Dave Douglas

Dave Douglas (born March 24, 1963) is a US jazz trumpeter and composer. He is generally acclaimed for his perfomances and especially his songwriting, which often draws on many non-jazz musical styles.

Since 1993, Douglas

Dave Douglas (born March 24, 1963) is a US jazz trumpeter and composer. He is generally acclaimed for his perfomances and especially his songwriting, which often draws on many non-jazz musical styles.

Since 1993, Douglas has recorded twenty albums as a bandleader. He has also performed and recorded with dozens of musicians, perhaps most notably with various John Zorn ensembles. With his own groups, Douglas has pioneered new settings for the trumpet in jazz and expanded concepts of what the music (and music in general) can be. In more recent years he has explored collobrations with modern dance, spoken word/poetry, and film.