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Dave Douglas
Dave Douglas is an American trumpeter and composer who founded Greenleaf Music in 2005 and led projects from Tiny Bell Trio to Keystone.
apps Top Dave Douglas Alternatives
The top alternative to Dave Douglas in 2026 is Charles Mingus with a score of 9.7/10, followed by Wayne Shorter (9.7) and Ornette Coleman (9.5).
Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus was a highly influential American jazz musician primarily known for his innovative bass playing and compl...
Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter is a highly influential jazz musician recognized for his innovative compositions and distinctive tenor sax...
Ornette Coleman
Ornette Coleman was a pioneering American jazz musician primarily known for his innovative approach to saxophone and com...
Freddie Hubbard
Freddie Hubbard was an American trumpeter who bridged hard bop and post-bop, recording Red Clay in 1970 and appearing on...
Carla Bley
Carla Bley was an American composer, pianist, and bandleader noted for the 1971 jazz opera Escalator over the Hill.
Andrew Hill
Andrew Hill was an American pianist and composer whose 1964 Blue Note album Point of Departure is a landmark of advanced...
Woody Shaw
Woody Shaw was an American trumpeter and composer, noted for expanding modern trumpet harmony and for the 1978 Columbia...
Thad Jones
Thad Jones was an American trumpeter and composer who co-founded the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra in New York in 1965.
Anthony Braxton
Anthony Braxton is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist whose 1969 recording For Alto became the first full so...
Oliver Nelson
Oliver Nelson was an American saxophonist, composer, and arranger, best known for his 1961 Impulse! album The Blues and...
Brian Blade
Brian Blade is an American drummer and bandleader noted for the Fellowship Band, founded in 1997, and for long work with...
Kenny Dorham
Kenny Dorham was an American hard bop trumpeter, noted for the 1963 Blue Note session Una Mas and early work with the Ja...
Terence Blanchard
Terence Blanchard is a New Orleans trumpeter and composer, known for jazz albums, operas, and Oscar-nominated scores for...
Mark Turner
Mark Turner is an American tenor saxophonist known for cerebral modern jazz, including the influential 2001 album Dharma...
Tom Harrell
Tom Harrell is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer, named 2018 Trumpeter of the Year by the Jazz Journali...
Ambrose Akinmusire
Ambrose Akinmusire is an Oakland-born trumpeter who won the 2007 Thelonious Monk competition and later recorded for Blue...
Geri Allen
Geri Allen was an American pianist and composer whose 1990s work bridged post-bop and avant-garde, including the album M...
Stefon Harris
Stefon Harris is an American vibraphonist whose Blue Note album Black Action Figure earned a Grammy nomination after his...
Mary Halvorson
Mary Halvorson is an American guitarist and composer noted for avant-garde jazz, intervallic writing, and winning the 20...
Ralph Alessi
Ralph Alessi is an American trumpeter and composer, an ECM recording artist whose 2013 album Baida featured Jason Moran...
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