Graham Collier

Graham Collier (1937-2011) was a British double bassist, composer and bandleader, born in Tynemouth. After studying at Berklee in Boston, where he was its first British graduate in 1963, he formed the group Graham Collier Music back in Britain. He was also a teacher and the author of several books on jazz and composition. He died in Greece. Collier had served as an army musician in Hong Kong before winning a Down Beat scholarship to Berklee, where he studied with Herb Pomeroy. His bands included Kenny Wheeler, Harry Beckett, John Surman, Karl Jenkins, Mike Gibbs and Art Themen.