The Gabe Dixon Band is a three-piece band that was formed in the fall of 1998 at the University of Miami. Their music is piano-driven rock. The band ended in 2010, but Gabe Dixon is now a solo artist.
Style and Influence
The band plays piano-driven rock akin to Ben Folds Five, albeit with a more serious tone. Billy Joel, Jackson Browne and early Elton John influenced the band's stylized vocal and piano rhythms.
First Albums and Record Deal
In 1999, the band worked with producer/engineer Eddie Kramer to independently release their debut album, More Than It Would Seem. Upon graduation from the University of Miami, they relocated to New York City and were signed to Reprise by David Kahne. They released their major label debut, On A Rolling Ball, in 2002. Three years later, they released the Live at World Cafe EP, which featured the song "All Will Be Well," which was featured in promos for the NBC show Conviction.
Prior to the release of On A Rolling Ball, Dixon played keyboards and sang backing vocals on Paul McCartney's 2001 album, "Driving Rain." Dixon also performed live with McCartney at the Concert For New York City, a September 11 fundraiser. McCartney offered Dixon the opportunity to join his world tour, but Dixon declined the position to focus on the production of On A Rolling Ball.
Gabe Dixon is a Nashville-based artist. His music is piano-driven.
Albums
Dixon released his first solo album, One Spark, on August 23, 2011 on Concord Bicycle Music. The album is produced by Marshall Altman and features a duet with Alison Krauss entitled "Even the Rain." Madi Diaz and James Walsh also lend their voices to the songs "Burn for You" and "I Can See You Shine," respectively.
On April 8, 2016, Dixon will release his sophomore solo album, Turns To Gold, on his own label, Rolling Ball Records. The album is produced by Paul Moak and features a duet with Natalie Prass entitled "The Way To Love Me."
In the past, Gabe would play primarily grand piano. However, on "Turns To Gold," he performed all but one song on an upright piano. This choice conveyed a different energy. He and the musicians, including Jano Rix on drums (The Wood Brothers), Viktor Krauss on bass (Lyle Lovett), and Kris Donegan on guitar (Cam), cut everything to analog tape with no click track. The album also features vocal performances by Jason Eskridge, Garrison Starr and Boots Ottestad. Mastering was done by Brad Blackwood at Euphonics Mastering.
When you don't know where you're going and you don't know why It feels like another day's beating into the night Lay you head on my chest while my beatin' heart pounds out the secret of this life The higher you reach The further the sky The more miles you walk The longer the road The steeper you climb The harder you stand to fall The stronger you get The heavier the load I wish I could give you the answers and paper and ink I wish I could stop all the tears before they start falling But we're feeling our way and we're always beginners We're all cuts and no scars The higher you reach The further the sky The more miles you walk The longer the road The steeper you climb The harder you stand to fall The stronger you get The heavier the load The higher oh, the higher oh, the higher that you reach The further oh, the further oh, the further the sky The higher oh, the higher oh, the higher that you reach The further oh, the further oh, the further the sky (Well the further the sky) The bigger the dream The rougher the ride The truer the love The deeper the ache The blinder the faith The tougher the go The higher you reach The further the sky The more miles you walk The longer the road The steeper you climb The harder you stand to fall The stronger you get The heavier the load
Tedeschi TrucksBand played its best set ever on Wednesday at the TD Garden... They all got very loud but left space for Tedeschi and keyboardist Gabe Dixon to do a lonely and soft “I Can’t Make YouLove Me.”.
The album was conceived, written, and recorded by the band at the couples’ Swamp Raga Studios in Jacksonville, Fla ... His replacement, Gabe Dixon, joined in 2019 and is also a singer-songwriter who had opened for and jammed with the TTD.
... Lea on trombone, Ephraim Owens on trumpet, BrandonBoone on bass, and Gabe Dixon on keyboards and vocals — the band has plenty of talent to draw from, fueling their stylistic shift even more.
Boston Music Awards voters nominated Tedeschi TrucksBand for Blues Artist of the Year ... Outsiders looking in call Tedeschi Trucks a jam band ... Tedeschi, singer/rhythm guitarist Mike Mattison, singer/keyboardist Gabe Dixon.
Tedeschi TrucksBand at KettleHouse Amphitheater ... The Tedeschi Trucks Band is bringing more new recorded material on the road than most any group this year ... Their “Wheels of Soul” tour with Los Lobos and Gabe Dixon comes to Bonner on Sept.
Gabe DixonBand opened the show with ... The single biggest factor in TTB's current evolutional stage is probably the emergence of keyboard player and vocalist Gabe Dixon.
The self-proclaimed “greatest 90s country band of all time,” Double Wide featuring Randy Burghardt and KylieFrey, will be performing at 7 p.m ... The Tedeschi TrucksBand along with Los Lobos and Gabe Dixon are scheduled to perform at 6.30 p.m.
Seeing how the band embraced the idea and our community, we wanted to do more than just help organize the effort ... The concert at Artpark features Tedeschi TrucksBand, Los Lobos and Gabe Dixon.
The Morning Call
11 Dec 2023
The Morning Call
11 Dec 2023