American trumpet player
Born August 30, 1924 in Fairfield, Texas, USA, died December 5, 1972 in New York, New York, USA
He played in the big bands of Lionel Hampton, Billy Eckstine, Dizzy Gillespie, Mercer Ellington and the quintet of Charlie Parker. He was a charter member of the original cooperative Jazz Messengers. He also recorded as a sideman with Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins and replaced Clifford Brown in groups led by Max Roach.
As leader, he recorded in 1956 as Kenny Dorham and The Jazz Prophets. In 1963, Dorham's group included Joe Henderson; the two men collaborated for several years.
Aged 48, Dorham died from kidney disease.