers of the Order of Canada
- People from Kamloops
- Progressive big band bandleaders
- Swing clarinetists
- The Royal Conservatory of Music alumni
- Verve Records artists
- Governor General's Performing Arts Award winners
- Juno Award for Best Jazz Album winners
- 21st-century clarinetists
- 21st-century Canadian male musicians