Dave
Douglas Quintet Plus 
Dave Douglas, trumpet; Joshua Redman, saxophone;
Steve Cardenas, guitar; Larry Goldings, piano; Larry Grenadier, bass;
Clarence Penn, drums
Sunday, August 1, 8 PM | Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Tickets: $32 general | $18 students | TAKE 5!
The only constant in Dave Douglas's music is excellence. The
New York-based trumpeter and composer has led an amazing variety
of projects since he made his bandleading debut in the early 1990's.
Director of the Banff International Workshop in Jazz and Creative
Music and the co-founder and director of the Festival of New
Trumpet Music in New York, his music exemplifies the state of modern
jazz today, mixing influences and ideas from a broad range of musical
genres and cultures and bringing it all to life with the spark of
improvisation. Yet even Douglas's most forward-looking music
is rooted in his deep appreciation of what has come before. He has
recorded tributes to underappreciated jazz originators Booker Little
and Mary Lou Williams. His "Brass Ecstasy" project pays
homage to Lester Bowie as well as the parade bands where Louis Armstrong
and King Oliver sowed the seeds of modern jazz improvisation.
His remarkable musical innovations have earned Douglas overwhelming
acclaim from critics and audiences alike. His accolades include numerous
DownBeat magazine critics' polls, including a trifecta in 2001
(best trumpet player, best composer, and album of the year for Soul
on Soul); a Guggenheim Fellowship; and two Grammy nominations. Never
content to rest on his laurels, Dave Douglas reminds us that "rebellion
against the tyrannies of specialization and predictability...can motivate a musician to exhilarating heights" (San Francisco
Chronicle).
Listen:
Dave Douglas Quintet
– "Little Penn"
Dave Douglas Quintet
– "Meaning & Mystery"
Dave Douglas Quintet
– "Painter's Way"
Dave Douglas Quintet
– "Unison"
watch:
Dave
Douglas Quintet playing live at a Grammy "Breakfast with the Arts" broadcast, 2003
Dave Douglas Quintet Live, 2009
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