Early Years
Douglas grew up in the New York City area and attended Phillips Exeter Academy, a private high school in New Hampshire. He discovered jazz while on an abroad program in Spain. After graduating from high school in 1981, he studied at the Berklee School of Music and New England Conservatory, both located in Boston, Massachusetts.
In 1984, Douglas moved to New York to study at New York University (NYU) and finished a degree in music. Meanwhile, he played with a variety of ensembles and came to the attention of the well-respected jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader, Horace Silver, with whom he toured Europe in 1987.
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