William Bausch

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William “Beaver” Bausch is a drummer, composer, and educator. He has played with Donald Byrd, Juan Pablo Torres, the Boys Choir of Harlem, the Mambo All-Stars, Pablo Menéndez y Mezcla, and Hazmat Modine. He has recorded with Harvie S, Phil Bowler, Kaori Fujii, Ben Lapidus & Sonido Isleño, Mark Miller, Paul Carlon, and others.

He founded Grupo los Santos after his first trip to Cuba in 1998. They have been featured in several documentaries (Latido Latino and Como se forma una rumba) and performed at NYC’s Town Hall and the Jazz Standard, as well as in Europe and Cuba. They have released five albums so far.

In addition to his continued work with Santos, Beaver is focused on co-writing and production with longtime collaborator vocalist Lamont O’Neil.

He also taught in NYC public schools for 26 years, and got to work with a ton of amazing kids.

Grupo Los Santos: Lo Que Somos Lo Que Sea

Read "Lo Que Somos Lo Que Sea" reviewed by Michael P. Gladstone

by Michael P. Gladstone
March 18, 2008

A spirited group of Latin jazz players called Grupos Los Santos offers its brand of music on Lo Que Somos Lo Que Sea, which translates to What We Are What Will Be . The title of the group could also be loosely translated to mean that they are not playing a singular type of music but bring in many elements, tempo and cultural diversities.

When “Rumba in the Bronx" begins, it is with a percussive rumba ...

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Grupo Los Santos: Lo Que Somos Lo Que Sea

Read "Lo Que Somos Lo Que Sea" reviewed by Ernest Barteldes

by Ernest Barteldes
February 5, 2008

Grupo Los Santos is a New York-based group that successfully looks at Latin and Brazilian jazz from an American point of view. The result is a mixed sonic bag that allows influences from funk and East Coast jazz into the music without compromising the general sound and feel. At their CD release concert at New York's The Jazz Standard in January, 2008, they opened with “Boogie Down Broder," a tune by saxophonist Paul Carlon dedicated to the ...

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Grupo Los Santos: Lo Que Somos Lo Que Sea

Read "Lo Que Somos Lo Que Sea" reviewed by David Miller

by David Miller
January 10, 2008

Grupo Los Santos is a unique band. Its music is Latin through and through, and yet the musicians come from varying backgrounds. Guitarist Pete Smith has played with Norah Jones, Donald Byrd and Andrew Hill; bassist Dave Ambrosio has recorded with Uzbek and Kyrgyz folk musicians; saxophonist Paul Carlon leads his own band, playing everything from straight-ahead jazz to funk; and drummer William “Beaver" Bausch rounds out the core quartet, and is probably the most experienced in Latin musics. What ...