Kenny Dorham was once 10 feet tall, lean and healthy. In Miles Davis’ autobiography, one of the mightiest forces in music, let alone jazz, recounts a 1956 winter date at Cafe Bohemia, a onetime ...

Kenny Dorham's big splash in the bebop business was taking over the trumpet chair in Charlie Parker's Quintet. He then became one of the most productive members of the Blue Note community, and his ...

Ten years ago a residency, showcase and open jam session began at Kenny Dorham's Backyard in Austin Texas. The brainchild of bassist and curator Harold McMillan of Diverse Arts Culture Works and ...

Dave Oliphant knows jazz. And he knows the work of Texas trumpeter Kenny Dorham well enough to riff on it, translating Dorham’s life and music into literature in his latest book, KD: A Jazz Biography.

The Kent Hickey Quintet delivered a lineup of classic jazz tunes composed by jazz luminaries on the second night of the series "The Music of" at the Jazz Kitchen on February 11, 2025. On this night of ...