Kamloops, Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Died
5 April 2024 (aged 100)
Phillip Rista (Phil) Nimmons, OC, O.Ont (born June 3, 1923) is a Canadian jazz clarinetist, composer, bandleader, and academic. Born in Kamloops, British Columbia, the son of George Rista and Hilda Louise (McCrum), he attended Lord Byng Secondary School, graduating in 1940. He then received a B.A. from the University of British Columbia in 1944. From 1945 to 1947, he was a scholar at the Juilliard School of Music. From 1948 to 1950, he attended the Royal Conservatory of Music. He joined the University of Toronto in 1973 as instructor in jazz techniques and is now Director Emeritus o… read more
Phillip Rista (Phil) Nimmons, OC, O.Ont (born June 3, 1923) is a Canadian jazz clarinetist, composer, bandleader, and academic. Born in Kamloops, British Columbia, the son of George Rista and Hilda Louise (McCrum), he attended Lord Byng Secondary School, graduating in 1940. He then received a… read more
Phillip Rista (Phil) Nimmons, OC, O.Ont (born June 3, 1923) is a Canadian jazz clarinetist, composer, bandleader, and academic. Born in Kamloops, British Columbia, the son of George Rista and Hilda Louise (McCrum), he attended Lord Byng Secondary School, graduating in 1940. He then received a B.A. from the University of British Columbia in 1944. From 1945 to 1947… read more
