Musician Dictionary

Don Thompson

Canadian musician · Canadian jazz multi-instrumentalist / composer / arranger / engineer

DescriptionCanadian musician
Source: Wikidata
Born1940-01-18
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplacePowell River Powell River
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaCanada
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryCA
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipCanada
Source: Wikidata
Occupationcomposer pianist jazz musician double-bassist musician vibraphonist
Source: Wikidata
Instrumentsbass instrument piano vibraphone double bass
Source: Wikidata
Genresjazz
Source: Wikidata
Record labelsJustin Time Records
Source: Wikidata
Member ofThe Don Thompson Quartet The Ed Bickert Trio Diana Panton Quartet The George Shearing Quintet John Handy Quintet The Paul Desmond Quartet The Brass Connection Jim Hall Trio Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass Dr. Music Lenny Breau Trio The Kenny Wheeler And Sonny Greenwich Quintet Emily Remler Quartet The Rick Wilkins Orchestra Sackville All Stars Don Thompson & His West Coast Friends The Dave McMurdo Jazz Orchestra Don Thompson Quintet All-Star Jazz Sextet Diana Panton Trio + 1 Don Thompson's Banff Jazz All Stars JMOG
Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz
AwardsOfficer of the Order of Canada
Source: Wikidata

Also known as

D Thompson D. T. D. Thompson D.Thompson Don W. Thompson Don Winston Thompson Donald Thompson Donald W. Thompson Donald Winston Thompson Moe Koffman And His Quartet R. Thompson Thompson Thomson

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Identifiers

mbid: 7a58846c-8440-4426-8408-60f25d8e65dd · wikidata: Q1239541 · ipi: 00042055222 · discogs: 566561, 792696

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