Dave Douglas archive
Listen Dave Douglas: Jazz Hymns Honor A Dying Wish
December 16, 2012 – The trumpeter's new album of reinterpreted religious music is a tribute to his late mother.
Listen Sound Prints Quintet: Live At The Village Vanguard WBGO
November 28, 2012 – Few jazz artists are as active as co-bandleaders Joe Lovano (saxophone) and Dave Douglas (trumpet). WBGO
Watch Dave Douglas Quintet: Live From 92Y Tribeca WBGO
September 19, 2012 – The trumpeter's new band, with folksinger Aoife O'Donovan, explores a carefully curated hymnal. WBGO
Watch Dave Douglas: Three Records, Five Months
October 18, 2011 – In which the trumpeter and jazz composer experiments in both medium and music.
Listen Billy Childs, Dave Douglas Brass Ecstasy On JazzSet
April 7, 2011 – Back to back, hear a soaring four-piece ensemble and a band powered by lips.
Listen Dave Douglas Brass Ecstasy In Concert: Newport Jazz Festival 2010 WBGO
August 8, 2010 – The noted trumpeter and composer leads a compact-but-mighty brass ensemble with style and verve. WBGO
Listen Dave Douglas Quintet: Live At The Village Vanguard WBGO
December 9, 2009 – The trumpeter and composer's most popular band, filled with world-class talent, presents new works. WBGO
Watch Dave Douglas Brass Ecstasy: Tiny Desk Concert
July 20, 2009 – Or, the day a trumpet, trombone, French horn and tuba played us a soulful Rufus Wainwright cover.
Read Jazz Covers Rock: The New Standards WESA
September 15, 2008 – Here are five jazz artists who break away from the "standards" for more modern fare. WESA
Listen Dave Douglas Re-Imagines Silent Film, Jazz WBGO
June 4, 2008 – The jazz trumpeter and his band are taking a second look at silent films with brand-new scores. WBGO
Listen Pancultural Music
April 28, 2003 – It may sound like classical music, but for NPR reviewer Tom Manoff, it's pancultural — an unusu...