The Rovira Jazz Orchestra is made up of twenty-three top jazz musicians from the San Francisco and Los Angeles area, many of whom were members of Rosemary Clooney, Big Kahuna and Mingus big bands.
With vocalists Matt Catingub (leader of Big Kahuna and conductor of the Hawaii Pops Symphony) and Linda Harmon.
Saxophones:
Alex Budman (lead alto, flute)
Larry De La Cruz (alto sax, flute)
Sheldon Brown (tenor sax, clarinet)
Matt Cowan (tenor sax, clarinet)
Jim Dukey (bariton saxophone)
Trumpets:
Louis Fasman (lead trumpet)
Mike Olmos (trumpet)
Dave Scott (trumpet)
Joel Behrman (trumpet)
Trombones:
John Grove (lead trombone)
Marty Wehner (trombone)
Adam Theis (trombone)
Mike Rinta (trombone & euphonium)
Marc Bolin (bass trombone & tuba)
Doug Beavers Rovira (solo trombone)
Rhythm Section:
Will Bernard (guitar & banjo)
Gerry Grosz (vibraphone, xylophone, glockenspiel)
Dan Zemelman (piano)
Kevin Axt (acoustic bass)
Steve Moretti (drums & percussion)
Special Guests:
Matt Catingub (lead male vocal & male chorus)
Linda Harmon (lead femal vocal & femal chorus)
Giovanni Hidalgo (congas, guiro, cha-cha bell)
Recorded and produced at Skywalker Sound Studios in the San Francisco Bay Area and at Capitol Records Recording Studios in Los Angeles by a production team consisting of producer Doug Beavers Rovira, co-producer Stephen R. Moretti and multi-grammy® winning engineer Leslie Ann Jones.
Influences
Frank Sinatra, Nelson Riddle, Quincy Jones, Marty Paich, Manhattan Transfer
Jazz, Baby! was conceived when a young couple from the San Francisco area wanted to share and enjoy good music together with their young child and newborn baby. Given their love of big band, they wanted to excite children with music from a historical era when large orchestral ensembles were enjoyed by all.
Every effort - From the writing of the arrangements, to the assembly of top level musicians, to the production at Skywalker Ranch, make Jazz, Baby! a masterful musical voyage for all to enjoy
Doug Beavers Rovira, a young, yet accomplished jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (whose recent arrangements are featured on Eddie Palmieri’s Grammy®-winning Listen Here!) ran with the idea, studying the likes of legendary big band arrangers such as Nelson Riddle and Billy May.
The eleven arrangements on Jazz,Baby!, orchestrated for twenty-two different instruments and a fourteen horn lineup, creatively explore a diverse range of musical styles within the traditional big band sound. For example, “Twinkle” maintains a characteristic swing, while “She’ll Be Comin’ Around the Mountain” is a cha-cha that features legendary conguero Giovanni Hidalgo.
In all, Jazz, Baby! exposes kids to the full range of sounds that are possible from the many instruments that comprise a large ensemble.Jazz, Baby! also connects children to music that is often played in their school jazz, symphonic and marching band ensembles.
With influences in children's music increasingly coming from today's pop, hip-hop and rock, Jazz, Baby! shows kids (and their parents) that Big Band, too, is cool!
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Doug Beavers again unveils his Bay Area All-Star Salsa Band - Conjunto Rovira - at Pier 23 Cafe in San Francisco, CA
"La Perfecta II was born from the chance opportunity of Doug Beavers' diligent effort to recover the music that had long since been retired. Mr. Beavers' brilliantly transcribed the original compositions of La Perfecta. For the efforts of Mr. Beavers, the new millennium finds me truly grateful. " ~Eddie Palmieri, liner notes from La Perfecta II.
Doug Beavers Rovira, trombone (Eddie Palmieri La Perfecta II) Sean Zuniga, congas (La Verdad, Bakan) Eric Rangel, timbales (America) Saul Sierra, bass (Vission Latina) Coto Pinchera, piano (Vission Latina)
with Carlos Rosario (Orquesta La Verdad)
April 17, 9:00p Pier 23 Cafe On The Embarcadero San Francisco, CA 94111 21+. $10. Park next door to venue @ Pier 27 For tickets: 415.362.5125 OR www. pier23cafe. com
6 DEGRESS OF SEPEARATION Found you guys when I did a search on Bob Kenmotsu, one click led to another and wanted to see what was happening in the S.F. Jazz scene. I have another friend who I used to see in NYC who moved to SF, a great guitarist named Barry Finnerty. And a great pianist named Marcos Silva who I worked with in NYC, he plays in Viva Brazil. His band played at our wedding. Aloha!
Great arranging and playing! Trumpet section sounded good! Hope to hear the band live when I come up to SF. My wife is from up there and some good friends like Akira Tana, Alex Murzyn and Bob Kenmotsu. Aloha!
