Saxofonist

Residency, the Joyce Foundation, Old Town School of Folk Music, the Black Metropolis Research Consortium, Sant'Anna Arresi Jazz Festival, Sons d’Hiver Festival, Banliues Bleues Festival, Meet The Composers, the Jazz Institute of Chicago, and the King Arts Complex of Columbus Ohio. Dawkins is an active member of the local arts community and is past  Chairman of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians. He has worked with a myriad of music greats including: Kahil El Zabar, Hamid Drake, Harrison Bankhead, Dee Alexander, Nicole Mitchell. Corey Wilkes, Orbert Davis, Ari Brown, Ramsey Lewis, Muhal Richard Abrams, Lester Bowie, Roscoe Mitchell, Willie Pickens, Malachi Favors, Henry Threadgill, Amina Claudine Myers, Anthony Braxton, George Lewis, Zim Ngqawana, Feya Faku, Jack McDuff, Don Moye, Jerry Butler, Marquis Hill, Makaya McCraven, Ben Lamar, Isiah Collier, Alexis Lombre and The Dells.

Ernest Dawkins’ New Horizons Ensemble Redux

Dearborn Station

Live the Spirit Residency presents the Young Masters directed by Ernest Dawkins.

Saxofonist

Ernest Dawkins

Events

Past events

1 - 2 Jul, 2025

Ernest Dawkins’ New Horizons Ensemble Redux · Jazz Showcase

Aug 2, 2023

Live the Spirit Residency- Young Master dir. Ernest Dawkins · Jazz Showcase

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