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The Musician
January 17th 2000 9p.m.
Course leader - Afrikan Jazz Fusion project.
Saxophonist (alto, baritone, and soprano), Flautist, Composer, Teacher, and Author.
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Tony's jazz career started out when he lived in Nottingham and, visiting Leicester,
chanced upon a poster advertising a series of jazz workshops, run by Nick Hislam.
Nick is a leading light of Leicester Jazz House, and a regular saxophonist and drummer at the
Some Like It Hot Jam Sessions (last Wednesday of every month at The Musician).
Ever since, Leicester has had a special significance for Tony. |
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1998 - 1990 he studied at Berklee College of Music after winning a full scholarship.
He was a student of Billy Pierce, Donald Byrd, Ernie Watts,
and Ralph Moore.
In 1991 he played with The Jazz Warriors and joined Gary Crosby's Nu-troup.
He has played with (in alphabetical order): Billy Higgins (1994),
Branford Marsalis (1998).
Joined Claude Deppa's A.J.E. & Horns Unlimited (1998).
Clifford Jarvis (1997 - 1999), Courtney Pine (1994),
Digable Planets (1992), Donald Byrd (1994),
Dr. Lonnie Smith (1994), Eddie Henderson (1994),
Julian Arguelles, Jazz Jamaica & Big Band (1996, 2000),
Queen Latifah (1994), Ralph Moore (1994),
Salt'n'Pepper (1994), The David Murray big band (1996). |
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He joined The Grand Union Orchestra in 1998,
which appeared at Phoenix Arts in the 1998 Jazz Festival,
and ran a marathon series of workshops running up to a stunning performance at De Montfort Hall
in the 1999 Jazz Festival.
He joined Tim Richard's Great Spirit in 1999 (they appeared at The Y recently).
Township Express Orchestra (1999). US-3 (1993 - 1996). |
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Currently:
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Involved in a new joint project with trumpeter Byron Wallen,
and various performing projects in London, Europe, and the U.S.A.
Running jazz workshops, giving individual tuition as well as composing and writing a jazz theory book.
Tony's return to Leicester to run his own workshops saw him return to his own musical roots.
Local
artists performed their own composition, Sankofa, an exciting new piece of African
Jazz music
featuring vocalists, percussionists, and horn players. The result of the workshops
were played in Black History Season as support to Mac Tontoh at The Y on Sunday
8th November. This was so successful that this was repeated as support to
Salif Keita,
at De Montfort Hall, Thursday November 9th. |
Sankofa - the original piece by the Afrikan Jazz Fusion
Project.
Picture Gallery.
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