Fostina Dixon is a composer, vocalist, and jazz soloist who plays soprano, alto, baritone saxes; flute; and clarinet. She has been a guest soloist with Abbey Lincoln, Barry Harris, Earl May, and the Big Apple Jazz Women. She has also played with Gil Evans, Roy Ayers, Tom Browne, Charli Persip Melba Liston, Cab Calloway, Slide Hampton, Frank Foster, Joe Williams, Nancy Wilson, Sammy Davis Jr., Prince, and Marvin Gaye, with whom she toured for four years. She was a member of the Gerald Wilson, Jimmy Cleveland, and Leslie Drayton big bands. Fostina has received a Christi Award for her contributions to promoting the arts in the community, an Outstanding Arts Educator award from the Delaware Board of Education, and an Outstanding Contributor award from the Council of Jazz Advocates for her work as an arts educator. The Founder and longtime Executive Director of the Wilmington Youth Jazz Band, she has also released five albums as a leader.

This event is free and open to the public!

This event will also stream on the Jazz Foundation and Jazz Museum Facebook pages and the Museum YouTube Channel.

This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and by the Howard Gilman Foundation.

Other Events