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Matt Catingub

Matt is the Artistic Director and co-founder of the Macon Pops in Macon, Georgia, and recently the Artistic Director and Conductor of the Glendale Pops in Los Angeles, the Hawaii Pops in Honolulu, Hawaii, as well as the Festival Pops Conductor of the New Hampshire Music Festival.


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Matt Catingub's Big Kahuna and the Copa Cat Pack: Shake Those Hula Hips!

Read "Shake Those Hula Hips!" reviewed by Jim Santella


With his 12-piece big band, Matt Catingub aims this second Big Kahuna album toward the baby boomer generation. With music, of course, those timelines are never distinct. “And the Angels Sing" and “In the Mood" come from an earlier, swinging generation. The television themes from I Dream of Jeannie and Hawaii Five-O combine with “Fever" and “Tequila" to represent the boomer generation fairly well. Catingub writes the band's stirring arrangements and doubles on alto saxophone & piano. He sings a ...

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Matt Catingub: George Gershwin 100

Read "George Gershwin 100" reviewed by Robert Spencer


This cheerful Gershwin hundredth-birthday tribute kicks off in high gear with “Blues for Mr. G," a tight medley of themes from Rhapsody in Blue, Porgy and Bess, and elsewhere. Catingub, arranger, alto saxophonist, pianist, and vocalist, shows off his mighty alto chops before a charged-up big band backdrop. Catingub commands a 15-piece band, plus guest stars Louie Bellson ("The Man I Love"), Rosemary Clooney ("I've Got a Crush on You"), Michael Feinstein (the little-known “Home Blues" and “Slap That Bass") ...

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Matt Catingub to Perform in Rochester, NY

Matt Catingub to Perform in Rochester, NY

Source: All About Jazz

Jazz great Matt Catingub will be performing with the Greece Jazz Band, directed by Chuck Huffine, on Saturday, June 18th, 2005, 7:00 pm, at Olympia High School Auditorium, 1139 Maiden Lane, Greece. The Big Band will be performing Matt’s original composition and arrangements. Tickets are $10 adults, $5 students, and are available at the door. Multi-talented musician Matt Catingub wears many hats: Saxophonist, Woodwind Artist, Conductor, Pianist, Vocalist, Performer, Composer, and Arranger. In 1979, Matt was asked to join the ...

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