Some more design work for Dave Douglas and Greenleaf Music. This record contains all 12 tracks of this year‘s subscribers series ENGAGE and will be released today. The album features Dave Douglas, Tomeka Reid, Anna Webber, Jeff Parker, Nick Dunston, Kate Gentile and special guests Riley Mulherkar and Dave Adewumi. www.greenleafmusic.comdavedouglas.bandcamp.com
I was back in New York for another edition of one of the most exciting festivals. The Festival of New Trumpet Music is of course all about the trumpet, but offers a musical variety like no other festival. Led by Dave Douglas, the 17th edition again presented a lot of great music and countless great trumpeters. I take
It was my 17th festival in Langnau. After months of preparation it is always a pleasure to listen to so much live music and meet so many great people. Old masters, young shooting stars and promising up-and-coming musicians. Always a great pleasure to meet and hear the amazing trumpet players Theo Croker and Shane Endsley.
Great to hear so much beautiful music and meet so many amazing musicians from around the world after preparing the festival for quite some time. It’s hard to choose anything, but these musicians have left a lasting impression, even though I already knew their music: South african pianist, singer and composer Thandi Ntuli brought her
My quartet will be playing again this month. Looking forward to make some music with my friends and very fine musicians Simon Spiess, Jeremias Keller and Fred Bürki again. Especially happy to be part of the Inderbinen Concerts 2018 and present my music at the place where my (and Simon’s) wonderful instruments are built. Oct
I will be back in New York City again next month for the 16th edition of the Festival Of New Trumpet Music presented by Dave Douglas. 8 days, 5 locations and over 80 musicians. A really diverse program with many great trumpet players. Looking forward to hearing some young talents like Linda Briceño, Rachel Therrien and
Summer is always a busy time for me with a lot of festivals. Even though the music business is a hard place, meeting and talking again with people like Joe Lovano, Ohad Talmor, Jim Black, Marcus Strickland, Larry Grenadier, Vic Juris and some more at the Langnau Jazz Nights this month showed me why I
In a little more than a month the Langnau Jazz Nights will take place. This year’s program is full of highlights. Brad Mehldau and his famous trio will be there – that’s an obvious one -, but also Joe Lovano and Dave Douglas with their amazing quintet Sound Prints. I’m also looking forward to hear
