"I have
heard Scott's recordings, seen his live performances and I think that he stands
above the crowd of current jazz violinists around the world." Jean-Luc
Ponty
"[Scott]
has found a place for himself within the elite community of New York jazz
musicians, no small feat." Pat Methany
Scott Tixier
is appearing on October 1 at Club Bonafide in New York City. He’s currently
touring with Stevie Wonder's Songs In The Key Of Life Tour, award-winning
French jazz violinist and recording artist Scott Tixier has performed and/or
recorded with a wide range of artists, including: Christina Aguilera, Josh
Groban, Gladys Knight, Natalie
Cole, Doug E. Fresh, The Isley Brothers,
Maceo Parker, and Clifford Adams (Kool & the Gang). He has played at NYC's
top venues like Carnegie Hall, Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden and
The Apollo Theate and has also appeared on America's Got Talent on NBC and the
David Letterman Late Show on CBS.
Club
Bonafide, located at 212 East 52nd Street, is bringing music back to 52nd
Street with the same open, embracing attitude. Co-owner Richard Bona views Club
Bonafide, as a vehicle for reigniting an openness within venues both by doing
away with exclusivity clauses and by looking to instill a more genre-blind
booking. In this way, Bona hopes to encourage a celebration of live music and
an environment of collaboration that he views as crucial to building a scene.
“Charlie Parker was performing on 52nd Street every night,” he notes. “And
that’s part of what made him great. The artists have to be able to perform, and
it helps no one if a great musician can only play in New York at a major club
maybe three times a year.”
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