Guido Basso, CM was a Canadian jazz musician who was a member of Rob McConnell’s Boss Brass big band. He was a trumpeter, flugelhornist, arranger, composer and conductor.
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Early life
Basso was born in Montreal, Quebec, into an Italian-Canadian family. He began playing the trumpet at the age of nine. He studied at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal.
His professional music career started in his teens, and American singer Vic Damone included him on an international tour in 1957–58.
Career
He organized and led big band concerts in Toronto, featuring Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones, Woody Herman, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, and Duke Ellington. Basso was a charter member of Rob McConnell’s Boss Brass, playing with the band for over twenty years.