Kenny DorhamBirth Chart

McKinley Howard Dorham

30/08/1924 08:30

A - Memory

Astro-Databank

Fairfield (TX)

USA

31°43' ↑ North - 96°10' ← West

06:00 West

Sun Moon Asc

Photo: Reproduction

Kenny Dorham (McKinley Howard Dorham) was an American jazz trumpeter, singer and composer known for his warm tone and distinctive articulation. An important figure in bebop and hard bop, he earned the nickname “Quiet Kenny” for a more restrained, expressive sound, particularly effective in blues performances. Active mainly in New York from the 1940s, he played in notable groups — including the bands of Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk and Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers — and led ensembles that introduced musicians such as Bobby Timmons, Herbie Hancock and Joe Henderson. His work as both sideman and leader made him a constant presence on key recordings of the era. Author of pieces that entered the jazz repertoire, compositions like “Blue Bossa,” “Una Mas” and “Lotus Blossom” also reflect his openness to Latin American rhythms. Alongside his performing career, Dorham taught at institutions such as the Lennox School of Jazz and NYU, and worked as a music critic. His legacy remains linked to melodic sensitivity, rhythmic creativity and his influence on subsequent generations of jazz trumpeters and composers.

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Influences in signs

↣ Sun in Virgo - 06°55' - in house 12

↣ Moon in Virgo - 09°53' - in house 12

↣ Mercury in Virgo - 26°49' - in house 12 - retrograde

↣ Venus in Cancer - 21°28' - in house 10

↣ Mars in Aquarius - 28°28' - in house 5 - retrograde

↣ Jupiter in Sagittarius - 10°53' - in house 3

↣ Saturn in Libra - 28°37' - in house 1/2

↣ Uranus in Pisces - 20°02' - in house 6 - retrograde

↣ Neptune in Leo - 20°45' - in house 11

↣ Pluto in Cancer - 13°10' - in house 10

↣ North Node in Leo - 23°01' - in house 11 - retrograde

↣ Ascendant in Libra - 08°27' - in house 1

↣ Midheaven in Cancer - 09°02' - in house 10

↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Libra - 10°42'

Influences in houses

↣ Sun in house 12

↣ Moon in house 12

↣ Mercury in house 12

↣ Venus in house 10

↣ Mars in house 5

↣ Jupiter in house 3

↣ Saturn in house 1/2

↣ Uranus in house 6

↣ Neptune in house 11

↣ Pluto in house 10

↣ North Node in house 11

↣ Ascendant in house 1

↣ Midheaven in house 10

Aspects

↣ Sun and Moon conjunction (2°59' separating) parallel

↣ Sun and Mars opposition (8°27' separating)

↣ Sun and Jupiter square (3°59' applying)

↣ Sun and Saturn antiparallel

↣ Sun and Midheaven sextile (2°08' separating)

↣ Moon and Jupiter square (1°00' applying)

↣ Moon and Saturn antiparallel

↣ Moon and Pluto sextile (3°17' applying)

↣ Moon and Midheaven sextile (0°51' applying)

↣ Mercury and Venus sextile (5°21' applying)

↣ Mercury and Uranus opposition (6°46' applying)

↣ Mercury and Ascendant parallel

↣ Venus and Mars antiparallel

↣ Venus and Uranus trine (1°25' separating)

↣ Venus and Pluto conjunction (8°18' separating)

↣ Mars and Saturn trine (0°10' separating)

↣ Mars and Neptune opposition (7°42' applying)

↣ Mars and North Node opposition (5°27' applying)

↣ Jupiter and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (0°11' applying)

↣ Jupiter and Ascendant sextile (2°26' applying)

↣ Saturn and North Node sextile (5°36' separating)

↣ Neptune and North Node conjunction (2°16' applying) parallel

↣ Pluto and Equatorial Ascendant square (2°28' applying)

↣ Pluto and Ascendant square (4°43' applying)

↣ Pluto and Midheaven conjunction (4°08' applying)

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