Feb '12 Newsletter

Hi there - I hope you’re having a great start to 2012 as we move now into February. I’ve been hard at work writing writing writing (!) and spending a lot of time on Pro Tools as a couple of releases I’m producing are well on their way to be completed. These releases will get more of the spotlight in forthcoming newsletters - one happens to be my own next release which I’m very, very (very!) excited about. (I just finished scoring a harp. Yay harp!) Stay tuned. Every year around this time I usually do a little retrospective on the previous year’s events. I find this process to be very enlightening and helpful to refocusing my efforts for the coming year. It’s almost like doing a tax return on your year’s calendar or journal....probably not the best analogy but the process works for me! You'll find the link below. There’s also plenty of GOODIES below - scroll to the bottom to find a link to an entire glossary of latin music terms. Stuff like plena and guaguanco and moñas and coros. Really useful stuff! You’ll also find a link to my NEW “webstore”, which is basically a catalog of music and charts that I’ve accrued during my years of performing and arranging for all of these amazing artists. If you're an educator, I would highly recommend checking out some of these jazz, latin jazz, and salsa charts for your students. You’ll find the prices highly competitive. Ok - enough blah blah. I hope you enjoy some of this content and I’ll be right back at ya soon. As always - thanks for reading! Doug Upcoming Tour Dates, New Sheet Music Store, Year in Review 2011, Conjunto Rovira @ Cafe Cocomo SF, Glossary of Latin Terms UPCOMING TOUR DATES Feb 10-12 E Family feat. Pete, Peter Michael & Juan Escovedo- Yoshi's San Francisco, CA tickets Feb 17 Spanish Harlem Orchestra, La Granada, Alhambra CA tickets Feb 18 Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Ventura CA tickets Feb 23-26 E Family feat. Pete, Peter Michael & Juan Escovedo - Jazz Alley, Seattle WA tickets March 1 "Direct from NYC" Doug Beavers y Su Conjunto Rovira - Cafe Cocomo SF tickets ------------ March 2012 Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Europe & US Tour 3/11 Luxemborg, LUXEMBORG tickets 3/14, 15 Wein, AUSTRIA tickets 3/17 Rialto Theatre, Georgia State University, Atlanta GA tickets 3/18 Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville TN tickets Full Itinerary DB.COM SHEET music webstorE - NOW OPEN! I’ve made available my complete catalog of 156 arrangements, orchestrations and transcriptions that I’ve completed through the years with artists like Eddie Palmieri, Ray Barretto, Conrad Herwig, Mingus Big Band & more!   Also, you’ll find my 3 recordings with accompanying sheet music for each track on those albums.  Folks have been ordering in earnest for their schools - what does your school wanna play? We can easily orchestrate any of them for your school. All orders processed easily via Paypal, within the business day. YEAR IN REVIEW 2011 New schools, chance elevator meetings with legends, and a Nor 'easter in October.   Includes videos of my performances with Spanish Harlem Orchestra during our Euro Tour '11 and with Eddie Palmieri in Medellín, Colombia. CONJUNTO ROVIRA RETURNS TO CAFE COCOMO - SAN FRANCISCO Show just added! Doug Beavers y su Conjunto Rovira will return to the Bay Area for this one very special show. We'll be featuring the great Karl Perrazo (Carlos Santana) on percussion and also the amazing Courture Dance Alliance which will be creating special choreography to the music of Conjunto Rovira. Cafe Cocomo. March 1st. It's on. tickets glossary of latin terms My good friend trumpeter Pete Nater came across this wonderful glossary of Latin Terms.From guaguanco to plena to "El Barrio" this is great stuff that you'll want revisit again and again. Enjoy. go to the Glossary now For all the latest info, visit www.dougbeavers.com blog about itinerary press room listen videos education sheet music projects: DOUG BEAVERS 9 CONJUNTO ROVIRA JAZZ, BABY! join doug on: FACEBOOK TWITTER LINKEDIN YOUTUBE BUY CD NOW CLICK HERE TO BUY DOUG'S LATEST CD.