Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: April 22, 1993
• Invested on: February 16, 1994

Canada's jazz statesman has popularized jazz music for more than thirty years. One of the first musicians to experiment with electric woodwinds and to play two saxophones at once, he has musical abilities ranging from piccolo to flute to baritone saxophone. His "Swinging Shepherd Blues" became a worldwide best seller.