Rob Dixon is an American jazz saxophonist.

A native of Atlanta, Dixon went to school at Indiana University where he came under the influence of the renowned jazz educator David Baker. After moving to New York in 1996, he began gigging around town with other up-and-coming musicians like drummer Ari Hoenig, organist Greg Lewis and pianist Rick Germanson, as well as well-known artists such as the Count Basie Orchestra

Count Basie Orchestra

The Count Basie Orchestra is a 16 to 18 piece big band, one of the most prominent jazz performing groups of the swing era, founded by Count Basie. The band survived the late '40s decline in big band popularity and went on to produce notable collaborations with singers such as Frank Sinatra and Ella...

, Tony Bennett

Tony Bennett

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, Dakota Stanton, the Ellington Band, the Illinois Jacquet Big Band

Illinois Jacquet

Jean-Baptiste Illinois Jacquet was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, best remembered for his solo on "Flying Home", critically recognized as the first R&B saxophone solo....

, Jonah Hones, Rufus Reid

Rufus Reid

Rufus Reid is an American jazz bassist, educator, and composer. He lives in Teaneck, New Jersey.-Personal history:...

, Akira Tana, Slide Hampton

Slide Hampton

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, Ray Charles

Ray Charles

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, the Maria Schneider Orchestra and the Smithsonian Master Works Jazz Orchestra.

He subsequently worked in Illinois Jacquet’s big band for four years before following tenor saxophonist Mark Turner in Tana Reid, a straight ahead quartet co-led by drummer Akira Tana and renowned bassist Rufus Reid.

After several years away, Dixon returned to Indianapolis in 2003, where he worked with a number of organizations, such as the Cleveland Heritage Jazz Orchestra and the Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra

Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra

The Buselli–Wallarab Jazz Orchestra is a jazz orchestra consisting of 17 pieces. The late jazz musician J.J. Johnson called the BWJO, "A marvelous new band with exceptional soloists and some of the most creative and satisfying writing I've heard in a long time."BWJO co-founders Mark Buselli and...

. In addition to working with these bands, he leads a funk jazz group called Triology +1 and an organ quartet with veteran organ player Melvin Rhyne

Melvin Rhyne

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.

Dixon is signed with Owl Studios

Owl Studios

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, an Indianapolis-based jazz label. He has released two albums on the label with himself as bandleader: What Things Could Be in 2006 and Reinvention: The Dixon-Rhyne Project in 2008. On the latter album, Dixon collaborates with legendary jazz organist Melvin Rhyne, known for playing with T-Bone Walker

T-Bone Walker

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 and Wes Montgomery

Wes Montgomery

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, among others.

In addition, Rob is often featured as a sideman with other Owl Studios recording artists, including Derrick Gardner & the Jazz Prophets

Derrick Gardner

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, the Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra, Cynthia Layne

Cynthia Layne

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, Steve Allee

Steve Allee

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, Mike Clark, and The Headhunters

The Headhunters

The Headhunters are an American jazz-funk fusion band, best known for their albums they recorded as a backing band of jazz keyboard player Herbie Hancock during the 1970s. Hancock's debut album with the group, Head Hunters, is one of the best-selling jazz/fusion records of all time.-History:Herbie...

. He can frequently be heard around Indianapolis at The Jazz Kitchen and the Chatterbox jazz clubs. His composition (with Raeford Gerald) Bump 'N From The Middle is on the compilation Act 1 on Southbound, Ace Records (UK) .

Discography

Year	Artist	Title	Label
2006	Rob Dixon & Trioloy +1	What Things Could Be	Owl Studios
2008	Derrick Gardner and The Jazz Prophets Derrick Gardner Derrick Gardner is an American jazz trumpeter from Chicago, Illinois.Gardner began playing trumpet at age 9 in his hometown of Chicago, IL...	A Ride to the Other Side...	Owl Studios
2008	The Dixon-Rhyne Project The Dixon-Rhyne Project -Formation:The Dixon-Rhyne Project was formed in 2007 when tenor saxophonist Rob Dixon approached organist Melvin Rhyne, of Wes Montgomery Trio fame, about forming a boundary-pushing jazz jam band...	Reinvention: The Dixon-Rhyne Project	Owl Studios
2008	Buselli–Wallarab Jazz Orchestra	Where or When	Owl Studios
2008	Cynthia Layne Cynthia Layne Cynthia Layne is an American contemporary jazz vocalist. Layne describes her music as "soothing to the soul...a mix of groove based R&B with strong jazz undertones."...	Beautiful Soul	Owl Studios
2009	Derrick Gardner & The Jazz Prophets Derrick Gardner Derrick Gardner is an American jazz trumpeter from Chicago, Illinois.Gardner began playing trumpet at age 9 in his hometown of Chicago, IL...	Echoes of Ethnicity	Owl Studios
2009	Mark Buselli	An Old Soul	Owl Studios
2010	Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra The Buselli–Wallarab Jazz Orchestra is a jazz orchestra consisting of 17 pieces. The late jazz musician J.J. Johnson called the BWJO, "A marvelous new band with exceptional soloists and some of the most creative and satisfying writing I've heard in a long time."BWJO co-founders Mark Buselli and...	Mezzanine	Owl Studios
2010	Mike Clark	Carnival of Soul	Owl Studios
2011	The Headhunters The Headhunters The Headhunters are an American jazz-funk fusion band, best known for their albums they recorded as a backing band of jazz keyboard player Herbie Hancock during the 1970s. Hancock's debut album with the group, Head Hunters, is one of the best-selling jazz/fusion records of all time.-History:Herbie...	Platinum Platinum (The Headhunters album) Platinum is the 2011 Owl Studios debut from legendary Jazz/Funk group The Headhunters. The album follows The Headhunters' tendency to blend genres and instrumentation, deftly moving from Jazz to Hip Hop to R&B and back again throughout each track and the series of interludes and segues which joins...	Owl Studios