Canadian musician Phil Dwyer has appeared on nine JUNO Award winning releases including Best Contemporary Jazz Album of 2012 for Changing Seasons (Phil Dwyer Orchestra). From 1988-2004 he was a first-call session player, concert and club performer and composer/ arranger in Toronto. He has also toured throughout Canada and the U.S., as well as in Europe, Asia, Mexico, and South America. Living back on his native Vancouver Island since 2004 Phil has remained busy with touring and recording projects and in addition he also operates his own summer music school. Don Thompson is also an accomplished pianist, vibraphonist, composer and arranger. He spent many years with George Shearing with whom he appeared playing bass and piano (in a duo setting) and vibraphone in the quintet. Through the years he has worked and recorded with many of the greatest jazz musicians in the world such as Jim Hall, Paul Desmond, Frank Rosolino, Kenny Wheeler and John Abercrombie. Don has won three JUNO Awards, the Oscar Peterson Award (Montreal Jazz Festival) and the Hagood Hardy Award for Composition (SOCAN) as well as 13 National Jazz Awards. In 2009 he was made an Officer of the Order Of Canada.