Doug Webb (born 1960) is an American jazz
saxophonist
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Early life and education
Born in Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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, Webb moved to California
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with his family at the age of three. He graduated from Edison High School in Huntington Beach, California
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. Webb received his Bachelor of Music from Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern American music, it also offers college-level cours ...
.clarinet
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at the age of eight, adding the saxophone
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and flute
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by age 15.
Music career
Webb has played and recorded with Horace Silver
Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver (September 2, 1928 – June 18, 2014) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, particularly in the hard bop style that he helped pioneer in the 1950s.
After playing tenor saxophone and piano at sch ...
, Freddie Hubbard
Frederick Dewayne Hubbard (April 7, 1938 – December 29, 2008) was an American jazz trumpeter. He played bebop, hard bop, and post-bop styles from the early 1960s onwards. His unmistakable and influential tone contributed to new perspectives fo ...
, Stanley Clarke
Stanley Clarke (born June 30, 1951) is an American bassist, film composer and founding member of Return to Forever, one of the first jazz fusion bands. Clarke gave the bass guitar a prominence it lacked in jazz-related music. He is the first jaz ...
, Mat Marucci
Mathew "Mat" Roger Marucci III (born July 2, 1945) is an American jazz drummer, composer, author, educator and clinician. He has numerous critically acclaimed recordings as leader, and his performing credits include: Jimmy Smith, Kenny Burrell, ...
, Kyle Eastwood
Kyle Eastwood (born May 19, 1968) is an American jazz bassist and film composer. He studied film at the University of Southern California for two years before embarking on a music career. After becoming a session player in the early 1990s and lea ...
, Billy Childs
William Edward Childs (born March 8, 1957) is an award-winning American composer, jazz pianist, arranger and conductor from Los Angeles, California, United States.
Early life
When he was sixteen he attended the Community School of the Performing ...
, Rod Stewart
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, Carly Simon
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, Art Davis
Arthur David Davis (December 6, 1934 – July 29, 2007) was a double-bassist, known for his work with Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, McCoy Tyner and Max Roach.
Biography
Davis was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United State ...
and Jon Gibson. He played with the house band for Dennis Miller
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He was a cast member of ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1985 to 1991, and he subsequently hosted a stri ...
's television show, and toured with the Doc Severinsen
Carl Hilding "Doc" Severinsen (born July 7, 1927) is an American retired jazz trumpeter who led the NBC Orchestra on ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson''.
Early life
Severinsen was born in Arlington, Oregon, to Minnie Mae (1897–1998) a ...
band. Webb has been featured on over 150 jazz
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recordings, including twenty under his own name, or as co-leader for Posi-Tone Records
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The roster includes trombonist Steve Davis, saxop ...
.[Doug Webb Official Web Site](_blank)
Recording/release dates are as given here.
Webb has also recorded music for movies and television programs, including Lisa Simpson
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's saxophone performances in ''The Simpsons
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''. He recorded music for '' The Dogwalker'', ''I Build the Tower
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The film has been recognized by Rob ...
'', ''Father of Invention
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Synopsis
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'' and ''Minions''. He was credited as a saxophone consultant for ''Rules Don't Apply
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''.
Personal life
Webb most recently lived in Los Angeles
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, with his wife Alex.
Discography
* ''Ulterior Motif'' (1998) – with Mat Marucci
Mathew "Mat" Roger Marucci III (born July 2, 1945) is an American jazz drummer, composer, author, educator and clinician. He has numerous critically acclaimed recordings as leader, and his performing credits include: Jimmy Smith, Kenny Burrell, ...
(Jazz Inspiration)
* ''Last Trane to Georgia'' (2002) (Azica/Posi-Tone
Posi-Tone Records is an American jazz record label founded by Marc Free, a producer and musician who runs the company with engineer Nick O'Toole. The label's first five albums were issued in 1995.
The roster includes trombonist Steve Davis, saxop ...
)
* ''Genesis'' (2003) – with the Mat Marucci-Markus Burger Ensemble Sounds (Cadence Jazz
Cadence Jazz is an American record company and label specializing in noncommercial modern jazz. It is associated with ''Cadence Magazine''.
Cadence Jazz was founded by Bob Rusch in Redwood, New York in 1980.
By 2000 the label had issued more t ...
)
* ''3 The Hard Way'' (2006) – with Mat Marucci (CIMP
Creative Improvised Music Projects, usually abbreviated CIMP or C.I.M.P., is an American jazz record company and label. It is associated with ''Cadence Magazine'' and Cadence Jazz Records. The label is noted for its minimal use of electronic proc ...
)
* ''Change-Up'' (2007) – with Mat Marucci (CIMP)
* ''No Lesser Evil'' (2007) – with Mat Marucci (Cadence Jazz)
* ''Avenue of the Americas'' (2008) – with David Haney & Mat Marucci (CIMP)
* ''Warm Feelings'' (2009) – with Fabio Jegher (Getty)
* ''Partners in Crime'' (2009) – with Mat Marucci (Cadence Jazz) (recorded 2004)
* ''Midnight'' (2010) (Posi-Tone)
* ''Renovations'' (2011) (Posi-Tone)
* ''Swing Shift'' (2011) (Posi-Tone)Alan Broadbent
Alan Leonard Broadbent (born 23 April 1947) is a New Zealand jazz pianist, arranger, and composer known for his work with artists such as Sue Raney, Charlie Haden, Woody Herman, Chet Baker, Irene Kral, Sheila Jordan, Natalie Cole, Warne Marsh, ...
Eric Ineke
Eric Ineke (born Haarlem, April 1, 1947) is a Dutch jazz drummer who started his career in the 1960s. After a few years of lessons of John Engels, he gained his first experience as jazzdrummer with singer Henny Vonk and tenorsaxophonist Ferdina ...
& Marius Beets (Daybreak/Challenge)
* ''Apples and Oranges'' (2020) (Posi-Tone) (recorded 2018)
References
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1960 births
Berklee College of Music alumni
CIMP artists
American jazz saxophonists
American jazz flautists
American jazz clarinetists
Living people
CAB (band) members
Posi-Tone Records artists