Hugh has recorded over one hundred of his compositions on 17 albums as a leader. He won two Juno Awards and many nominations for these recordings, and appears on over twenty albums as a sideman including recent releases by Cuban bands Chucho Valdes and Irakere on Bembe Records, Perspectiva on Egrem Records, and Kenny Wheeler on ECM Records. hughfraser
Nimmons led the jazz program for nine years, followed in 1983 by Dave Holland, Hugh Fraser in 1991, and Kenny Werner in 1999. www.banffcentre.ca/music/jazz
Hugh Fraser, current Head of Jazz Studies at the University of Victoria (British Columbia) has been a positive force in the world of jazz music for over two decades and holds an honorary Doctorate from mcMaster University. In 1980, he formed the 13 membe www.hughfraser.com/hugh2.html