Jazz Articles about Dave Douglas

Dave Douglas: Leap of Faith

by David Adler
March 1, 2000

Negotiating the space between tonal composition and anything-can-happen improvisation, Dave Douglas's “straight-ahead" quartet continues to develop its original, identifiable sound. Only one of the trumpeter's many projects, this group released Magic Triangle (Arabesque) in 1998, and they've followed it up with something similar but better. Loose, natural interplay is the name of the game here, and Leap of Faith finds the quartet even more loose and natural than last time around. Douglas's writing also seems more varied and inventive.

Dave Douglas: Soul On Soul

by Mark Corroto
March 1, 2000

Dave Douglas has many faces. He can turn his cheek to Balkan, Indian, or free jazz. He is as much at home in the Knitting Factory as in a chamber orchestra. Of his two newest releases, (see review of Leap Of Faith ) this project is an almost pure mainstream jazz offering. Douglas’ Sextet has two prior recordings, both tributes. The 1995 In Our Lifetime session was a tribute to trumpeter Booker Little and his 1997 release Stargazer focused on ...

Dave Douglas: Leap Of Faith

by Mark Corroto
March 1, 2000

Dave Douglas was voted trumpeter of the year and innovator/explorer of the year at the 1999 Jazz Awards. He also received firsts in Artist, Composer, and Trumpeter of the year in the critics’ category titled, Talent Deserving Wider Recognition. This Uberman of modern jazz came from nowhere to garner such acclaim. Actually no. With a discography to die for, that includes 15 sessions as leader and nearly 100 as co-leader or sideman, he has been here all along. He works ...

Dave Douglas: Soul On Soul

by Mark Corroto
March 1, 2000

Dave Douglas has many faces. He can turn his cheek to Balkan, Indian, or free jazz. He is as much at home in the Knitting Factory as in a chamber orchestra. Of his two newest releases, (see review of Leap Of Faith ) this project is an almost pure mainstream jazz offering. Douglas' Sextet has two prior recordings, both tributes. The 1995 In Our Lifetime session was a tribute to trumpeter Booker Little and his 1997 release Stargazer focused on ...

Dave Douglas: Songs For Wandering Souls

by Glenn Astarita
July 1, 1999

Trumpeter Dave Douglas and his cohorts comprising the Tiny Bell Trio are among the hottest jazzmen on the planet these days. The much revered Tiny Bell Trio, featuring the extraordinary talents of drummer Jim Black and guitarist Brad Shepikfuse European motifs and mold them into a signature style/sound which has become the Trio's hallmark. Newly released on the Winter & Winter label under Dave Douglas' moniker, Songs For Wandering Souls finds this band extending the rites of passage so to ...

Dave Douglas: Convergence

by AAJ Staff
May 1, 1999

The title is most appropriate. Here is all manner of music--jazz, classical (both old and modern), folk music, show tunes, and quite a bit that's indescribable. You get Douglas, drummer Michael Sarin, and three strings--but you don't get a “string" album. Sounds drift in and out, and the focus can change in a heartbeat. It's edgy, it's dissonant--it's an adventure.

You know you're in for a ride from the opening shot. It's a Burmese folk song, the theme stated by ...

Dave Douglas: Convergence

by AAJ Staff
April 1, 1999

Even if you consider yourself only marginally knowledgeable about modern jazz, there remains virtually no valid excuse for not having heard of trumpeter/composer Dave Douglas. Over the past 5 years Douglas' recordings have appeared on numerous yearly “best of “ lists including those of the New York Times, the Village Voice and All About Jazz. His various projects include tribute albums to Booker Little, Wayne Shorter, and Joni Mitchell all of which feature his own adventurous compositions in addition to ...