With her sublime new album, Akua’s Dance, cellist Akua Dixon brings her sumptuous sound to the foreground on an array of material encompassing exquisite balladry, the music’s deepest roots in African ...

Lyricism and elegance are two words that come to mind while describing cellist Akua Dixon's third release under her own leadership, Akua's Dance. Two sessions comprise this engaging album on one of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mar. 20—Drummer Jeff Cosgrove is rolling into the second concert of his limited jazz series called Jazz Inside Out on March 25 at ...

Every spring, a New York City community organization puts on a month's worth of jazz events centered around the neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. The Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival turns ...

Enter Your Email to Unlock This Article Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. "The music moves forward from where ...

‘Akua’s Dance’ by Akua Dixon Review: An Ode to the Cello’s Versatility On her latest album, the cellist offers a wide range of originals, jazz repertoire and pop tunes.

Jazz string pioneer Akua Dixon entered a new creative phase with the sleek 2011 quartet session "Moving On," her first album under her own name. Her new album, "Akua ...

It's not as if there were ever clear paths for cello players beyond the European classical tradition, but Akua Dixon made one for herself. The New York City native found work in the pit band of the ...

The multi-talented cellist leads her string ensemble in concert from the African-American neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant, featuring her two... It's not as if there were ever clear paths for cello ...

It's not as if there were ever clear paths for cello players beyond the European classical tradition, but Akua Dixon made one for herself. The New York City native found work in the pit band of the ...