Phil Nimmons

Phillip Rista Nimmons, (born June 3, 1923) is a Canadian jazz clarinetist, composer, bandleader, and educator.
Career.
Nimmons was born in Kamloops, British Columbia. He joined the University of Toronto in 1973.
Awards and honors.
Nimmons received the first Juno Award given in the Juno Awards jazz category, for his album "Atlantic Suite". His composition "The Torch" was commissioned for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. It was performed at the Olympics by a big band led by Rob McConnell.
In 1993, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. 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.
On November 21, 2005, Nimmons was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by SOCAN at the SOCAN Awards in Toronto.