New and Used

A group which attempted to find common ground between the polar opposites of notated and improvised music, the New York-based quintet New & Used marked a convergence of players from intriguingly diverse backgrounds. Trumpeter Dave Douglas was the leader of the Tiny Bell Trio and a member of John Zorn's Masada, and played with Mark Dresser, Don Byron, and Dr. Nerve; bassist Kermit Driscoll was the ...more