Dave Douglas & Keystone

Dave Douglas: Keystone Live in Sweden

by John Kelman
October 4, 2006

In the early days of silent film, scores were played live, most often by a single musician--simplifying the response to the on-screen activities. In recent years artists like guitarist Bill Frisell and clarinetist Louis Sclavis have upped the ante by combining composed music with improvisation on silent film scores for small ensembles, making the coordination of sight and sound much more challenging.

Trumpeter Dave Douglas' Keystone (Greenleaf, 2005) is another contemporary entry, a two-disc release including a DVD of the ...

Jazz Arts Group of Columbus Welcomes Dave Douglas & Keystone for "Spark of Being" Multimedia Event

Source: Michael Ricci
January 18, 2011

The Jazz Arts Group's Inside Track series welcomes two-time Grammy-nominated jazz musician Dave Douglas and his electric sextet Keystone to the Lincoln Theatre stage Saturday, February 5 to present their latest multimedia project, Spark of Being. Dave Douglas is arguably the most prolific and original trumpeter-composer of his generation. From his New York base, where he has lived since the mid-1980s, Mr. Douglas has continued to earn lavish national and international acclaim including prizes from such organizations as the New ...
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Dave Douglas & Keystone play to film in NYC

Source: Dave Douglas / Greenleaf Music
October 13, 2010

On October 24th, 2010, Dave Douglas & Keystone play the Highline Ballroom in New York. More than a concert, this event will feature the East Coast Premiere of the Bill Morrison film, Spark Of Being. Douglas, who composed the soundtrack to the film and has since released a 3CD box set of the same title chronicling the themes penned for the project, alternate versions, as well as themes written for but not used in the film, will lead his electric ...
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Dave Douglas & Keystone: Spark Of Being (3CD Box) Release Day

Source: Dave Douglas / Greenleaf Music
September 21, 2010

On April 24th, 2010, Dave Douglas and experimental filmmaker Bill Morrison unveiled their multimedia collaboration, Spark Of Being, at Stanford University. On film, it stands as a reinterpretation of the Frankenstein myth using new, archival, and distressed footage. The themes, penned by Douglas for his Grammy-nominated band Keystone, integrate electronics seamlessly into the improvised music, piecing sounds and movement together to make three strikingly different creatures. CD 1: SOUNDTRACK is literally the soundtrack to the film by Bill Morrison. CD ...
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Dave Douglas & Keystone: Spark of Being; Preorder

Source: Michael Ricci
May 19, 2010

Dave Douglas & Keystone is: Dave Douglas, trumpet; Marcus Strickland, Tenor Saxophone; Adam Benjamin, Fender Rhodes; Brad Jones, Ampeg Baby Bass; Gene Lake, Drums; DJ Olive, Turntable/Laptop

SPARK OF BEING: BOX SET [3CD] (available for preorder at greenleafmusic.com) Part 1: SOUNDTRACK (out June 22nd) (available for preorder at greenleafmusic.com) Part 2: EXPAND (out August 24th) Part 3: BURST (out September 21st)

“Spark Of Being: Soundtrack" is the first of the ...
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Dave Douglas + Keystone + Moonshine Featured on NPR!

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
June 5, 2008

Moonshine now available. And In Stores (distributed by Koch)

Greenleafmusic.com has released eight sets of music from Dave Douglas & Keystone recorded live at The Jazz Standard, April 10-13, available for download purchase now

Greenleaf Music to Release New Recordings This Year from New Greenleaf Artists, Donny McCaslin and Michael Bates

The Press On Dave Douglas' Moonshine “. . . it's hard to imagine much more from a modern jazz record than what 'Moonshine' delivers." - Marcus Crowder, The Sacramento ...
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Dave Douglas & Keystone Release Moonshine

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
February 28, 2008

Moonshine available now, exclusively at greenleafmusic.com In Stores, April 15, 2008 Moonshine, the new album from trumpeter/composer Dave Douglas' Grammy-nominated band, Keystone, is one of those albums that move musical genres forward into uncharted territory. In this case, the genre is electronica, funk and jazz, the sound of late 1960s Miles Davis, Weather Report, and Herbie Hancock's Headhunters. The evolutionary/revolutionary aspect is found in the vibrant alchemy between Douglas' avant-garde leaning compositions, the relentless, polyrhythmic funk of drummer ...
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Les Paul (Mon) PJQ (Tue 6PM) Mingus Big Band (Tues) Misha Piatigorsky Trio (Wed) Apr. 12-15 Dave Douglas & Keystone at the Iridium Jazz Club

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
April 10, 2007

IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10023 RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121 8:30 & 10:30PM, Fri. & Sat. 3rd Sets AT MIDNIGHT Note: Set Times for Les Paul Remain at 8 & 10PM EVERY MONDAY LES PAUL AND HIS TRIO JOHN COLIANNI - PIANO - LOU PALLO - GUITAR, NICKI PARROTT - BASS Note: Set Times for Les Paul Remain at 8 & 10PM MINGUS LEGACY ...
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Dave Douglas & Keystone April 12-15 at the Iridium Jazz Club

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
April 5, 2007

IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10023 RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121 April 12-15 DAVE DOUGLAS & KEYSTONE featuring Marcus Strickland on tenor saxophone, Adam Benjamin on fender rhodes, Brad Jones on bass, Gene Lake on drums, and DJ Olive on turntables The Iridium Jazz Club is pleased to present....Dave Douglas & Keystone return with a new program of modern electric jazz and early American silent films. Each set will ...
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Multi-media Premiere of Dave Douglas' Keystone at Zankel Hall

Source: All About Jazz
February 6, 2006

GRAMMY NOMINATED TRUMPETER/COMPOSER DAVE DOUGLAS PRESENTS THE NEW YORK CITY MULTI-MEDIA PREMIERE OF KEYSTONE ***SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18 AT ZANKEL HALL***

This concert is part of IN YOUR EAR TOO, a weekend festival curated by John Adams.

Keystone is Dave Douglas' Twenty-Third Recording of Original Music and a CD/DVD Homage to Silent Film Legend Roscoe “Fatty" Arbuckle - Available at www.Greenleafmusic.com!

On Saturday, February 18, 2006 at 8:30 PM, trumpeter/composer Dave Douglas will present the New York City multi-media premiere of ...
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Dave Douglas & Keystone - "In Your Ear Too" Festival, 2/17-2/19

Source: All About Jazz
January 20, 2006

DAVE DOUGLAS & KEYSTONE PERFORM IN --IN YOUR EAR TOO-- A MULTI-GENRE FESTIVAL IN ZANKEL HALL, FEBRUARY 17 TO 19 Avant-Garde Theater, Jazz, Classical, and World Music Featured in Genre-Bending Festival

Dave Douglas & Keystone perform in Zankel Hall on Saturday, February 18 at 8:30 p.m., as part of a three-day festival curated by composer John Adams. Entitled In Your Ear Too, the festival features artists from a variety of genres that ...
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