Doug Beavers Explained
Doug Beavers |
Background: | non_vocal_instrumentalist |
Birth Place: | Bellflower, California, U.S. |
Occupation: | Musician, arranger, composer and producer |
Instrument: | Trombone |
Doug Beavers is an American Grammy Award-winning trombonist, arranger, composer and producer.[1] [2]
Life and career
Beavers received a BA in music from California State University, East Bay, an MA in composition from the Manhattan School of Music.[3] [4] He is the founder of the music production company and record label, Circle 9.[5] [6]
Beavers has performed with artists such as Eddie Palmieri, Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Mingus Big Band, Christian McBride, Paul Simon, and others.[7] He also served as an adjunct professor at Los Medanos College and music faculty of Jazz Trombone at California State University, East Bay.[8] [9] His most recent album recording,Sol, was released in 2020.[10] In 2021, he received a New Jazz Works grant from Chamber Music America.[11] He is currently an adjunct faculty member at the College of New Jersey.[12]
Selected discography
- Luna (2023)
- Sol (2020)
- Art of the Arrangement (2017)
- Titanes del Trombón (2015)
- Two Shades of Nude (2010)
- Conjunto Rovira 'Paraiso (2008)
- Jazz, Baby! (2007)
Awards and nominations
Notes and References
- Web site: Doug Beavers. grammy.com. 2022-11-16.
- Web site: GRAMMY Winning Jazz Trombonist Doug Beavers Releases New Album SOL. broadwayworld.com. 2022-11-16.
- Web site: Doug Beavers (2010). kcsm.org. 2022-11-16.
- Web site: Baby Beats & Beyond: Celebrating Jazz Appreciation Month¦with trombonist and arranger Doug Beavers. blogs.mercurynews.com. 22 April 2008. 2022-11-16.
- Web site: Grammy Winner Doug Beavers to Launch Circle 9. latinbusinesstoday.com. July 2020 . 2022-11-16.
- Web site: SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: DOUG BEAVERS INTRODUCES 'CIRCLE 9'. lydialiebman.com. July 2020 . 2022-11-16.
- Web site: DOUG BEAVERS. originarts.com. 2022-11-16.
- Web site: Marketing and Media Design. losmedanos.edu. 2022-11-16.
- Web site: THE CLAVE: PERFORMING AFRO-CARIBBEAN JAZZ. calstate.edu. 2022-11-16.
- Web site: Doug Beavers Steps Into Spotlight With New Album "Sol". nysmusic.com. 4 December 2020 . 2022-11-16.
- Web site: Chamber Music America Awards Nearly $1.3 Million in Grants to the Small Ensemble Music Field. broadwayworld.com. 2022-11-16.
- Web site: Department Faculty and Staff. music.tcnj.edu. 2022-11-16.
- Web site: 2017 GRAMMY WINNERS. grammy.com. 2022-11-16.
- Web site: 2018 GRAMMY WINNERS. grammy.com. 2022-11-16.