Jazz Articles about Ian McDougall

The Ian McDougall Big Band: No Passport Required

by Jack Bowers
January 1, 2008

Ian McDougall's name may be unfamiliar to you, but the accomplished composer/arranger/trombonist certainly needs no introduction to jazz fans in Canada, where his long and impressive résumé includes half a dozen albums under his own name, more than double that number as lead trombonist/soloist with Rob McConnell's peerless Boss Brass, and another three as leader of the 'bone-centered Brass Connection. Even so, No Passport Required is an overdue benchmark, marking the first time that McDougall has led a big band ...