Akua Dixon: Jazz Cellist-Composer

Cellist-Composer-Conductor-Educator, 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” (New Jersey Star Ledger).

Akua has toured the world performing with her Grammy Award-winning string quartet, Quartette Indigo, ”jazz’s leading string quartet” (Boston Globe). Akua’s string arrangements can be heard on the five-time Grammy Award-winning album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill and Aretha Franklin’s Grammy nominated, A Rose is Still a Rose. She has performed with Duke Ellington, Max Roach, Ray Charles, Lionel Hampton, etc. Akua has performed at concert halls and Festivals in the United States, Europe, and the Caribbean.

Online registration is required for this free concert. Your name and email will serve as your ticket and be used to check you in at the door. No physical ticket will be issued. Due to limited seating, we can accommodate up to 2 people per email address. Once all spots are filled, a waitlist will be created, and you will be notified if space becomes available