Results for "Dave Douglas"

The Jazz Session #273: Dave Douglas

May 28, 2011

Travis Sullivan: This Cat Plays the Sax

by R.J. DeLuke
May 23, 2011

Travis Sullivan composes and arranges with a fine flair. For about the last six years, he's proven himself a strong leader of a large band, running the Bjorkestra, an acclaimed unit that plays slick, intricate and sometimes burning jazz versions of songs by popular Icelandic singer/songwriter Bjork. It's a band that's an audience pleaser ...

Tania Gill: Bolger Station

by Mark Corroto
May 14, 2011

a recording that sounds uncomplicated and effortless might actually be a more difficult task than presenting an impenetrable maze of writing and arrangements. Pianist/composer Tania Gill does just that with Bolger Station, an unadorned minor classic that gets stuck in the heart, while tugging at the soul. Gill's music has an uncluttered yet sometimes ...

Bill Frisell: The ECM Years

by John Kelman
April 26, 2011

Nothing trumps right place, right time. Sure, most artists pay plenty of dues-- sometimes in the public eye, oftentimes not--but for some, there's that serendipitous event that leads to greater visibility. Bill Frisell, surely one of the most important and influential guitarists of his generation, undoubtedly deserves all the accolades and artistic freedom he's achieved in ...

Dave Douglas Brass Ecstacy - United Front: Live at Newport (Greenleaf, 2011)

April 19, 2011

Trumpeter, cornetist and composer Dave Douglas is a man who wears many hats: leader of multiple bands, this one being called Brass Ecstasy consisting of Douglas on trumpet, Vincent Chancey on French horn, Luis Bonilla on trombone, Marcus Rojas on tuba and Nasheet Waits on drums. With the music recorded live, it has a festive and ...

Dave Douglas Brass Ecstasy: United Front: Brass Ecstasy At Newport

by Mark Corroto
April 11, 2011

Brass bands, like wild animals are best viewed in their native habitats. Watching a lion on the savanna is a much different experience than seeing it caged in a zoo. Likewise, hearing Dave Douglas' Brass Ecstasy live is superior to any studio recording. Not that the band's Spirit Moves (Greenleaf, 2009) was a subpar Douglas recording; ...

Brad Shepik Quartet: Across The Way

by Glenn Astarita
April 8, 2011

One of the modern day pioneers of integrating Balkan music into the progressive jazz vernacular, guitarist Brad Shepik's solo and session career spans a comprehensive panorama. He lingers on the cutting-edge of matters amid collaborations with like-minded artists, such as trumpeter Dave Douglas, reedman Chris Speed and other jazz VIPs. And on this quartet date, Shepik ...

Lauren Sevian: Big Voice on the Big Horn

by R.J. DeLuke
March 30, 2011

Swaying slightly, with eyes closed, Lauren Sevian pours a lot of heart and grit into the big, baritone saxophone--the largest of the most commonly played saxophones and an axe that looks even more considerable when seen against her small frame. She comes out with an imposing sound and welcoming style, put forth through a striking conception.

Jazz Musician of the Day: Dave Douglas

March 24, 2011

All About Jazz is celebrating Dave Douglas' birthday today! Dave DouglasTwo-time Grammy-nominated jazz musician Dave Douglas is arguably the most prolific and original trumpeter-composer of his generation. From his New York base, where he’s lived since the mid 1980s, Mr... more Website | Photos | Articles Follow Dave Douglas ...

Albatrosh: Mystery Orchestra with Grenager & Talfjord

by John Kelman
March 21, 2011

Duos can represent a double-edged sword: on one hand, no other context is as intimate, where the level of communication can be as deep, the lines of communication so open; equally, however, there are the inherent limitations on its possible sound worlds, the result of the specific textural, harmonic and rhythmic capabilities of the instruments involved. ...