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Canadian Brass
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Canadian Brass is a Canadian brass quintet formed in 1970 in Toronto, Ontario, by Charles Daellenbach (tuba) and Gene Watts (trombone), with horn player Graeme Page and trumpeters Stuart Laughton and Bill Phillips completing the quintet. As of August 2026, Daellenbach is the sole original member in the group, with the other members being trumpeters Joe Burgstaller and Mikio Sasaki, hornist Jeff Nelsen, and trombonist Keith Dyrda.
The group is known for the use of humor in their live performances and an irreverent attitude that includes their signature attire of formal black suits with white running shoes. They have performed internationally and have recorded more than 170 CDs and DVDs. They have commissioned, performed, and recorded hundreds of transcriptions and original works for brass quintet. Canadian Brass has a library of more than 1000 compositions and arrangements written specifically for them.
The quintet was named as "one of the most popular brass ensembles in the world" in 2015 by The Washington Post. They have appeared on all the major North American TV networks, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, CBS Sunday Morning, and Hunan TV in China.
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Le Canadian Brass est un quintette de cuivres canadien créé par Charles Daellenbach et Gene Watts en 1970.
Composé de deux trompettistes, d'un corniste, d'un tromboniste et d'un tubiste, le groupe s'est produit dans le monde entier et a enregistré plus d'une centaine de CD et DVD. Sur YouTube, leurs vidéos totalisent plus de 28 millions de vues.
Considéré comme « le meilleur brass ensemble au monde » par le Washington Post[réf. nécessaire], le groupe interprète des morceaux de styles divers, allant du baroque au classique, en passant par le blues, le jazz ou la pop.
Toujours vêtus d'un complet assorti de chaussures de sport blanches, les musiciens allient à leurs performances instrumentales un jeu de scène chorégraphique et humoristique.
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Discography
Albums
- 1973 Royal Fanfare
- 1974 Canadian Brass in Paris
- 1980 The Pachelbel Canon: The Canadian Brass Plays Great Baroque Music
- 1980 Unexplored Territory
- 1983 Champions
- 1983 High, Bright, Light and Clear: The Glory of Baroque Brass
- 1984 Ain’t Misbehavin’ and Other Fats Waller Hits
- 1986 The Four Seasons
- 1987 Basin Street
- 1987 Encore
- 1987 Pachelbel to Joplin
- 1987 Strike Up the Band: The Canadian Brass Plays George Gershwin
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- 1988 Art of the Fugue
- 1988 The Mozart Album
- 1990 Symphony no. 5 / Wellington's Victory / Egmont
- 1990 English Renaissance Music
- 1990 The Christmas Album
- 1990 Brass in Berlin
- 1991 Christmas With the Canadian Brass
- 1991 Home Movies - An Innovative Portrait
- 1991 Made in the USA
- 1991 Red, White & Brass
- 1992 Red Hot Jazz: The Dixieland Album
- 1992 Toccata, Fugues and Other Diversions
- 1993 Rejoice! With Brass and Voice
- 1993 Wagner for Brass / The Canadian Brass
- 1994 An Evening of Brass Theater
- 1994 Brass on Broadway
- 1994 Gabrieli for Brass
- 1994 Noël
- 1994 Baroque Brass
- 1995 Brass Busters
- 1995 Fireworks! Baroque Brass Favorites
- 1995 Ragtime!
- 1995 Swingtime!
- 1995 Bolero and Other Classical Blockbusters
- 1995 Renaissance Men
- 1996 Brass Theater II
- 1997 A Christmas Experiment
- 1997 Live in Germany
- 1998 All You Need Is Love
- 1998 A Christmas Gloria
- 1999 Take the "A" Train: Canadian Brass Play the Music of Duke Ellington
- 2000 Super Hits
- 2000 Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
- 2001 Bach: Goldberg Variations
- 2002 Amazing Brass
- 2002 Sweet Songs of Christmas
- 2002 Sacred Brass
- 2003 A Holiday Tradition
- 2005 Magic Horn
- 2006 Wedding Essentials
- 2006 People of Faith
- 2007 Christmas Tradition
- 2007 High Society
- 2007 Concert Band Essentials
- 2008 Legends
- 2008 Jazz Roots
- 2009 Echo: Glory of Gabrieli
- 2009 Swing That Music: A Tribute to Louis Armstrong
- 2009 Swing That Music: A Tribute to Louis Armstrong
- 2009 The Canadian Brass Plays Bernstein
- 2010 Spirit Dance
- 2010 Stars & Stripes Canadian Brass Salute America
- 2010 The Classics Vol. 2: Between Bach & Handel
- 2010 The Classics Vol. 3: Mozart and More
- 2011 Brahms on Brass
- 2012 Canadian Brass Takes Flight
- 2013 Carnaval
- 2013 Christmas Time Is Here
- 2014 Great Wall of China
- 2015 Perfect Landing
- 2019 Volkslieder
- 2019 Direct to Disc 1977
- 2021 Canadiana
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