Steven Brezet has released the new single El Nuevo Sabor in anticipation of his album release World Traveler, due out September 2, 2022.

Circle 9 excitedly welcomes New York flutist Karen Joseph aboard their roster in anticipation of her new solo project, Mambocha.  

A veteran of Charanga ’76, Johnny Pacheco, and most recently of Eddie Palmieri’s great La Perfecta II band, Ms. Joseph will feature an ensemble of both young cutting edge and established legends of the New York Latin music scene performing a blend of heavy-hitting, New York-style charanga, cha-cha and mambo.   The project is to be produced by 2018 Grammy® Winning producer and Circle 9 Director, Doug Beavers.

Doug Beavers “Sol” on LTD Collector’s Edition Vinyl is now in stock and shipping. This is limited edition is projected to sell out.

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Circle 9 is proud to present Doug Beavers’ “Sunrise – The Making of Sol”, a new featurette showcasing the musicians and crew of Sol, one of the hottest new Latin recordings of 2021. The album reached #1 in the ubiquitous Latinos Unidos Top 100 Worldwide Salsa Chart in April 2021.

Doug Beavers “Sol” featured in the April ‘21 issue of Downbeat Magazine.

New Single and Video to launch Feb. 5th, 2021 on all major streaming services.

Doug Beavers’ Sol makes the “Best of 2020” list for jazz and salsa releases in the esteemed national French newspaper “Le Monde”.

Circle 9 Engineers Doug Beavers and Dave Darlington, along with recording engineer Kostadin Kamcev (Mozart Studio) take home the award for best engineered recording for Spanish Harlem Orchestra’s “The Latin Jazz Project” in the prestigious 42nd Annual Jazz Station Awards.

“..among the most lyrical music he’s ever written…Mr. Beavers is a master of transformative artistry”

Read the full review by Raul da Gamma at Latin Jazz Network

New York, NY -- Thursday, November 12, 2020 -- GRAMMY® Award-winning Doug Beavers is of the stature of NYC’s top jazz aficionados who fearlessly push the boundaries of the genre itself while honoring the legends that have paved the way. On his forthcoming new full-length studio album, Sol, Beavers steps into the spotlight like never before.

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Join us for the world premiere of Doug Beavers newest single “Sol”, from the upcoming album of the same name on YouTube, this Thursday Oct. 8 at 8p EST.

Bandleader Michael Cerda, along with Grammy® Winning producer and Circle 9 director Doug Beavers are currently at work on the followup to "Pop", due out in 2021 for Circle 9 Records.

To help celebrate the event, a special quartet version of the orchestra will be live-streamed on October 3rd at 8:05p ET. Access the concert here.

Circle 9 director and founder Doug Beavers will release the title track from his forthcoming album of original compositions, “Sol” exclusively to Circle 9 subscribers on Friday, September 25th 2020.

Ivan has an extensive list of credentials having performed in the NYC area for more than 20 years.  He has performed on more than 200 recordings with artists such as Tito Puente, Wynton Marsalis, Eddie Palmieri, Willie Colon, Ron Carter, Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez, Jimmy Heath, Ray Barretto and the the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra to name a few.  

Circle 9 is proud to welcome virtuoso trumpeter Jonathan Powell.

A current member of both Blood Sweat & Tears and the ensembles of Eddie Palmieri, trumpeter and composer Jonathan Powell has been noted for his “crackling range and the electricity of his imagination” as a soloist (Nat Hentoff, JazzTimes).