Doug Wamble

Guitarist/vocalist Doug Wamble is a jazz traditionalist in the very best sense of the term. Merging music from his southern origins with jazz, Wamble creates a distinctive sound that details upon rural blues, gospel, golf swing, and post-bop. Although in the beginning inspired to consider up jazz after hearing recordings of innovative guitarist Charlie Christian, the Tennessee indigenous actually started his research at Memphis Condition University as an archive engineering main. It wasn’t until going to a Harry Connick Jr. concert and viewing guitarist Russell Malone play that Wamble made a decision to pursue carrying out full-time. He ultimately used in the University or college of North Florida in Jacksonville and later on earned his experts at Northwestern in Chicago. On the way, Wamble added vocalist to his continue, a good side-effect of learning lyrics to music while generating to gigs. A proceed to NEW YORK in 1997 brought Wamble into connection with trumpeter Wynton Marsalis as well as the Lincoln Middle Jazz Orchestra. Subsequently, Wamble snagged high-profile gigs with vocalists Cassandra Wilson and Madeleine Peyroux, amongst others. He released his debut recording, Nation Libations, on saxophonist Branford Marsalis’ label Marsalis Music in 2003. Bluestate adopted in 2005.