Tyler Rix

Tyler Rix (b Watford, 2 January 1993) is a British classical saxophonist who appeared on the BBC's Classical Star competition aged 14. Rix plays the alto and soprano saxophones. Rix signed with Universal Music Group and his debut album, Ascent, was released in February 2009 reaching number one in the Classical Charts.

Rix began playing the saxophone at the age of 9 in primary school lessons. He attended Frith Manor Primary School in Woodside Park, North West London, and Dame Alice Owen's School, in Potters Bar. He was accepted to the Junior Department of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in Barbican London in 2003 to study classical and jazz saxophone on Saturdays. In July 2008 Rix won Junior Guildhall's Lutine Prize. In 2007, 2008 and 2009 Rix was awarded the sax.co.uk Scholarship by Junior Guildhall.

The Tyler Rix quartet performed at the Vortex in the London Jazz Festival 22 November 2008.

Since 2007 Rix has made solo appearances at The Barbican, St Martins-in-the Fields with the Brandenburg Sinfonia, St John's Smith Square with the Junior Guildhall Symphony Orchestra, Wales Millennium Centre, The Arts Depot Finchley with St Michael's School, The Mermaid Theatre for BBC Radio 2's Friday Night Is Music Night with the BBC Concert Orchestra; he has appeared on Blue Peter, London Tonight, BBC News, Classic FM, Radio 5 Live, and regional radio stations. He has played for Music First, The Bobby Moore Fund and Camden Calling charity events.