RIP Bill Dixon

Sad news from Improvised Communications:

This morning we were asked by his estate to deliver the sad news that trumpeter/composer/educator Bill Dixon died last night in his sleep at his longtime home in North Bennington, Vermont after a two-year illness.

He was 84 years old.

Dixon is survived by his longtime partner Sharon Vogel and two children.

Information about a memorial service and where to send donations in his name is forthcoming.

An official obituary is in the works and will be available shortly.

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