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Infobox musical artist | name = The Gabe Dixon Band| image = | caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = USA | genre = Rock music|Rock | years_active = 1998& ndash;present| label =| associated_acts =| website =| current_members = Gabe Dixon Winston Harrison Jano Rix | past_members =| notable_instruments =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 akin to Ben Folds Five with a more serious tone, Jackson Browne and early 70s Elton John . The band worked with producer/engineer Eddie Kramer on their independently released debut album, More Than It Would Seem , in 1999. They relocated to New York City after graduation and were signed to Reprise Records|Reprise by David Kahne . After Dixon respectfully declined the keyboard position on the Paul McCartney world tour to instead focus on production of the band's major label debut, On A Rolling Ball was released in 2002.
Their song "All Will Be Well" off of the 2005 EP Live at World Cafe rose to moderate prominence when it was used in promos for the NBC show Conviction (2006 TV series)|Conviction .
The band released their debut album for Fantasy Records, The Gabe Dixon Band , in August 2008. In its initial days of release, it has received praise from the music press and fellow artists. The band toured the United States from Aug 2008 through Nov 2008 with native New Yorker turned Canadian resident, newcomer Justin Nozuka .
The song Find My Way was the opening track to the film The Proposal (2009) starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds.
In 2011, the song All Will Be Well was also featured in Parks and Recreation
Gabe Dixon is also currently a member of the band Supertramp (as of Fall, 2010).
Gabe's solo album, One Spark , will be released on August 23, 2011. The album is produced by Marshall Altman and will feature a duet with Alison Krauss.
Discography
More Than It Would Seem (1999)
* Included former band member Chandler Webber on saxophone
On a Rolling Ball (2002)
* Included former band member Chandler Webber on saxophone
* Produced by David Kahne
Live at World Cafe (2005)
* Mixed by Dan Wilson (ex- Semisonic lead singer/songwriter)
* Produced by Neal Cappellino & The Gabe Dixon Band
One Spark (2011)
* Produced by Marshall Altman
Members
Current
Gabe Dixon – vocals, keyboard instrument|keyboards , melodica
Gabe played keyboards and sang backing vocals on nearly every track of Paul McCartney's 2001 "Driving Rain" album. Gabe also performed live with Paul at the Concert For New York City, a September 11 fundraiser.
Jano Rix – Drum kit|drums
Previous
Winston Harrison – bass guitar (1998–2009)
Harrison left the band in 2009 to devote more time to a band he is in with his wife called What Bird.
