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12 | 01945 MUSIC, continued from page 11 "That performance and that show opened up all the doors of New Orleans for the next three years we were touring," he said. "It's like serendipity and being in the right place at the right time." With Douglas’ experience with the band, he also got to work with the Massachusetts band, Extreme, which helped the saxophone player experience what it was like touring across the globe. Douglas said that he learned a lot from the band after getting the opportunity to ride on the tour bus with them and learn about the music industry. The Heavy Metal Horns also got the opportunity to play in front of large crowds while on tour with the rock band. This showed Douglas the power and influence music can have on people. Douglas has also made an impact on the North Shore music scene. He cofounded the Salem Jazz and Soul Festival, along with Larry Claflin, and helped run the festival for 15 years. Douglas described it as one of the best things he has ever done. "The reason why I wanted to do it was because I read the book 'Music is My Mistress,' by Duke Ellington," he said. "In the book, there is a chapter called Salem, Massachusetts. I couldn't believe it." In the book, Ellington talks about playing in the summer at Salem Willows for 22 years. "I just thought, 'this is hallowed ground out there at the Salem Willows and we got to do something,'" Douglas said. The goal of the event was to have a twoday festival where concertgoers could attend at no cost. The festival was able to attract acts from all over the country, including New York and New Orleans. One of his best memories of the festival was in his 13th year leading the event, when the Brian Thomas/Alex Lee-Clark Big Band closed out the festival. "I'm out there at the Salem Willow and the guys are playing and I'm just blown away," he said. "They are just so great and I turn around and there's like a couple-of-hundred people dancing and it kind of hit me right there like 'oh my God, it's Duke Ellington. It's a big band playing and all these people are dancing,' and they ended up closing the festival for two or three years. It was kind of like a full-circle thing that just happened." Douglas added that the festival has brought a lot of people together with diverse backgrounds to enjoy music. While he operates in more of a consultatory role now, he stated that the festival could return in 2022. The saxophone player is still focused on music full time, currently playing in five different bands. He said he is still busy and has a new record being released in the spring. X Listening to his father's records sparked Henley Douglas Jr's love for the saxophone.
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