Brandon Douthitt was born and raised in Indianapolis, but he carries some of New York with him. It's where the saxophonist lived for three years after pursuing his master's degree at the Aaron Copland School.
After starting to play saxophone around age 10, Douthitt fell in love with jazz while a student at Lawrence North High School. He went on to study at Butler University.
Over the years, he's picked up multiple instruments, including clarinet, flute, and EWI — an electronic wind instrument. In New York, he amassed a resume brimming with performances at Afropunk, with Solange and at the Highline Ballroom, among others.As Douthitt's musical skills developed, so did his deftness at surviving as a New Yorker. But he also recognized a downside.
"I felt like I was becoming a jerk, I was becoming rude," he said."I felt and saw these changes in me, which I didn't like." Douthitt left to teach at Kentucky State University, and in 2021 moved back to Indianapolis, where he said he has re-centered. The city's jazz musicians are carrying on a rich tradition, he said, citing a New York friend he met who models his guitar style after Hoosier icon Wes Montgomery. Douthitt now teaches; plays with his band,
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