John Reid (saxophone, clarinet, flute, vocals, entertainer) is an award-winning jazz, blues, and soul musician who has performed around North America for decades. He has performed with EGOTs Emmy (TV award), Grammy (recordings award), Oscar (film award), and Tony (Broadway award) winners and could be said to be EGOT once-removed! Reid is also a composer. He has shared the stage with Tom Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, Bob Hope, Diana Kraal, Calgary 1988 Olympic Orchestra directed by Senator Tommy Banks, Joan Rivers, Harry Connick Jr., Lou Rawls, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Sam Moore (of Sam and Dave), Fifth Dimension, Lesley Gore, Gino Vanelli, Johnny Mathis, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Mel Tormé, studied with Oscar Peterson, performed at Havana and New Orleans jazz festivals, and has taught jazz history at the University of Calgary for forty years.