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This episode of The Other Side of the Bell, featuring trumpet composer educator and entrepreneur Dave Douglas, is brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass. This episode also appears as a video episode on our YouTube channel, you can find it here: "Dave Douglas trumpet interview" About 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 75 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. 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. 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 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. Episode Links: Website: davedouglas.com Greenleaf Music: greenleafmusic.com Greenleaf Music on Bandcamp: glmstore.bandcamp.com Instagram: @davedouglas Facebook: @davedouglasmusic Alloy album page: https://greenleafmusic.com/artists/davedouglas/alloy/ Alloy pre-order: https://davedouglas.bandcamp.com/album/alloy OR Apple Music/Spotify: https://lnk.to/alloy Alloy album trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmt_bdSrRao Podcast Credits: “A Room with a View“ - composed and performed by Howie Shear Podcast Host - John Snell Cover Photo Credit - John Abbott Audio Engineer - Ted Cragg
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If the episodes of a radio show could have a capital, the capital of this episode would have to be New Orleans, where almost all the roads coming out of the songs in this playlist lead, one way or another. The playlist features Juka Eskola, Timo Lassy; Nicole Johänntgen; Sean Mason [pictured]; Elan Mehler; Rufus Reid and Sullivan Fortner. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/18521847/Mondo-Jazz (up to "I Didn't Know What Time It Was"). Happy listening!
A Noise From The Deep: Greenleaf Music Podcast with Dave Douglas
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To round out the year, we round up the best jazz of the year. We’ve done this every year for at least the last eightyears. Here are our 2021 picks: “Dark Blue Residue” from Afrika Loveby Alchemy Sound Project “Homeward Bound (for Ana Grace)” from Homeward Bound by Johnathan Blake “Movement 6” from Promises by Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders, and The London Symphony Orchestra “It Come ’Round ’Gin” from The Democracy! Suite by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Septet with Wynton Marsalis “Relentless Mind” by Jihye Lee Orchestra featuring Sean Jones and Alan Ferber from Daring Mind by Jihye Lee Orchestra “Leone” from Migration of Silence Into and Out of the Tone World, Volumes 1–10 by The Music of William Parker “Shortie’s Portion” from Raise Up Off Me by Ralph Peterson “Gotham” by Andrew Renfroe featuring Marquis Hill, Braxton Cook, Taber Gable, Rick Rosato, and Curtis Nowosad from Run in the Storm by Andrew Renfroe “Wings” by Scott Robinson and Elan Mehler from Kimbrough by various artists “White Out” from Two Takes, Vol. 1: Quintet by Jared Schonig “The Sports Page” from This Bitter Earth by Veronica Swift “Up North” from Reverso: Live by Frank Woeste, Ryan Keberle, and Vincent Courtois GUESTS: Jen Allen - A pianist, composer, arranger, and educator Noah Baerman - A pianist, composer, and educator Gene Seymour - A film, television, and music critic Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Colin McEnroe, Cat Pastor, and Dylan Reyes contributed to this show.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week's exploration of new and upcoming releases continues with a special focus on the late Frank Kimbrough through a preview of his upcoming posthumous CD "Ancestors" and some of the best renditions that appear on the monunental tribute conceived by pianist and producer Elan Mehler, "Kimbrough", one of the best releases of the year. Punkt vs. Punkt [Kaja Draksler pictured] and Chet Doxas add to the depth and Julien Lourau and Berta Moreno add to the fun. And if you want to know more about a balloon bass then you must check out the merciless groove of Rexray. Detailed playlist available at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/14012619/Mondo-Jazz (from Julien Lourau onward). Happy listening! Photo credit: Sara Anke
You feel like you need a shot of energy because you've been at home too long, or you dream about traveling around the world but you're stuck in lock-down mode. Or maybe you feel curious about the ways in which jazz can advocate environmental or social causes. Or you're simply curious about new and exciting jazz releases. Then just click on the player, because you've just hit the mother lode of albums which check all the above boxes, and more. The playist features Ernesto Cervini; Kungen Jazz; Dave Gisler; Sylvain Rifflet; Gard Nilssen's Supersonic Orchestra; Antônio Neves; Mauro Ottolini; Becca Stevens; Elan Mehler; Ron Miles. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/12351227/Mondo-Jazz (from Ernesto Cervini onward). Happy listening! Photo credit: Elliot Ross
The year ended as it started, and as if COVID-19 never were, with a heart-warming slew of great new releases. Here's the last installment for 2020 acting as a great omen for an equally rewarding 2021 jazz year. The playlist features Dr. John; Claire Daly; Jason Moran; Dave Douglas; Maria Pia de Vito [pictured]; Daniel Casimir, Tess Hirst; Ramon Moro; Joel Ross; Billy Childs; Becca Stevens, Elan Mehler; Lucia Cadotsch; Giovanni Francesca. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/12324136/Mondo-Jazz (up to Giovanni Francesca). Happy listening!
We may be in lock-down but outstanding jazz releases keep coming out as if nothing were of the COVID19 and the social distancing, bringing us much needed relief. One more reason to pay tribute to today's artists and to encourage everyone to support the music scene by purchasing music directly from the musicians and labels that make them. An hour of incredible collaborations, music for the dreamworld and from some of today's best trumpet players. The playlist features Makaya McCraven, Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Will Bernard, Luciana Souza, Alexia Bontempo, Nils Berg Cinemascope, Verneri Pohjola, Avishai Cohen, Dave Douglas and Elan Mehler. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/m/playlist/export?k=9b4777c1046037f6dc71afd2d89b0fa4 (up to Dave Douglas & Elan Mehler) Happy listening! Photo credit: Brett Rubin & Bernard Benant
Elan Mehler and Adam McBride-Smith aka Half Seas Over join Gilles in the Brownswood Basement to spin some tunes and chat about their fantastic new album which drops next week (10th May 2010) on Brownswood Recordings. Download the podcast HERE … Continue reading → See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Elan Mehler visits Gilles in the Brownswood Basement on the eve of the release of his new album, The After Suite. Download HERE See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Featuring new music from Inkliing, Daisuke Tanabe, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Paradise Found, The Moody Boyz and Elan Mehler
Download HERE The Brownswood Loves Jazz tour hit Amsterdam, and dropped into the K-Swiss store in Amsterdam for an exclusive Jam Session. Jose James, Elan Mehler, Alexi David, Steve Lyman and the whole of Soil & “Pimp” Sessions!! Your … Continue reading → See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Download HERE Gilles Peterson siits down and has a chat with Pianist Elan Mehler, about forthcoming album. 1 – elan – little lost 2 – elan – sheme for thought (daisake tanabe distance mix) 3 – elan – sceme … Continue reading → See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.