David Foster: 'The world has lost a great musician'

Across the continent, David Foster, renowned Hollywood producer and 16-time Grammy award winner, is grieving.
That’s because he lost his most important mentor, Edmonton musician Tommy Banks, who died Thursday of leukemia after a short illness.
“The world has lost a great musician,” said Foster in a phone interview from Los Angeles. “I know he was Edmonton’s favourite son, but I hope people realize he truly was world class. In my mind, you can say Oscar Peterson and