Artist Biography
Leon Lee Dorsey made a strong impression as a leader with his 1995 debut disc The Watcher (on Landmark). A graduate from Oberlin College, the University of Wisconsin, and the Manhattan School of Music, he has played as a sideman with a wide variety of top players, including Benny Carter, Max Roach, Freddie Hubbard, Horace Silver, and Cassandra Wilson. Dorsey's second album, Song of Songs, followed in 1999. ~ Scott Yanow
Hometown
Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Genre
Jazz