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Bill Dixon
William Robert "Bill" Dixon is an American composer, improviser, visual artist, activist and educator. Dixon was one of the fundamental figures of free jazz and contemporary music in the late 20th century. He was also a leading voice defending artists' rights and emphasizing, through word and work. the cultural and aesthetic richness of African American musical traditions. He plays trumpet, bugle and piano, often using electronic latency and reverb.
Birth nameWilliam Robert Dixon
BornOctober 5, 1925, Nantucket, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJune 16, 2010
GenresFree jazz
Occupation(s)Composer, visual artist, educator, musician
InstrumentsTrumpet, flugelhorn, piano
Years active1960–2010
Associated actsArchie Shepp, Cecil Taylor

About Bill Dixon

Composer Bill Dixon was born in Massachusetts, United States on October 5, 1925. He dies at the age of 84, on June 16, 2010.

Avant-garde composer and musician who played the trumpet, piano, and flugelhorn and was involved with the free jazz movement.

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Bill Dixon before becoming famous

Bill Dixon was born in the Zodiac sign Libra (The Scales), and 1925 is also the year of Ox (牛) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He studied visual art at Boston University and the Art Students League before going on to the Hartnette Conservatory of Music to study music.

Achievement of Bill Dixon

He spent over thirty years as a music professor at Bennington College in Vermont.

Bill Dixon's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

When he was seven years old, he and his family relocated from Nantucket, Massachusetts, to Harlem.

Bill Dixon Collabed with

On Pianist Cecil Taylor's 1966 jazz album Conquistador!, he collaborated alongside him.

Bill Dixon Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Bill Dixon updated on March 15 2023.