Biography
Doug Jackson was born in Dallas,Texas and lived there until the age of 7. He also lived in Alabama and Connecticut (as a child) before his family relocated to the small Colorado mountain town of Evergreen. Jackson attended junior high and high school there.
Doug's musical journey began at age 6. "I remember most of my summers being spent at my grandparents Lake Texoma home. Chores, waterskiing, dirt bikes and guitar were the daily routine.
Growing up in the Rocky Mountains was an amazing blessing. The scenery was beautiful. I loved skiing, hiking, camping and white water rafting. My hometown was very hip in the arts and music. A friend and myself started a rock band in 7th grade which would set in motion some very pivotal events that would change my life. A kid who played trumpet in the junior high jazz band heard me playing and told the director about me. Shortly thereafter, I was playing in the school stage band. That was where my journey into jazz began."
At age 13, Doug was the recipient of his first jazz soloist award. It was at a jazz band festival and awarded to him, signed, by Dr. William Fowler, a "Down Beat" and "Keyboard" magazine columnist and jazz educator.
Doug's musical journey began at age 6. "I remember most of my summers being spent at my grandparents Lake Texoma home. Chores, waterskiing, dirt bikes and guitar were the daily routine.
Growing up in the Rocky Mountains was an amazing blessing. The scenery was beautiful. I loved skiing, hiking, camping and white water rafting. My hometown was very hip in the arts and music. A friend and myself started a rock band in 7th grade which would set in motion some very pivotal events that would change my life. A kid who played trumpet in the junior high jazz band heard me playing and told the director about me. Shortly thereafter, I was playing in the school stage band. That was where my journey into jazz began."
At age 13, Doug was the recipient of his first jazz soloist award. It was at a jazz band festival and awarded to him, signed, by Dr. William Fowler, a "Down Beat" and "Keyboard" magazine columnist and jazz educator.
Resume & Body of Work
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MAGAZINES:
'Jackson's great debut album, 'Stormchaser'- a bracing collection of furious fret workouts- simultaneously impresses with slick jazz virtuosity and entertains with unusual turns of phrase. Out of this world.'--Total Guitar Magazine ‘Jackson, a rock-fusion maestro...Stormchaser, is a guitar feast...dazzling acoustic playing.'--Guitar Magazine--- ‘This is a CD (“The Performance”) full of fine fingerstyle playing, well- developed melodies, and inspiring flashes of brilliance up and down the fretboard......shades of Michael Hedges......Jackson sounds like a younger Doyle Dykes in some of his incredible arpeggios and contrapuntal chords’ ......—minor7th.com TELEVISION:
'Baywatch','The Wayne Brady Show', NBC's mini-series 'Drug Wars', NBC's 'Late Nite' w/ Jimmy Fallon, NBC’s “Will and Grace”, Fox's 'El Corazon Del Beisbol', NBC News, Showtime-'What Really Happened During the Cuban Missile Crisis', American Film Institute Awards, Disney. |
RADIO:
Mark&Brian Show (KLOS) and many others.
Mark&Brian Show (KLOS) and many others.
COMMERCIALS:
Oldsmobile, Toyo Tires, GT Bikes, Coca-Cola, Pearlvision.
Oldsmobile, Toyo Tires, GT Bikes, Coca-Cola, Pearlvision.
ARTISTS:
Ambrosia, Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald, Dave Mason, Al Stewart, Roberto Carlos, Bill Champlin, Edgar Winter, Stephen Bishop, Gary Wright, John Ford Coley, Marie Osmond, IronButterfly, Robbie DuPree, Denny Laine (Paul McCartney & Wings, Moody Blues), Billy Preston, Marty Balin(Jefferson Starship), Rick Derringer, Bob Welch(Fleetwood Mac), Elliot Lurie(Looking Glass), Player, Terry Sylvester('The Hollies'), Sweet Comfort Band, Maxine Nightingale, Mark Stein(Vanilla Fudge), Phil Kenzie, Tommy Tutone, Walter Egan, Buryan Duncan, David Jeremiah, Pauline Wilson('Seawind'), Don Randi, Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gormet, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Wayne Nelson(Little River Band) Nancy Sinatra, Dweezil Zappa, Lisa Richard, Mac Davis, Joey Molland ("Badfinger”), Kim Boyce, special performance for President George H. Bush and First Lady(Barbara), Street Called Straight, Eddie Mekka(‘Lavern&Shirley), Gene Barry.
Ambrosia, Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald, Dave Mason, Al Stewart, Roberto Carlos, Bill Champlin, Edgar Winter, Stephen Bishop, Gary Wright, John Ford Coley, Marie Osmond, IronButterfly, Robbie DuPree, Denny Laine (Paul McCartney & Wings, Moody Blues), Billy Preston, Marty Balin(Jefferson Starship), Rick Derringer, Bob Welch(Fleetwood Mac), Elliot Lurie(Looking Glass), Player, Terry Sylvester('The Hollies'), Sweet Comfort Band, Maxine Nightingale, Mark Stein(Vanilla Fudge), Phil Kenzie, Tommy Tutone, Walter Egan, Buryan Duncan, David Jeremiah, Pauline Wilson('Seawind'), Don Randi, Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gormet, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Wayne Nelson(Little River Band) Nancy Sinatra, Dweezil Zappa, Lisa Richard, Mac Davis, Joey Molland ("Badfinger”), Kim Boyce, special performance for President George H. Bush and First Lady(Barbara), Street Called Straight, Eddie Mekka(‘Lavern&Shirley), Gene Barry.
RECORD LABELS RECORDED ON:
Sony, Warner Bros., A&M, Columbia, Coach House, Barefoot, Hosanna Integrity, Word Records. "Taylor Guitars 30th Anniversary Concert."
Sony, Warner Bros., A&M, Columbia, Coach House, Barefoot, Hosanna Integrity, Word Records. "Taylor Guitars 30th Anniversary Concert."
STUDIO & JAZZ:
Lanny Morgan, Lou Levy, Barbara Morrison, Jerry Jemmott, Sam Riney, Peter White, Abraham Laboriel, Justo Almario, Dave Boruff, Jeff Porcaro, Max Bennett, Vinnie Colaiuta, Jimmy Earl, Jimmy Haslip, Lisa Richards, Gregg Bissonett, Neil Stubenhaus, Dean Parks, Laurence Juber, Lenny Castro, Carlos Rios, Marcus Miller, John Robinson, Mark Craney, Freddie Washington, Ron Affif, Ronee Martin, Toni Rizzi's Wire Choir, Nick Ceroli, Barry Minniefield, Steve Madaio, Tom Saviano, Wil Kennedy, Paul Pesco, Joey Heredia, Michael Fisher, Alex Acuna, Ricki Lawson, Monty Budwig, Emil Richards, Joe Porcaro, Lenny Castro, Harry Manfredini, Charlie Calello, Don Ray.
Lanny Morgan, Lou Levy, Barbara Morrison, Jerry Jemmott, Sam Riney, Peter White, Abraham Laboriel, Justo Almario, Dave Boruff, Jeff Porcaro, Max Bennett, Vinnie Colaiuta, Jimmy Earl, Jimmy Haslip, Lisa Richards, Gregg Bissonett, Neil Stubenhaus, Dean Parks, Laurence Juber, Lenny Castro, Carlos Rios, Marcus Miller, John Robinson, Mark Craney, Freddie Washington, Ron Affif, Ronee Martin, Toni Rizzi's Wire Choir, Nick Ceroli, Barry Minniefield, Steve Madaio, Tom Saviano, Wil Kennedy, Paul Pesco, Joey Heredia, Michael Fisher, Alex Acuna, Ricki Lawson, Monty Budwig, Emil Richards, Joe Porcaro, Lenny Castro, Harry Manfredini, Charlie Calello, Don Ray.
CLASSICAL & SHOWS:
Pageant of the Masters Orchestra, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Violet, West Side Story, Godspell, The Music Man, The Youngstown Symphony, The Toledo Symphony, and The Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra.
Pageant of the Masters Orchestra, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Violet, West Side Story, Godspell, The Music Man, The Youngstown Symphony, The Toledo Symphony, and The Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra.
TEACHING:
Biola University Conservatory of Music.
Biola University Conservatory of Music.
EDUCATION:
In his formative years Jackson studied with guitar legend Ted Greene. He won five 'Outstanding Musicianship' awards from the National Association of Jazz Educators and one from the 'American Honor Arts Association' before attending Berklee College of Music in Boston.
In his formative years Jackson studied with guitar legend Ted Greene. He won five 'Outstanding Musicianship' awards from the National Association of Jazz Educators and one from the 'American Honor Arts Association' before attending Berklee College of Music in Boston.
