Rob Dixon

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Rob Dixon

| image = NHC23- Closing Plenary with Adrian Matejka and Rob Dixon.jpg

| caption = Dixon at the 2023 National Humanities Conference

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| birth_date = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

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| genre = Jazz, fusion, jazz-funk, jazz rap

| occupation = Musician

| instrument = Saxophone

| years_active = 1996–current

| label = Owl

| associated_acts = The Headhunters, Mike Clark, Derrick Gardner, Cynthia Layne, Steve Allee

| website = {{URL|www.reverbnation.com/robdixon}}

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Rob Dixon is an American jazz saxophonist based in Indianapolis. Dixon is known for his work as a recording artist and artistic director.

Career

Dixon graduated from Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music.{{Cite web |title=Rob Dixon |url=https://www.indyjazzfoundation.org/inductee/rob-dixon?rq=rob%20dixon |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=Indianapolis Jazz Foundation |language=en-US}} After graduation, Dixon spent several years working in the New York jazz scene. He 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.{{cite web|title=CD/LP Review: Carol of the Bells|first=Ken|last=Dryden|publisher=All About Jazz|url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=27554|date=2007-12-17|accessdate=2010-09-24}}

He has released two albums on Owl Studios as a bandleader: What Things Could Be (2006) and Reinvention: The Dixon-Rhyne Project (2008).{{cite web|title=CD/LP Review: Reinvention|first=John|last=Kelman|publisher=All About Jazz|url=http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=29697|date=2008-06-19|accessdate=2010-09-24}}

In addition, Dixon is often featured as a sideman with other Owl Studios recording artists, including Derrick Gardner & the Jazz Prophets, the Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra, Cynthia Layne, Steve Allee, Mike Clark, and The Headhunters.{{Cite web |url=http://www.owlstudios.com/artists/rob_dixon.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-05-27 |archive-date=2018-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206001721/http://owlstudios.com/artists/rob_dixon.html |url-status=dead }}

Outside of recording, Dixon has served several community initiatives promoting jazz. In 2023, Indiana University Indianapolis' Center for Africana Studies appointed him as its artist in residence through the 2024-2025 academic year.{{Cite web |title=Center for Africana Studies & Culture at IUPUI announces renowned Indianapolis-based jazz musician Rob Dixon as inaugural Artist in Residence |url=https://liberalarts.indianapolis.iu.edu/news-center/school-news/indianapolis-jazz-musician-rob-dixon-as-inaugural-artist-in-residence.html |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=School of Liberal Arts: Indiana University Indianapolis |language=en-US}} Dixon currently serves as the artistic director for Indy Jazz Fest.{{Cite web |title=An Inside Look at IndyJazzFest 2024 |url=https://www.indyjazzfest.net/blog/support-indianapolis-jazz-double-your-impact-with-matched-donations-36ctn |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=INDY JAZZ FEST |language=en-US}} Dixon also directs the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra Youth Jazz Ensemble.{{cite web|url=http://icomusic.org/youthEnsemble.htm|title=Wind and Jazz Ensembles|website=Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra|accessdate=December 18, 2016|archive-date=May 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170515193142/http://www.icomusic.org/youthensemble.htm|url-status=dead}} In recognition for his career, the Indianapolis Jazz Foundation inducted him into the Indianapolis Jazz Hall of Fame in 2015.{{Cite web |title=Rob Dixon |url=https://www.indyjazzfoundation.org/inductee/rob-dixon?rq=rob%20dixon |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=Indianapolis Jazz Foundation |language=en-US}}