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April 24th, 2010 will see the World Premiere of Dave Douglas’ collaboration with Bill Morrison, Spark Of Being, at Stanford University. You can purchase tickets here. But before you do, answer the question below in the comments section of this post for a chance to win yourself tickets.

Question: What is the origin of the band name Keystone?

Answer: ?

We will announce the winner(s) next week. Good luck!

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For fairness, I have closed the comments from view. Once you submit, you will not be able to see the comment until I publish the winner.

As part of the Dave Douglas Stanford Residency that has been going on, Dave played with the Stanford Jazz Orchestra not too long ago. A great interview with Dave by Amrit Robbins — an active member of that ensemble — just posted yesterday.

A brief excerpt below. Read the full interview at the Stanford Lively Arts blog.

SLA: I would say the work you’re playing is not what the average big-band trumpet player would play. What would you say sets it apart?

DD: I think a lot of people say “straight-ahead” jazz and then don’t give the credit to these giants like Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, and Lee Morgan. What they did was so special and so magical and, yes, it’s been copied over the years and so now when somebody plays like that they say it’s straight ahead. But those guys, when they created it, were the freshest thing on the scene. They were young upstarts. I think to give them that credit is really important.

This just in: Dave Douglas & Brass Ecstasy to play Newport Jazz Festival, August 8th, 2010.

Details and ticket links can be found at the dd.com/shows. The complete schedule can be found at the Newport Jazz Fest site.

There will be a special ticket promotion announced shortly, but not here on the blog. For those on our email list, you’ll know all about it in the coming days. For those who aren’t signed up yet, use the widget to your right to do so. Or become a fan of Dave Douglas on Facebook. Those are the two ways you can get privy to the very limited-time offer.

A nice review of the Brass Ecstasy performance last night by the Oregon Music News blog hit this morning. Click here to read.

UPDATE: Check out another review from Mainly Music Meanderings here with accompanying photos. Note: one tune was missing from Posty McPosterton’s setlist — “The Brass Ring” (with the drum solo Posty mentions) should appear between “Awake Nu” and “Mr. Pitiful.” That update came straight from the horse’s mouth. Thanks for posting Posty!

Early Warning: Brass Ecstasy’s next scheduled performance this year will be at the Red Sea Jazz Festival this coming August. More info on that festival coming soon. As always, keep your eye on Dave’s tour page for the most recent tour news.

Special 1/2 price Student/Senior Tickets

Half-price tickets are available to students and seniors via walk-up only at the Crystal Ballroom. Limited availability.

For non-seniors and non-students, buy your tickets in advance here.

Left-coasters can hear Dave Douglas & Brass Ecstasy this coming Sunday the 28th at the Crystal Ballroom [map] as part of the Portland Jazz Festival. Get your tickets here.

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To celebrate, this week at the Greenleaf store we have a sale going for all the Brass Ecstasy music.

Spirit Moves: Buy the CD and receive a free upgrade to the Deluxe CD+DVD package. Saves you 40%.
On Stage: Part of our download-only series, pick up these live sets for $5 MP3 or $7 FLAC saving you 30%.
Sheet Music: Five bucks off the digital PDFs of the extended Spirit Moves book of music. Saves you 25%.

Sale ends Monday the 29th.

A quick reminder…

February 11th, 2010 – 8:00PM
Dave Douglas Quintet
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Young Artist Workshop Participants
LaGuardia Performing Arts Center
31-10 Thomson Ave
Queens, NY 11101
***Free to the Public***

more detailed post from earlier this week including details for the Friday performance…

We are very excited to announce that Dave’s big band will be playing this years Hollywood Bowl on July 28 performing music from A Single Sky and Dave’s big band work Delighted States with very special guest Jim McNeely.

Click here to listen to A Single Sky.
Click here for the full scores to all 7 tunes.

The night is a triple bill with Dave Holland Big Band and Count Basie Orchestra. Tickets and subscription packages for the Hollywood Bowl are available now.

 

Live at the Bimhuis was one of the very first releases on Greenleaf Music, and the first in Dave’s Paperback Series. It predates my time here, actually, but not by much.

An order came in this morning for the final physical copy on hand. So, as of today, the CD format for this title is Out-Of-Print. Digital formats are of course still available here.

Thanks to all who have ordered it in the past and for making it one of the most successful releases in our catalog.