About Doug Irving ...

Recorded, arranged and been seen in films including:
Debbie Allen "Stomp-in at the Savoy"
Vanessa Williams
Mario Van Pebbles
Stanley Crouch
"Domestic Disturbance" featuring John Travolta
"Monsters Ball" featuring Academy Award winner Halle Berry

As a studio musician:
Rudy and Cynthia Tyson
Benny Hill
Frank Bongiorno (UNC Recordings)
The Jazz Player Magazine

Performed with:

Tony Bennett • Frankie Valli • Cynthia Tyson • The Four Tops

Eve Cornelius • Melba Huston • Gospel Artists The Merrill's • Donald Lawrence
Stephanie Nakasian • The North Carolina Symphony  • The Wilmington Symphony Orchestra
Countless festivals in America and aboard most notable “The North Sea Jazz Festival”
Harold Wheeler (Pianist) • Marcus Roberts (Pianist) • Cyrus Chestnut (Pianist)
Rudy Tyson (Pianist) • Hod O'Brien (Pianist) • Sayuri Gato (Pianist)
Renard Harper (Drummer) • Israel Bannerman (Drummer) • Ron Free (Drummer)
Alvin Atkins (Drummer) • Will Terrell (Drummer) • "BEAN" Clemons (Drummer)
Thomas Taylor (Drummer) • Slide Hampton (Trombonist) • Jerald Shynett (Trombonist)
Clark Terry (Trumpeter) • Ray Coddington (Trumpeter) • Brian Miller (Saxophonist)
Steve Riley (Saxophonist) • Brian Horton (Saxophonist) • Ira Wiggins (Saxophonist)
Gary Bartz (Saxophonist) • Joe Chambers (Drummer) • Steve Berrios (Percussionist)
Wessell "WARM DADDY" Anderson (saxophone) • Eddie Henderson (trumpet)

How It Began...

From Washington, D.C. USA. Douglas Curtis Irving began playing the Trombone at age 13 and performing and composing at age 15. He grew up listening to Classical, Soul, Rock, Jazz, and Gospel music in addition to his mother, Edith B. Harper, playing organ for various churches.

Doug studied Classical and Jazz at the University of North Carolina in Wilmington. In addition, he studied Classical Trombone with Jack Pindell and Mike Kris; Jazz Trombone with Howard Lamb, John Jenson, and Jerald Shynett. In 1996, Doug began studying Jazz Bass with such greats as Herman Burney, John Patitucci, and Nat Reeves. He still admires his Classical mentor "russian-native" Leonard Finkelstein of the North Carolina Symphony.

“I can never say enough about my first mentors Bob Hood, Jack Pindell, and Herman Burney, but that they ‘truly created a concrete foundation for me to continue to walk on’. Also thanks to Nat Reeves, John Pattituchi, Leoniod Finkelshytey for being just a phone call away everyday. Finally, The United Pentecostal Church International for keeping me sharp at home and in my travels!” -- Doug Irving