Scrambled Eggs and Steve Reich: Dave Douglas on Process, Repetition, and Permission

In this clip from The Tonearm Podcast, Dave Douglas distinguishes between a composer who repeats a system and one who deepens a voice, using Steve Reich as an example of a musician whose syntax stays recognizable across decades of genuine development — and explaining why that distinction matters for how he approaches every new project.

Hear the full conversation in our latest episode: https://podcast.thetonearm.com/dave-douglas-transcend-is-not-the-end-greenleaf-trumpet/

#Shorts #DaveDouglas #Transcend #JazzTrumpet #CreativeProcess #JackWhitten #DukeEllington #BookerLittle #Improvisation #JazzComposer #GreenleafMusic #Trumpet #TheTonearm #Podcast #short