Grooveline Horns

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | image = Grooveline Horns with Jason Mraz.jpg | image_size = 250 | caption = Grooveline Horns playing with Jason Mraz | name = Grooveline Horns | origin = Austin, Texas, US | genre = {{Flatlist| * funk * R&B * soul * pop * hip-hop * latin}} | years_active = 1996–present | label = | associated_acts = {{Flatlist| * Maroon 5 * Kelly Clarkson * Jason Mraz * Zac Brown Band}} | website = | current_members = Carlos Sosa <br />Fernando “Fernie” Castillo <br />Raul Vallejo | past_members = Reggie Watkins }} '''Grooveline Horns''' is an American funk and R&B-based horn section, originating in Austin, Texas. They are best known for touring and recording with Maroon 5, Kelly Clarkson, Jason Mraz,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2010-01-15/938273/|title=Off the Record|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2010-01-22/940883/|title=Off the Record|publisher=}}</ref> and Zac Brown Band. They are also performing on the Kill Tony podcast along with the Kill Tony Band.

==Band members== thumb|upright=.6|left|Grooveline Horns on tour with Maroon 5

===Current members===

* Carlos Sosa - saxophones * Fernando “Fernie” Castillo - trumpet * Raul “Ralo” Vallejo - trombone

===Past members=== * Reggie Watkins - trombone * Paul Armstrong - trumpet * Serafin Aguilar - trumpet * Bret Harrell - trombone

== Discography == <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/grooveline-horns-mn0001448675/credits|title=Grooveline Horns - Credits - AllMusic|website=AllMusic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/1326468-Grooveline-Horns|title=Grooveline Horns|website=Discogs}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Album ! Artist ! class="unsortable" | Credits |- |2017 |Finally, Its Christmas |Hanson |Horns |- | 2017 | Jesse & Joy | Jesse & Joy | Brass, Brass Band |- |2017 |Sir Rosevelt |Sir Rosevelt |Horns, arrangements |- |2017 |Lay It On Down |Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band / Kenny Wayne Shepherd |Horns |- | 2015 | Un Besito Mas | Jesse & Joy | Horns |- |2015 |Vivir Sin Miedo |Concha Buika |Horns, Arranger |- |2015 |Big Trouble |Outasight |Horns |- | 2014 | Dear You | Meiko | Horn Arrangements, Horns |- |2014 |8 |Luis Fonsi |Horn Arrangements, Horns |- | 2014 | Engelbert Calling | Engelbert Humperdinck | Primary Artist, Horns, Horn Arrangements, Horn Engineer |- | 2014 | Viaje | Ricardo Arjona | Horns, Horn arrangements |- |2013 |Confieso Que He Sentido |Manuel Carrasco |Horns, Arrangements |- | 2013 | Baby Let's Dance | Shane Filan | Horns |- |2013 |[https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/all-people-deluxe-edition-mr0003995618 All People (Deluxe)] |Michael Franti |Horns |- | 2013 | Dirty Word | Dumpstaphunk | Guest Artist, Primary Artist |- | 2013 | In a World Like This | Backstreet Boys | Horn, Horn Engineer, Primary Artist |- | 2013 | Red Room | The Shadowboxers | Horn Arrangements, Primary Artist |- | 2013 | Everything to Me | Shane Filan | Horns |- | 2013 | Whut It Dew: The Album | Rapid Ric | Horns |- | 2012 | Live at the Moody Theater | Warren Haynes / Warren Haynes Band | Guest Artist, horns |- | 2012 | ¿Con Quién Se Queda el Perro? | Jesse & Joy | Arranger, Arreglos, Metales |- | 2011 | When You Gonna Learn | Beverly Knight | Horns |- | 2011 | Everybody Want Sum | Dumpstaphunk | Musicians |- | 2011 | Fairplay | Beverly Knight | Horns |- | 2011 | Everything Everytime Everywhere | Trevor Hall | Horn, Horn Engineer |- | 2011 | Man in Motion | Warren Haynes | Main Personnel |- | 2009 | Del Castillo | Del Castillo | Main Personnel |- | 2009 | When I Let Go | Paul Wesley | Horn, Horn Arrangements |- | 2008 | Thicker Than Water | Vallejo | Primary Artist |- | 2008 | We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. | Jason Mraz | Arranger |- | 2008 | The New World | Bruce Robison | Horns |- | 2007 | Future Clouds & Radar | Future Clouds & Radar | Main Personnel |- | 2007 | Noble Creatures | The Gourds | Horns |- | 2007 | Listen Hear | Dumpstaphunk | Main Personnel |- | 2003 | Chinese Vacation | Steve Poltz | Horn Arrangements |- | 2003 | Steamboat Live '97 | Vallejo | Primary Artist |- | 1999 | More Than a Feeling | The Scabs | Horn Arrangements |- | 1998 | Boom Boom Baby | The Ugly Americans | Horn Arrangements |- | 1998 | Freebird | The Scabs | Horn Arrangements |}

==Awards== {{awards table}} |- | style="text-align:center;" | 2009 | We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things., Jason Mraz | 2009 Teen Choice Awards | {{Won}} |- | style="text-align:center;" | 2005 | Best Groupera Album, La Mafia | Latin Grammy Awards<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/notes/grooveline-horns/grooveline-show-are-you-ready/123290027007/|title=Grooveline Show! Are you ready?|website=www.facebook.com}}</ref> | {{Won}} |- | style="text-align:center;" | 2004 | Spanish Album of the Year, Con Poder, Salvador<ref>[http://www.doveawards.com/history/browse.cfm?year=2004 GMA Dove Awards] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061020022920/http://www.doveawards.com/history/browse.cfm?year=2004 |date=October 20, 2006 }}</ref> | 35th GMA Dove Awards |{{Won}} |- | style="text-align:center;" | 1997 | Best Horns: Grooveline Horns, The Scabs | Austin Music Awards<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/austin-music-awards/year:1997/category:best-austin-musicians/512747/|title=Grooveline Horns (The Scabs) - Best Horns - Austin Music Awards - 1997 - Best Austin Musicians - The Austin Chronicle|website=www.austinchronicle.com}}</ref> | {{Won}} |- | style="text-align:center;" | 1998 | Best Horns: Grooveline Horns | Austin Music Awards<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/austin-music-awards/year:1998/category:best-austin-musicians/513249/|title=Grooveline Horns - Best Horns - Austin Music Awards - 1998 - Best Austin Musicians - The Austin Chronicle|website=www.austinchronicle.com}}</ref> | {{Won}} |- | style="text-align:center;" | 1999 | Best Horns: Grooveline Horns | Austin Music Awards<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/austin-music-awards/year:1999/category:best-austin-musicians/513659/|title=Grooveline Horns - Best Horns - Austin Music Awards - 1999 - Best Austin Musicians - The Austin Chronicle|website=www.austinchronicle.com}}</ref> | {{Won}} |- | style="text-align:center;" | 2000 | Best Horns: Grooveline Horns, The Scabs | Austin Music Awards<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/austin-music-awards/year:2000/category:best-austin-musicians/516407/|title=Grooveline Horns, the Scabs - Best Horns - Austin Music Awards - 2000 - Best Austin Musicians - The Austin Chronicle|website=www.austinchronicle.com}}</ref> | {{Won}} |- | style="text-align:center;" | 2001 | Best Horns: Grooveline Horns | Austin Music Awards<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/austin-music-awards/year:2001/category:best-austin-musicians/145467/|title=Grooveline Horns - Best Horns - Austin Music Awards - 2001 - Best Austin Musicians - The Austin Chronicle|website=www.austinchronicle.com}}</ref> | {{Won}} |- | style="text-align:center;" | 2003 | Best Horns: Grooveline Horns | Austin Music Awards<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/austin-music-awards/year:2003/category:best-austin-musicians/202722/|title=Grooveline Horns - Best Horns - Austin Music Awards - 2003 - Best Austin Musicians - The Austin Chronicle|website=www.austinchronicle.com}}</ref> | {{Won}} |- | style="text-align:center;" | 2006 | Best Horns: Grooveline Horns | Austin Music Awards<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/austin-music-awards/year:2006/category:best-austin-musicians/455956/|title=Grooveline Horns - Best Horns - Austin Music Awards - 2006 - Best Austin Musicians - The Austin Chronicle|website=www.austinchronicle.com}}</ref> | {{Won}} |- {{end}}

==Tours==

==Live guest performances== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Date ! Artist ! Location |- | June 27, 1997 | Suicidal Tendencies | Stubb's, Austin<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/1997-07-04/529204/|title=Live Shots|publisher=}}</ref> |- | Aug 30, 2009 | Dave Matthews Band | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EVavrRZ_tI Fresno, CA]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/dave-matthews-band/2009/save-mart-center-fresno-ca-63d7a28f.html|title=Dave Matthews Band Setlist at Save Mart Center, Fresno|website=setlist.fm}}</ref> |- | April 26, 2014 | Kenny Wayne Shepherd & Mike Farris | Austin City Limits Hall of Fame Awards<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statesman.com/entertainment/music/blackstock-willie-nelson-double-trouble-emmylou-harris-and-more-musical-heavyweights-celebrate-austin-city-limits-first-hall-fame-inductees/y1yP119Iv1xc2pHnsliXiJ/|title=Blackstock: Willie Nelson, Double Trouble, Emmylou Harris and more musical heavyweights celebrate 'Austin City Limits' first Hall of Fame inductees|work=statesman |publisher=}}</ref> |- |October 28, 2022 |Josh Abbott Band |ACL Live, Austin, TX |}

==Television and video appearances== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Date ! Artist ! Show |- | Apr 3, 2012 | Grooveline Horns, Self | Dancing with the Stars, [https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xgasj6 Copchase] <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Seal-to-Perform-on-ABCs-DANCING-WITH-THE-STARS-43-20120402|title=Seal to Perform on ABC's DANCING WITH THE STARS, 4/3|first=TV News|last=Desk|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Copchase-Dancing-Stars-Studio-Version/dp/B007QP1UU6|title=Copchase|publisher=|via=Amazon}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xgasj6|title=Clyde Drexler & Elena Grinenko - Cha-Cha-Cha - Video Dailymotion|date=27 December 2010|website=Dailymotion}}</ref> |- | Sep 30, 2013 | Gary Clark Jr. | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyBem5-Bfpg Ain't Messin Round Official Music Video], ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zCCHjWoTy0 behind the scenes]) |}

== References == {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[https://www.facebook.com/GroovelineHorns/ Facebook]

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