- Born
- Died
- Birth namePhilip Rista Nimmons
- Nickname
- Dean of Canadian Jazz
- Phil Nimmons was born on June 3, 1923 in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. Phil was a composer, known for A Dangerous Age (1957), Folio (1955) and A Cool Sound from Hell (1959). Phil was married to Noreen Liëse Spencer. Phil died on April 5, 2024 in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada.
- SpouseNoreen Liëse Spencer(? - 2002) (her death, 3 children)
- ChildrenHolly NimmonsCarey NimmonsSpencer Nimmons
- He was a jazz clarinetist, composer and bandleader who was active in recordings, concerts, band clinics, workshops, universities and summer camps. He studied at the University of British Columbia, the Juilliard School of Music in New York, and the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.
- Was given the National Jazz Award for clarinetist of the year for 13 consecutive years between 1995 and 2008.
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