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. High Risk, released June 2015, is a collaboration with electronic music artist Shigeto, backed by Jonathan Maron on bass and Mark Guiliana on drums. According to Seth Colter Walls in Pitchfork: “Simultaneously chill and surprising, it’s the sound of a group discovering a valid language, and then proceeding to push the limits of that new aesthetic.” Sound Prints: Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival captures the Wayne Shorter-inspired collaboration between Douglas and Lovano. Martin Johnson of the Wall Street Journal calls the music “diverse, abstract and yet highly accessible” while Fred Kaplan wrote in Stereophile: “They’re among the most vibrant, dizzying jazz bands around. Douglas and Lovano bounce off each other with an energy and virtuosity I’ve rarely seen either sustain in other settings (and that’s saying a lot).”

Douglas introduced his new quintet with a debut recording, Be Still, in September 2012. Featuring singer Aoife O’Donovan, Be Still marked the first time Douglas featured a vocalist on a recording. The album received critical praise, with the New York Times heralding it as “gorgeous and contemplative” and Fred Kaplan in Stereophile proclaiming it “one of the best-sounding new recordings that I’ve heard by anybody in quite a while.” The follow-up recording, Time Travel, was released in April 2013. In it, Troy Collins for AllAboutJazz.com wrote: “the quintet soars…Unconstrained by thematic concerns, Douglas demonstrates his all-encompassing aesthetic, revealing a broad capacity for expressionism.” Together with a sextet album called Pathways, Be Still and Time Travel were packaged with a DVD of studio performances and music videos as well as unreleased tracks and outtakes and released as part of a commemorative 50th Birthday Recordings box set in September 2013.

Since 2005, Douglas has operated his own record label, Greenleaf Music, releasing his own recordings as well as albums by other artists in the jazz idiom. Through his artist-friendly approach and innovative practices, he continues to prove himself a pioneer among artist-run labels.

Douglas has held several posts as an educator and continues to be very active as a director and programmer. He has been named the Artistic Director for the 2016 season of the Bergamo Jazz Festival, which occurs every year in March. Starting in 2012, Douglas was engaged for two years as International Jazz Artist in Residence at the Royal Academy of Music in London and launched his own Jazz Workshop, dedicated to enriching the musical experiences of younger players. From 2002 to 2012, he served as artistic director of the Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music at The Banff Centre in Canada. He is a co-founder and director of the Festival of New Trumpet Music, which was founded in 2002 to support new music by a diverse community of trumpet and brass players. He also hosts a podcast, A Noise From the Deep, which was named the top jazz podcast by the JazzTimes critics poll in 2014.

“Dave Douglas is the unassuming king of independent jazz, a model of do-it-yourself moxie, initiative and artistic freedom.”

– Frank Alkyer, Publisher, Down Beat

Equipment

Dave plays a large bore Bach Stradivarius that he has had for many years. It has a #25 bell. Dave uses a Bach 3B mouthpiece.

Lessons and workshops

Dave will open his studio for private sessions with musicians by request. However, he recommends either organizing a group to participate or attending one of his a public masterclasses that take place throughout the year.

To learn more about Dave’s experience as an educator, click here .

CURRENT PROJECTS:

Dave Douglas & Sound Prints

A co-led quintet with Grammy Award-winning saxophonist and composer Joe Lovano. The all-star ensemble also includes up and coming pianist Lawrence Fields, bassist Linda May Han Oh, and drummer Joey Baron. Performing new original compositions by both Douglas and Lovano as well as brand new Wayne Shorter compositions in direct collaboration with Shorter, the quintet is a unique convergence of three unparalleled trajectories.

Soundprints’ debut recording will be available on Blue Note Records in Fall 2014.

Dave Douglas & Uri Caine Duo

Music for trumpet and piano. Douglas has paired up with longtime collaborator Uri Caine to record their first duo album, PRESENT JOYS. The duo explores a special collection of songs, hymns & improvisations inspired by the Sacred Harp and the shape-note tradition.

Dave Douglas & Riverside

Dedicated to exploring and expounding upon the musical legacy of the late jazz clarinetist and saxophonist Jimmy Giuffre. The quartet, co-led by Douglas, on trumpet, and Chet Doxas, on clarinet and tenor saxophone, has a rhythm section comprised of Steve Swallow (a former member of the Jimmy Giuffre 3) on electric bass and Jim Doxas (Chet’s brother and frequent collaborator) on drums. Riverside blends a love for improvised music, bluegrass, sacred hymns and Appalachian music to create an aesthetic rooted in both Americana and jazz.

RIVERSIDE, the group’s eponymously-titled debut, was released April 2014 on Greenleaf Music.

BY REQUEST:

Dave Douglas Quintet

One of Dave’s most popular and enduring projects, the Quintet has been in existence for over a decade. Current members are Jon Irabagon, Matt Mitchell, Linda Oh, and Rudy Royston. With a repertoire of dozens of original tunes, the quintet spans a wide range of contemporary jazz sounds in a lyrical, driving fashion. The quintet released its most recent recording, Songs of Ascent, in October 2022 to critical acclaim.

Other recordings:

* BE STILL, a ballad-like set that presents a series of hymns and folk songs with an intensely personal connection.
* LIVE AT THE JAZZ STANDARD documented a whole week of music circa 2006 including 44 different compositions in 12 unique sets of music available for download at Greenleaf Music.
* MEANING & MYSTERY (Sheet music is also available for this title) a studio recording from February 1, 2006, consists of original Dave Douglas Quintet compositions.
* STRANGE LIBERATION (2004) featured special guest Bill Frisell on guitar.
* Their first album, THE INFINITE, was nominated for a Grammy as best instrumental jazz album in 2003. The band was launched at the Village Vanguard, NYC, in February 2000, and continues touring around the world.
* Greenleaf Music recently released a 2-CD recording of the Quintet LIVE AT THE BIMHUIS in Amsterdam from 2002 as part of the specially priced Paperback Series.

Dave Douglas & Keystone

Music for electric sextet with trumpet, tenor/soprano sax, rhodes, electric bass, drums, and turntables. Inspired by films, written for films, both new and old.

SPARK OF BEING, the newest release from Douglas’ Grammy-nominated Keystone band, is a collaboration between Douglas and experimental film-maker Bill Morrison. Spark Of Being is a film retelling the Frankenstein myth with accompanying Douglas soundtrack. Further info at Greenleaf Music.

MOONSHINE, released November 2007 on Greenleaf Music, is an album that moves musical genres forward into uncharted territory. Perhaps the most remarkable aspect is that the basis for this recording was a single performance in front of a live studio audience. After this release, Douglas brought this band to the Jazz Standard for 5 nights, and recorded it all as part of Greenleaf Music’s Download-Only Series.

KEYSTONE, the first DD&K studio recording, is available at Greenleaf Music as a two disc package: one CD of just the music, and one DVD containing two 1916 Arbuckle silent films with new musical accompaniment. This package was nominated for a Grammy in 2006. A live recording from Umea, Sweden from October 2005 is also available on Greenleaf Music’s specially priced Paperback Series. The recording captures the band with Gene Lake, Marcus Strickland, Adam Benjamin, Brad Jones, and DJ Olive. The New York City premiere of this project took place at Zankel Hall on February 18, 2006 as part of John Adams’ In Your Ear series.

Please check Shows for upcoming performance dates.

Dave Douglas & Brass Ecstasy

Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Tuba, and Drums. Born out of the Festival of New Trumpet Music in 2005, Brass Ecstasy nods to the ever-evolving spirit of brass music through soul-inflected compositions. The debut recording from this band, SPIRIT MOVES, features Dave joined by Vincent Chancey on french horn, Luis Bonilla on trombone, Marcus Rojas on tuba, and Nasheet Waits on drums and was released on Greenleaf Music, June 16, 2009. As a companion to Spirit Moves, two live download-only sets featuring post-Spirit Moves compositions are available via Greenleaf Music.

2011 brings the release of Brass Ecstasy’s performance at the 2010 Newport Jazz Festival. The CD, titled UNITED FRONT: BRASS ECSTASY AT NEWPORT, was recorded by WBGO Jazz 88 and presented as part of NPR’s live concert series.

More new music from Brass Ecstasy is scheduled for release June 2011 marking the launch of the Greenleaf Portable Series.

DAVE DOUGLAS BIG BAND

Douglas and Grammy-winning arranger/conductor Jim McNeely share conducting and arranging duties. First proposed by McNeely who stood as the 2008/2009 artist-in-residence with the Frankfurt Radio Bigband, this project couples three new Douglas compositions from his first large-scale work for bigband, Delighted States, with four past works reimagined by McNeely. The recording of this collaboration, A SINGLE SKY, released October 22nd, 2009 on Greenleaf. New visions of classic and freshly minted Douglas compositions. The lyrical and surprising sounds of Charms of the Night Sky, Tiny Bell Trio, refracted through the prism of kaleidoscopic jazz orchestra writing. Douglas solos on trumpet and Jim McNeely makes a rare appearance at the piano.

TRIO SENTIERO – THE TRIO OF THE TRAIL

Bringing the banjo into modern jazz, this drummer-less trio plays a book of new Douglas tunes that reflect Appalachian and American roots music. Noam Pikelny is the recent winner of the Steve Martin Prize for Banjo and Bluegrass, he’s also a groundbreaking pioneer in his own right and a member of the Punch Brothers. Chamber Music bringing in improvisation and memorable songwriting, which premiered at the 2010 I Sunoi delle Dolomiti in Trento, Italia.

DAVE DOUGLAS 3

Dave Douglas 3 is a brand new project first appearing in January 2008. The project presents new, drummer-less trio music composed by Dave. There are currently three versions of this project: Strings, Winds, and Keys. In Autumn 2008, Dave Douglas 3 toured Europe with the string group — Mark Feldman on violin, Scott Colley on contrabass and the composer on trumpet. Dave Douglas 3 have also appeared in festivals around the world in 2008 with the Winds group of Donny McCaslin on saxophone and Luis Bonilla on trombone. The Keys group has performed with Uri Caine on piano and Bryan Carrott on vibes.

DON CHERRY’S SYMPHONY FOR IMPROVISERS

A special double quartet coming together to perform this seminal 1966 work. Roy Campbell, trumpet, Mixashawn, sax, William Parker, bass, Hamid Drake, drums. Dave Douglas, trumpet, JD Allen, sax, Henry Grimes, bass, Andrew Cyrille, drums.

BLUE NILE: THE MUSIC OF RANDY WESTON

New arrangements for trumpet, sax/flute, trombone, tuba, electric keyboards, and drums. Well known and lesser known compositions by the American Master.

BLUE LATITUDES

New Dave Douglas composition for 3 improvising soloists and 14 piece chamber orchestra.

FESTIVAL OF NEW TRUMPET MUSIC

Dave is the founder and co-curator of the annual Festival of New Trumpet Music, an original music festival based in New York and dedicated to presenting the broadest possible spectrum of new music being made by and for trumpeters.


BY SPECIAL REQUEST:

TINY BELL TRIO

With Jim Black (drums) and Brad Shepik (guitar), this is the band that recorded:

Songs for Wandering Souls (1999)
Live in Europe (1998)
Constellations (1996)
Tiny Bell Trio (1994)

CHARMS OF THE NIGHT SKY

With Guy Klucevsek (accordion), Mark Feldman (violin), and Greg Cohen (bass), this is the band that recorded:

A Thousand Evenings (2000)
Charms of the Night Sky (1997)

DAVE DOUGLAS SEXTET

A group dedicated to celebrating some of the great visionaries of jazz.

Features trumpet, reeds, trombone, piano, bass, drums.

Soul on Soul (for Mary Lou Williams) (2000)
Stargazer (for Wayne Shorter) (1997)
In Our Lifetime (for Booker Little) (1994)

DAVE DOUGLAS QUARTET

Original tunes for trumpet, tenor sax, bass, and drums.

Leap of Faith (2000)
Magic Triangle (1996)

PARALLEL WORLDS

Also known as The String Group.

Originals and arrangements for trumpet, violin, cello, bass, and drums.

Convergence (1998)
Five (1996)
Parallel Worlds (1994)

SANCTUARY

The double quartet that recorded the two 60 minute suites comprising the piece Sanctuary.

2 trumpet, 2 samplers, 2 basses, tenor sax and drums.

Sanctuary (1997)

FOUR IN ONE: DOUGLAS/MENGELBERG/JONES/BENNINK

Four in One (2001)

EL TRILOGY: TRISHA BROWN DANCE COMPANY

El Trilogy(2000)

WORKS:

Dave Douglas Works

CATALOGUE OF PUBLISHED WORKS

A book of Dave’s sheet music is now available, published by Cherry Lane Music. The Dave Douglas Collection contains scores for twelve of Douglas’ most popular compositions, as well as solo transcriptions by David Pearl.

PIECES FOR ORCHESTRA

  • Blue Latitudes 60 min. (2006)
    For orchestra
  • The Arc Line15 min. (2002)
    For orchestra
  • In Twilight Found 20 min. (1996)
    For orchestra and three improvisers

CHAMBER WORKS

  • Togetherness 8 min. (2002)
    Music For the new music ensemble Ictus (Belgium)
    For oboe, clarinet, trumpet, violin, viola, cello, bass
  • Suite: Flemish Primitives (2002)
    Music For the new music ensemble Ictus (Belgium)

    • I. Children’s Games
    • II. The Bee Keepers
    • III. Mystic Lamb
    • IV. Dulle Griet
    • V. The Return of the Herd

    For oboe, clarinet, trumpet, violin, viola, cello, bass, piano

  • Private Music 12 min. (2001)
    For Brass Quintet
  • Irrational Exuberance 15 min. (2000)
    For violin and piano
  • In So Many Worlds 15 min. (1999)
    For String Trio

MUSIC FOR DANCE

  • El Trilogy : Music For the Trisha Brown Dance Company, (RCA Victor CD 09026-63736-2)
    • I. Five Part Weather Invention (1999)
      For trumpet, violin, accordion, and bass
    • II. Rapture to Leon James (2000)
      For trumpet, tenor sax/clarinet, bass, and percussion
    • III. Groove and Countermove (2001)
      For trumpet, violin, tenor sax/clarinet, accordion, bass, and percussion
  • Ambition Bird (1996): Music For Lynn Shapiro Dance Company
    For trumpet, cello and percussion

MUSIC FOR ONGOING ENSEMBLES

For the Septet: trumpet, tenor saxophone, guitar, keyboards, samples/percussion, bass, drums

  • Black Rock Party (Freak In, RCA Bluebird 64008-2, February 2003)
  • Culver City Park (Freak In, RCA Bluebird 64008-2)
  • Eastern Parkway (Freak In, RCA Bluebird 64008-2)
  • Freak In (Freak In, RCA Bluebird 64008-2)
  • The Great Schism (vRCA Bluebird 64008-2)
  • Hot Club of 13th Street (Freak In, RCA Bluebird 64008-2)
  • Maya (Freak In, RCA Bluebird 64008-2)
  • The Mystic Lamb (Freak In, RCA Bluebird 64008-2)
  • November (Freak In, RCA Bluebird 64008-2)
  • Porto Alegre (Freak In, RCA Bluebird 64008-2)
  • Traveler There Is No Road (Freak In, RCA Bluebird 64008-2)
  • Wild Blue (Freak In, RCA Bluebird 64008-2)

For the New Quintet: trumpet, tenor saxophone/bass clarinet, fender rhodes, bass, drums

  • Argo (The Infinite, RCA Bluebird 09026-63918-2, March 2002)
  • Deluge (The Infinite, RCA Bluebird 09026-63918-2)
  • Infinite, The (The Infinite, RCA Bluebird 09026-63918-2)
  • Penelope (The Infinite, RCA Bluebird 09026-63918-2)
  • Waverly (The Infinite, RCA Bluebird 09026-63918-2)
  • Yorke (The Infinite, RCA Bluebird 09026-63918-2)

For Witness: trumpet, clarinet, trombone, tuba, violin, cello, bass, electronic percussion, drums, vibes, marimba, bells, samplers, voice

  • Child of All Nations (Witness, RCA Bluebird 09026-63763-2, August 2001)
  • Episode For Taslima Nasrin (Witness, RCA Bluebird 09026-63763-2)
  • Kidnapping Kissinger (Witness, RCA Bluebird 09026-63763-2)
  • Mahfouz (Witness, RCA Bluebird 09026-63763-2)
  • One More News (Witness, RCA Bluebird 09026-63763-2)
  • Ruckus (Witness, RCA Bluebird 09026-63763-2)
  • Sozaboy (Witness, RCA Bluebird 09026-63763-2)
  • Witness (Witness, RCA Bluebird 09026-63763-2)
  • Woman at Point Zero (Witness, RCA Bluebird 09026-63763-2)

For the String Group: trumpet, violin, cello, bass, drums

  • Actualities (Five, Soul Note 121276-2)
  • Border Stories: Apocrypha, The Exaggeration, The Elaboration, The Story (Convergence, Soul Note 121316-2)
  • Collateral Damages (Convergence, Soul Note 121316-2)
  • For Every Action (Parallel Worlds, Soul Note 121226-2)
  • Going, Going (Five, Soul Note 121276-2)
  • Goodbye Tony (Convergence, Soul Note 121316-2)
  • In Progress (Parallel Worlds, Soul Note 121226-2 [also on Today, This Moment Konnex])
  • Invasive Procedure (Five, Soul Note 121276-2)
  • Joe’s Auto Glass (Convergence, Soul Note 121316-2)
  • Knit Brow (Five, Soul Note 121276-2)
  • Meeting at Infinity (Convergence, Soul Note 121316-2)
  • Mirrors (Five, Soul Note 121276-2)
  • Mogador (Five, Soul Note 121276-2)
  • On Your Leaving (Parallel Worlds, Soul Note 121226-2)
  • Over Farrell’s (Five, Soul Note 121276-2)
  • Parallel Worlds (Parallel Worlds, Soul Note 121226-2)
  • Piece For Strings (Parallel Worlds, Soul Note 121226-2)
  • Remains (Parallel Worlds, Soul Note 121226-2)
  • Seven (Five, Soul Note 121276-2)
  • Tzotzil Maya (Convergence, Soul Note 121316-2)

For the Sextet: trumpet, tenor sax/clarinet, trombone, piano, bass, drums

  • At Dawn (In Our Lifetime, New World 80471-2)
  • Bridges (For Tim Berne)
  • (In Our Lifetime, New World 80471-2)
  • Canticle (Soul On Soul, RCA 63603)
  • Dark Sky (Stargazer, Arabesque AJ0132)
  • Eleven Years Old (Soul On Soul, RCA 63603)
  • Four Miniatures After Booker Little (In Our Lifetime, New World 80471-2)
  • Four Sleepers (Stargazer, Arabesque AJ0132)
  • Goldfish (Stargazer, Arabesque AJ0132)
  • In Our Lifetime (In Our Lifetime, New World 80471-2)
  • Intuitive Science (Stargazer, Arabesque AJ0132)
  • Kyrie (Soul On Soul, RCA 63603)
  • Moon Of The West (Soul On Soul, RCA 63603)
  • Multiples (Soul On Soul, RCA 63603)
  • Out in the Cold (In Our Lifetime, New World 80471-2)
  • Rapid Ear Movement (In Our Lifetime, New World 80471-2)
  • Sappho (In Our Lifetime, New World 80471-2)
  • Shred (In Our Lifetime, New World 80471-2)
  • Spring Ahead (Stargazer, Arabesque AJ0132)
  • Stargazer (Stargazer, Arabesque AJ0132)
  • The Persistence of Memory (In Our Lifetime, New World 80471-2)
  • Three Little Monsters (In Our Lifetime, New World 80471-2)
  • Zonish (Soul On Soul, RCA 63603)

For Charms of the Night Sky: trumpet, violin, accordion, bass

  • Bal Masque (Charms of the Night Sky, Winter and Winter 910 015-2)
  • Branches, The (For Dave Tarras), Parts 1 & 2 (A Thousand Evenings, RCA-Victor 63698)
  • Charms of the Night Sky (Charms of the Night Sky, Winter and Winter 910 015-2)
  • Codetta (Charms of the Night Sky, Winter and Winter 910 015-2)
  • Dance in Thy Soul (Charms of the Night Sky, Winter and Winter 910 015-2)
  • Facing West (Charms of the Night Sky, Winter and Winter 910 015-2)
  • In So Many Worlds (For Jaki Byard) (A Thousand Evenings, RCA-Victor 63698)
  • Little Boy With The Sad Eyes, The (A Thousand Evenings, RCA-Victor 63698)
  • Memories of a Pure Spring (A Thousand Evenings, RCA-Victor 63698)
  • Odyssey (Charms of the Night Sky, Winter and Winter 910 015-2)
  • On Our Way Home (A Thousand Evenings, RCA-Victor 63698)
  • Sea Change (Charms of the Night Sky, Winter and Winter 910 015-2)
  • Thousand Evenings, A (A Thousand Evenings, RCA-Victor 63698)
  • Twisted (Charms of the Night Sky, Winter and Winter 910 015-2)
  • Variety (For Guy Klucevsek) (A Thousand Evenings, RCA-Victor 63698)
  • Words For A Loss (A Thousand Evenings, RCA-Victor 63698)

For The Tiny Bell Trio: trumpet, guitar, and drums.

  • Around the Bend (Live in Europe, Arabesque AJ0126)
  • At Dusk (Songs For Wandering Souls, Winter and Winter 910-042)
  • Bardot (Live in Europe, Arabesque AJ0126)
  • Constellations (Constellations, Hat Art CD6173) Published by TuhTah Publishing/Suisa
  • Ferrous (Songs For Wandering Souls, Winter and Winter 910-042)
  • Gowanus (Songs For Wandering Souls, Winter and Winter 910-042)
  • Head-on Kouvlodsko (The Tiny Bell Trio, Songlines 1504-2)
  • Hope Ring True (Constellations, Hat Art CD6173) Published by TuhTah Publishing/Suisa
  • If the Cherry Tree Still Stands (Live in Europe, Arabesque AJ0126)
  • Loopy (Songs For Wandering Souls, Winter and Winter 910-042)
  • Maquiladora (Constellations, Hat Art CD6173) Published by TuhTah Publishing/Suisa
  • Not Thinkin’ Too Good (Live in Europe, Arabesque AJ0126)
  • One Shot (Songs For Wandering Souls, Winter and Winter 910-042)
  • Preprandial (Live in Europe, Arabesque AJ0126)
  • Prolix (Songs For Wandering Souls, Winter and Winter 910-042)
  • Punchy (The Tiny Bell Trio, Songlines 1504-2)
  • Red Emma (The Tiny Bell Trio, Songlines 1504-2)
  • Road/Home (The Tiny Bell Trio, Songlines 1504-2)
  • Sam Hill (Songs For Wandering Souls, Winter and Winter 910-042)
  • Scriabin (Constellations, Hat Art CD6173) Published by TuhTah Publishing/Suisa
  • Shards (The Tiny Bell Trio, Songlines 1504-2)
  • Song For My Father-in-Law (The Tiny Bell Trio, Songlines 1504-2)
  • Taking Sides (Constellations, Hat Art CD6173) Published by TuhTah Publishing/Suisa
  • Uncle Wiggly (Live in Europe, Arabesque AJ0126)
  • Unhooking the Safety Net (Constellations, Hat Art CD6173) Published by TuhTah Publishing/Suisa
  • Wandering Souls (Songs For Wandering Souls, Winter and Winter 910-042)
  • Zeno (Live in Europe, Arabesque AJ0126)

For Sanctuary: two trumpets, tenor sax/clarinet, two samplers, two basses, and drums

  • Among Frogs (Sanctuary, Avant AVAN-066)
  • Among Stars (Sanctuary, Avant AVAN-066)
  • Apparition (Sanctuary, Avant AVAN-066)
  • Coins (Sanctuary, Avant AVAN-066)
  • Contemplation (Sanctuary, Avant AVAN-066)
  • Dark Wood (Sanctuary, Avant AVAN-066)
  • Heavenly Messenger (Sanctuary, Avant AVAN-066)
  • Limbo (Sanctuary, Avant AVAN-066)
  • Mad Dog (Sanctuary, Avant AVAN-066)
  • Sanctuary (Sanctuary, Avant AVAN-066)
  • Swoon (Sanctuary, Avant AVAN-066)
  • The Dome (Sanctuary, Avant AVAN-066)
  • The Flower (Sanctuary, Avant AVAN-066)
  • The Great Cliff (Sanctuary, Avant AVAN-066)
  • The Lantern (Sanctuary, Avant AVAN-066)
  • The Lethe (Sanctuary, Avant AVAN-066)
  • Three Beasts (Sanctuary, Avant AVAN-066)

For the Quartet: trumpet, tenor sax, bass, drums

  • Another Country (Leap of Faith, Arabesque Jazz 0145)
  • Barrage (Magic Triangle, Arabesque AJ0139)
  • Caterwaul (Leap of Faith, Arabesque Jazz 0145)
  • Circular (Magic Triangle, Arabesque AJ0139)
  • Coaster (Magic Triangle, Arabesque AJ0139)
  • Continental Divide (Leap of Faith, Arabesque Jazz 0145)
  • Driftwood (Live At Birdland, RCA Victor 09026-63325-2)
  • Emmenthaler (Leap of Faith, Arabesque Jazz 0145)
  • Euro Disney (Leap of Faith, Arabesque Jazz 0145)
  • Everyman (Magic Triangle, Arabesque AJ0139)
  • Guido’s High Note (Leap of Faith, Arabesque Jazz 0145)
  • Igneous (Leap of Faith, Arabesque Jazz 0145)
  • Kisangani (Magic Triangle, Arabesque AJ0139)
  • Leap of Faith (Leap of Faith, Arabesque Jazz 0145)
  • Magic Triangle (Magic Triangle, Arabesque AJ0139)
  • Millennium Bug (Leap of Faith, Arabesque Jazz 0145)
  • Mistaken Identity (Leap of Faith, Arabesque Jazz 0145)
  • Odalisque (Magic Triangle, Arabesque AJ0139)
  • Padded Cell (Magic Triangle, Arabesque AJ0139)
  • The Frisell Dream (Live At Birdland, RCA Victor 09026-63325-2)
  • The Ghost (Magic Triangle, Arabesque AJ0139)
  • Western Haiku (Leap of Faith, Arabesque Jazz 0145)

For trumpet and drums:

  • Alap (Serpentine, Songlines SGL 1510-2), by Bennink/Douglas
  • Delft (Serpentine, Songlines SGL 1510-2)
  • Greenleaf (Serpentine, Songlines SGL 1510-2)
  • Inamorata (Serpentine, Songlines SGL 1510-2), by Bennink/Douglas
  • Neck Four (Serpentine, Songlines SGL 1510-2), by Bennink/Douglas
  • Serpentine (Serpentine, Songlines SGL 1510-2)
  • Stekelbaarsje (Serpentine, Songlines SGL 1510-2), by Bennink/Douglas
  • Two Clogs For Comfort (Serpentine, Songlines SGL 1510-2), by Bennink/Douglas
  • ZVV (Serpentine, Songlines SGL 1510-2), by Bennink/Douglas

For quartet: trumpet, piano, bass, drums

  • First Frost (Moving Portrait, DIW – 934)
  • Movement (Moving Portrait, DIW – 934)
  • Moving Portrait (Moving Portrait, DIW – 934)
  • Romero (Moving Portrait, DIW – 934)
  • The Nine Cloud Dream (Moving Portrait, DIW – 934)

For the Mosaic Sextet: trumpet, violin, bassoon, piano, bass, and drums

  • Childrens’ Sombre Dance (Today, This Moment, Konnex)
  • Earthtones (Mosaic Sextet, GM3045CD)
  • Gang Wars For Sextet (Today, This Moment, Konnex)
  • Mosaic (Today, This Moment, Konnex)
  • Superconductor (Today, This Moment, Konnex)
  • Underground (Mosaic Sextet, GM3045CD)

For New and Used: trumpet, violin, alto/bari sax, electric bass, drums

  • Countercultures (I, II, and III)
  • (Consensus, Knitting Factory CD)
  • Cows (Souvenir, Knitting Factory CD)
  • Paradox (Souvenir, Knitting Factory CD [also recorded on Moving Portrait DIW])
  • Petals (Consensus, Knitting Factory CD)
  • Slow Boat to Mechanicsville (Souvenir, Knitting Factory CD [also While You Were Out, GM])

Dave Douglas Honours & Awards

Year Award Album Presenter
2011 Trumpet Player of the Year Down Beat Critics Poll
2009 Trumpet Player of the Year Down Beat Critics Poll
2008 Trumpet Player of the Year Down Beat Critics Poll
2007 Trumpet Player of the Year Jazz Journalists Association Awards
2007 Trumpet Player of the Year Down Beat Critics Poll
2006 Trumpet Player of the Year Down Beat Critics Poll
2006 Trumpet Player of the Year Jazz Journalists Association Awards
2006 Best Contemporary Jazz Album (Nominee) Keystone Grammy Awards (The Recording Academy)
2005 Guggenheim Fellowship Guggenheim Foundation
2005 Trumpet Player of the Year Down Beat Critics Poll
2004 Trumpet Player of the Year Down Beat Critics Poll
2004 Trumpet Player of the Year Jazz Journalists Association Awards
2003 Best Instrumental Jazz Album (Nominee) Infinite, The Grammy Awards
2003 Trumpet Player of the Year Jazz Journalists Association Awards
2003 Trumpet Player of the Year Down Beat Critics Poll
2003 Trumpet Player of the Year Down Beat Readers Poll
2002 Trumpet Player of the Year Jazz Journalists Association Awards
2002 Trumpet Player of the Year Down Beat Critics Poll
2002 Composer of the Year Down Beat Critics Poll
2001 Trumpet Player of the Year Jazz Times Readers Poll
2001 Composer of the Year Down Beat Critics Poll
2001 Trumpet Player of the Year Down Beat Critics Poll
2001 Trumpet Player of the Year Down Beat Readers Poll
2001 Trumpet Player of the Year Jazz Journalists Association Awards
2001 Musician of the Year Italian Jazz Critics Society
2001 Personality of the Festival International Cork Jazz Festival, Guinness Jazz Festival
2000 Talent Deserving Wider Recognition Down Beat Critics Poll
2000 Jazz Artist of the Year Down Beat Critics Poll
2000 Jazz Album of the Year Soul on Soul Down Beat Critics Poll
2000 Composer of the Year Down Beat Critics Poll
2000 Trumpet Player of the Year Down Beat Critics Poll
1999 Jazz Artist of the Year Jazz Times Readers Poll
1999 Artist of the Year Jazz Journalists Association Awards
1999 Composer of the Year Jazz Journalists Association Awards
1999 Daring Innovator/Explorer Jazz Journalists Association Awards
1999 Trumpet Player of the Year Jazz Journalists Association Awards
1998 Talent Deserving Wider Recognition Down Beat Critics Poll
1998 Jazz Artist of the Year Down Beat Critics Poll
1998 Trumpet Player of the Year Jazz Journalists Association Awards
1998 Record of the Year Charms of the Night Sky Jazzman Magazine
1997 Record of the Year Stargazer Seattle Times
1997 Best Jazz Recording Sanctuary Village Voice
1997 Best Jazz Recording Stargazer Village Voice
1997 Best Jazz Recording Sanctuary JazzIz
1997 Best Jazz Recording Stargazer JazzIz
1997 Best Jazz Recording Stargazer Boston Globe
1997 Best Jazz Recording Stargazer New York Times
1996 Best Jazz Recording Five Village Voice
1996 Best Jazz Recording Constellations Boston Globe
1996 Best Jazz Recording Constellations New York Times
1996 Best Jazz Recording Five Boston Globe
1995 Best Jazz Recording In Our Lifetime Village Voice
1995 Best Jazz Recording In Our Lifetime New York Times
1994 Best Jazz Recording Parallel Worlds Village Voice
1994 Best Jazz Recording Tiny Bell Trio Village Voice