Scott Tixier

Infobox musical artist
Name = Scott Tixier

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Birth_name = Scott Tixier
Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Born = birth date and age|1986|02|26
Montreuil, France
Instrument = Violin
Genre = jazz, Classical
Occupation = Composer, violinist
Years_active = 2005–"present"
Label = Aucun
Associated_acts = Trophees du Sunside, Corelli Savarez (strings)
URL = [http://www.scotttixier.com/ www.ScottTixier.com]
Notable_instruments =

Scott Tixier (born February 26, 1986, Montreuil, France) is a French jazz violinist.He was born in Montreuil and studied classical violin at Conservatoire de Paris. Following that he studied Jazz music under Florin Niculescu and the French jazz violinist Didier Lockwood.

Scott Tixier has worked in many genres, in the theater, music scores and Hip Hop music,with people like: Pierre Palmade, Pierre Arditi, Alban Capello.

Over the last five years Scott was invited to several master classes with some of the finest jazz musicians, including: Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner, Steve Coleman...

In 2007, he was awarded the first prize of "Trophées du Sunside", the most important award for a young jazz musician in France.

Scott Tixier has also met and received letters of introduction from:
Jean-Luc Ponty,
Pat Metheny,
Marcus Miller,
Mark Feldman,
Jacques Schwarz-Bart,
Lonnie Plaxico...

In 2008, he was endorsed by Corelli Savarez (strings)

He is currently based in Brooklyn, New York.

Discography

*Roll the Dice, Yvonnick Prene Group 2007;
*Live at Sunside, Scott Tixier Quintet 2007;
*Introducing, Yvonnick Prene Group 2006;
*Electric Trane, Tony Tixier 2006;

Filmography

*Pierre et Fils (Pierre Palmade),TF1 2008; DVD
*Lonnie Plaxico Group, live at the stone 2007; DVD
*Tous Places (Alban Capello),Atypik prod 2005; DVD

External links

* [http://www.scotttixier.com/ Scott Tixier's site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/tixierscott Myspace's page]
* [http://www.wikimusique.net/index.php/Scott_Tixier Scott_Tixier by the authors of Wiki Musique]