Dave Douglas to Release New Album, ‘Time Travel,’ on April 9 Trumpeter also plans a 50-state tour

By Jeff Tamarkin

Trumpeter/composer Dave Douglas will follow last year’s Be Still with an all-instrumental collection, Time Travel, due April 9 from Douglas’ Greenleaf Music. The recording features saxophonist Jon Irabagon, pianist Matt Mitchell, bassist Linda Oh and drummer Rudy Royston. The album was engineered by Joe Ferla.

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Douglas will also launch a tour with the intention of performing in all 50 states, to coincide with his 50th birthday. Initital dates are below

Tour Dates

February 15: Austin, TX - University of Texas Austin - Bass Concert Hall *
February 22: Elmhurst, IL - Elmhurst College - Hammerschmidt Memorial Chapel
March 3: Manzoni, Italy - Teatro Manzoni
March 6: Rome, Italy - Auditorium Parco della Musica ^
March 28 - 31: New York, NY - Jazz Standard (50th Birthday Week)
April 4: Laramie, WY - University of Wyoming
April 5: Boulder, CO - University of Colorado at Boulder
April 11 - 12: Denver, CO - Dazzle Jazz Club
April 25: Reno, NV - Reno Jazz Festival
May 4: Cheltenham, UK - Cheltenham Jazz Festival
May 17: Chicago, IL - Jazz Showcase †
May 30: Brooklyn, NY - Shapeshifter Lab
May 31: New Haven, CT - Firehouse 12
June 3: Burlington, VT - Flynn Center

All dates are with Dave Douglas Quintet unless otherwise noted.

* = Dave Douglas/Joe Lovano & Sound Prints Band feat. Lawrence Fields, Linda Oh & Joey Baron
^ = with Rome Auditorium Jazz Orchestra
† = with Columbia College Jazz Ensemble    JAZZTIMES.COM