The Violin Virtuoso of Denton
Scott Tixier studied in Paris conservatories, practiced with Romani musicians, and performed with Pink Floyd and Stevie Wonder. Then he moved to Denton.
By
Alex Temblador
Published in
D Magazine
April
2021
Photography by Elizabeth Lavin and Briscoe Burnett
In Texas, we’re more familiar with fiddles than violins, more attuned to country and blues than jazz. But chances are you’ve seen Scott Tixier or heard his work, probably without knowing it. The 34-year-old Grammy Award-winning French jazz violinist has made late show appearances with Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon. His music can be heard in films such as the 2019 remake of
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Stegall got to work composing before he got the gig. Two weeks later I m sitting in a room with the director, playing him music that I d written, Stegall said. Everyone s just kind of looking at each other like, ah, not only do we like it but we kinda need to use it to start shooting!
Among the musicians Stegall hired for his orchestra, Scott Tixier, a Grammy Award-winning jazz violinist and assistant professor at UNT. This is the violin that was in the score from Coming 2 America , Tixier said showing off his instrument from France. Now if you listen, and recognize when I m playing, Tixier laughed.
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‘Coming 2 America’ is one of the latest movies to come out of Hollywood… by way of North Texas. Coming 2 America is one of the latest movies to come out of Hollywood. by way of North Texas. I can honestly say that I scored my first film at the University of North Texas, UNT alum and composer Jermaine Stegall said.
Stegall has scored about two-dozen films, but none bigger than his latest project, which came about after connecting with Paramount s director of music. Coming 2 America was the next movie that they were going to be tackling, Stegall explained. And he had this look in his eye like, you might be a good fit for that.