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He had a deep commitment to education and was a founding instructor at the ambitious but short-lived Advanced School of Contemporary Music in Toronto, along with pianist Oscar Peterson and bassist Ray Brown
8-time Grammy Award winner Christian McBride and 7-time Grammy-winning bassist and composer Edgar Meyer unveiled their new joint record: "But Who's Gonna Play The Melody?"
His legacy includes started the Advanced School of Contemporary Music in Toronto.
During his long life, Nimmons influenced generations of musicians, music teachers and audiences.
Phil Nimmons, the legendary musician who was widely acclaimed as an elder statesman of Canadian jazz, has died. He was 100.