Akua Dixon

Akua Dixon (born July 14, 1948, in New York City) is an American classical and jazz cellist, composer, and lawyer.

Early years Dixon was born and raised in New York City. Her early musical experience included singing in a Baptist church. She was educated in New York, first at the High School of Performing Arts under the tutlage of Bernard Heifetz.

Dixon was also an educator in the 1970s, teaching voice and cello in Harlem public schools and at the New Muse Community Museum, in Brooklyn. She was featured in the November 1979 issue of Essence magazine. Recordings on which Dixon played include the soundtrack of the film School Daze and Fire and Ice. and she received two grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the first in 1974, for composition and performance.

Personal life Dixon married Steve Turre, a jazz trombonist. They have a daughter and a son, both of whom pursued musical careers. They divorced in 2012.