Doug Beavers

Doug Beavers
Background information
Born	Bellflower, California, U.S.
Genres	Jazz Latin jazz salsa
Occupation(s)	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

Year	Result	Award	Category	Work	Ref.
2018	Nominated	Grammy Awards	Best Tropical Latin Album	Art of the Arrangement	[13]
2019	Won			Anniversary	[14]

References

1. "Doug Beavers". grammy.com. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
2. "GRAMMY Winning Jazz Trombonist Doug Beavers Releases New Album SOL". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
3. "Doug Beavers (2010)". kcsm.org. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
4. "Baby Beats & Beyond: Celebrating Jazz Appreciation Month¦with trombonist and arranger Doug Beavers". blogs.mercurynews.com. 22 April 2008. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
5. "Grammy Winner Doug Beavers to Launch Circle 9". latinbusinesstoday.com. July 2020. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
6. "SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: DOUG BEAVERS INTRODUCES 'CIRCLE 9'". lydialiebman.com. July 2020. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
7. "DOUG BEAVERS". originarts.com. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
8. "Marketing and Media Design". losmedanos.edu. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
9. "THE CLAVE: PERFORMING AFRO-CARIBBEAN JAZZ". calstate.edu. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
10. "Doug Beavers Steps Into Spotlight With New Album "Sol"". nysmusic.com. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
11. "Chamber Music America Awards Nearly $1.3 Million in Grants to the Small Ensemble Music Field". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
12. "Department Faculty and Staff". music.tcnj.edu. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
13. "2017 GRAMMY WINNERS". grammy.com. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
14. "2018 GRAMMY WINNERS". grammy.com. Retrieved 2022-11-16.

External links

• Official website