Dave Douglas
Dave Douglas is a prolific trumpeter, composer, educator and entrepreneur from New York City known for the stylistic breadth of his work and for keeping a diverse set of ensembles and projects active simultaneously.
His most recent project is a rotating ensemble under the name Gifts, and the resulting album included guitarist Rafiq Bhatia, drummer Ian Chang and saxophonist James Brandon Lewis. The group toured and added cellist Tomeka Reid. In January 2025, Gifts Trio featuring drummer Kate Gentile and guitarist Camila Meza, played live shows in London and throughout Europe.
Douglas’ unique contributions to improvised music have garnered distinguished recognition, including a Doris Duke Artist Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, an Aaron Copland award, and two Grammy Award nominations. Douglas’ career spans more than 60 unique original recordings as a leader and more than 500 published works.
In August 2024, Sound Prints, the band Douglas co-leads with saxophonist Joe Lovano, performed for a week at New York’s storied Village Vanguard, unveiling an entire new set of works from both composers. The band will appear again at the Vanguard in November 2025. Other ensembles include OVERCOME, with vocalists Fay Victor and Camila Meza plus musicians Ryan Keberle, Jorge Roeder, and Rudy Royston; and If There Are Mountains, a sextet with pianist & co-leader Elan Mehler, featuring haiku and poetry from vocalist Dominique Eade.
Douglas is often engaged in special projects which include big bands, tributes, and multi-trumpet ensembles, such as Dizzy Atmosphere: Dizzy Gillespie at Zero Gravity. In May 2024, Douglas joined composer and saxophonist Trish Clowes in a new project called Eyes Up, for which both Douglas and Clowes contributed new works and performed at festivals in Cheltenham and Bray, Ireland. In November 2024, Douglas debuted a new Quartet with pianist Marta Warelis, bassist Nick Dunston and drummer Joey Baron, touring Europe and premiering new works.
As a composer, Douglas has received commissions from a variety of organizations including the Trisha Brown Dance Company, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Norddeutscher Rundfunk, Essen Philharmonie, The Library of Congress, Stanford University, and Monash Art Ensemble.
In 2019, the American chamber orchestra Alarm Will Sound premiered the Dave Douglas piece Facts and Fictions. In 2023 the woodwind quintet Ensemble Styx commissioned Douglas to write “Psychopomps,” a work in four parts for winds and improvisers.
Douglas has held several posts as an educator and programmer. 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 president of FONT aka Festival of New Trumpet Music, which will celebrate its 22nd year in 2025. In 2024, Douglas presented a new group in honor of cofounder Roy Campbell, Jr. The sextet, called Alloy, recorded in January 2025 and will release new music in September 2025.
He is currently on the faculty at Mannes School of Music and The New School of Jazz and Contemporary Music. He was Artistic Director of the Bergamo Jazz Festival for four years, ending in 2019. In July 2024, he led the Stanford Jazz Workshop and gave a headline performance at Stanford Jazz Festival.
Douglas continues to offer courses at The New School in New York. His courses include Advanced Ear Training: Monk and Bach, Creating Music Workshop, Recording and Production for Creative Musicians, and ensembles playing his own music and that of his students.
In 2025, Douglas will begin a two year residency with the Malmo Academy of Music in Sweden, where he will help in developing a new Masters of Music Composer-Performer.
In 2005 Douglas founded Greenleaf Music, an umbrella company for his recordings, sheet music, podcast, as well as the music of other artists in the modern jazz idiom. Greenleaf Music has now produced countless albums and this year will celebrate its twentieth anniversary. His podcast A Noise From The Deep features engaging interviews with more than 100 creative artists. The show recently diversified with the launch of spin-off Puzzle Corner, which pairs Douglas with NPR’s Art Chung, for a fun round of jazz trivia. Greenleaf Music is a pioneering independent music platform with a strong subscription model featuring hours of exclusive content.
“Dave Douglas is the unassuming king of independent jazz, a model of do-it-yourself moxie, initiative and artistic freedom.”
– Frank Alkyer, Publisher, Down Beat
Equipment
Dave plays a large bore Bach Stradivarius that he has had for many years. It has a #25 bell. Dave uses a Bach 3B mouthpiece.
Lessons and workshops
Dave will open his studio for private sessions with musicians by request. However, he recommends either organizing a group to participate or attending one of his a public masterclasses that take place throughout the year.
To learn more about Dave’s experience as an educator, click here .
CURRENT PROJECTS:
Dave Douglas & Sound Prints
A co-led quintet with Grammy Award-winning saxophonist and composer Joe Lovano. The all-star ensemble also includes up and coming pianist Lawrence Fields, bassist Linda May Han Oh, and drummer Joey Baron. Performing new original compositions by both Douglas and Lovano as well as brand new Wayne Shorter compositions in direct collaboration with Shorter, the quintet is a unique convergence of three unparalleled trajectories.
Soundprints’ debut recording will be available on Blue Note Records in Fall 2014.
Dave Douglas & Uri Caine Duo
Music for trumpet and piano. Douglas has paired up with longtime collaborator Uri Caine to record their first duo album, PRESENT JOYS. The duo explores a special collection of songs, hymns & improvisations inspired by the Sacred Harp and the shape-note tradition.
Dave Douglas & Riverside
Dedicated to exploring and expounding upon the musical legacy of the late jazz clarinetist and saxophonist Jimmy Giuffre. The quartet, co-led by Douglas, on trumpet, and Chet Doxas, on clarinet and tenor saxophone, has a rhythm section comprised of Steve Swallow (a former member of the Jimmy Giuffre 3) on electric bass and Jim Doxas (Chet’s brother and frequent collaborator) on drums. Riverside blends a love for improvised music, bluegrass, sacred hymns and Appalachian music to create an aesthetic rooted in both Americana and jazz.
RIVERSIDE, the group’s eponymously-titled debut, was released April 2014 on Greenleaf Music.
BY REQUEST:
Dave Douglas Quintet
One of Dave’s most popular and enduring projects, the Quintet has been in existence for over a decade. Current members are Jon Irabagon, Matt Mitchell, Linda Oh, and Rudy Royston. With a repertoire of dozens of original tunes, the quintet spans a wide range of contemporary jazz sounds in a lyrical, driving fashion. The quintet released its most recent recording, Songs of Ascent, in October 2022 to critical acclaim.
Other recordings:
* BE STILL, a ballad-like set that presents a series of hymns and folk songs with an intensely personal connection.
* LIVE AT THE JAZZ STANDARD documented a whole week of music circa 2006 including 44 different compositions in 12 unique sets of music available for download at Greenleaf Music.
* MEANING & MYSTERY (Sheet music is also available for this title) a studio recording from February 1, 2006, consists of original Dave Douglas Quintet compositions.
* STRANGE LIBERATION (2004) featured special guest Bill Frisell on guitar.
* Their first album, THE INFINITE, was nominated for a Grammy as best instrumental jazz album in 2003. The band was launched at the Village Vanguard, NYC, in February 2000, and continues touring around the world.
* Greenleaf Music recently released a 2-CD recording of the Quintet LIVE AT THE BIMHUIS in Amsterdam from 2002 as part of the specially priced Paperback Series.
Dave Douglas & Keystone
Music for electric sextet with trumpet, tenor/soprano sax, rhodes, electric bass, drums, and turntables. Inspired by films, written for films, both new and old.
SPARK OF BEING, the newest release from Douglas’ Grammy-nominated Keystone band, is a collaboration between Douglas and experimental film-maker Bill Morrison. Spark Of Being is a film retelling the Frankenstein myth with accompanying Douglas soundtrack. Further info at Greenleaf Music.
MOONSHINE, released November 2007 on Greenleaf Music, is an album that moves musical genres forward into uncharted territory. Perhaps the most remarkable aspect is that the basis for this recording was a single performance in front of a live studio audience. After this release, Douglas brought this band to the Jazz Standard for 5 nights, and recorded it all as part of Greenleaf Music’s Download-Only Series.
KEYSTONE, the first DD&K studio recording, is available at Greenleaf Music as a two disc package: one CD of just the music, and one DVD containing two 1916 Arbuckle silent films with new musical accompaniment. This package was nominated for a Grammy in 2006. A live recording from Umea, Sweden from October 2005 is also available on Greenleaf Music’s specially priced Paperback Series. The recording captures the band with Gene Lake, Marcus Strickland, Adam Benjamin, Brad Jones, and DJ Olive. The New York City premiere of this project took place at Zankel Hall on February 18, 2006 as part of John Adams’ In Your Ear series.
Please check Shows for upcoming performance dates.
Dave Douglas & Brass Ecstasy
Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Tuba, and Drums. Born out of the Festival of New Trumpet Music in 2005, Brass Ecstasy nods to the ever-evolving spirit of brass music through soul-inflected compositions. The debut recording from this band, SPIRIT MOVES, features Dave joined by Vincent Chancey on french horn, Luis Bonilla on trombone, Marcus Rojas on tuba, and Nasheet Waits on drums and was released on Greenleaf Music, June 16, 2009. As a companion to Spirit Moves, two live download-only sets featuring post-Spirit Moves compositions are available via Greenleaf Music.
2011 brings the release of Brass Ecstasy’s performance at the 2010 Newport Jazz Festival. The CD, titled UNITED FRONT: BRASS ECSTASY AT NEWPORT, was recorded by WBGO Jazz 88 and presented as part of NPR’s live concert series.
More new music from Brass Ecstasy is scheduled for release June 2011 marking the launch of the Greenleaf Portable Series.
DAVE DOUGLAS BIG BAND
Douglas and Grammy-winning arranger/conductor Jim McNeely share conducting and arranging duties. First proposed by McNeely who stood as the 2008/2009 artist-in-residence with the Frankfurt Radio Bigband, this project couples three new Douglas compositions from his first large-scale work for bigband, Delighted States, with four past works reimagined by McNeely. The recording of this collaboration, A SINGLE SKY, released October 22nd, 2009 on Greenleaf. New visions of classic and freshly minted Douglas compositions. The lyrical and surprising sounds of Charms of the Night Sky, Tiny Bell Trio, refracted through the prism of kaleidoscopic jazz orchestra writing. Douglas solos on trumpet and Jim McNeely makes a rare appearance at the piano.
TRIO SENTIERO – THE TRIO OF THE TRAIL
Bringing the banjo into modern jazz, this drummer-less trio plays a book of new Douglas tunes that reflect Appalachian and American roots music. Noam Pikelny is the recent winner of the Steve Martin Prize for Banjo and Bluegrass, he’s also a groundbreaking pioneer in his own right and a member of the Punch Brothers. Chamber Music bringing in improvisation and memorable songwriting, which premiered at the 2010 I Sunoi delle Dolomiti in Trento, Italia.
DAVE DOUGLAS 3
Dave Douglas 3 is a brand new project first appearing in January 2008. The project presents new, drummer-less trio music composed by Dave. There are currently three versions of this project: Strings, Winds, and Keys. In Autumn 2008, Dave Douglas 3 toured Europe with the string group — Mark Feldman on violin, Scott Colley on contrabass and the composer on trumpet. Dave Douglas 3 have also appeared in festivals around the world in 2008 with the Winds group of Donny McCaslin on saxophone and Luis Bonilla on trombone. The Keys group has performed with Uri Caine on piano and Bryan Carrott on vibes.
DON CHERRY’S SYMPHONY FOR IMPROVISERS
A special double quartet coming together to perform this seminal 1966 work. Roy Campbell, trumpet, Mixashawn, sax, William Parker, bass, Hamid Drake, drums. Dave Douglas, trumpet, JD Allen, sax, Henry Grimes, bass, Andrew Cyrille, drums.
BLUE NILE: THE MUSIC OF RANDY WESTON
New arrangements for trumpet, sax/flute, trombone, tuba, electric keyboards, and drums. Well known and lesser known compositions by the American Master.
BLUE LATITUDES
New Dave Douglas composition for 3 improvising soloists and 14 piece chamber orchestra.
FESTIVAL OF NEW TRUMPET MUSIC
Dave is the founder and co-curator of the annual Festival of New Trumpet Music, an original music festival based in New York and dedicated to presenting the broadest possible spectrum of new music being made by and for trumpeters.
BY SPECIAL REQUEST:
TINY BELL TRIO
With Jim Black (drums) and Brad Shepik (guitar), this is the band that recorded:
Songs for Wandering Souls (1999)
Live in Europe (1998)
Constellations (1996)
Tiny Bell Trio (1994)
CHARMS OF THE NIGHT SKY
With Guy Klucevsek (accordion), Mark Feldman (violin), and Greg Cohen (bass), this is the band that recorded:
A Thousand Evenings (2000)
Charms of the Night Sky (1997)
DAVE DOUGLAS SEXTET
A group dedicated to celebrating some of the great visionaries of jazz.
Features trumpet, reeds, trombone, piano, bass, drums.
Soul on Soul (for Mary Lou Williams) (2000)
Stargazer (for Wayne Shorter) (1997)
In Our Lifetime (for Booker Little) (1994)
DAVE DOUGLAS QUARTET
Original tunes for trumpet, tenor sax, bass, and drums.
Leap of Faith (2000)
Magic Triangle (1996)
PARALLEL WORLDS
Also known as The String Group.
Originals and arrangements for trumpet, violin, cello, bass, and drums.
Convergence (1998)
Five (1996)
Parallel Worlds (1994)
SANCTUARY
The double quartet that recorded the two 60 minute suites comprising the piece Sanctuary.
2 trumpet, 2 samplers, 2 basses, tenor sax and drums.
Sanctuary (1997)
FOUR IN ONE: DOUGLAS/MENGELBERG/JONES/BENNINK
Four in One (2001)
EL TRILOGY: TRISHA BROWN DANCE COMPANY
El Trilogy(2000)
WORKS:
Dave Douglas Works
CATALOGUE OF PUBLISHED WORKS
A book of Dave’s sheet music is now available, published by Cherry Lane Music. The Dave Douglas Collection contains scores for twelve of Douglas’ most popular compositions, as well as solo transcriptions by David Pearl.
PIECES FOR ORCHESTRA
- Blue Latitudes 60 min. (2006)
For orchestra - The Arc Line15 min. (2002)
For orchestra - In Twilight Found 20 min. (1996)
For orchestra and three improvisers
CHAMBER WORKS
- Togetherness 8 min. (2002)
Music For the new music ensemble Ictus (Belgium)
For oboe, clarinet, trumpet, violin, viola, cello, bass - Suite: Flemish Primitives (2002)
Music For the new music ensemble Ictus (Belgium)- I. Children’s Games
- II. The Bee Keepers
- III. Mystic Lamb
- IV. Dulle Griet
- V. The Return of the Herd
For oboe, clarinet, trumpet, violin, viola, cello, bass, piano
- Private Music 12 min. (2001)
For Brass Quintet - Irrational Exuberance 15 min. (2000)
For violin and piano - In So Many Worlds 15 min. (1999)
For String Trio
MUSIC FOR DANCE
- El Trilogy : Music For the Trisha Brown Dance Company, (RCA Victor CD 09026-63736-2)
- I. Five Part Weather Invention (1999)
For trumpet, violin, accordion, and bass - II. Rapture to Leon James (2000)
For trumpet, tenor sax/clarinet, bass, and percussion - III. Groove and Countermove (2001)
For trumpet, violin, tenor sax/clarinet, accordion, bass, and percussion
- I. Five Part Weather Invention (1999)
- Ambition Bird (1996): Music For Lynn Shapiro Dance Company
For trumpet, cello and percussion
MUSIC FOR ONGOING ENSEMBLES
For the Septet: trumpet, tenor saxophone, guitar, keyboards, samples/percussion, bass, drums
- Black Rock Party (Freak In, RCA Bluebird 64008-2, February 2003)
- Culver City Park (Freak In, RCA Bluebird 64008-2)
- Eastern Parkway (Freak In, RCA Bluebird 64008-2)
- Freak In (Freak In, RCA Bluebird 64008-2)
- The Great Schism (vRCA Bluebird 64008-2)
- Hot Club of 13th Street (Freak In, RCA Bluebird 64008-2)
- Maya (Freak In, RCA Bluebird 64008-2)
- The Mystic Lamb (Freak In, RCA Bluebird 64008-2)
- November (Freak In, RCA Bluebird 64008-2)
- Porto Alegre (Freak In, RCA Bluebird 64008-2)
- Traveler There Is No Road (Freak In, RCA Bluebird 64008-2)
- Wild Blue (Freak In, RCA Bluebird 64008-2)
For the New Quintet: trumpet, tenor saxophone/bass clarinet, fender rhodes, bass, drums
- Argo (The Infinite, RCA Bluebird 09026-63918-2, March 2002)
- Deluge (The Infinite, RCA Bluebird 09026-63918-2)
- Infinite, The (The Infinite, RCA Bluebird 09026-63918-2)
- Penelope (The Infinite, RCA Bluebird 09026-63918-2)
- Waverly (The Infinite, RCA Bluebird 09026-63918-2)
- Yorke (The Infinite, RCA Bluebird 09026-63918-2)
For Witness: trumpet, clarinet, trombone, tuba, violin, cello, bass, electronic percussion, drums, vibes, marimba, bells, samplers, voice
- Child of All Nations (Witness, RCA Bluebird 09026-63763-2, August 2001)
- Episode For Taslima Nasrin (Witness, RCA Bluebird 09026-63763-2)
- Kidnapping Kissinger (Witness, RCA Bluebird 09026-63763-2)
- Mahfouz (Witness, RCA Bluebird 09026-63763-2)
- One More News (Witness, RCA Bluebird 09026-63763-2)
- Ruckus (Witness, RCA Bluebird 09026-63763-2)
- Sozaboy (Witness, RCA Bluebird 09026-63763-2)
- Witness (Witness, RCA Bluebird 09026-63763-2)
- Woman at Point Zero (Witness, RCA Bluebird 09026-63763-2)
For the String Group: trumpet, violin, cello, bass, drums
- Actualities (Five, Soul Note 121276-2)
- Border Stories: Apocrypha, The Exaggeration, The Elaboration, The Story (Convergence, Soul Note 121316-2)
- Collateral Damages (Convergence, Soul Note 121316-2)
- For Every Action (Parallel Worlds, Soul Note 121226-2)
- Going, Going (Five, Soul Note 121276-2)
- Goodbye Tony (Convergence, Soul Note 121316-2)
- In Progress (Parallel Worlds, Soul Note 121226-2 [also on Today, This Moment Konnex])
- Invasive Procedure (Five, Soul Note 121276-2)
- Joe’s Auto Glass (Convergence, Soul Note 121316-2)
- Knit Brow (Five, Soul Note 121276-2)
- Meeting at Infinity (Convergence, Soul Note 121316-2)
- Mirrors (Five, Soul Note 121276-2)
- Mogador (Five, Soul Note 121276-2)
- On Your Leaving (Parallel Worlds, Soul Note 121226-2)
- Over Farrell’s (Five, Soul Note 121276-2)
- Parallel Worlds (Parallel Worlds, Soul Note 121226-2)
- Piece For Strings (Parallel Worlds, Soul Note 121226-2)
- Remains (Parallel Worlds, Soul Note 121226-2)
- Seven (Five, Soul Note 121276-2)
- Tzotzil Maya (Convergence, Soul Note 121316-2)
For the Sextet: trumpet, tenor sax/clarinet, trombone, piano, bass, drums
- At Dawn (In Our Lifetime, New World 80471-2)
- Bridges (For Tim Berne)
- (In Our Lifetime, New World 80471-2)
- Canticle (Soul On Soul, RCA 63603)
- Dark Sky (Stargazer, Arabesque AJ0132)
- Eleven Years Old (Soul On Soul, RCA 63603)
- Four Miniatures After Booker Little (In Our Lifetime, New World 80471-2)
- Four Sleepers (Stargazer, Arabesque AJ0132)
- Goldfish (Stargazer, Arabesque AJ0132)
- In Our Lifetime (In Our Lifetime, New World 80471-2)
- Intuitive Science (Stargazer, Arabesque AJ0132)
- Kyrie (Soul On Soul, RCA 63603)
- Moon Of The West (Soul On Soul, RCA 63603)
- Multiples (Soul On Soul, RCA 63603)
- Out in the Cold (In Our Lifetime, New World 80471-2)
- Rapid Ear Movement (In Our Lifetime, New World 80471-2)
- Sappho (In Our Lifetime, New World 80471-2)
- Shred (In Our Lifetime, New World 80471-2)
- Spring Ahead (Stargazer, Arabesque AJ0132)
- Stargazer (Stargazer, Arabesque AJ0132)
- The Persistence of Memory (In Our Lifetime, New World 80471-2)
- Three Little Monsters (In Our Lifetime, New World 80471-2)
- Zonish (Soul On Soul, RCA 63603)
For Charms of the Night Sky: trumpet, violin, accordion, bass
- Bal Masque (Charms of the Night Sky, Winter and Winter 910 015-2)
- Branches, The (For Dave Tarras), Parts 1 & 2 (A Thousand Evenings, RCA-Victor 63698)
- Charms of the Night Sky (Charms of the Night Sky, Winter and Winter 910 015-2)
- Codetta (Charms of the Night Sky, Winter and Winter 910 015-2)
- Dance in Thy Soul (Charms of the Night Sky, Winter and Winter 910 015-2)
- Facing West (Charms of the Night Sky, Winter and Winter 910 015-2)
- In So Many Worlds (For Jaki Byard) (A Thousand Evenings, RCA-Victor 63698)
- Little Boy With The Sad Eyes, The (A Thousand Evenings, RCA-Victor 63698)
- Memories of a Pure Spring (A Thousand Evenings, RCA-Victor 63698)
- Odyssey (Charms of the Night Sky, Winter and Winter 910 015-2)
- On Our Way Home (A Thousand Evenings, RCA-Victor 63698)
- Sea Change (Charms of the Night Sky, Winter and Winter 910 015-2)
- Thousand Evenings, A (A Thousand Evenings, RCA-Victor 63698)
- Twisted (Charms of the Night Sky, Winter and Winter 910 015-2)
- Variety (For Guy Klucevsek) (A Thousand Evenings, RCA-Victor 63698)
- Words For A Loss (A Thousand Evenings, RCA-Victor 63698)
For The Tiny Bell Trio: trumpet, guitar, and drums.
- Around the Bend (Live in Europe, Arabesque AJ0126)
- At Dusk (Songs For Wandering Souls, Winter and Winter 910-042)
- Bardot (Live in Europe, Arabesque AJ0126)
- Constellations (Constellations, Hat Art CD6173) Published by TuhTah Publishing/Suisa
- Ferrous (Songs For Wandering Souls, Winter and Winter 910-042)
- Gowanus (Songs For Wandering Souls, Winter and Winter 910-042)
- Head-on Kouvlodsko (The Tiny Bell Trio, Songlines 1504-2)
- Hope Ring True (Constellations, Hat Art CD6173) Published by TuhTah Publishing/Suisa
- If the Cherry Tree Still Stands (Live in Europe, Arabesque AJ0126)
- Loopy (Songs For Wandering Souls, Winter and Winter 910-042)
- Maquiladora (Constellations, Hat Art CD6173) Published by TuhTah Publishing/Suisa
- Not Thinkin’ Too Good (Live in Europe, Arabesque AJ0126)
- One Shot (Songs For Wandering Souls, Winter and Winter 910-042)
- Preprandial (Live in Europe, Arabesque AJ0126)
- Prolix (Songs For Wandering Souls, Winter and Winter 910-042)
- Punchy (The Tiny Bell Trio, Songlines 1504-2)
- Red Emma (The Tiny Bell Trio, Songlines 1504-2)
- Road/Home (The Tiny Bell Trio, Songlines 1504-2)
- Sam Hill (Songs For Wandering Souls, Winter and Winter 910-042)
- Scriabin (Constellations, Hat Art CD6173) Published by TuhTah Publishing/Suisa
- Shards (The Tiny Bell Trio, Songlines 1504-2)
- Song For My Father-in-Law (The Tiny Bell Trio, Songlines 1504-2)
- Taking Sides (Constellations, Hat Art CD6173) Published by TuhTah Publishing/Suisa
- Uncle Wiggly (Live in Europe, Arabesque AJ0126)
- Unhooking the Safety Net (Constellations, Hat Art CD6173) Published by TuhTah Publishing/Suisa
- Wandering Souls (Songs For Wandering Souls, Winter and Winter 910-042)
- Zeno (Live in Europe, Arabesque AJ0126)
For Sanctuary: two trumpets, tenor sax/clarinet, two samplers, two basses, and drums
- Among Frogs (Sanctuary, Avant AVAN-066)
- Among Stars (Sanctuary, Avant AVAN-066)
- Apparition (Sanctuary, Avant AVAN-066)
- Coins (Sanctuary, Avant AVAN-066)
- Contemplation (Sanctuary, Avant AVAN-066)
- Dark Wood (Sanctuary, Avant AVAN-066)
- Heavenly Messenger (Sanctuary, Avant AVAN-066)
- Limbo (Sanctuary, Avant AVAN-066)
- Mad Dog (Sanctuary, Avant AVAN-066)
- Sanctuary (Sanctuary, Avant AVAN-066)
- Swoon (Sanctuary, Avant AVAN-066)
- The Dome (Sanctuary, Avant AVAN-066)
- The Flower (Sanctuary, Avant AVAN-066)
- The Great Cliff (Sanctuary, Avant AVAN-066)
- The Lantern (Sanctuary, Avant AVAN-066)
- The Lethe (Sanctuary, Avant AVAN-066)
- Three Beasts (Sanctuary, Avant AVAN-066)
For the Quartet: trumpet, tenor sax, bass, drums
- Another Country (Leap of Faith, Arabesque Jazz 0145)
- Barrage (Magic Triangle, Arabesque AJ0139)
- Caterwaul (Leap of Faith, Arabesque Jazz 0145)
- Circular (Magic Triangle, Arabesque AJ0139)
- Coaster (Magic Triangle, Arabesque AJ0139)
- Continental Divide (Leap of Faith, Arabesque Jazz 0145)
- Driftwood (Live At Birdland, RCA Victor 09026-63325-2)
- Emmenthaler (Leap of Faith, Arabesque Jazz 0145)
- Euro Disney (Leap of Faith, Arabesque Jazz 0145)
- Everyman (Magic Triangle, Arabesque AJ0139)
- Guido’s High Note (Leap of Faith, Arabesque Jazz 0145)
- Igneous (Leap of Faith, Arabesque Jazz 0145)
- Kisangani (Magic Triangle, Arabesque AJ0139)
- Leap of Faith (Leap of Faith, Arabesque Jazz 0145)
- Magic Triangle (Magic Triangle, Arabesque AJ0139)
- Millennium Bug (Leap of Faith, Arabesque Jazz 0145)
- Mistaken Identity (Leap of Faith, Arabesque Jazz 0145)
- Odalisque (Magic Triangle, Arabesque AJ0139)
- Padded Cell (Magic Triangle, Arabesque AJ0139)
- The Frisell Dream (Live At Birdland, RCA Victor 09026-63325-2)
- The Ghost (Magic Triangle, Arabesque AJ0139)
- Western Haiku (Leap of Faith, Arabesque Jazz 0145)
For trumpet and drums:
- Alap (Serpentine, Songlines SGL 1510-2), by Bennink/Douglas
- Delft (Serpentine, Songlines SGL 1510-2)
- Greenleaf (Serpentine, Songlines SGL 1510-2)
- Inamorata (Serpentine, Songlines SGL 1510-2), by Bennink/Douglas
- Neck Four (Serpentine, Songlines SGL 1510-2), by Bennink/Douglas
- Serpentine (Serpentine, Songlines SGL 1510-2)
- Stekelbaarsje (Serpentine, Songlines SGL 1510-2), by Bennink/Douglas
- Two Clogs For Comfort (Serpentine, Songlines SGL 1510-2), by Bennink/Douglas
- ZVV (Serpentine, Songlines SGL 1510-2), by Bennink/Douglas
For quartet: trumpet, piano, bass, drums
- First Frost (Moving Portrait, DIW – 934)
- Movement (Moving Portrait, DIW – 934)
- Moving Portrait (Moving Portrait, DIW – 934)
- Romero (Moving Portrait, DIW – 934)
- The Nine Cloud Dream (Moving Portrait, DIW – 934)
For the Mosaic Sextet: trumpet, violin, bassoon, piano, bass, and drums
- Childrens’ Sombre Dance (Today, This Moment, Konnex)
- Earthtones (Mosaic Sextet, GM3045CD)
- Gang Wars For Sextet (Today, This Moment, Konnex)
- Mosaic (Today, This Moment, Konnex)
- Superconductor (Today, This Moment, Konnex)
- Underground (Mosaic Sextet, GM3045CD)
For New and Used: trumpet, violin, alto/bari sax, electric bass, drums
- Countercultures (I, II, and III)
- (Consensus, Knitting Factory CD)
- Cows (Souvenir, Knitting Factory CD)
- Paradox (Souvenir, Knitting Factory CD [also recorded on Moving Portrait DIW])
- Petals (Consensus, Knitting Factory CD)
- Slow Boat to Mechanicsville (Souvenir, Knitting Factory CD [also While You Were Out, GM])
Dave Douglas Honours & Awards
Year | Award | Album | Presenter |
2011 | Trumpet Player of the Year | Down Beat Critics Poll | |
2009 | Trumpet Player of the Year | Down Beat Critics Poll | |
2008 | Trumpet Player of the Year | Down Beat Critics Poll | |
2007 | Trumpet Player of the Year | Jazz Journalists Association Awards | |
2007 | Trumpet Player of the Year | Down Beat Critics Poll | |
2006 | Trumpet Player of the Year | Down Beat Critics Poll | |
2006 | Trumpet Player of the Year | Jazz Journalists Association Awards | |
2006 | Best Contemporary Jazz Album (Nominee) | Keystone | Grammy Awards (The Recording Academy) |
2005 | Guggenheim Fellowship | Guggenheim Foundation | |
2005 | Trumpet Player of the Year | Down Beat Critics Poll | |
2004 | Trumpet Player of the Year | Down Beat Critics Poll | |
2004 | Trumpet Player of the Year | Jazz Journalists Association Awards | |
2003 | Best Instrumental Jazz Album (Nominee) | Infinite, The | Grammy Awards |
2003 | Trumpet Player of the Year | Jazz Journalists Association Awards | |
2003 | Trumpet Player of the Year | Down Beat Critics Poll | |
2003 | Trumpet Player of the Year | Down Beat Readers Poll | |
2002 | Trumpet Player of the Year | Jazz Journalists Association Awards | |
2002 | Trumpet Player of the Year | Down Beat Critics Poll | |
2002 | Composer of the Year | Down Beat Critics Poll | |
2001 | Trumpet Player of the Year | Jazz Times Readers Poll | |
2001 | Composer of the Year | Down Beat Critics Poll | |
2001 | Trumpet Player of the Year | Down Beat Critics Poll | |
2001 | Trumpet Player of the Year | Down Beat Readers Poll | |
2001 | Trumpet Player of the Year | Jazz Journalists Association Awards | |
2001 | Musician of the Year | Italian Jazz Critics Society | |
2001 | Personality of the Festival | International Cork Jazz Festival, Guinness Jazz Festival | |
2000 | Talent Deserving Wider Recognition | Down Beat Critics Poll | |
2000 | Jazz Artist of the Year | Down Beat Critics Poll | |
2000 | Jazz Album of the Year | Soul on Soul | Down Beat Critics Poll |
2000 | Composer of the Year | Down Beat Critics Poll | |
2000 | Trumpet Player of the Year | Down Beat Critics Poll | |
1999 | Jazz Artist of the Year | Jazz Times Readers Poll | |
1999 | Artist of the Year | Jazz Journalists Association Awards | |
1999 | Composer of the Year | Jazz Journalists Association Awards | |
1999 | Daring Innovator/Explorer | Jazz Journalists Association Awards | |
1999 | Trumpet Player of the Year | Jazz Journalists Association Awards | |
1998 | Talent Deserving Wider Recognition | Down Beat Critics Poll | |
1998 | Jazz Artist of the Year | Down Beat Critics Poll | |
1998 | Trumpet Player of the Year | Jazz Journalists Association Awards | |
1998 | Record of the Year | Charms of the Night Sky | Jazzman Magazine |
1997 | Record of the Year | Stargazer | Seattle Times |
1997 | Best Jazz Recording | Sanctuary | Village Voice |
1997 | Best Jazz Recording | Stargazer | Village Voice |
1997 | Best Jazz Recording | Sanctuary | JazzIz |
1997 | Best Jazz Recording | Stargazer | JazzIz |
1997 | Best Jazz Recording | Stargazer | Boston Globe |
1997 | Best Jazz Recording | Stargazer | New York Times |
1996 | Best Jazz Recording | Five | Village Voice |
1996 | Best Jazz Recording | Constellations | Boston Globe |
1996 | Best Jazz Recording | Constellations | New York Times |
1996 | Best Jazz Recording | Five | Boston Globe |
1995 | Best Jazz Recording | In Our Lifetime | Village Voice |
1995 | Best Jazz Recording | In Our Lifetime | New York Times |
1994 | Best Jazz Recording | Parallel Worlds | Village Voice |
1994 | Best Jazz Recording | Tiny Bell Trio | Village Voice |