Ron Collier
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Ron Collier |
| background | non_vocal_instrumentalist |
| birth_name | Ronald William Collier |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Coleman, Alberta, Canada |
| death_date | |
| death_place | Toronto, Ontario |
| genre | Jazz |
| occupation | Musician, composer, arranger |
| instrument | Trombone |
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| name = Ron Collier | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | birth_name = Ronald William Collier | birth_date = | birth_place = Coleman, Alberta, Canada | death_date = | death_place = Toronto, Ontario | genre = Jazz | occupation = Musician, composer, arranger | instrument = Trombone
Ron Collier, (July 3, 1930 – October 22, 2003) was a Canadian jazz trombonist, composer, and arranger. He performed in and led a number of jazz groups, and created orchestrations for and recorded with Duke Ellington.
Early life and education
A native of Coleman, Alberta, Collier began his musical training in Vancouver. He was a member of the Kitsilano Boys' Band. He studied music privately in Toronto with Gordon Delamont. The first jazz musician to receive a Canada Council grant, he studied orchestration in New York in 1961 and 1962.
Career
Collier formed the Ron Collier Jazz Quartet, which performed in the 1950s at the Stratford Festival and on CBC's Tabloid with Portia White, and in 1963 with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.
Duke Ellington performed with the Ron Collier Orchestra on the 1969 album North of the Border in Canada.Karen Bliss. "Canadian Jazz Great and 'Musical Force' Ed Bickert Remembered By His Son", Billboard, March 9, 2019. The album included compositions by several Canadian composers, including Collier. Collier created orchestrations for a number of Ellington's concerts and recordings. Don Mather. "Jazz CD Reviews", Music-Wev International, June 2, 2002.
Collier composed the scores to the films Face-Off (1971), A Fan's Notes (1972), and Paperback Hero (1973). In the 1970s, he began directing a student orchestra at Toronto's Humber College. His band won the big Band Open Class at the Canadian Stage Band Festival in 1982 .
In 2003, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. He died in October that year in Toronto, aged 73.
References
References
- Helen McNamara, Betty Nygaard King. "Collier, Ron". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
- (2000). "The Penguin guide to jazz on CD". Penguin Books.
- "Ron Collier". Canadian Jazz Archive Online.
- [https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ron-collier-mn0000274298 "Ron Collier"]. ''AllMusic'' biography by Eugene Chadbourne. Accessed April 3, 2024.
- (1957). "The Canadian Music Journal". Canadian Music Council..
- [https://www.cbc.ca/archives/canadian-contralto-portia-white-s-life-on-the-stage-1.4986880 "Canadian contralto Portia White's life on the stage"]. ''Tabloid'', CBC Television, February 1, 2019.
- [https://newspaperarchive.com/winnipeg-tribune-jan-04-1963-p-14/ ''Winnipeg Tribune''], via Newspaper Archives, January 4, 1963, pg. 14.
- [https://newspaperarchive.com/winnipeg-free-press-jan-04-1963-p-11/ "A Question of Terms"], ''Winnipeg Free Press'', via Newspaper Archives, January 4, 1963, pg. 11.
- (1969). "Stereo Review". CBS Magazines.
- [https://newspaperarchive.com/oswego-palladium-times-jan-25-1969-p-9/ "Duke Ellington North of The Border in Canada"]. ''Oswego Palladium Times'', via Newspaper Archives, January 25, 1969, pg. 9.
- [https://newspaperarchive.com/winnipeg-free-press-dec-07-1976-p-47/ "The Best Seat in the House"], ''Winnipeg Free Press'', via Newspaper Archives. December 7, 1976, pg. 47
- [https://newspaperarchive.com/winnipeg-free-press-dec-06-1991-p-35/ "Relax'"]. ''Winnipeg Free Press'', via Newspaper Archives, December 6, 1991, pg. 35.
- [https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/146-1207 Order of Canada citation], gg.ca. Accessed April 3, 2024.
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