Aug 23, 2022 4:08 PM
‘Big Man’ Ernest Dawkins Forges New Connections
Ernest Khabeer Dawkins, who’ll be 69 in November, has an intrepid personality and an acute gaze. His middle name,…
Ernest Dawkins received a commission from Jazz Road to orchestrate his reflections on his long-lost roots with America’s South.
Aug 23, 2022 4:08 PM
Ernest Khabeer Dawkins, who’ll be 69 in November, has an intrepid personality and an acute gaze. His middle name,…
Jamaaladeen Tacuma, one of 52 grant recipients, received $40,000 to return to his hometown in North Carolina and create a music work space .
Oct 19, 2021 3:41 PM
South Arts, a nonprofit regional arts organization, awarded $2 million in grants in October to support jazz musicians…
A staple of Chicago’s jazz scene, Junius Paul’s debut full-length, Ism, takes into consideration the city’s past musical triumphs while incorporating the bassist’s own passions.
Dec 20, 2019 2:13 PM
Bassist Junius Paul is an unmistakable emblem of free Chicago.
In demand as both a performer and composer, Paul’s…
The AACM Great Black Music Ensemble is Alexis Lombre (left), Dee Alexander, Adam Zaonilni, Steve Berry, Frank Morrison, Ed House, Ernest Dawkins, Ben Lamar Gay, Maggie Brown, Darius Savage, Art Turk Burton, Taalib-Din Ziyad and Donovan Mixon.
Jul 9, 2019 12:37 PM
Chicago’s Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians has been an inspirational leader within the music and…
