{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62bc729dcf1ab400126c1e1b/6a3ff46f26d5a6687af9d180?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Dave Douglas: Transcend Is Not the End","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62bc729dcf1ab400126c1e1b/1782576119798-6f1cae20-dfbe-45ec-91be-6c93495306cb.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week, we're putting The Tonearm's needle on trumpeter and composer <strong>Dave Douglas</strong>.</p><p>Douglas’s latest album, <em>Transcend,</em> came out in April. It's the second record from GIFTS, his band with Rafiq Bhatia, James Brandon Lewis, Tomeka Reid, and Ian Chang. His last several records were openly political. This one turns toward the sacred, though we explore where that either/or framing falls short.</p><p>We also talk about painter and sculptor Jack Whitten, why Dave stayed with this band instead of moving on (his usual m.o,), and whether, at 63, he's summing anything up.</p><p>(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from Dave Douglas's <em>Transcend</em> )</p><p>—</p><h2>Dig Deeper</h2><p><strong>Artist and Album:</strong></p><ul><li>Visit <a href=\"https://davedouglas.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dave Douglas</a> and explore his catalog at <a href=\"https://greenleafmusic.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Greenleaf Music</a></li><li>Follow Dave Douglas on <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/dave-douglas.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bluesky</a>, <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/davedouglas/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a>, and <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/davedouglasmusic\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook</a></li><li>Purchase <em>Transcend</em> from <a href=\"https://greenleafmusic.com/transcend-out-now/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Greenleaf Music</a>, <a href=\"https://davedouglas.bandcamp.com/album/transcend\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bandcamp</a>, or <a href=\"https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/transcend-dave-douglas/tk3u5uzowrti0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Qobuz</a>, and listen on your <a href=\"https://lnk.to/dd-transcend\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">streaming platform of choice</a></li><li>Check out the debut GIFTS album on <a href=\"https://davedouglas.bandcamp.com/album/gifts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bandcamp</a></li><li>Dave Douglas's podcast, <a href=\"https://greenleafmusic.com/podcasts/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>A Noise From the Deep</em></a></li></ul><p><strong>The Band — GIFTS:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://rafiqbhatia.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Rafiq Bhatia</a> — guitarist, composer, producer; member of Son Lux</li><li><a href=\"https://jblewis.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">James Brandon Lewis</a> — tenor saxophonist and composer</li><li><a href=\"https://tomekareid.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tomeka Reid</a> — cellist, composer, 2022 MacArthur Fellow</li><li><a href=\"https://www.ianchangmusic.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ian Chang</a> — drummer, composer; member of Son Lux</li></ul><p><strong>Referenced Works and Artists:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Concert_(Ellington)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Duke Ellington's Sacred Concerts</a> — three landmark works premiered between 1965 and 1973</li><li><a href=\"https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/5785\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jack Whitten: The Messenger</a> — the retrospective at MoMA (March–August 2025) that shaped <em>Transcend</em></li><li><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booker_Little\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Booker Little</a> — the trumpeter whose 1960–61 records broke open Douglas's compositional thinking</li><li><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaimie_Branch\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jaimie Branch</a> — trumpeter and composer, 1983–2022</li><li><a href=\"https://www.stevereich.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Steve Reich</a> — composer, discussed in the context of minimalism and process</li></ul><p><strong>Books:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.harpercollins.com/products/a-poetry-handbook-mary-oliver?variant=39939202056226\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>A Poetry Handbook</em></a> by Mary Oliver — the book on craft that Douglas cites as an analog to his compositional method</li></ul><p><strong>Teaching:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.newschool.edu/jazz/faculty/dave-douglas/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dave Douglas at the New School</a> — where he teaches Creating Music Workshop and Advanced Ear Training: Monk and Bach</li></ul><p>—</p><ul><li>Dig into this episode's complete show notes at <a href=\"https://www.podcast.thetonearm.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">podcast.thetonearm.com</a></li></ul><p>—</p><p>• Did you enjoy this episode? 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