INSTRUMENT : Saxophones, Flute and Vocals
COLLEAGUES : Ray Chew, Al Turner, Jay Hoggard, Gary Bartz, Bobby Watson, Tom Browne, Gerald Albright, Walter Beasley, John Hart, Ronnie Burrage, Carlton Holmes, James Carter, Sherry Winston, Patrice Rushen, Gerald Veasley, Jeff Murrell
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES:
• Wilmington Library w/ Fostina Dixon & Friends featuring fine artist, Ted Ellis, Wilmington Delaware
• Winterthur Gardens - Wilmington, DE
• African American Festival - Dover, DE
• Delaware Theatre Company - Wilmington, DE
PAST PERFORMANCES:
• South Arts Jazz Road Tour
• Delaware Theatre Company - An original musical revue “5 Women” by Fostina Dixon
• Jazz Vespers at EBC, NYC
• Taste of New York
• Delaware State University
• Clifford Brown Jazz Festival
• Clifford Brown Year Round
• Medgar Evers College
• Sista’s Place
• Harlem Jazz Series
• Clement’s Place presented by Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers Univ.
• Twins Jazz Club
• Circles Jazz Lounge
• Warm Daddy’s
• Hav’re de Grace Summer Series
• New York 75 Club
• Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival
APPEARANCES:
• NBC Channel 31 “Perspective in Jazz” w/ Dr. Billy Taylor
• TV Special “Salute to Bobby Vinton”
• Performance with Musical “All Girl Band”
• Performance with Playwrights Horizon production “Jazz is a Lady”
• Women’s International Film Festival in NYC
• Sisterfire Festival-Flamboyant Ladies Theatre Co.
• Many Radio and TV Commercials
• Toured Germany, Austria, Italy, Belgium, France and Netherlands several times.
MUSICAL COLLABORATIONS:
Larry Blackmon, Bill Jolly, Ray Chew, Al Turner, Herb Middleton, Ty Causey
NOTEWORTHY :
• Recipient of Delaware Division of the Arts-Established Performer
• Recipient of Jazz Road Tour Grant, a national initiative of South Arts
• Founder/Exec Director of Wilmington Youth Jazz Band
• Recipient of Christi Award for contributions in promoting the arts in the community
• Outstanding Arts Educator Award from Delaware Board of Education
• Outstanding Contributor Award from Council of Jazz Advocates
• Recipient of Delaware of the Arts for Established Professional Jazz Composer
• Masters in Educational Leadership, Wilmington University
• Featured in book Black Women and Music
• Featured in book American Women in Jazz
"The primary thing Fostina projects through her playing is POWER… the power of soul, the power of being whole… it’s all there" ~DICK METCALF (Contemporary Fusion Reviews editor)
"Fostina is proof she knows more about Smooth Jazz than many have forgotten (or never learned). A solid outing that gets right to heart of things..." ~MIDWESTRECORD
"She is a player of impeccable control and skills with highly independent ideas." ~AMERICAN WOMEN IN JAZZ
"Dixon adeptly showcases her virtuosic flair juxtaposing melody and improvisation..."
~ALL ABOUT JAZZ
"This latest album release is pure joy and big fun! Fostina knows how to combine straight – ahead Jazz and Funk in the way that immediately engages the listener ." ~DEE DEE MCNEIL (JazzWordPress.com)
