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Doug Beavers

Doug Beavers

American trombonist, arranger, composer and producer

Doug Beavers is an American Grammy Award-winning trombonist, arranger, composer and producer.[1][2]

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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

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References

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


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