Kenneth Vincent John Wheeler, OC (14 January 1930 – 18 September 2014) was a Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player, based in the U.K. from the 1950s onwards.

[5] He also with (Eric Burdon and) the Animals' Big Band that made its only public appearance at the 5th Annual British Jazz & Blues Festival in Richmond (1965) with tenors Stan Robinson, Dick Morrissey and Al Gay, baritone sax Paul Carroll, and fellow trumpets Ian Carr and Greg Brown.

[8] In the mid-1960s, Wheeler became a close participant in the nascent free improvisation movement in London, playing with Parker, John Stevens, the Spontaneous Music Ensemble and the Globe Unity Orchestra.

[10] Music for Large & Small Ensembles (1990) included the Wheeler compositions "Sea Lady" and "The Sweet Time Suite", the latter his most ambitious extended work for big band since Windmill Tilter.

[5] In 1997 Wheeler received widespread critical praise for his album Angel Song, which featured an unusual drummer-less quartet of Bill Frisell (guitar), Dave Holland (bass) and Lee Konitz (alto sax).

[12] With John Abercrombie With Rabih Abou-Khalil With George Adams With Pepper Adams With the Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra With Jane Ira Bloom With Anthony Braxton With Jakob Bro With Bill Bruford With Rainer Brüninghaus With Don Cherry With Steve Coleman With CCS With Graham Collier With Paolino Dalla Porta With John Dankworth With Pierre Favre With Claudio Fasoil With Bill Frisell With Globe Unity Orchestra With Paul Gonsalves With Dave Holland Quintet With Mark Isaacs With Philly Joe Jones With Chris Kase With Andy Middleton With Joni Mitchell With Roscoe Mitchell With Louis Moholo-Moholo With Tony Oxley With Enrico Pieranunzi With Paul Rutherford and Iskra 1912 With Tommy Smith With Wadada Leo Smith With Thomas Stabenow With David Sylvian With John Surman With Ralph Towner With Glauco Venier Trio With Ernst Vranckx With Fabio Zeppetella