No one can accuse Dave Douglas of pandering to mainstream interests. Among his primary inspirations for Secular Psalms is the Ghent Altarpiece (a.k.a. The Adoration … Read More “Dave Douglas: Secular Psalms (Greenleaf)”
SoundPrints is tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano and trumpeter Dave Douglas, along with pianist Lawrence Fields, bassist Linda May Han Oh, and drummer Joey Baron. This … Read More “SoundPrints: Other Worlds (Greenleaf)”
Trumpeter Dave Douglas doesn’t perform tributes so much as he fences with the music of jazz artists who are criminally underrated (Booker Little), towering in … Read More “Dave Douglas: Dizzy Atmosphere (Greenleaf)”
During his appearance at Winter Jazzfest 2017, saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings implored the audience that “We need new songs, new hymns, new myths.” Uplift, the latest … Read More “Dave Douglas: Uplift (Greenleaf)”
In a press release, Dave Douglas lays out the reasoning behind the title of this second Sound Prints album, Scandal. “We’re not playing by the … Read More “Joe Lovano & Dave Douglas/Sound Prints: Scandal (Greenleaf)”
For Dave Douglas, the art of the tribute has never been about the act of strict repertory theatre. In saluting undersung trumpeter Booker Little, honoring … Read More “Live Review: Dave Douglas Presents “Dizzy Atmosphere” at JALC”
In drummer Anwar Marshall and brass quartet the Westerlies, Dave Douglas has found a perfect set of collaborators—five individuals who are all as adept as … Read More “Dave Douglas with the Westerlies & Anwar Marshall: Little Giant Still Life (Greenleaf)”
Produced with the support of the French American Jazz Exchange, Dada People is trumpeter Dave Douglas and pianist Frank Woeste’s paean to surrealist photographer Man … Read More “Dave Douglas and Frank Woeste: Dada People”
Many jazz fans often wonder what kind of music Miles Davis would be making if he were still alive. Given that he was a musical … Read More “Dave Douglas: Dark Territory”
There is a resonance of Miles Davis on “Molten Sunset,” the lead song from High Risk by trumpeter Dave Douglas. The tone is brawny but … Read More “Dave Douglas: High Risk”
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