Sat Sep 19
(Broadcast) Ebban & Ephraim Dorsey
9PM / $15 | $2.05 Fees Get Streaming Pass
Ebban & Ephraim Dorsey
The multi-talented siblings have been playing together since they were 10 and 11. Their performances can be described as two different voices coming together to create a healing, ethereal, and emotional experience for the listeners, as well as themselves.
22-year-old alto saxophonist, composer, and bandleader Ebban Dorsey is an extraordinary rising star making waves in the contemporary jazz scene. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Dorsey graduated from the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University and Baltimore School for the Arts. She was also a member of the Herbie Hancock Institute’s National Peer-to-Peer Quintet and Carnegie Hall’s NYO Jazz from 2020-2022. Dorsey has flourished with the support of a brilliant village of musicians. Despite her young age, she has already played with giants including Kamasi Washington, Terrace Martin, Kenny Garrett, Ronald Bruner Jr., Dontae Winslow, Marcus Gilmore, Sean Jones, Keyon Harold, Chief Adjuah, Gary Bartz, José James and many more in premiere venues such as Dizzy’s Club, The Kennedy Center, Blue Note NYC and BRIC Jazz festival. Her improvisational prowess is featured extensively on José James’ forthcoming album On & On, a jazz tribute to Erykah Badu. Destined for greatness, Dorsey continues to blaze a trail forward with her trademark humility, melodic invention and forward thinking musical concept.
Ephraim Dorsey, 23-year-old tenor saxophonist, composer, and bandleader, is from Baltimore, Maryland. He is a graduate of the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University and Baltimore School for the Arts. He has been playing since he was 11, and in the past 7 years, he has studied with Blake Meister, Carl Grubbs, Gary Thomas, and is currently studying under Tim Green. Ephraim has gained a lot of experience playing Jazz and has performed with Gary Bartz, Kamasi Washington, Ben Williams, Ronald Bruner Jr, Dontae Winslow, Kenny Garett, John Lamkin, Orrin Evans, Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts, Warren Wolf, Benito Gonzales, Donald Harrison, Kris Funn, Sean Jones, Wycliffe Gordon, Erica Von Kleist, Reginald Thomas, The Chuck Redd Band, Christian Scott, and many more. He currently tours with his band Kenyatta, and was a member of NYO Jazz 2021 and a part of NYO Jazz’s debut album “We’re Still Here”. Ephraim, alongside Ebban Dorsey, has performed the national anthem at the Orioles Stadium for the 2020 season opener. Ephraim has performed at Bohemian Caverns, Dizzy’s, Caton Castle, Twins Jazz Club, Keystone Korner, the Montclair Jazz Festival, Kennedy Center, and many other venues. Ephraim is a passionate Jazz musician and aims to share his gift with the rest of the world.
9PM / $15 | $2.05 Fees Get Streaming Pass