Previously he was teaching at Oberlin College and playing with the Cleveland Orchestra, Center City Brass Quintet, Burning River Brass, and Brass Odyssey. Jeff Nelsen, french horn Jeff joined Canadian Brass in August 2000. He turned down the offer for the principal horn position in Vancouver previously held by former CB member Marty Hackleman. Gene Watts, trombone Gene founded The Canadian Brass together with Chuck Daellenbach, Graeme Page, Bill Phillips, and Stuart Laughton in 1970. He, like Chuck, was a student of Arnold Jacobs.
Gene plays a big role in the development of new repertoire for the group.
Chuck Daellenbach, tuba Besides doing the perhaps most challenging tuba job in the world, Chuck spends a lot of energy on music publishing, marketing, and other management affairs.