All Members – Past and Present
In Alphabetical Order:
Dave McMurdo (trombonist, composer, arranger, conductor, educator) was born March 4, 1944 in Isleworth, England, and passed away on June 13, 2011. He spent his early life in vancouver, British Columbia, Canada where he studied music at the University of British Columbia. It was there that he began composing music and playing in s variety of bands including the famed Bob Hales Big Band. In 1969, Dave moved to Toronto where he became a respected sideman with Rob McConnell and The Boss Brass, and lead trombone player in Nimmons ‘n’...
read moreMarty Morell (drummer, percussionist, vibraphonist, producer) was born in1944. He played with the Bill Evans Trio for seven years – longer than any other drummer. Morell attended the Manhattan School of Music and studied mallets with Morris Goldberg, and tympani with Saul Goodman at the Juilliard School of Music. Prior to joining Bill Evans, he worked and/or recorded with the Al Cohn-Zoot Sims Quintet,Henry “Red” Allen , Gary McFarland, Steve Kuhn and Gábor Szabó. Morell recorded prolifically and toured the world with...
read moreGary Morgan (saxophonist, bassist, arranger, composer) was born in Santiago, Chile and moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 2. Tuned to music from an early age, he digested the popular music of the day, country music, Top 40, blues, big bands, rock & roll and rhythm & blues. Formative events in his early life included hearing the bands of Lionel Hampton, Count Basie and Illinois Jaquet up close, “these guys were really having fun!”, and hearing Salsa for the first time, booming from a record shop in the Times...
read moreMike Murley (tenor and soprano saxophonist) was born in Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1961. Mike Murley has emerged as one of the country’s finest jazz artists since moving to Toronto from his native Nova Scotia in 1981. His critically-acclaimed work as a leader and a sideman has placed him at the forefront of Canada’s jazz scene for more than a decade. Since winning the Juno award in 1991 for his Two Sides album, Murley has appeared on seven other Juno award-winning recordings including four in the last five years. More recently Murley was...
read moreSam Noto (trumpet, flugelhorn) was born in 1930, Buffalo, New York, U.S.A. Reputed as an excellent bop soloist, Noto has worked throughout North America with some of the biggest names and best bands in jazz, including Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Buddy Rich, Red Rodney, Don Menza, Joe Romano, Larry Cavelli, Louie Bellson, Kenny Shroyer, Frank Rossolino, Ed Leddy, Archie LeCoQue, Kent Larsen, Joe “Red” Kelly, Phil Gilbert, Pearl Bailey, Bob Fitzpatrick, Bill Catalano, Jim Amlotte, Anita O’Day, Lennie Niehaus, Bud Shank,...
read moreErnie Pattison (trombone, bass trombone) has worked extensively with Rob McConnell and The Boss Brass over the years, The Brass Connection and Mel Torme, and many others. 1986 – Night Flight ( Rob McConnell and The Boss Brass ) 1987 – Five Star Edition ( The Brass Connection ) 1991 – The Brass Is Back ( Rob McConnell and The Boss Brass ) 1992 – Brassy & Sassy ( Rob McConnell and The Boss Brass) 1993 – Our 25th Year ( Rob McConnell and The Boss Brass ) 1994 – Overtime ( Rob McConnell and...
read moreP.J. Perry (tenor/alto saxophone, clarinet, flute & piccolo) was born in 1941, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He is a jazz saxophonist from Edmonton, Alberta. He has won one Juno award as a solo artist, and one for his work with The Rob McConnell Tentet. Perry was born to prominent western Canadian band leader Paul Perry and Margaret Yeo. Early in life they moved around Canada between Medicine Hat, Regina, Sylvan Lake and Vancouver. He learned to play the clarinet and piano before becoming a saxophonist for his father’s band. Perry,...
read moreTerry Promaine (trombonist, arranger, composer) is an Associate Professor and Coordinator of Jazz Studies at the University Toronto, The Director of “The Jazz Camp” at the Interprovincial Music Camp (IMC) and remains busy as a freelance tenor trombone/tuba/bass trombonist. He appears with numerous Toronto based groups including, The Mike Murley Septet, The John Macleod Big Band, The Paul Read Orchestra (PRO), Dave Young Sextet, The Dave Young/Terry Promane Octet, The DYTP Big Band (Dave Young/Terry Promane) The Kirk MacDonald Big Band, a long...
read moreDave Restivo (piano) isone of canada’s most respected and influential jazz artists, well-known for his work with Rob McConnell’s The Boss Brass and Tentet, the Mike Murley Quintet, and legendary songwriter Marc Jordan. He has also performed and recorded with Dave Holland, Kenny Wheeler, John Abercrombie, Mel Torme, Pat LaBarbera, Carla Bley, Steve Swallow, David Clayton-Thomas, Molly Johnson, Moe Koffman, Joe LaBarbera, Curtis Fuller, Phil Dwyer, Ed Bickert, Don Thompson, Guido Basso, Joe Lovano, Jeff Hamilton, Jeff Healey, Alex...
read moreEarl Seymour (tenor and baritone saxophone, EWI-Steiner) was born on Sept.13, 1951 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Earl was born the third of four children. His parents, the late Art and Wanda Seymour, encourage Earl to take up the clarinet at the age of 9, and he continued until he reached high school, where he began his romance with the saxophone. After high school, Earl started his professional music career touring with and Edmonton rock band called, “The Privilege.” When he returned from the road, he was hired by Tommy Banks and...
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