Doug has played trombone since attending
elementary school in Belmont, California, holds a Master's degree in music performance
on bass trombone, and has been a public school music teacher since 1976, with
teaching experience at all levels. He is a fellow of the California Arts
Project, has co-owned two music stores and a sound company (worked with Juice
Newton, The Flying Burrito Brothers, the David Grisman Quintet, Rose Maddox,
Hank Williams, Jr., and many others).
As a freelance
trombonist throughout northern California since 1969, Doug has played or
recorded with Maynard Ferguson, Bob Hope, Tony Randal, Anthony Newly, Joel Grey,
Richie Cole, Mic Gillette, Dave Garibaldi, Roco Prestia, Angela Bofill, Norton
Buffalo, Maria Muldaur, Ray Vega, Mark Levine, Jorge Santana, Tito Puente, Jr.,
Sapo, the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra, the San Francisco Concerto Orchestra, the
Carmel Bach Festival Orchestra, Don Piestrup Big Band, Cuz Cuzno Big Band, Rudi
Castro Big Band, Matt Schon Big Band, Rudi Salvini Big Band, Chops Big Band,
Jose Alfredo Mohica Big Band, Tuesday Night Live Big Band, and many others.
Doug currently
teaches at Bayside Middle School for the Arts in San Mateo (www.smfc.k12.ca.us/bayside) and works with Safari (www.latinsafari.com), a Bay
Area Latin band, the Bill Travis Swing Orchestra, a society swing band, and
Groove West, a corporate party band. He is also the conductor of Your Community
Band, a 70-piece symphonic band based in San Mateo.
You can send email
to Doug Miner
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