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Dave Douglas

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Dave Douglas is a prolific trumpeter, composer, educator and entrepreneur from New York City known for the stylistic breadth of his work and for keeping a diverse set of ensembles and projects active simultaneously. His unique contributions to improvised music have garnered distinguished recognition, including a Doris Duke Artist Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, an Aaron Copland award, and two Grammy Award nominations. Douglas' career spans more than 60 unique original recordings as a leader and more than 500 published works. His current ensembles include: Dave Douglas Quintet; Sound Prints, a quintet co-led with saxophonist Joe Lovano; OVERCOME, an ensemble featuring vocalists Fay Victor and Camila Meza, as well as Ryan Keberle, Jorge Roeder, and Rudy Royston; UPLIFT, a sextet including bassist Bill Laswell; Present Joys, a longstanding duo with pianist Uri Caine which recently added Andrew Cyrille as third member for a 2019 recording; High Risk, an electronic ensemble with Shigeto, Jonathan Maron, and Ian Chang; ENGAGE, a sextet with Jeff Parker, Tomeka Reid, Anna Webber, Nick Dunston, and Kate Gentile; Marching Music, a quartet featuring Rafiq Bhatia, Melvin Gibbs, and Sim Cain; Dizzy Atmosphere: Dizzy Gillespie in Zero Gravity featuring Dave Adewumi, Matthew Stevens, Fabian Almazan, Carmen Rothwell, and Joey Baron
Matt Mitchell: Oblong Aplomb

by John Sharpe
On Oblong Aplomb pianist Matt Mitchell pays homage to the drummers in his life. In a way, it can be seen as a follow-up to his debut Fiction (Pi Recordings, 2013). That album, a duet with stickman Ches Smith, originated from Mitchell's practice of warming up for gigs with Tim Berne's Snakeoil by running through a ...
Dave Meder: Modern Gothic

by John Chacona
Hymn tunes are having a bit of a moment with players such as Dave Douglas and James Brandon Lewis calling on these sturdy old melodies for projects that often wander far from their plain, homespun source material. On New American Hymnal (Outside in Music, 2023), pianist Dave Meder goes a step further by making the communal ...
Roni Ben-Hur, Nicole Zuraitis, Andrew Cyrille and Others

by Jerome Wilson
This program features recent recordings by Roni Ben-Hur and Nicole Zuraitis, older tracks from Andrew Cyrille and Bobby Hutcherson, and much more. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Andrew Cyrille Quartet Go Happy Lucky" from ...
Jazzfestival Saalfelden 2023

by Stefano Merighi
Esaminare il curriculum di Michiyo Yagi significa inoltrarsi in un fittissimo reticolo di collaborazioni stilisticamente trasversali e tutte di alto livello. E rendersi conto della serietà del suo lavoro e della considerazione in cui è tenuta nel mondo, dall'ambito accademico fino a quello pop. C'è voluto il festival di Saalfelden per organizzare un invito ufficiale nei ...
Michael Blake, Ben Wendel, Bjork and Others

by Jerome Wilson
This eclectic show has music from saxophonists Michael Blake and Jeff Coffin, vocalists Hailey Brinnel and Bjork(!), and much more. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Wally Cirillo Smog L.A." from Explorations (Fresh Sound) 1:04 ...
Merano Jazz Festival and Academy 2023

by Giuseppe Segala
Alto Adige Merano 10-16.7.2023 L'ormai lunga e articolata storia di Merano Jazz, giunta alla ventisettesima edizione, ha affrontato quest'anno un cambio di rotta gestionale. La manifestazione abbina ormai da ventidue anni agli appuntamenti concertistici l'attività didattica e di laboratorio (Academy), partita dall'iniziativa congiunta di Franco D'Andrea ed Ewald Kontschieder, sviluppata con ...
Ryan Kisor: Power Source

by C. Andrew Hovan
Taking full advantage of what might be termed his second wind," Ryan Kisor has grown into one of the most mature trumpeters of his generation. Back in 1990 when he impressed his elders by taking the prize at the Thelonious Monk Institute trumpet competition, things appeared promising and a major record label deal even came through ...
La Rassegna Mixité al PARC di Firenze

by Neri Pollastri
Mixité P.A.R.C. ex Scuderie Granducali, Piazzale delle Cascine Firenze Aprile-Maggio 2023 Dopo le belle proposte ascoltate nel mese di dicembre 2022, Toscana Produzione Musica (centro di produzione musicale presieduto da Paolo Zampini con la direzione artistica di Maurizio Busìa e Francesco Mariotti) ha ripreso le attività su Firenze con la ...