The Gordon Goodwin Little Phat Band is a collection of 9 of L.A.’s best musicians. They include Mike Rocha on trumpet, Brian Scanlon on saxophone, Francisco Torres on trombone, Gordon Goodwin on piano, Kevin Act on bass, Ray Brinker on drums, Will Brahm on guitar, Joey De Leon Jr., on percussion, and Vangie Gunn on vocals. Gordon Goodwin is leader of both The Big Phat band, and The Little Phat Band. Goodwin is a pianist, saxophonist, composer, arranger, conductor, and teaches at The L.A. College of Music. Goodwin has won 3 Grammys, 3 Daytime Emmys and received over 20 Grammy nominations for his compositions and arrangements. Goodwin wrote his first big band chart in the 7th grade and studied music at Cal State Northridge.
Goodwin worked in the Disneyland band and wrote a Mouseketeers musical that included Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. Goodwin worked with the Louis Bellson Big Band with sax greats Pete Christlieb, and Don Menza, and also worked with musicians Les Hooper and Grant Geissman. In his Big Phat Band, Goodwin has brought together the talents of Wayne Bergeron, Eric Marienthal, and Andy Martin, and he details in his writing the adapting of old jazz tunes with a modern twist. Goodwin’s band has recorded 9 albums, and in 2012 won a Grammy for best instrumental arrangement of George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue”.
Goodwin has scored 17 films, 6 T.V. series, and has recorded/performed with Mel Torme, Ray Charles, and Christina Aguilera. Goodwin received a Grammy for best instrumental arrangement for the film “The Incredibles” among his many individual awards. Goodwin has been a guest conductor for numerous symphony orchestras, and worked with many top artists like Johnny Mathis, Patti Austin, Toni Braxton, John Williams, Natalie Cole, David Foster, Sarah Vaughn, Simone, Brian McKnight, Quincy Jones, and many others. Goodwin’s Little Phat Band is a contemporary group of great soloists that put out exhilarating sound that is accurate, fiery, and without limit of musical styles. Goodwin writes witty, intricate, hard swinging compositions that mixes swing, latin, blues, classical, and rock with jazz excellence that has great appeal. Goodwin’s band is an extension of the music of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Buddy Rich, Thad Jones-Mel Lewis, Earth, Wind, and Fire, Tower of Power, that sounds astonishing in live performance.
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