Background
He was born in Montreuil and studied classical piano at the conservatory at age 6 and made his first stage appearance at the age of 7 years.
He was born in Montreuil and studied classical piano at the conservatory at age 6 and made his first stage appearance at the age of 7 years.
He studied choral, classical harmony and counterpoint, writing and composition.
Tony Tixier is a French jazz pianist born in 1986. He obtained his diploma 12 years of graduation (DFE) musical training with honors and his 14 years of classical piano DFE in class Pascal Gallet. In 2009, Tony Tixier sign Parallel Worlds, his first album in septet with bold orchestral writing that defines itself as a laboratory of sounds and climates, perfectly illustrating his clear interest in orchestration and musical research.
In 2012, he joined the SpaceTime Record label for which he recorded the album with his American Dream Pursuit quartet with Justin Brown, Logan Richardson and Earl Burniss Travis.
The album Dream Pursuit, is labeled "Revelation" by Jazz Magazine. In 2013, he founded the chamber ensemble MooN Paradox for which he composed a Concertino for piano and string quintet in seven movements, mixing classical writing with jazz and contemporary music
In addition, he leads an intense concert activity in France and abroad. In 2014, Tony Tixier and Scott Tixier are starring in a commissioned work by the Artist Janet Cardiff.
They also improvising and composing the music, this project is part of the inaugural program for the Foundation Louis Vuitton Paris (building architect Frank Gehry)
in 2015, he begin to play at Radio City Music Hall on National Broadcasting Company Channel as the pianist for the television show America"s Got Talent.