1. Guido Basso was a Canadian jazz musician who was a member of Rob McConnell's Boss Brass big band.
21 Facts About Guido Basso
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Guido Basso was a trumpeter, flugelhornist, arranger, composer, and conductor.
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Guido Basso was born in Montreal, Quebec, on 27 September 1937.
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Guido Basso grew up in the Little Italy neighbourhood of Montreal, in an Italian-Canadian family.
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Guido Basso began playing the trumpet at the age of nine.
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Guido Basso studied at the Conservatoire de musique du Quebec a Montreal.
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Singer Vic Damone discovered Guido Basso playing at the El Morocco, then included him on a tour from 1957 to 1958.
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Guido Basso had a professional career as a composer, conductor, arranger, trumpeter, flugelhornist, and harmonica player.
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The Canadian Encyclopedia wrote that Guido Basso was "one of Canada's pre-eminent jazz trumpeters", and that "he was credited with the theory that one attacks the trumpet and makes love to a flugelhorn".
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Guido Basso returned to Canada and settled in Toronto in 1961, instead of obtaining permanent residency in the United States and the likelihood of required enlistment in the United States Army.
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Guido Basso then studied at The Royal Conservatory of Music during the early 1960s.
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Guido Basso subsequently held a number of music director positions with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, as well as being active as a performer.
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Guido Basso organized and led big band concerts at the CNE Bandshell, featuring Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones, Woody Herman, Benny Goodman, Count Basie and Duke Ellington.
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Guido Basso was a charter member of Rob McConnell's Boss Brass, playing with the band for over twenty years.
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Guido Basso played in big bands led by Ron Collier, and Phil Nimmons.
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Guido Basso was married to Kristin, and had one daughter, Mia Guido Basso Noble, who was a musician and songwriter.
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Guido Basso died in Toronto, on 13 February 2023, at age 85.
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Guido Basso was made a member of the Order of Canada in 1994.
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Guido Basso's citation cited him as, "an advocate of the arts and an inspiration to young musicians, he is generous with his time and talent, running workshops and clinics, and lending his name and expertise to worthy causes".
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Guido Basso received the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002, and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012.
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Guido Basso won the Juno Award for traditional jazz album of the year, Turn Out the Stars, in 2003.