Matt Catingub

Arranger, Composer, Big Band Leader, Pops Conductor, Pianist, Saxophonist, Vocalist

A NOTE FROM MATT

Hey all, and welcome to my website. Thanks to everyone for all the support over the years.

The answer to the question I am getting a lot…YES that IS me on SirusXM’s Siriusly Sinatra Channel. A number of years ago I completed a project for Concord Records that eventually did not get released (in favor of my Gershwin 100 recording). It was a full-length recording called “My Kind Of Sinatra”. Recent interest from SiriusXM has led to it being included in the regular rotation on the Sinatra channel, thanks to my old friend, and producer of the recording, Allen Sviridoff. Thanks to those of you who have reached out to me upon hearing it. It is, at the moment, not available commercially yet for purchase or download, but I am in the process of trying to make that happen. Stand by!

Also I am thrilled to say that I have partnered up once again with Ejazzlines to make many of my arrangements for Big Band and Pops Orchestras available for purchase. There are about 20 newly written original Big Band charts, as well as new “Remixed” versions of my most popular big band originals re-orchestrated and re-issued for a more practical instrumentation, written for 5 Saxes, 4 Trumpets, and 4 Trombones (5,4,4,Rhythm), however they can also be played by a “compact” big band instrumentation of 4 Saxes, 3 Trumpets, and 2 Trombones (4,3,2,Rhythm).

Lastly a new Big Band recording, produced and arranged by yours truly, has just been released. THEN IS NOW is a project fronted by my dear friend, and virtuoso trumpet artist, Jens Lindemann, along with my new JazzPops orchestra.

Hope to see you at an upcoming orchestra or jazz performance in the near future, and hope y'all have a great 2020!

Matt Catingub

Spring (almost), 2020

Schedule

February 27, 2020 - Macon Pops Benefit Performance, Macon GA
April 5, 2020 - Macon Pops, Hip To Be Square, A Celebration of the 80's, at the 2020 Cherry Blossom Festival, Macon GA
April 28, 2020 - Macon Pops Private Performance, Macon GA
May 9, 2020 - Macon Pops Private Performance, Macon GA
May 30 & 31, 2020 - Omaha Symphony, Omaha NE
June 25, 2020 - Peace Concert, Seoul, South Korea
July 5, 2020 - Jens Lindemann and Matt Catingub's JazzPops Orchestra, Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA
July 18-24, 2020 - Annual Banff Centre Residency (Performing/Recording), Banff, Alberta, Canada
August 6, 2020 - Jens Lindemann and Matt Catingub's JazzPops Orchestra, Ottawa, COntario, anada
August 23, 2020 - Jens Lindemann and Matt Catingub's JazzPops Orchestra, Stratford, Ontario, Canada
August 21, 2020 - Macon Pops, Millenial Music
November 13, 2020 - Macon Pops w/Jens Lindemann
November 27, 2020 - Macon Pops, Annual Main Street Christmas Lights Spectacular Kickoff Concert
March 28, 2021 - Macon Pops Salutes The Women Of Music

Matt Catingub

Artistic Director and Co-Founder of the Macon Pops in Macon, GA

Artistic Director and Conductor of the Glendale Pops in Glendale, CA (Retired)

Artistic Director and Conductor of the Hawaii Pops in Honolulu, HI (Retired)

Past Principal Pops Conductor of the Honolulu Symphony, the Hawaii Symphony, the New Mexico Symphony, and the New Hampshire Music Festival.

Award winning jazz saxophonist/pianist/vocalist, and world renowned orchestra Pops conductor, Matt Catingub wears many hats. The son of legendary jazz vocalist and “Polynesia’s First Lady of Song” Mavis Rivers, Matt, a proud pacific islander, was bestowed the Samoan Chief’s title of La`auli by King Malietoa Tanumafili II. At age 17 he performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival, then toured Japan playing with jazz legends Dizzy Gillespie, Thad Jones, and Ruth Brown. From there Catingub played lead Alto Sax in the big bands of Louie Bellson and Toshiko Akiyoshi. At age 21 he formed the Matt Catingub Big Band, with his mom as vocalist, and recorded several critically acclaimed albums with his mom. A few years later Matt made his solo singing debut at the Frank Sinatra Celebration at Carnegie Hall and then signed with Concord records recording a number of CD’s with his own band, and notably with the legendary Rosemary Clooney. Matt wrote and performed the music for the George Clooney film, “Goodnight and Good Luck,” appearing onscreen, as well as creating all the music on the Grammy winning soundtrack.

As a Pops conductor Matt has conducted for some of the most important Symphony Orchestras in the country, including Nashville, Atlanta, Houston, St. Louis, Buffalo, Hartford, Omaha, Cincinnati, as well as the Florida Orchestra, the Pacific Symphony, and at orchestras throughout Canada, Korea, and Japan. Matt has conducted for artists as diverse as Diana Krall, Yes, Al Jarreau, Gladys Knight, Kenny Rogers, Take Six, Elvis Costello, Glen Campbell, and numerous others. Significantly Matt has arranged the music in the orchestra libraries for a variety of artists such as Kenny Loggins, James Ingram, Boz Scaggs, the Righteous Brothers, Rosemary Clooney, Vertical Horizon, Natalie Cole, Toni Tennille, Michael McDonald, Dave Koz, Toto, Pat Benatar, and many many others.

Today Matt is at the forefront of a new and innovative movement to reinvent orchestra Pops into a more fun and accessible format, encouraging dancing and loose fun, within a more informal and contemporary setting.