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Bill Dixon

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Also known as William Dixon, William Robert Dixon

American composer and educator (1925–2010)

Person · Open Library

Works
14

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  • Guitar Collecting
  • Last Isle Stole!
  • Widow's Son
  • Losing the Race
  • Contract Law Casebook

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1925-10-05
Active to
2010-06-16
avant-garde jazzfree jazzjazzjazz and blues

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
8,900
Total plays
91,472

Tags

free jazzjazzfree improvisationtrumpetAvant-Garde Jazz

Bill Dixon (October 5, 1925 – June 16, 2010, Nantucket, Massachusetts) was an American trumpet, flugelhorn, and piano player; composer; artist; educator. In 1964 Dixon organized and produced the 'October Revolution in Jazz' in New York City and founded the Jazz Composers Guild. He was relatively little recorded during this period, though he co-led some releases with Archie Shepp and appeared on Cecil Taylor's Blue Note record Conquistador! in 1966. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Bill+Dixon"

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Robert
Family name
Dixon
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Nantucket
Place of death
Bennington
Occupation
activist
Languages spoken
English language
Genre
jazz
Instrument
piano
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date of death
2010-06-16
date of birth
1925-10-05
start of work period
1960-00-00
ethnic group
African Americans
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