Jerry Dodgion

A very handy musician, Jerry Dodgion is definitely a greatly in-demand sideman, whether for jazz combos, big rings, or studio function. His firmness on his many devices is always interesting and Dodgion can continually be counted to consider an inventive single that perfectly suits the conditions. He started playing alto during junior senior high school and worked well locally within the SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA Bay region. Among a variety of amount of musical organizations that Dodgion has already established through the entire years had been with Gerald Wilson (1953-1955), Benny Carter, Crimson Norvo (being truly a regular person in his group between 1958 and 1961), Benny Goodman (including Goodman’s 1962 tour from the Soviet Union), Oliver Nelson, the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra (1965-1979), Herbie Hancock, Duke Pearson, Count number Basie, and Marian McPartland among numerous others. Jerry Dodgion, whose wife for twenty years was drummer/vocalist Dottie Dodgion (they separated within the middle-’70s), provides, strangely enough, under no circumstances led his very own record program despite taking part in a many dates being a sideman.