Anthony A. Tóth

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Biography

Drummer, Anthony Tóth was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. At the age of 20, he has already established himself as an accomplished and promising young musician. He is a graduate of the Oakwood Collegiate Institute, and is now in his 4th semester at the Berklee College of Music on a Full Tuition Scholarship. While at Berklee, Anthony has had the incredible opportunity to study/Perform with Ralph Peterson Jr. Terri Lyne Carrington, Tia Fuller, John Blackwell, Darren Barrett, Neal Smith, and Ron Savage. Some highlights of Anthony’s year include performing at the Blue Note Jazz Club NYC, and being featured on a live radio show at WGBO Studios.

Throughout his years in High school, Anthony enjoyed performing with the Wind Orchestra, Jazz Big Band, playing cello with the Chamber String Orchestra, and drumming for annual musical theatre productions, including the Canadian premier of "13". Anthony was the recipient of Oakwood Collegiate’s "Most Outstanding Wind Player" for three of his four years attended. Anthony is also graduate of the Humber College Community Music Program, where he studied jazz improvisation with Juno award winning saxophonist, Kirk MacDonald and Toronto bassist Jim Vivian. While attending the program, Anthony received various honor awards including the “Don Strathdee Memorial Honor Award” for Outstanding Performance, a $2,500 Tuition Scholarship, and the Senior Achievement Award. In 2009, he was selected to be a part of the Nation-wide Yamaha Honor Jazz Ensemble, directed by Kirk MacDonald, lead instructor at the Humber College Community School.

Anthony has enjoyed a more melodic side of music, playing 4th trumpet for the city-wide Jazz FM Youth Orchestra, and touring with the highly noted Toronto All-Star Big Band.

Anthony was first discovered by a Berklee audition team in Toronto, while accompanying his Bassist brother, Alexander Toth for his audition during the Berklee World Tour. Anthony, who was 15 years old at the time, had no idea that this one incident would soon lead to much greater success at the Berklee College of Music. In May of 2009, Anthony was 1 of the 2 High School drummers internationally selected to participate in the prestigious Berklee College of Music 2009 "Summer Jazz Workshop", directed by GRAMMY Award winning artist, Terri Lyne Carrington, and renown saxophonist, Rick DiMuzio. Anthony was also asked to participate in this very workshop for the second time in a row for the 2010-year. In addition, Anthony the selected drummer for both the 5-Week Berklee Big Band directed by Wayne Naus, and the Middle Eastern Fusion Ensemble directed by Christiane Karam.

To give back to his community and share the knowledge he has gained, Anthony has worked voluntarily at his former middle school through a Co-operative Education course. His work involved guiding the students in playing their instruments, assisting with theory homework, as well as conducting and arranging music for extra curricular ensembles. Here, Anthony gained a hands-on experience within the workplace of a Music Education teacher.

In August of 2010 the Berklee College of Music in Boston awarded Anthony with a four-year, full-tuition scholarship, to attend the Undergraduate program as the Class of 2015. Anthony was the only Canadian recipient out of 11 international students to be awarded this scholarship.

Anthony eagerly plays at various venues with a variety of artists whenever the opportunity arises, and always aspires to reach new musical heights. He wishes to continue with his passion for music on an international scale - hopefully inspiring listeners, while being inspired by his fellow musicians and audiences.

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Genre: Funk / Jazz / R&B
Location Toronto, ON / Boston, MA, Un
Profile Views: 16849
Last Login: 5/6/2013
Member Since 3/1/2008
Website myspace.com/anthonytothmusic
Type of Label Unsigned
Bio
Drummer, Anthony Toth was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. At the age of 17, he has already established himself as an accomplished and promising young musician. He currently attends the Oakwood Collegiate Institute, where he is finishing his Senior year. Throughout his years in High school, Anthony has enjoyed performing with the Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, Chamber String Orchestra on cello, and the annual musical productions, including the Canadian premier of "13". Anthony was also the recipient of Oakwood Collegiate's "Most Outstanding Wind Player" for three years in a row. He has been playing the Drums and Trumpet for about 6 years, and currently hones his skills at the Humber College Community Music Program, where he studies jazz improvisation with Juno award winning saxophonist, Kirk MacDonald and Toronto bassist Jim Vivian. While attending the program, Anthony has won various honour awards including the Don Strathdee Memorial Honour Award for Outstanding Performance (2007), a $2,500 tuition scholarship (2008), and the Senior Achievement Award (2010). In 2009, he was also selected to to be a part of the National Yamaha Honour Jazz Ensemble, directed by Kirk MacDonald, lead instructor at the Humber Community School. Anthony has enjoyed a more melodic side of music, playing 4th trumpet for the city-wide Jazz FM Youth Orchestra, and touring with the highly noted Toronto All-Star Big Band. Anthony was first discovered by a Berklee audition team in Toronto, while accompanying his Bassist brother, Alexander Toth for his audition during the Berklee World Tour. Anthony, who was 15 years old at the time, had no idea that this one incident would soon lead to much greater success through the Berklee College of Music. In May of 2009, Anthony was 1 of the 2 high school drummers internationally selected to participate in the prestigious Berklee College of Music 2009 "Summer Jazz Workshop", directed by world renown drummer Terri Lyne Carrington & award winning saxophonist Rick DiMuzio. Anthony was also asked to participate in this very workshop for the second time in a row for the 2010 year. Within the workshop, Anthony had the incredible opportunity of studying privately with Terri Lyne Carrington. He was also the selected drummer for both the 5-Week Berklee Big Band directed by Wayne Naus, as well as the Middle Eastern Fusion Ensemble. In January of 2010 and 2011, Anthony was a selected finalist for the Gibson/Baldwin Grammy Ensembles. Although mostly self taught, Anthony has studied locally with drum instructors on and off for the past year. Some artists whom Anthony has had the opportunity to study with include Barry Romberg, Ari Hoenig, and Dennis Mackrel - Leader of the Count Basie Orchestra. Most recently, while attending the Berklee 5-Week Summer Program, Anthony had the incredible opportunity of studying privately with Jazz drummer extraordinaire, Neal Smith. To give back to his community and share the knowledge he has gained, Anthony helps out at his former middle school through a Co-operative Education course. He assists the students in playing their instruments, theory homework, and performing in extra curricular ensembles. Here, Anthony gains a hands-on experience within the workplace of a Music Education teacher. In August of 2010 the Berklee College of Music in Boston awarded Anthony with a four-year, full-tuition scholarship, to attend the full-time program commencing in the Fall of 2011. Anthony was the only Canadian recipient out of 11 international 5-week students to be awarded this scholarship. Anthony eagerly plays at various Street festivals, café's, bars, and corporate events with a variety of musicians whenever the opportunity arises. He wishes to continue with his passion for music on an international scale - hopefully inspiring listeners, while being inspired by his fellow musicians.
Members
Berklee Summer Jazz Workshop 2010: Tomoaki Baba - (Tenor Sax), Ranzel Merritt - (Alto Sax), Chase Potter - (Violin), Mike Sink - (Piano), Andrew Marzotto - (Guitar), Troy Shiefelbein - (Bass), Anthony Toth - (Drums) ------------------------- Berklee Big Band Directed by Wayne Naus
Influences
Stevie Wonder, Earth Wind and Fire, Oscar Peterson, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Jack Dejohnette, Tony Williams, Brian Blade, Terri Lyne Carrington, Jaco Pastorius, Roy Hargrove, Keith Jarrett, Sonny Rollins, Nicholas Payton, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Mozart, Charlie Parker, Terence Blanchard, Avishai Cohen, Danilo Perez, Joshua Redman, Weather Report, Ray Brown, Kenny Garrett, Arturo Sandoval, Chris Dave, Wayne Shorter, Wynton Marsalis, Kenny Barron, Christian Scott, Steve Gadd, Incognito, Robi Botos, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Thelonius Monk, Robert Glasper, Freddie Hubbard, Lionel Loueke, Eric Harland, Branford Marsalis, Tigran Hamasyan, Al Jarreau, Bill Stewart, Larnell Lewis, John Patitucci, Chick Corea, Adam Deitch, Mccoy Tyner, Christian McBride, Kenny Kirkland, and many many more...
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