Introduction
Doug Wamble (born Samuel Douglas Wamble, October 22, 1972) is an American jazz guitarist and vocalist from Tennessee.
Biography
Wamble grew up Memphis, Tennessee. He was inspired to play guitar after hearing records by Charlie Christian. He entered Memphis State University intending to pursue audio engineering, but he changed his mind after seeing Harry Connick Jr. and Russell Malone in concert. He switched to the University of North Florida, then got a master's degree from Northwestern University. At North Florida, he met pianist Roy Dunlap, bassist Jeff Hanley, and drummer Peter Miles, with whom he would later form a band.
In 1997, Wamble moved to New York City, where he met Wynton Marsalis. He played guitar on Big Train (1999) by Wynton Marsalis and Traveling Miles (1999) by Cassandra Wilson and signed with Marsalis Music. He released his debut album, Country Libations, in 2003. He was formerly married to opera singer Janna Baty.
He performed on the soundtrack for The War, a television documentary about World War II directed by Ken Burns. He contributed music to Burns's documentaries The 10th Inning and Prohibition and completed the original score for Burns's feature The Central Park Five. He produced the album Hunter (Epic, 2014) by vocalist Morgan James, whom he married in 2016.
Discography
As leader
- 2003 Country Libations
- 2005 Bluestate
- 2010 Doug Wamble
- 2013 Fast as Years Slow as Days
- 2015 The Traveler: Live in New York City
- 2016 Rednecktelectual
- 2017 MEMPHISTOPHELES
As sideman
With Wynton Marsalis
- 1999 Big Train
- 2004 Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
- 2012 Swinging into the 21st
- 2012 The Music of America
- 2017 The Music of John Lewis
With Steven Bernstein
- 2006 MTO, Vol. 1
- 2008 We Are MTO
With Sachal Vasandani
- 2007 Eyes Wide Open
- 2009 We Move
With Erik Friedlander
- 2011 Bonebridge
- 2013 Nighthawks
With others
- 1991 Haven't You Heard Yet? University of North Florida Jazz Ensemble
- 1999 Traveling Miles Cassandra Wilson
- 2003 Private Astronomy: A Vision of the Music of Bix Beiderbecke Geoff Muldaur
- 2003 Romare Bearden Revealed Branford Marsalis
- 2003 Voices in the Wilderness John Zorn
- 2007 The War: A Ken Burns Film: The Soundtrack
- 2010 Leave Your Sleep Natalie Merchant
- 2010 Love and Circumstance Carrie Rodriguez
- 2012 The Carpenter The Avett Brothers
- 2012 WeBop: A Family Jazz Party! Matt Wilson
- 2014 Gesualdo: Madrigals for Five Guitars Noël Akchoté
- 2014 Hunter Morgan James
- 2015 Prevailing Melodies Damon Grant Project
Television appearances
- Talkin' Blues Bravo! Canada (2004)