Died On This Date (June 16, 2010) Bill Dixon / Jazz Trumpeter
themusicsover Bill Dixon
October 5, 1925 – June 16, 2010
Among other things, Bill Dixon was an experimental jazz trumpeter who was somewhat unique in that he often included delay and reverb in his playing. Over the course of a career that spanned some 60 years, he formed the Jazz Composers Guild and collaborated with the likes of Cecil Taylor, Archie Shepp and Rob Mazurek. Dixon was also an educator, teaching at Bennington College in Vermont for nearly 30 years and chairing its Black Music Division for nearly 20. Bill Dixon was 84 when he passed away in his sleep on June 16, 2010.
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