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Leon Lee Dorsey
Position
Associate Professor
Affiliated Departments
Telephone
617-747-6718
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Career Highlights
- Bassist with Lionel Hampton and Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, as well as with vocalist Cassandra Wilson
- Performances with conductors Lukas Foss and Robert Fountain
- Performances with Dizzy Gillespie, Wynton Marsalis, Freddie Hubbard, John Lewis, Kenny Clarke, Jon Hendricks, Joe Williams, and others
- Worked with Frank Sinatra at Carnegie Hall, guest appearances at the White House under presidents Reagan and Clinton, and performed with the operatic diva Marilyn Home
- Recordings include The Watcher (Leon Dorsey, Vincent Herring, and Don Braden), Song of Songs (Leon Dorsey, Bryan Carrott, Carlton Holmes, and Vincent Ector), Today’s Love Songs,Tomorrow’s Blues (Arthur Prysock), The Other Side (Oliver Lake), New York Story (Hilton Ruiz), among others
- Composer and arranger
Education
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School NameStony Brook UniversityState or ProvinceNew YorkDegreeDoctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.)Field of StudyMusicDate Degree Received
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School NameManhattan School of MusicState or ProvinceNew YorkDegreeMaster of Music (M.M.)Field of StudyContemporary Classical Music PerformanceDate Degree Received
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School NameUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonState or ProvinceWisconsinDegreeMaster of Music (M.M.)Field of StudyMusicDate Degree Received
In Their Own Words