Dave Douglas
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Trumpeters · b. 1963

Dave Douglas

American jazz trumpeter

Born
24 March 1963
Montclair
Country
United States
Active
1984–
Record labels
DIW Records, Arabesque Records, RCA, Winter & Winter, Songlines Recordings
Discography
62 albums

Biography

Dave Douglas is a jazz musician who plays trumpet. Dave Douglas was born on 24 March 1963 in Montclair. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: DIW Records, Arabesque Records, RCA and Winter & Winter. The discography here lists 62 albums, from “Parallel Worlds” (1993) to “Transcend” (2026). Honours include Guggenheim Fellowship.

Dave Douglas (born March 24, 1963) is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and educator. His career includes more than ninety recordings as a leader and more than 500 published compositions. His ensembles include the Dave Douglas Quintet; Sound Prints, a quintet co-led with saxophonist Joe Lovano; Uplift, a sextet with bassist Bill Laswell; Present Joys with pianist Uri Caine and Andrew Cyrille; High Risk, an electronic ensemble with Shigeto, Jonathan Aaron, and Ian Chang; ENGAGE, a sextet with Jeff Parker, Tomeka Reid, Anna Webber, Nick Dunston, and Kate Gentile; Alloy, a sextet with trumpeters Alexandra Ridout and Dave Adewumi, and GIFTS Quintet with James Brandon Lewis, Tomeka Reid, Rafiq Bhatia and Ian Chang. He has won a Doris Duke Performing Artist Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, an Aaron Copland award, and received Grammy Award nominations.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Parallel Worlds 1993 · Soul Note The Tiny Bell Trio 1994 · Songlines In Our Lifetime 1995 · New World Records Five 1996 · Soul Note
Live in Europe 1997 · Live
Sanctuary 1997 · Live
Stargazer 1997 · Arabesque Jazz Charms of the Night Sky 1998 · Winter & Winter Convergence 1998 · Soul Note Magic Triangle 1998 · Arabesque Jazz Moving Portrait 1998 · DIW Leap of Faith 1999 · Arabesque Jazz Songs for Wandering Souls 1999 · Winter & Winter A Thousand Evenings 2000 · RCA Victor Soul on Soul 2000 · RCA Victor El Trilogy 2001 · RCA Victor Witness 2001 · Bluebird The Infinite 2002 · Premonition Records Freak In 2003 · Premonition Records Strange Liberation 2003 · Bluebird Bow River Falls 2004 · Premonition Records Keystone 2005 · Greenleaf Music Mountain Passages 2005 · KOCH Records Meaning and Mystery 2006 · Greenleaf Music
Live at the Jazz Standard 2007 · Live
A Single Sky 2009 · Greenleaf Music
Dave Douglas Quintet - Live at Jazz Standard [2006] Two Bonus Sets 2009 · Live
On Stage 2009 · Greenleaf Music Spirit Moves 2009 · Greenleaf Music GPS Vol 3: Bad Mango 2011 · Greenleaf Music GPS, Volume 2: Orange Afternoons 2011 · Greenleaf Music
United Front: Brass Ecstasy at Newport 2011 · Live
Pathways 2013 · Greenleaf Music Present Joys 2014 · Greenleaf Music Riverside 2014 · Greenleaf Music
Brazen Heart Live at Jazz Standard - Complete 2015 · Live
Fabliaux 2015 · Greenleaf Music High Risk 2015 · Greenleaf Music Serial Sessions 2015 2015 · Greenleaf Music Dada People 2016 · Greenleaf Music Dark Territory 2016 New Sanctuary Trio 2016 · Greenleaf Music Little Giant Still Life 2017 · Greenleaf Music
Live in Sweden 2017 · Live
Metamorphosis 2017 · Greenleaf Music Uplift 2018 · Greenleaf Music Devotion 2019 · Greenleaf Music Engage 2019 · Greenleaf Music Dizzy Atmosphere 2020 · Greenleaf Music If There Are Mountains 2020 · Newvelle Records Marching Music 2020 · Greenleaf Music Overcome 2020 · Greenleaf Music Hudson Solos 2021 · Greenleaf Music The Dream: Monash Sessions 2021 · Greenleaf Music
Dave Douglas and The Westerlies with Anwar Marshall: Live in Portland [2016] 2022 · Live
Secular Psalms 2022 · Greenleaf Music Songs of Ascent: Book 1 - Degrees 2022 · Greenleaf Music Songs of Ascent: Book 2 - Steps 2022 · Greenleaf Music GIFTS 2024 · Greenleaf Music Alloy 2025 · Greenleaf Music Four Freedoms 2026 · Greenleaf Music Transcend 2026 · Greenleaf Music

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Albums where Dave Douglas is credited as a sideman

Awards

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Dave Douglas play?

Dave Douglas is known for playing trumpet.

When and where was Dave Douglas born?

Dave Douglas was born 24 March 1963 in Montclair.

What are Dave Douglas's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Parallel Worlds (1993), The Tiny Bell Trio (1994), In Our Lifetime (1995), Five (1996) and Stargazer (1997).

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