"...Beneath his mild-manner surface is a bracingly fluent bassist Who is capable of meting out huge dosages of fleshy, in the pocket grooves." Nate Guidry Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "...Dwayne Dolphin is a great young player with a lot of facility and Musical sensitivity." Chip Stern Contributing Editor-Stereophile "Playing with him is like playing a duet with myself as if I was playing the bass and drums at the same time..." Cecil Brooks III Drummer, Record Producer ----- Bassist, Composer, Clinician Dwayne Dolphin began playing the drums at ten years of age. In that same year he began to play the bass guitar. By the time Dolphin was fifteen, he was on the jazz scene working with Pittsburgh greats such as Roger Humphries, Pete Henderson, and Carl Arter. Upon graduation from high school, Dwayne headed for the bright lights of New York City to start the beginning of a promising career in the world of jazz. Dolphins' talent was immediately put to use by Grammy Award winning trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. While touring extensively throughout the USA with Marsalis, he also appeared on the Tonight Show with this award-winning quintet. Dolphin then joined the Hank Crawford Group. It was the teaching of Crawford that schooled this young lion about the true meaning of the blues. Firmly rooted in the traditional jazz format, Modern Jazz was the next challenge for the young bassist. Touring the United States, Europe, and Japan with Geri Allen, Wallace Roney, Don Byron, and Oliver Lake. Never forgetting his roots, Dwayne returned to the mainstream to work with the incomparable Stanley Turrentine. He toured with, as well as recorded on one of Turrentines' most memorable records ("T-Time"). Throughout his career, Dolphin has had the opportunity to play and record with the "Who's Who" of music. Nancy Wilson, Melba Moore, Fred Wesley, and Abby Lincoln, just to name a few. Mr. Dolphins' vast and diverse experience has afforded him the opportunity to lend his musical expertise in many areas. Including performances with The Pittsburgh Ballet Theaters production of "Indigo In Motion", as well as his current position at Duquesne University as Adjunct Professor of Jazz. His latest recording project is involving his very innovative Piccolo Bass. With this self-designed instrument, Dwayne expresses and invites us all to see a side of him that we have never seen before. With his new release " 4 Robin" scheduled for Spring 2004, he will mesmerize you with a style that is completely all his own. VENUES Ronnie Scott's London, England Jazz Café London, England Coliseum Rome, Italy Qusimoto Berlin, Germany Blue Note Osaka, Japan Blue Note Fukuoka, Japan Blue Note Tokyo, Japan Hot Brass Paris, France Blue Note New York, NY Sweet Basil New York, NY Birdland New York, NY Village Vanguard New York, NY Visione's New York, NY Blue's Alley Washington, D.C. Jazz Alley Seattle, WA Jazz Showcase Chicago, IL Oprah Winfrey Show / Chicago, IL CBS Morning Show / NY, NY FESTIVALS Cork Festival Cork, Ireland Lugano Jazz Festival Switzerland North Sea Festival Holland Mars Jazz Festivals Yugoslavia Essence Jazz Festival N. Orleans, La Mellon Jazz Festival Pittsburgh, Pa RECORDINGS Nancy Wilson - "R.S.V.P" MCG Jazz 2004 John Hicks - "Fatha's Day" High Note Records 2003 Phil Woods & Herbie Mann MCG Jazz 2003 Tom Schuman/ Schuman Nature JazzBridge Music 2003 A Nancy Wilson - Christmas MCG JAZZ 2002 Arthur Blythe Savant Records 2002 Cecil Brooks III - (Live at Sweet Basil) Savant Records 2001 John Hicks - Impressions of Mary Lou Williams HighNote Records 2000 John Hicks - An Errol Garner Songbook Nightwind HighNote Records 1999 John Hicks - A Billy Strayhorn Songbook HighNote Records 1998 Stanley Turrentine - "T" Time Music Masters Records 1997 Geri Allen - Maroons Blue Note Records 1996 Dwayne Dolphin - Portrait Of Adrian Minor Music 1996 MUSICIANS PERFORMED WITH Stanley Turrentine Nancy Wilson Russell Malone Fred Wesley Maceo Parker Pee Wee Ellis Mark Murphy Kenny Burrell Betty Carter Jimmy Heath Donald Byrd Abbey Lincoln Jeannie Bryson Wallace Roney Geri Allen Wynton Marsalis Branford Marsalis Jeff Watts "Red" Rodney Hank Crawford Pharaoh Sanders Oscar Brown Jr. James Moody Claudio Roditti John Hicks Benny Golson Dave Liebman Freddie Hubbard CLINIC EXPERIENCE Ohio University Cal-Arts Los Angeles Duquesne University Pittsburgh, Pa Marshall University Huntington, WV University Of Pittsburgh Manchester Craftsmens Guild