Rob McConnell Born in London, Ontario, McConnell took up the valve trombone in high school and began his performing career in the early 50’s performing with saxophonist Don Thompson Edmonton, Bobby Gimby and fellow Canadian Maynard Ferguson. He also studied arranging and composition with Gordon Delamont. In 1968, Rob formed The Boss Brass, a big band that would become his primary performing and recording unit through the 1970’s and...
Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass - Canada's Own!
Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass - A Legendary, World-Class Big Band from Toronto, Canada
Jerry Toth (saxophonist, clarinet, flute, composer, arranger) was born on Nov. 15, 1928 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Heo passed away on March 31, 1999 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was from a well-known musical family including brothers Rudy, a prominent bandleader/composer, and Tony, a saxophonist. Celebrated as a member of Rob McConnell’s “The Boss...
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Erich Traugott (trumpeter) was born in 1928, in Poland, but was brought to Canada (North Battleford, Saskatchewan) when he was just nine months old. He started playing the cornet when he was three years old, on an old horn his father owned, and with the encouragement of both parents, and born with perfect pitch, he was soon playing at levels far beyond his years....
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Kevin Turcotte (trumpet, flugelhorn) was born in 1964 in Ottawa, Ontario,Canada, but raised in Sudbury, Ontario. He recognized as one of Canada’s major trumpet talents with an impressive list of recording and touring credentials as a prominent player with the elite of Canadian jazz ensembles including time Warp, The Mike Murley Quartet, Rob McConnell and The Boss...
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Jim Vivian (bassist) was born in 1961. One of the most in demand bassists in Canada, Jim has performed and recorded with numerous Canadian jazz artists including Don Thompson, Sonny Greenwich, Jon Ballantyne, David Occhipinti, Pat LaBarbara, Oliver Jones The Maritime Jazz Orchestra, Mike Murley, Brian Dickinson, Jeff Johnston, and Rob McConnell and The Boss Brass. On the...
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