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Thanks to all who came out to hear us in NY, New Haven, Portland, Providence, and Burlington! Hope you are enjoying the audio goodies. And thanks to the amazing band! Jon Irabagon, Matt Mitchell, Chris Tordini, and Rudy Royston have made Time Travel so memorable. Great hang and play. Highlights were...

There is now a dedicated web site for the 50 states project that you may have read about in DownBeat. It is a great pleasure to present this project and to hear from and work with inspiring institutions, presenters, and musicians all around the country! How far along am I, you ask? We've played...

This Sunday, April 21, from 3pm to 6pm we will gather again at Shapeshifter Lab in Brooklyn. The main focus of this workshop will be reading the music from my sextet album Soul On Soul, dedicated to Mary Lou Williams. The Workshop will also consider elements of composition and performance, with plenty of time for questions and discussion. Come join us, you can play or just listen.

It's our esteemed privilege to bring a new Dave Douglas album into the world yet again. And he's outdone himself on this one—as he always does! Read more on Time Travel at GreenleafMusic.com, or follow #ddTimeTravel on Twitter.

Dave Douglas Quintet performing at Aperitivo in Concerto in Milano Italy, March 3, 2013

Dave Douglas, trumpet
Walter Smith III, tenor saxophone
Matt Mitchell, piano
Linda Oh, bass
Rudy Royston, drums

Thanks to the great crew that came out on February 24 for the first in this series of workshops. I'm looking forward to working with all of you again on March 17. We spent most of the session playing through the music from my 1994 album In Our Lifetime, dedicated to Booker Little. Also had a chance for some nice discussion about composition, playing, and Booker Little's music and impact.