Dave Douglas Gifts Quintet
About This Event
Trumpeter, composer and educator Dave Douglas—whose career includes more than fifty recordings as a leader and over 500 published compositions—brings the Dave Douglas Gifts Quintet to the Village Vanguard. The quintet presents Douglas's compositions in a small-group setting, reflecting the range of ensembles he has led, from acoustic quintets to electronic projects.
About the Artist
Dave Douglas
Dave Douglas is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and educator. His career includes more than fifty 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; and Engage, a sextet with Jeff Parker, Tomeka Reid, Anna Webber, Nick Dunston, and Kate Gentile.