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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 latest project is a rotating ensemble under the name Gifts, including guitarist Rafiq Bhatia, drummer Ian Chang, saxophonist James Brandon Lewis and cellist Tomeka Reid. In October 2023, the trio toured Europe, and the Gifts group will return overseas in March 2024. A debut album has been recorded, with release details to be announced soon. His unique contributions to improvised music have garnered distinguished recognition, including a Doris Duke Artist Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, an Aaron Copland award, and two Grammy Award nominations. Douglas' career spans more than 60 unique original recordings as a leader and more than 500 published works. His current ensembles include the Dave Douglas Quintet; Sound Prints, a band co-led with saxophonist Joe Lovano; OVERCOME, with vocalists Fay Victor and Camila Meza and instrumentalists Ryan Keberle, Jorge Roeder, and Rudy Royston; and If There Are Mountains, a sextet with pianist & co-leader Elan Mehler featuring haiku and poetry from vocalist Dominique Eade. Douglas is often engaged in special projects which include big bands, tributes, and multi-trumpet ensembles, such as Dizzy Atmosphere: Dizzy Gillespie at Zero Gravity. As a composer, Douglas has received commissions from a variety of organizations including the Trisha Brown Dance Company, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Norddeutscher Rundfunk, Essen Philharmonie, The Library of Congress, Stanford University, and Monash Art Ensemble. In 2019, the American chamber orchestra Alarm Will Sound premiered his piece Facts and Fictions. Douglas has held several posts as an educator and programmer. 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 president of the Festival of New Trumpet Music, which celebrated its 17th anniversary in 2020. He is currently on the faculty at Mannes School of Music and The New School of Jazz and Contemporary Music. He was the Artistic Director of the Bergamo Jazz Festival for four years ending in 2019. In 2005 Douglas founded Greenleaf Music, an umbrella company for his recordings, sheet music, podcast, as well as the music of other artists in the modern jazz idiom. Greenleaf Music has now produced close to 100 releases and will celebrate its twentieth year in 2025. In addition to hosting a podcast featuring engaging interviews with more than 90 creative artists, Greenleaf Music is a pioneering independent music platform with a strong subscription model featuring hours of exclusive content.
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Yes, Dave Douglas is currently on tour. If you're interested in attending an upcoming Dave Douglas concert, make sure to grab your tickets in advance. The Dave Douglas tour is scheduled for 23 dates across 16 cities. Get information on all upcoming tour dates and tickets for 2026-2027 with Hypebot.
Dave Douglas is scheduled to play 23 shows between 2026-2027. Buy concert tickets to a nearby show through Hypebot.
Dave Douglas's tour starts Sep 06, 2026 and ends on Dec 09, 2026. They will play 16 cities; their most recent concert was held in Detroit at Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center and their next upcoming concert will be in Jersey City at The Statuary.
As part of the Dave Douglas tour, Dave Douglas is scheduled to play across the following venues and cities:
