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Dave Douglas Sextet

The Sextet began in 1994 with a recorded homage to Booker Little, "In Our Lifetime" (New World). All of the sextet projects take the music of legendary jazz composers as a point of departure for new compositions and arrangements. The second recording was "Stargazer", on Arabesque, which presents music by and for Wayne Shorter. "Soul on Soul", celebrating Mary Lou Williams, arrives in February, 2000 on BMG/RCA Victor. The Dave Douglas Sextet will celebrate the release of the album at the Village Vanguard February 29 through March 5, 2000.

"In my work for jazz sextet, I've found it helpful to closely examine the music of highly influential jazz musicians, transcribing and rearranging their music and filtering the elements that I find through my own sensibilities. I try to rediscover the original sense of discovery and freshness in the work, helping me to write new music for the musicians of today."

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