He attended The Hartt School at the University of Hartford majoring in African American Music and History under the tutelage of alto saxophonist Jackie McLean.

His 2012 debut record, Live at Smalls, earned a positive review in The New York Times, which wrote: "Learned as it may be, this is living-language music — jazz as it’s practiced, more than as it’s studied.

"[3] As a sideman, Douglas has recorded with Cyrus Chestnut, Michael Carvin, Louis Hayes, Steve Davis, George Cables, Papo Vasquez, Enrico Rava, Eric Reed, Abraham Burton, Eric McPherson, Tomasz Stańko, Makaya McCraven and Brandee Younger.

[6] He is longstanding member of the Ravi Coltrane Quartet[7][8] and has performed with the Louis Hayes Jazz Communicators.

With Cyrus Chestnut With Steve Davis With Louis Hayes With Makaya McCraven With Leslie Odom, Jr. With Brandee Younger