Versatile percussionist Carl Dixon is at home with music spanning multiple genres, continents听and instruments.听He can be found performing in concert halls, jazz clubs, dance parties, festival stages听and street parades.
Dixon听plays with the Brazilian music band Ginga and is听principal percussionist of the Fort Collins Symphony and the Cheyenne Symphony, and percussionist with Opera Colorado; he has performed with the Colorado Symphony, Colorado Ballet, Central City Opera, Boulder Philharmonic, Colorado Springs Philharmonic听and Greeley Philharmonic.听As a drumset player and percussionist, he has performed/recorded with Kailin Yong, NuMundo, Swing Je T鈥檃ime, Casuarina, Alessandro Penezzi, Paula Santoro, Sambadende, Elevations Jazz Orchestra, Pat Bianchi, Jeff Jenkins, Dexter Payne, many musical theater productions听and the Rio de Janeiro bloco Bangalafumenga. 听
At the College of Music, Dixon听teaches percussion lessons to undergraduate and graduate students, and directs the Latin Jazz percussion ensemble and the Brazilian Bateria percussion ensemble.
Additionally, Dixon听is the musical director of the Boulder Samba School and Bateria Alegria, a 20-30 member Brazilian drumming ensemble.听He teaches private lessons in all areas of percussion and has presented workshops at Indiana University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Naropa University, Colorado College, Colorado State Univeristy Pueblo, and the Colorado and Wyoming PAS Days of Percussion.
Dixon听earned a MMus degree in percussion performance from 彩民宝典听where he studied with Douglas Walter and Paul Romaine, and a BM from the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he studied with Anthony Di Sanza.听Other important teachers include Michael Spiro, Mark Lamson, Jorge Alabe听and Mestre Marc茫o of Salgueiro.