In 1964 she joined the Marian McPhartland trio with
Eddie Gomez. In Chicago, she played with the Billy Mitchell-Al Grey
Quintet. After touring extensively with a host of groups, Dottie returned
to New York City's Half Note in 1969 to play with al Cohn and Zoot Zims.
In 1984 Dottie moved to California. In 1990, she settled in Monterey where
she immediately went to work with the best artists in the area. One of
those she found to be a musical soul mate, Flugelhornist Jackie Coon, and
has enjoyed working with him.
Dottie performed with Ruby Braff at the Concord Jazz
Festival (with Milt Hinton and Hank Jones), then in 1973, she performed
with Ruby Braff and Tony Bennett for a television special in Hawaii.
Numerous television performances followed, including appearances on the
Dick Cavett Show, the Dave Garroway Show and The Today Show.
In 1976, Dottie moved to Washington, D.C., where she
quickly became one of the areas most popular, and respected drummers.
Through 1978, she was the musical director for the Rogue and Jar, a well-nown
jazz club. The list of artists that she has since played with is endless.
Among them: The Becker Brothers, Tommy Flanagan, Bob Cranshaw, George "Jiri"
Mraz, Thad Jones, Roland Hanna, Jimmy Rowles, Frank Wess, Carol Sloane,
Pepper Adams, Joe Newman, Kenny Acher, Harold Danko, Chis White, Herb
Ellis and Sal Nestico. She also played with the late Joe Venuti during
much of 1973 and in Denver with the Dick Gibson Jazz Party in 1974. In
1978, Dottie took part in the first women's jazz Festival in Kansas City
where she was the drummer for a group features that best women artists in
the field. |