Cellist, Composer, Educator
Akua Dixon

Akua Dixon has been at the forefront of improvising string players since 1973. She is the first cellist to win the Downbeat Critics Poll. A multi laureate of the National Endowment for the Arts in composition and performance, Akua is considered “amongst the treasures of contemporary jazz” (The Star-Ledger).

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Akua's Dance - album cover

Akua’s Dance

…breathtaking is an easy way to describe this fine outing (Midwest Records)

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Akua Dixon - album cover

Akua Dixon

a beautiful, sometimes exquisite recording (The Jazz Times)

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Moving On - album cover

Moving On

…one of the leading lights of the cello in any form of music… (Latin Jazz Network)

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A selection of works for cello with jazz rhythm section, string quartet, string orchestra, student groups and more available for digital download.

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  • Open Strings• Student Ensemble

  • String Quartet

  • String Ensemble

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NPR Presents: Akua Dixon at Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival

Plea for Peace

performed by Quartette Indigo

Circling

for cello orchestra

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one of New York’s leading jazz musicians

The New York Times

highly imaginative and beautifully textured arrangements

The Washington Post