Dezron Douglas

Dezron Douglas at the moers festival 2015

Dezron L. Douglas (born February 19, 1981 in Hartford , Connecticut ) is an American musician ( double bass , composition ) of modern jazz .

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Dezron Douglas grew up in Hartford (Connecticut) and grew up in a musical environment; his uncle was the jazz drummer Walter Bolden . His mentor was Jackie McLean , in whose Institute of African American Music he studied at the Hartt School of Music . There he worked a. a. with Nat Reeves , Steve Davis, and Jackie McLean; He also played with musicians such as René McLean , Jimmy Greene , Alan Jay Palmer , Abraham Burton and Eric McPherson . The first recordings were made in 2005 with drummer Michael Carvin . In the course of his career so far he has played a. a. with Pharoah Sanders , George Cables , Al Foster , Billy Drummond , Victor Lewis , Winard Harper , Mulgrew Miller , Brandee Younger , Makaya McCraven , Lewis Nash , Kevin Mahogany , Carla Cook , Kenny Garrett , Steve Coleman , Willie Jones III , Duane Eubanks , Eric Reed , Tomasz Stańko , Vincent Herring and the Marsalis family. He was also a co-founder of the New Jazz Workshop of Hartford ; In 2012 the group's debut album, Underground was released .

Douglas has taught at The Artist Collective in Hartford and Martocchio Music in Simsbury. He currently works in the bands of Louis Hayes , Ravi Coltrane , Papo Vázquez and Cyrus Chestnut ; He presented several albums under his own name. In the field of jazz, he was involved in 51 recording sessions between 2005 and 2017, including a. also with Joel Frahm , Josh Evans , JD Allen , Masahiro Nakagawa , Marcus Printup and Eric Alexander .

With Cyrus Chestnut

With Brandee Younger

With Louis Hayes

With Makaya McCraven

personal data
SURNAME	Douglas, Dezron
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Douglas, Dezron L.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American jazz musician (double bass, composition)
DATE OF BIRTH	19th February 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hartford, Connecticut