If I worried about that, I wouldn't have made a single record in my whole career. I think more and more, audiences appreciate something that is distinctive and different. Everyone always throws out this figure, 'Jazz is now down to… — Dave Douglas Copy Share Image
'Jazz Artist of the Century' would have to be a distinctive soloist and ensemble player, a composer, an arranger, a bandleader, and a driver; would have to span all the genres and periods of jazz; would have to have run… — Dave Douglas Copy Share Image
I'm a jazz musician by education and vocation, but I don't think jazz should [ dictate] what I want to do. — Dave Douglas Copy Share Image
OneBeat is one of the greatest initiatives in advancing the meeting of cultures worldwide. — Dave Douglas Copy Share Image
If I worried about that, I wouldn't have made a single record in my whole career. I think more and more, audiences appreciate something… — Dave Douglas Copy Share Image
Black has always been a staple for me, but that's not really a good favorite color. I've been really into browns lately. — Dave Douglas Copy Share Image
'Jazz Artist of the Century' would have to be a distinctive soloist and ensemble player, a composer, an arranger, a bandleader, and a driver;… — Dave Douglas Copy Share Image
I don't really think of these as projects. I think of them as bands. I have tried to not just convene a group of… — Dave Douglas Copy Share Image
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