Leading a group
“I almost never say no to a gig” said
Doug, who is appreciative of anyone that
calls him for any kind of work.
Doug would love to do a world tour as a
leader with his own group. “Very few
people are afforded that opportunity—
like Branford Marsalis,” says Webb, with
the goal of having everyone on his
band’s play the best they’ve ever played.
“I try to space everything out so the guys
get to do, what they do best,” says Webb,
whose been told that some of the guys
who’ve played on his band’s sound
better when they play with him, than on
their own gigs.
He regrets not recording himself more
at a younger age, but knows he’s still
getting better. “At a certain age, you
start to see the light at the end of the
tunnel,” says the gregarious woodwind
artist. In the mean time, Doug’s still
making progress.