Bill Dixon
✓ Source-basedrisingAmerican composer and educator (1925-2010)
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William Robert Dixon was an American composer and educator. Dixon was one of the seminal figures in free jazz and late twentieth-century contemporary music. He was also a prominent activist for artists' rights and African-American music tradition.
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William Robert Dixon was an American composer and educator. Dixon was one of the seminal figures in free jazz and late twentieth-century contemporary music. He was also a prominent activist for artists' rights and African-American music tradition. He played the trumpet, flugelhorn, and piano, often using electronic delay and reverb.
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United StatesCategory
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1925 to 2010 · aged 84
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