Dave Douglas: New Sanctuary at The Appel Room

Trumpeter and composer Dave Douglas is a versatile and powerful performer of improvised music. His output as a bandleader is one of the most eclectic in history, featuring dozens of unique groups. In 1997, Douglas released the one-of-a-kind album Sanctuary, a thrilling and unpredictable journey through the improvisation of a double-quartet. New Sanctuary marks a conceptual return to this bold and distinctive project. For the occasion, Douglas has enlisted some of the most unique and flexible voices in modern improvised music: trumpeter and cornet player Wadada Leo Smith, guitarist Marc Ribot, pianist Myra Melford, bassist Mark Dresser, and drummer and percussionist Susie Ibarra. All of these artists are known for their uninhibited approach to improvisation and for being highly responsive team players, two essential traits for an event like this to succeed. Under Douglas' experienced leadership, they join forces for the first time and create music that has never been performed before this night....

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Trumpeter and composer Dave Douglas is a versatile and powerful performer of improvised music. His output as a bandleader is one of the most eclectic in history, featuring dozens of unique groups. In 1997, Douglas released the one-of-a-kind album Sanctuary, a thrilling and unpredictable journey through the improvisation of a double-quartet. New Sanctuary marks a conceptual return to this bold and distinctive project. For the occasion, Douglas has enlisted some of the most unique and flexible voices in modern improvised music: trumpeter and cornet player Wadada Leo Smith, guitarist Marc Ribot, pianist Myra Melford, bassist Mark Dresser, and drummer and percussionist Susie Ibarra. All of these artists are known for their uninhibited approach to improvisation and for being highly responsive team players, two essential traits for an event like this to succeed. Under Douglas' experienced leadership, they join forces for the first time and create music that has never been performed before this night.
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Dave Douglas  
Wadada Leo Smith  
Marc Ribot  
Myra Melford  
Mark Dresser  
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