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JB Floyd

by Gabe Dixon

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"JB Floyd"

This past March, after recording my song “Passing Through” on the grand piano at Sputnik Sound in Nashville, I still had a few minutes of time booked, so producer Dustin Ransom suggested I just “play something.” This 5 minute & 29 second improvisation is the result.

After listening back a few times, I couldn’t help but be reminded of my piano teacher at University Of Miami, JB Floyd—a piano virtuoso and a composer who was an excellent teacher to me and many others. When I went to study with him at age 18, I was a good player who had been studying classical piano since I was 7, and, since age 12, I had also been moonlighting in clubs and venues in Nashville and throughout the east coast playing in various bands—rock, blues, funk, jazz, R&B, pop, and country—and writing songs. Instead of Dr. Floyd shunning this “non-classical” side of what I did, he encouraged it. He met me where I was and introduced me to not just the music of Alban Berg and Carl Maria von Weber, but also Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, and Brazilian Choro Piano Music.

My big problem when I first met him was that my playing technique had been causing me injuries. I was experiencing tendonitis and maybe even carpel tunnel syndrome, and the piano repertoire I would need to learn in school was too advanced for my old technique, so I needed a new one. He helped me relearn how to play. And before taking the leap of faith to embark on that journey of reconstructing my technique, I remember asking Dr. Floyd, who at the time was almost 70, “so, do you ever have any problems with pain or anything like that?” He thought for a second and said, “no, I don’t think so. . .” and then joked, “well, maybe a little tennis elbow.”

The fact that I can now play day after day and night after night without injury is largely due to his 4 years of guidance. His mentorship was one of the best things that ever happened for my musicianship, and I am forever grateful. I hope you enjoy this musical moment captured on March 8th, 2023.

-Gabe

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released October 6, 2023
“JB Floyd”
(Written by Gabe Dixon)

Gabe Dixon – piano

Produced by Gabe Dixon & Dustin Ransom
Engineering by Mitch Dane and Dustin Ransom
Mixed and Mastered by Dustin Ransom
Recorded in Nashville, TN at Sputnik Sound, March 8, 2023

Single Artwork by Brody Lowe

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Gabe Dixon Nashville, Tennessee

Born and raised in Tennessee, Gabe Dixon is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Since he first emerged in 1999, he has been penning honest and heartfelt tunes that continue to garner fans and crowds across the globe. His credits as a songwriter, performer, and instrumentalist are legion, and he continues to release new music and tour the world. ... more

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