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Ernest Dawkins (born 2 November 1953 in
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, United States) is an American jazz
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, principally active in
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and
post-bop Post-bop is a jazz term with several possible definitions and usages.Yudkin, Jeremy (2007), p. 125 It has been variously defined as a musical period, a musical genre, a musical style, and a body of music, sometimes in different chronological perio ...
. Ernest Khabeer Dawkins was a neighbor of
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as a child. He played bass and drums early in life before switching to saxophone in 1973. During that decade he began studying with members of the
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, such as
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and
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, as well as at the
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. He worked with Ed Wilkerson and the
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble Ethnic Heritage Ensemble is an American jazz ensemble founded in 1973 by percussionist Kahil El'Zabar. Its members have included Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre, Defunkt's Joseph Bowie, post-bop Post-bop is a jazz term with several possible de ...
and
Douglas Ewart Douglas R. Ewart (born 13 September 1946 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican multi-instrumentalist and instrument builder. He plays sopranino and alto saxophones, clarinets, bassoon, flute, bamboo flutes (''shakuhachi'', '' ney'', and panpipes ...
before founding his own New Horizons Ensemble, which played regularly in
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into the 2000s, as well as at jazz festivals and on tour in Europe.


Discography


As leader

*''After the Dawn Has Risen'' (Open Minds, 1992) *'' South Side Street Songs'' (
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, 1994) *'' Chicago Now Vol. 1'' (Silkheart, 1995) *'' Chicago Now Vol. 2'' (Silkheart, 1997) *'' Mother's Blue Velvet Shoes'' (Dawk, 1998) *'' Jo'burg Jump'' (
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, 2000) *'' Cape Town Shuffle'' (Delmark, 2003) *''Misconception of a Delusion Shades of a Charade'' (Dawk, 2003) *'' Mean Ameen'' (Delmark, 2004) *'' The Messenger'' (CD and DVD) (Delmark, 2006) *''A Black Op'Era: Dedicated to Chairman
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'' recorded live at Sons d'hiver Festival 2006 in Paris (Dawk, 2007) *''Un-Till Emmett Till'' (Dawk, 2009) *'' The Prairie Prophet'' (Delmark, 2011) *'' Velvet Songs'' (
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), 2011) *'' Afro Straight'' (Delmark, 2012) *'' Memory in the Center'' (Dawk, 2014)


As unofficial leader/co-leader

with The ( AACM) Great Black Music Ensemble * ''Sparx of Love, Sparx of Fire! A Tribute to Martin Sparx Alexander'' (Great Black Ensemble, 2008) * ''At Umbria Jazz 2009'' ( Musica Jazz, 2010) * ''Live @ The Currency Exchange Cafe, Vol. 1'' (AACM Chicago Productions, 2018 or 2019)


As guest

With
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* ''
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'' (Rogueart, 2005) with
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble Ethnic Heritage Ensemble is an American jazz ensemble founded in 1973 by percussionist Kahil El'Zabar. Its members have included Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre, Defunkt's Joseph Bowie, post-bop Post-bop is a jazz term with several possible de ...
* ''
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'' (Delmark, 1997) * '' Papa's Bounce'' (CIMP, 1998) * ''
Freedom Jazz Dance ''Freedom Jazz Dance'' is an album by Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, a jazz band formed by percussionist Kahil El'Zabar, who is joined by trombonist Joseph Bowie, saxophonist Ernest Dawkins and special guest guitarist Fareed Haque. It was record ...
'' (Delmark, 1999)


References

;Footnotes ;General references *
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, Ernest Dawkinsat
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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dawkins, Ernest 1953 births Living people American jazz saxophonists American male saxophonists Delmark Records artists 21st-century American saxophonists 21st-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians Ethnic Heritage Ensemble members RogueArt artists