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Gordon Goodwin's
Big Phat
Band
Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band has
established itself as one of the Los Angeles area's most exciting groups.
Lead by Emmy-winning composer Gordon Goodwin, the Big Phat Band is
comprised of some of the southland's finest musicians. Their debut album
"Swingin' For The Fences" (Silverline Records) received two
Grammy nominations and is a best-selling jazz item in the DVD 5.1
surround-sound format. L.A. Times jazz critic Don Heckman says, "The
Big Phat Band provides potent testimony to the sheer exhilaration of big
band jazz...a combination of crisp accuracy and fiery soloing." The
Big Phat Band has appeared with such notable musicians as Arturo Sandoval,
Eddie Daniels, Kevin Mahogany, Maureen McGovern, and brought the house
down with James Moody at the International Association of Jazz
Educators (IAJE) Conference in Long Beach, and the Midwest
International Band and Orchestra Clinic in 2002.
The Big Phat Band performs regularly to
standing room only crowds at the world-renowned Jazz Bakery in Los
Angeles. They have also appeared live at the Baked Potato in Hollywood,
California State University, Northridge (CSUN) and Universal City,
California. Their recent live concert recording at the Musicians'
Institute in Hollywood will be airing soon on BETJazz. Most recently,
Godon and the Band were featured on NBC's "The Other Half" with
Dick Clark and Danny Bonaduce.
Members of the Big Phat Band
have
performed and recorded with some of the biggest names in the entertainment
industry, including Madonna, Celine Dion, Billy Joel, Diana Krall*, Johnny
Mathis, Ray Charles, Paul McCarney, Toni Braxton, Christina Aguilera,
Diana Ross, Supertramp, Patti Austin, Brian Setzer, Paul Anka, and many
others.
THE BAND
Gordon Goodwin
Composer/Arranger,
Piano and Saxophone
Saxes
Eric Marienthal (Section Leader)
Sal
Lozano
Brian Scanlon
Jeff Driskill
Jay Mason
Trumpets
Wayne Bergeron (Section Leader)
Dan Fornero
Bob Summers
Dan Savant
Trombones
Andy Martin (Section Leader)
Alex Iles
Charlie Morillas
Craig Ware
Bass
Richard Shaw
Drums
Bernie Dresel
Percussion
Luis
Conte
Guitar
Grant Geissman
Piano
Gordon Goodwin
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