ARNOLD 'ARNIE' CHYCOSKI (trumpet, cornet) was born May 7, 1936. Called by celebrated band-leader Rob McConnell "one of the top three lead trumpet-players on the planet", Arnie Chycoski performed in the "Sound of Toronto Jazz" Concert Series on numerous occasions with Rob McConnell and The Boss Brass, as a member of the Ian McDougall Dectet, and in the “Tommy Ambrose with the Doug Riley Band” in concert on January 14, 1980. 

After a long and illustrious touring, recording, and concert career in Toronto, Arnie Chycoski now resides in Victoria, British Columbia.