Leon Lee Dorsey - Performing for SmallsLIVE Foundation for Jazz Art and Education in 2021

Thrilled and honored to have performed for the @SmallsLIVE Foundation for Jazz Art and Education in 2021. Here's a snippet from my live performance at @SmallsLive with the very talented Mike Clark on Drums, the incredible Jon Davis on Piano and yours truly on Bass. Subscribe to the Leon Lee Dorsey channel for all the best and latest official music videos, behind the scenes and live performances.  Youtube subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnZ_muVY_YdJcsoU-1QlrMg Follow Leon Lee Dorsey and listen on: Official Website: https://leonleedorsey.com/ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3n0Aq24 Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/leon-lee-dorsey/305743275 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LeonLeeDorsey/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leonleedorsey/ About Leon Lee Dorsey: As a legendary composer and arranger, Leon Lee Dorsey has performed with jazz luminaries that include: Dizzy Gillespie, Wynton Marsalis, Freddie Hubbard, John Lewis, Kenny Clarke, Jon Hendricks, Gloria Lynn, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Dorothy Donegan, Stanley Turrentine, George Benson, Ellis Marsalis, Neena Freelon and Terumasa Hino. He has also performed in big bands with the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, Benny Carter, the Duke Ellington Orchestra and Charlie Persip’s Superband. Other career highlights include working with Frank Sinatra at Carnegie Hall, guest appearances at the White House under Presidents Reagan and Clinton and performing with Joe Williams and the operatic diva Marilyn Horne. He has graced jazz festivals throughout the world and recorded with Lionel Hampton, Art Blakey, Arthur Prysock, Freddie Hubbard, Dakota Staton and numerous other jazz artists. Completing his Doctorate in Classical Double Bass under the distinguished Ron Carter at the Grad Center of City University of New York with, Dorsey holds Masters Degrees from the University of Wisconsin and the Manhattan School of Music and two Bachelor of Music Degrees from Oberlin College. #jazzmusic #bassist #composer

Added 10 Aug 2026