Arnaldo Desouteiro, Jazz Station Keyboards: 9. Chris McCarthy (“Sonder” –RPR) Drums: 11. Anders Vestergard (“Inside Turnabout” – Drumvoice Records) 12. Victor Lewis (“Akua’s Dance” w/ Akua Dixon – Akua’s Music) 13. Ralph Peterson (“Common Ground” w/ B.J. Jansen – Ronin Jazz) Vibes/ Marimba: 4. Nikara Warren (“Mae Sun Vol.1: Inter-Be” – Calmit Productions) Miscellaneous: 1. … Read More
Chris Baber, JazzViews I suppose that you might look at the line-up here and immediately see a couple of veteran jazz players, or a couple of new kids on the block… without, at first, taking in the name of someone who has been a stalwart of several different scenes for the whole of her life. … Read More
Leonid Auskern, Jazz Quad Акуа Диксон (р.1948) начинала как виолончелистка в академической музыке, окончила Manhattan School of Music. Но в годы ее молодости Америка была не очень похожа на нынешнюю, симфонические оркестры не слишком приветствовали в своих рядах афроамериканских музыкантов. И Акуа начала искать альтернативу. Она много работала на Бродвее, сопровождала выступления Шарля Азнавура и … Read More
by Alan Young, New York Music Daily/ Lucid Culture A Darkly Soulful New Album and a Brooklyn Release Show From String Jazz Titan Akua Dixon Akua Dixon is the dean of jazz cello. Like Ron Carter, she began her career as a classical musician but found that that the doors of that world were closed to … Read More
by Paul Medrano, Archaic Pop Afrika! Afrika! is a beautiful piece that not only massage your brain – as jazz does – but also touch you deep inside in your heart. The way Akua Dixon is playing is simply incredible. It is both delicate and strong, as a silent scream. Akua apparently composed ‘Afrika! Afrika!’ … Read More
by Martin Johnson, The Wall Street Journal For decades, the cello has been on the fringes of jazz. The outstanding bassists, Oscar Pettiford and Ron Carter, occasionally recorded on the instrument, and cellists like Abdul Wadud,Diedre Murray and Fred Lonberg-Holm have been cornerstones of avant garde recordings and groups. Akua Dixon has forged a solid … Read More
“Akua‘s Dance,” Third CD by Cellist/Composer/Arranger Akua Dixon, To Be Released February 10 By Dixon’s Akua‘s Music Label CD Features Dixon with Two Jazz Quartets: Guitarist Freddie Bryant, Bassist Kenny Davis, & Drummer Victor Lewis, & Special Guests Ron Carter & Russell Malone With Victor Lewis CD Release Shows Set for: 3/4 Trumpets, … Read More
