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| Dave Douglas: Master Classes and Concert in NEC  Jazz trumpeter Dave Douglas, widely recognized as one of the most important and original American musicians to emerge from the improvised music scene of the last decades, will work with New England Conservatory students and perform with them in concert during a residency, January 30--February 1. He will conduct two public workshops, Jan. 30 and 31 in St. Botolph Hall. His concert, February 1 takes place in NEC's Jordan Hall. The workshops and concert are free and open to the public.A student at NEC and the Berklee College of Music in the early 1980's, Douglas cites Igor Stravinsky, John Coltrane, and Stevie Wonder as primary influences on his music. Moving to New York City in 1984, he attended New York University, studying trumpet with Carmine Caruso, and performed around the city with jazz, funk and experimental music groups. From 1987 to 1990 he toured internationally with artists such as Horace Silver, Vincent Herring, Tim Berne, Don Byron, Dr. Nerve, and the Bread and Puppet Theater. He began to record in earnest in the 1990s and his discography includes recordings on the Hat Art, Soul Note, New World, Arabesque, Songlines and Winter & Winter labels. Throughout his career, Douglas has collaborated with a virtual Who's Who of important contemporary artists including: John Zorn, Joe Lovano, Bill Frisell, Don Byron, Steve Lacy, Fred Hersch, Anthony Braxton, Myra Melford, Andy Bey, Nick Didkovsky, Trisha Brown, Terry Winters, Jennifer Tipton, Louis Sclavis, Henry Grimes, Tim Berne, Tom Waits, Rabih Abou-Khalil, DJ Olive, Ikue Mori, Han Bennink, Misha Mengelberg, Chris Potter, Uri Caine, Mark Turner, Roswell Rudd, Andrew Cyrille, Marc Ribot, Karsh Kale, Mark Dresser, Mark Feldman, Marty Ehrlich, and many others. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Jazz News :: home page |