DAVE DOUGLAS "ENGAGE"

L'ensemble ENGAGE comprende la specialista di fiati Anna Webber, il violoncellista Tomeka Reid, il chitarrista Jeff Parker, il bassista Nick Dunston e il batterista Kate Gentile. I trombettieri Dave Adewumi e Riley Mulherkar compaiono in alcuni brani come ospiti speciali.Il trombettista, compositore e capogruppo di lunga data Dave Douglas vanta arrangiamenti affiatati di 12 composizioni autodidatte modellate con l'aiuto delle sue coorti musicali di diverse generazioni.L'album si apre e si chiude in un grazioso formato di canzone pop / rock-ish 4/4 con rispettivamente "Showing Up" e "Heart Science". Con una melodia accattivante, la prima melodia ha Parker in testa con la prima improvvisazione, seguita da uno sforzo collettivo.Su cinque brani selezionati, i trombettisti Dave Adewumi e Riley Mulherkar si uniscono al gruppo principale come ospiti speciali, suonando fianco a fianco su due di essi, ovvero "Where Do We Go From Here", i cui agili movimenti jazz si adeguano al solco di transfixing in sei e "Terra vivente", in cui abbracciano l'esaltazione generale oscillante, contribuendo alla densità melodica alla dichiarazione del tema. Le reazioni pertinenti del violoncello di Reid alle idee dei solisti sono evidenti su quest'ultimo pezzo. Un duello di tromba tra Douglas e Adewuni può anche essere suonato in "One Sun, a Million Rays", che si evolve in un funk in marcia all'avanguardia dopo le sospensioni iniziali del pedale del basso."È musica da ascoltare durante una marcia di protesta o mentre partecipi alle urne per votare". DAVE DOUGLAS 

DAVE DOUGLAS & URI CAINE "PRESENT JOYS"

Dave Douglas is a prolific trumpeter, composer and educator from New York City.His unique contributions to improvised music have garnered distinguished recognition, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, an Aaron Copland award and two Grammy nominations. Douglas has developed his work for several unique ensembles with whom he’s currently active, including his new quintet, an electric sextet (Keystone), duo with Uri Caine, Brass Ecstasy, Riverside, and the Soundprints Quintet (co-led with saxophonist Joe Lovano). His new quintet released its debut recording, Be Still, in September 2012 with singer Aoife O’Donovan, the first time Douglas has featured a vocalist on a recording. The follow-up to that critically-acclaimed recording, Time Travel, released April 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. Douglas has produced over 50 records, including all titles at Greenleaf. Through his artist-friendly approach and innovative practices, he continues to prove himself a pioneer in new music marketing and delivery methods for the jazz world and among artist-run labels.Douglas has held several posts as an educator and impresario. 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 celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2012. In 2013, he begins his second year as International Jazz Artist in Residence at the Royal Academy of Music in London and launches his own Jazz Workshop, dedicated to enriching the musical experiences of younger players. DAVE DOUGLAS