News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 30, 2007,

Who:          Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band

What:         A Benefit Concert, first time in the DC Metro Area

When:         Friday, June 1^st, 2007 at 8:00PM

Where:       James Hubert Blake High School

                   300 Norwood Road

                   Silver Spring , Maryland 20905

Tickets:      $40 per reserved seat

Info:            http://montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/blakehs/

Contact:     Brian Damron, director of bands

(301) 879-1339

                   Brian_A_Damron@mcpsmd.org

Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band, an 18-piece jazz ensemble, celebrates and personifies the best of the big band tradition with a very contemporary and original sound.  Through the writing genius of Gordon Goodwin, SRO audiences have enjoyed one of the most craftsman-like hard swinging large jazz ensembles comprised of L.A. ’s finest musicians.  Gordon’s witty and insightful arrangements propel the listener on a journey through a myriad of styles: latin, blues, swing, classical, hard-hitting jazz, and even a homage to Looney Tunes.  With two Grammy nominated albums out and “The Phat Pack” currently hitting the charts, members of the Big Phat Band have distinguished themselves as recording artists and soloists in the jazz field, including Eric Marienthal, Wayne Bergeron (also a Grammy nominee), Andy Martin, Bob Summers, Luis Conte, Bernie Dresel, and Grant Geissman. Gordon Goodwin is a three-time Emmy Award winner, a five-time Grammy nominee, and recent winner of a 48th annual Grammy award for Best Instrumental Arrangement for his arrangement of “The Incredits” from Pixar’s The Incredibles.  Members of the Big Phat Band have performed and recorded with some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry, including Madonna, Celine Dion, Billy Joel, Quincy Jones, Diana Krall, Johnny Mathis, Ray Charles, Paul McCartney, Toni Braxton, Christina Aguilera, Diana Ross, Supertramp, Patti Austin, Brian Setzer, Paul Anka, and can be heard on many Motion Picture soundtracks including The Incredibles, Coach Carter, Sideways, The Majestic, Analyze This, Remember The Titans, Gone in Sixty Seconds, Armageddon, Ace Ventura, Pet Detective, Enemy of the State and many more.  Don’t miss your chance to hear this amazing band live at Blake High School June 1^st, for one show only.