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Dave Douglas

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 Guggenheim Fellowship, an Aaron Copland award, and two GRAMMY® nominations. While his career spans more than 40 recordings as a leader, his active projects include his Quintet; Sound Prints, a quintet co-led with saxophonist Joe Lovano; Riverside, a quartet co-led with Chet Doxas; a duo with pianist Uri Caine; and, debuting in 2015, High Risk, an electronic music-influenced quartet with Mark Guiliana, Jonathan Maron and Shigeto. Two 2015 projects demonstrate his virtuosity as well as his penchant for wide ranging explorations of new genres and creatively enriching partnerships with other musicians

Maria Pia de Vito, Becca Stevens, Elan Mehler, Daniel Casimir & More New Releases

By LUDOVICO GRANVASSU

The year ended as it started, and as if COVID-19 never were, with a heart-warming slew of great new releases. Here's the last installment for 2020 acting as a great omen for an equally rewarding 2021 jazz year.Happy listening!PlaylistBen Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Various Artists ...

Benjamin Koppel: Curiosity Won't Kill This Cat

By R.J. DELUKE

Benjamin Koppel is an extraordinary Danish musician from an illustrious music family. He is all about music—of just about any kind. He's always absorbing it, discovering what there is to derive from it. A kind of restless desire to explore envelops him. He simplifies it in his own words: he's curious. It comes naturally to him. ...

Tenor Titans: The Many Sides of Chris Potter

By RUSSELL PERRY

Chris Potter came on the scene in the early 1990s and proceeded to collaborate with a “Who's Who" of modern jazz including Paul Motian, Patricia Barber, Renee Rosnes, Billy Hart, Dave Douglas, Dave Holland, Kenny Wheeler, and Pat Metheny. While his work as a leader is highly celebrated earning him standing among the best saxophone players ...

[Long] Live (at) the Jazz Standard! - Companion Mixtape

By LUDOVICO GRANVASSU

There was so much great music recorded live at the Jazz Standard, that we could not possibly squeeze it all in our weekly radio show, so here's a bonus mixtape with another couple of hours of great memories from the celebrated venue, as part of our commemoration series. [Check out Part 1 and Part 2]

[Long] Live (at) the Jazz Standard! - Part 2

By LUDOVICO GRANVASSU

We continue our celebration of the Jazz Standard, after the announcement of its untimely closure. The capacity to appeal to both the beginner and the long-time jazz fan, and to combine the familiar with the unfamiliar, were some of the many strengths of Seth Abramson's artistic direction. Through a number of concerts recorded live ...

Dizzy Atmosphere: Dizzy Gillespie At Zero Gravity

By DAVE DOUGLAS

Label: Greenleaf Music
Released: 2020
Track listing: Mondrian; Con Almazan, Cadillac; See Me Now; Manteca; Pickin' the Cabbage; Pacific; Subterfuge; We Pray.

Olsen, Stewart, Berne & Mitchell, Laubrock, QMRplus, and, Dawid

By BOB OSBORNE

On this show we present new music from Douglas Olsen, Luke Stewart, Tim Berne & Matt Mitchell, Angel Bat Dawid & The Brotherhood, Ingrid Laubrock with large and small ensembles, QMRPlus, and Dave Douglas.Playlist Douglas Olsen “Tailwind" from 2 Cents (Self Released) 00:00 Luke Stewart “Awakening The Masters" from Luke Stewart Exposure Quintet (Astral ...

New music from Anthony Pirog, Mary Halvorson, Toine Thys, & Dan Fortin, and more

By BOB OSBORNE

On this edition exciting new music from Anthony Pirog, Mary Halvorson, Toine Thys, Dan Fortin, Jeff Kimmel Ishmael Ali & Bill Harris, and, Sabir Mateen Christopher Dell Christian Ramond & Klaus Kugel, a subscriber special from Dave Douglas, plus rereleased albums from the 1960s from Marion Brown. Playlist Anthony Pirog “Adonna The Painter" from ...

Mauro Ottolini: Nel cuore pulsante di Storyville

By PAOLO MARRA

Con il disco Storyville Story, prodotto dall'etichetta Parco della Musica Records, Mauro Ottolini ci riporta nel cuore pulsante della vita artistica di New Orleans facendoci rivivere lo spirito esuberante della tradizione del jazz degli anni'20 del secolo scorso. L'album, registrato dal vivo ad Orvieto e Perugia tra fine 2018 ed estate 2019, vede Fabrizio Bosso come ...