Doug Peebles, Bass Trombone

Born and raised in Portland, Doug started piano lessons in the first grade and continued through his seinor year in high school. He started playing Trombone in the forth grade. Along the way he also perforomed in a local dance and show band by the name of The United Attractions(playing trombone and singing) from the seventh grade until going to collage. Doug graduated from David Douglas High School in south east Portland. Mr. Peebles returned in 1983, after pursuing studies at the University of Nevada-Reno and a six year stint working and playing in the Reno area. It was there in Reno that he started playing the Bass Trombone.

He has performed with the Oregon and Columbia Symphonies and is currently the Bass trombone and Orchestra Manager for the Vancouver Symphony. He has also been with the Woody Hite Big Band,the Carlton Jackson-Dave Mills Big Band and  Woody Herman and his Thundering Herd,and has extensive history of show experience, having worked with Peggy Fleming, Manhattan Transfer, Johnny Mathis, Natalie Cole, Don Rickles and Norman Leydon, among others.

Doug was also the drummer with the “cowboy jazz” band Los Cowtones for four years, and is a self-employed auto mechanic.