Don Thompson
Don Thompson was born in Powell River, British Columbia, Canada on January 18th, 1940 and is the Pianist. At the age of 84, Don Thompson biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Donald Winston Thompson, OC (born 18 January 1940), is a Canadian jazz musician who plays double bass, piano, and vibes.
Thompson was a member of the Toronto Quartet of Paul Desmond in the mid seventies, and the result was two albums.
Other performers on those days, mainly at Bourbon Street in Toronto, were guitarist Ed Bickert and drummer Jerry Fuller.
Thompson has been a fixture on the Toronto jazz scene since the late 1960s when he came from British Columbia.
He served with Rob McConnell's Boss Brass for a long time.
Awards
- Juno Award, Best Jazz Recording, Sackville 4005, 1980
- Juno Award, Best Jazz Album, A Beautiful Friendship, 1985
- Vibraphonist of the Year, Jazz Report, 1993–1997
- Composer of the Year, Jazz Report, 1994
- Original Jazz Composition, Socan, 1994
- Juno Award, Best Traditional Jazz Album, Ask Me Later, 2006
- Order of Canada, Officer, 2009