Meet Kobie Dozier. Born on the East Coast, raised in the West. Growing up in LA, Kobie enjoyed music from all over the city as he developed as a young saxophone player. Throughout his development he played often with musicians from the Leimert Park community. There, he received private lessons from Ricky Washington and had the honor of knowing legends like Reggie Andrews, who were responsible for shaping popular jazz artists like Kamasi Washington and Terrace Martin. Fast forwarding to today, Kobie has completed his undergraduate in Contemporary Music at the New School. Kobie is now making waves as one of the new rising artists from LA. He recently finished his debut EP “For The People” followed by a nearly sold out concert at the renowned venue, Public Records. He has grown exponentially as an artist in the music scene. He recently completed his “For The People” tour that took place in both his hometown of Los Angeles and new home New York City selling out multiple venues and garnering hundreds of people in attendance. Alongside his tour Kobie also took part as a saxophonist in Kamasi Washington’s 100+ member ensemble of “Harmony of Difference” at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s (LACMA) new David Geffen Galleries. Kobie has also performed and collaborated with many notable musicians including Reggie Workman, Kamasi Washington, Jason Moran, Esperanza Spalding and many more in premiere venues such as LACMA, NUBLU, Tea At Shiloh, Umbra, Panama and the John Coltrane Jazz festival. Kobie performs all over NYC and Los Angeles with his Quintet. His music genres ranging from the roots of jazz, rap, r&b and funk. With the goal to become one of the leaders of the west coast music scene, Kobie's trajectory is on the rise to become a musician presence with a message to self determination and unity Presented by Townhouse Venice. This is a 21+ event