Dave Douglas Brass Ecstasy On JazzSet

Tuesday April 12, 2011

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Dave Douglas Brass Ecstasy On JazzSet

From Newport, Dave Douglas and Brass Fantasy call out to another earlier player, Lester Bowie (1941-99), “the great trumpeter, composer, figure, personality and inspiration to all of us.” (Bowie was visually arresting onstage in his lab coat, adding a touch of science to his art.)

Beginning in the 1980s, Bowie’s high-energy, funk-driven nonet (or larger) Brass Fantasy re-interpreted spirituals, pop tunes and everything in between. Douglas scales Brass Ecstasy down to four essentials: trumpet, French horn, trombone and tuba, plus drums. Vincent Chancey on French horn is a charter member of both groups. Douglas says they are “ecstatic … to be here at Newport with all this great jazz.” The complete set is an album titled United Front: Brass Ecstasy at Newport, released April 5, 2011, on Greenleaf Music.

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