All About Avery Dixon, the Saxophonist on 'AGT'

Saxophonist Avery Dixon swept the 'America's Got Talent' judges off their feet during the Season 17 premiere. Read on to find out more about the star. Season 17 of America's Got Talent kicked off with a brand-new episode on Tuesday, May 31, 2022.

Saxophonist Avery Dixon swept the 'America's Got Talent' judges off their toes all through the Season 17 premiere. Read on to determine more about the celebrity.

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Season 17 of America's Got Talent kicked off with a brand-new episode on Tuesday, May 31, 2022.

Featuring judges Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Sofia Vergara, and Howie Mandel as well as host Terry Crews, the episode featured uncommon abilities like the Pack Drumline, a Chicago-based formation; Celia Munoz, a educated opera singer and ventriloquist; and Avery Dixon, an Atlanta native who picked up the saxophone after experiencing bullying in fundamental faculty.

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Saxophonist Avery Dixon made his debut on 'AGT' in Season 17, in an instant earning top reward.

Born in Atlanta in October 2000, Avery Dixon took up an lively interest in track at an extraordinarily young age. As he published in the Season 17 premiere of AGT, playing the saxophone has helped him overcome a lot of adversities — together with the bullying he skilled in fundamental college as a result of his voice and knots on his head. (Avery used to be born upfront).

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"At the time I picked up the saxophone, I was getting bullied in elementary school. My voice sounds a little bit different and I looked a little bit different too and my elementary school nickname was Hammerhead because I had these knots in my head because I'm premature. I was born at one pound, eight ounces, and my vocal cords don't close all the way, so it makes my voice sound really airy. Students were so negative about my voice."

"I was in such a dark place I actually wanted to commit suicide. When you're in that mindset, the only thing you want to do is quit. [...] That's when I actually started learning how to play," Avery added.

As he pledged, he would get a greater place for his mother and brother — one where they can be as loud as they would like to be. As he explained, that they had incidents with their neighbors — and somebody had known as the police because he was training.

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"I'd want to give my mom and brother a space where we can actually live as loud as you want to be because I can't exactly practice where I live now. Somebody had called the cops on me before I flew out. I was trying to practice. They called the cops, the cops came banging on the door, they were like, 'You need to be quiet,'" he defined. "My goal with the music, with this, is to be able to do the thing I love, and if I can do that, I will have found my purpose for being on AGT."

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After the brief interview, Avery proceeded to deliver a mind-blowing efficiency that straight away received a status ovation. In truth, Avery earned the first Golden Buzzer in Season 17 of AGT, cementing his place as a power player in the festival.

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Who are Avery Dixon's oldsters? His mom, Lisa, watched the performance from the sidelines with 'AGT' host Terry Crews.

Lisa, Avery's mother, used to be also provide all through the taping of the Season 17 premiere of AGT.

And, because it turns out, the love of song would possibly run in the Dixon circle of relatives. According to Hollywood Life, Avery's great-grandfather was once saxophonist Maxwell Davis.

As of now, there isn't any public information on Avery's dad.

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Avery Dixon up to now made headlines through enjoying tune for his quarantining grandmothers.

During the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020, Avery decided to brave the outside international and play song for either one of his quarantining grandmothers. CBS46 featured the lovely interactions in a news segment.

"I have such a loving family; I'm really blessed," his maternal grandmother, Shelby Cross, stated in the video.

"Music is like a foreign language when words just are't enough," Avery mentioned in another part of the section. He added: "With the bad there's also good; that's kind of what the sax is for me, it's my share of good."

You can catch extra of Avery when new episodes of AGT air Tuesdays at 8 p.m. EST on NBC.

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