Dave Douglas returns with a powerful new statement: Four Freedoms, arriving January 30, 2026 on Greenleaf Music. Channeling President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1941 “Four Freedoms” speech – freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear – into a compelling new musical project. The ensemble is an analogy for a functioning society, with four distinct voices coexisting, conversing, and creating through improvisation.

The first single “Sandhog” is a grooving jaunt inspired by the workers who built New York tunnels, the hidden labor behind the city’s foundations and great landmarks such as the Brooklyn Bridge and the city’s subway systems.

Four Freedoms is now available for pre-order on Bandcamp, where listeners can hear “Sandhog” ahead of the full release. In a time of chaos and uncertainty, Dave Douglas’ Four Freedoms stands as a meditation on interdependence, resilience, and imagination – a reminder that freedom, like improvisation, is something we must continually practice together.

Personnel:
Dave Douglas, trumpet
Marta Warelis, piano
Nick Dunston, bass
Joey Baron, drums

All compositions by Dave Douglas, Dave Douglas Music, Inc., BMI

Production Credits:
Producer: Dave Douglas
Executive Producer: Dave Douglas

Recorded by Beñat Barrondo at Getxo Kultura Jazz Festival
Recorded live on July 6, 2025, and on the same stage, without an audience, on July 7, 2025
At Muxikebarri in Getxo, Basque Country, Spain
Mixed and mastered by Tyler McDiarmid, New York

Photography: Cesar Merino
Design: Lukas Frei