"Happy" by Pharrell Williams
Avery Dixon Live with Cheryl Pepsii Riley's band - "Try a Little Tenderness" Song by Otis Redding
VSA International Young Soloists Competition
Avery Dixon Live - John Legend - "Ordinary People"
Virginia "Ginnie" Lum - Piano
Kennedy Center Millennium Stage Washington DC
Avery's gift is not just a coincidence. He is blessed to be born into a musical family. His Great-grandfather was the extraordinary Maxwell Davis who worked for many years in Los Angeles, California as a tenor saxophone player, producer, arranger composer, songwriter, and band leader. He was known as the Father of the West Coast R&B during the ‘50s and ‘60s. Some of the artists he worked with were Etta James, B.B. King, Richard Berry, Johnny “Guitar” Watson, Jesse Belvin, Z.Z. Hill, and Percy Mayfield. He arranged an album featuring Louis Armstrong in 1968 entitled Disney Songs the Satchmo Way. His memory still lives on and Avery is carrying on his legacy by becoming an astounding musician like his Great-grandfather, Maxwell Davis.
World renowned saxophonist
Mike Phillips
"The Way" - Jill Scott - Cover by Mike Phillips and Avery.
Shelby Cross - Grandma / Cellist
Teen saxophonist puts on a concert for his grandmothers.
by Barmel Lyons CBS46
"God Is" by Rev. James Cleveland
Teen saxophonist puts on a "Pop Up" concert for his grandmothers. (complete video)
The Atlanta Jazz Festival
K. Chandler the "Hype Man"; Johnny "JR" Rooks on keys; Kenny "Skinny Kenny" Bowman on guitar; Alvin "Duece" Batise on drums; Charles "CJ" Platt on bass and Stacey Houghton on Tenor Saxophone!
