Rob Dixon

Rob Dixon – (b. Baltimore, Maryland - ) – Saxophonist, composer, arranger, and producer. Originally from Baltimore and raised in Atlanta, Dixon attended Hampton University. For over fifteen years, Rob Dixon has been one of Indy’s brightest stars in the jazz world. Dixon first came to the Hoosier state to study jazz at Indiana University, where he spent two years. Following his education, he lived in Indianapolis and New York for two years and six years, respectively. In 2002, he returned to Indy, although he never really left the local performance scene. While living in the Big Apple, he found freelance work with the Count Basie Band, the Ellington Band, the Smithsonian Jazz Orchestra, and the Maria Schneider Orchestra. He also played with groups fronted by Rufus Reid, Slide Hampton, Ray Charles, and Tony Bennett. Back in Indianapolis, he leads a quartet with Melvin Rhyne, which plays every Wednesday night at the Jazz Kitchen, and a funky jazz group called Trilogy + 1. This year, Owl Studios is releasing Dixon’s latest recording with Rhyne (the Dixon/Rhyne Project, Reinvention). His most recent recording with Trilogy + 1 was What Things Could Be (2006). In addition, he has also appeared on recordings with the following Owl Studios artists: trumpet player Derrick Gardner, vocalist Cynthia Layne, and the Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra.