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
Rick Wilkins (tenor saxophone, arranger, composer, conductor) was born in 1937, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is widely recognized as one of the country’s most accomplished saxophonists, and among the most consummate arrangers and conductors in the world. In 2003, he was awarded both the Order of Canada and the Queen’s Jubilee Medal in recognition of his...
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Dave Woods (trumpet, bandleader) was British-born, but built his career as an outstanding trumpet-player and exceptional bandleader inToronto over the past several decades. Woods played in the trumpet section of Rob McConnell’s celebrated “The Boss Brass” for much of the band’s existence, as well as most of the other big bands and several smaller...
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