Thank you all for donating to the SJS on Giving Tuesday! Together we’re creating funding for Jazz Camp 2024 in June. Your generous donations will enable Jazz Camp to overflow with love and music.
The Sierra Jazz Society has been a labor of love for Bill Douglass and Nora Nausbaum for many years now. Nora has passed the torch and now a new team of music lovers will keep the Sierra Jazz Society happening. Check back for more news or sign up for the mailing list and we’ll keep you posted on upcoming events. Jazz LIVES!
The Sierra Jazz Society is a California 501C3 non profit organization dedicated to Jazz education, presentation and promotion in Nevada County and the surrounding areas.
Bill Douglass was the artistic director of the Sierra Jazz Society from its inception, around 2005, until sometime in early 2020. Bill is renowned in the Bay Area and the Sierras as a fine bass player and bamboo flute player.
Bill Douglass and Nora Nausbaum are the folks that launched the SJS and, after doing some research online, Nora helped us out by forwarding this bio that was on the previous SJS website. We’re maintaining a digital copy here with some links to content available on the internet so you can check out some of Bill’s work. If you have any additional content, links, stories, photos, etc. we’d love to see it!
w/Marian McPartland – Single Petal of a Rose (CD)
w/Marian McPartland – Live at Yoshi’s Nitespot (CD)
w/Marian McPartland – Plays the Music of Mary Lou Williams (CD)
w/Marian McPartland – Live at Concord Jazz Festival w/Chris Potter (CD)
w/Mose Allison Trio – 1970 – 1973 and 2005 – 2018
w/Mose Allison Trio – American Legend – Live in California (CD)
w/Ian Dogole – Night Harvest (CD)
w/Ian Dogole – Ionospheres (CD)
w/IanDogole – Hemispheres (DVD)
w/Paula West – Temptation (CD)
w/Paula West – Restless (CD)
w/Shweta Jhaveri – Anahita (CD)
w/Gabriela Marrone – Detrás Del Sol (EP) featuring Bill Frisell & Alex Acuña
w/Tom Waits – The Black Rider (CD)
The Five Chinese Brothers, Rabbit Ears Productions with John Lone narrator The Emperor and the Nightingale, Rabbit Ears Productions, music by Mark Isham, narration by Glenn Close
The Boy Who Drew Cats, Rabbit Ears Productions, music by Mark Isham, narration by William Hurt
1,000 Pieces of Gold, directed by Nancy Kelly, music by Gary Malkin
The Black Stallion, directed by Carroll Ballard, music by Mark Isham
Never Cry Wolf, directed by Carroll Ballard, music by Mark Isham
Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart, directed by Wayne Wang, music: Todd Boekelheide
Eat a Bowl of Tea, directed by Wayne Wang,
Life is Cheap, directed by Wayne Wang, music: Mark Adler
The Unbearable Lightness of Being, directed by Phillip Kaufman
Dear America, directed by Bill Couturie, music by Todd Boekleheide
Tibet, music by Mark Isham
National Geographic Specials:
Reflections on Elephants, Zebras: Patterns in the Grass,
Filmed by Beverly and Dereck Joubert, music by Mark Adler
The Jazz Education Network has a number of student scholarships available. I believe you need to be a member of JEN to apply. Click the graphic below to go to… Bill Douglass was the artistic director of the Sierra Jazz Society from its inception, around 2005, until sometime in early 2020. Bill is renowned in the Bay Area and the… This just in from Ellen Johnson: Although he’s not typically associated with Jazz vocal repertoire, Mingus wrote intricate compositions that rival those of Duke Ellington. Despite their artistic merit, these… Short Version Press Release: For more information contact Matt Langley. 207 337 2375 matthewclangley@gmail.com Jazz heavies including Beth Duncan, Clairdee, Ken French, Ruth Davies and John Girton will perform a… The big news for now is that the Sierra Jazz Society will live on. Bill Douglass, Nora Nausbaum and many others, have been doing an incredible job of promoting jazz… 2023 Jazz Education Network Scholarships Available
Bill Douglass, Bassist & former Artistic Director of the Sierra Jazz Society
Discover the overlooked vocal gems of Charles Mingus!
Jazz Heavies Celebrate Bill Douglass & Nora Nausbaum with Pioneer Park Concert August 1, 2021
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