Ron Collier

Ron Collier

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

Collier was born in Vancouver and attended Vancouver Tech. 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.

External links

* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0000761 Ron Collier] at The Canadian Encyclopedia


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