A cozy night featuring Indy’s own Musical Mayor, Rob Dixon, Mark Buselli & Marrialle Sellars
The Indianapolis Jazz Collective is an all-star showcase band led by saxophonist Rob Dixon. They are a major component of many Indy Jazz Fest programs where they combine Indy’s best with notable featured performers. A mix of jazz standards and originals.

Rob Dixon – saxes

Marrialle Sellars – vocals

Mark Buselli – trumpet

Kenny Phelps – drums

Steven Jones – keys

Nick Tucker – bass

The music of Rob Dixon is both respectful of tradition and free with expression and truly shows the musical diversity that is within Rob’s creativity. After matriculating from Hampton University and Indiana University’s School of Music, Rob moved to the top of the music world in New York City working with legendary and popular artists such as the Count Basie Band, Tony Bennett, The Ellington Band, Slide Hampton, Dakota Stanton, The Illinois Jacquet Big Band, Rufus Reid, Akira Tana, Jonah Jones as well as Bill Lee (composer and father of Spike Lee), Weldon Irving, Producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad (DJ of Tribe called Quest) and The Skatalites, Returning to Indianapolis in 2003, Dixon has continued to work with internationally renowned artists such as pianist Steve Allee, drummer Steve Houghton, The Buselli Wallarab Jazz orchestra, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks, drummer Mike Clark, the headhunters, Guitarist Dave Stryker and 7 string guitar virtuoso Charlie Hunter.