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6 days ago · 1106 E. 11th St., Austin, TX 78702. Telephone: (512) 538-5657. Visit Website. Details. About. Named for the legendary jazz trumpeter and East Austinite, Kenny Dorham’s Backyard is DiverseArts’ outdoor music venue, located in the heart of the historic East End cultural district, just down the street from Kenny Dorham’s last home in Austin.
- 1106 E. 11th St, Austin, 78702, TX
- (512) 538-5657
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"I was born at 8:30am on Aug. 30, 1924, close to Fairfield, Texas – the nearest village or township with a name recognizable to big-city folk," writes Dorham in "Fragments of an Autobiography," from Downbeatmagazine's 1970 yearbook. McKinley and Minnie Dorham (née Manning), a sharecropper and homemaker respectively, had four children in all: Eva L...
"They holler, 'Freedom! Freedom! Avant-garde!' That's fine," writes Dorham in "Fragments of an Autobiography." "He was on that level with Dizzy, on the level with these other guys," says renowned and now retired saxman Sonny Rollins from his home in New York. "And he had a unique sound. Once you heard it, you knew, 'Oh yeah, that's Kenny Dorham.'" ...
From all indications, Dorham was a tender, contemplative man. His brother Joel speaks as glowingly of him as his contemporaries. Dorham's wife, Rubina, had five daughters: Keturah, Leslie, Yuba Evette, Lejuine, and Lamesha. "He was the one that you could run to, sit on his lap, and have a father-daughter conversation," recalls Keturah. "He had a wo...
The end of Kenny Dorham's life began immediately following an especially productive two-year period, 1963-1964, wherein he composed some of his most exceptional work, both for himself and alongside tenor maverick Joe Henderson. His seemingly minimalist horn matured to the point of resolute greatness, openly challenging Davis and Freddie Hubbard's p...
In hindsight, what makes Dorham's short memoir for Downbeat, "Fragments of an Autobiography," disheartening is that it represents the truncated chronicle of a musician awaiting his fast-approaching departure. As an addendum to his music, he documented significant minutes that had mattered, but the magazine's then-editor Dan Morgenstern believes th...
Up the road from where his 1218 E. 12th abode once stood, in a nondescript corner of Evergreen Cemetery, Dorham lies close to his parents. On Whistle Stop, Dorham closes the masterwork with the unusually brief "Dorham's Epitaph." It remains an appropriate prophecy of immense talent, abruptly overcast in a tragic, unrequited romance with an audience...
Whistle Stop (Blue Note, 1961) The definitive Dorham album brims with originals that borrow liberally from his Southwestern roots. The bluesy "Buffalo" lopes in a regional funk. "Sunrise in Mexico" features bassist Paul Chambers' strolling bass wrapping around Philly Joe Jones' persuasive drums. Synergy recommences between Dorham and tenorist Hank...
Named after the legendary jazz trumpeter and East Austinite, Kenny Dorham's Backyard is located in the historic East End cultural district, a shout away from Dorham's former East 12th Street home. The 11th Street venue, maintained by nonprofit DiverseArts Culture Works, hosts the Austin Jazz & Arts Fest, East End Summer Music Series, and most recen...
Kenny Dorham's Backyard, Austin, Texas. 5,084 likes · 118 talking about this · 5,903 were here. Outdoor music venue & event space with food trailers named after the East Austin jazz trumpet legend
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Aug 28, 2021 · They developed plans for the Kenny Dorham Center, a music-centric arts hub with rehearsal and classroom space, artist studios, a gallery, a cafe with a small stage and an outdoor music venue.
- Deborah Sengupta Stith
- Music Writer
East End Stories: KENNY DORHAM: Be-Bop royalty from East Austin. By Michael Corcoran, on his site at http://www.michaelcorcoran.net/east-austin-history. This town is a country and blues burg, a rock-without-borders haven, a place that embraces songwriters who can make poetry from their past.
McKinley “Kenny” Dorham was born August 30, 1924, in Fairfield, Texas. Known as “Buckwheat” by his schoolmates in Austin, where he attended public schools, he learned the musical basics from band director B. L. Joyce at Kealing Junior High and Anderson High School. He attended Wiley College in Marshall, Texas prior to enrolling at age ...
Named for the legendary jazz trumpeter and East Austinite, Kenny Dorham’s Backyard is DiverseArts’ outdoor music venue, located in the heart of the historic East End cultural district, just down the street from Kenny Dorham’s last home in Austin. Home to the Austin Jazz and Arts Fest, East End Summer Music Series, SoulFest, and the ...
