Barry Sames, Ricardo Zyas and Jimmy Lopez, Keyboards
Jeff Von Stenz, Trumpet, Ozzie Melendez, Trombones
Edgardo and Noel Cintron, Percussion
Brian Berthold, Joe Foster, and Aubrey Dale,Drums
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John Coltrane, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, Stan Getz, Michael Brecker, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt, Joe Henderson, Bill Evans, David Sanborn, Thelonius Monk, Chick Corea, Joe Farell,George Benson, Larry Carlton, Joe Pass, Pat Metheney, Stravinsky ,Mahler, Debussy, Ravel, Bach, Beethoven, Motzart, Picasso, Dali, Miro, Kandinsky,Neruda, Dylan Thomas, Jack Kerouac,Ginsberg, Corso, Fellini, Kurosowa, Coppala, Scorsese, Altman, Malle, Besson, Nino Rota, Benard Herrmann, Henry Mancini, my parents!... and the list goes on and on...........
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Tony White is a native of New York City, but has resided all over the US , including, Boston , Philadelphia, and is currently living in Los Angeles CA. He is an in demand session player and composer for film and television.As a touring and recording musician he has played with 10,000 Maniacs,Tony Bennet, Natalie Merchant, Michael Stipe, Billy Preston, The 4 Tops , Eddie Kendricks and David Ruffin the original Temptations, En Vogue, World Party,Paul McCartney, Robyn Hitchcock, The Wallflowers,Chuck Berry, Little Anthony, Dion, Frankie Avalon, Tom Jones,Tito Puente, Pablo Baptista, to name a few. He also has had the honor and distinction of playing with President Bill Clinton on two separate occasions.
He has performed at some of the most prestigious venues worldwide including, Madison Square Garden NYC, The Hollywood Bowl, LA CA, Red Rocks Theatre, CO, Avery Fisher Hall , NYC, Theatro Ciaka, Milan Italy, Theatro Verdi, Torino Italy, The Chicago Theatre, The Prague Theatre, Prague CZ ,Carnigie Hall, NYC, etc...
His television appearances include, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night With Conan O'Brian, The Today Show, The Arsenio Hall Show, Late Night With David Letterman, The MTV Inaugural Ball, MTV Drops The Ball, Soundstage,etc......
Tony has released 3 solo CD's which have garnered rave reviews from such prestigious publications as JAZZ TIMES MAGAZINE. He was the featured arranger and soloist for the band 10,000 Maniacs. At the MTV inagural ball the band performed Tonys arrangement of "To Sir With Love" featuring Michael Stipe of R.E.M.
Tony is also co-leader of the group HITCHHIKER. HITCHHIKERS link can be found on this page. The group fuses jazz, world beat , and the avant garde with spoken word and has toured the world , performing with the likes of Bachir Attar, David Amram, etc....They were featured on the RYKODISK release "Kerouac:Kicks, Joys, Darkness along side, Morphine , Lou Reed and Sonic Youth.
He recently composed the music for the Television Ads of the winning campaign of AARON BROUSSARD,you may remember Broussard for his famous interview on MEET THE PRESS concerning the governments lack of attention during the Katrina crisis. He has also composed the score for films playing in and around the festival circuits with the movie "Bus Stop " being his latest. He is an active producer as well, and works with musicians covering the full musical spectrum, he hopes you enjoy his page and music.
hi Tony, dropping by to say hello and listen -how you doing? hope everything is going well - I?m some days far from home this 2 weeks of august and back home the last one and a lot of work of words and music to do soon - I'll tell you - Take care my friend - Love & peace - and this image from Spain...
dear Tony, wish you a wonderful days in new york -my friend from woodstock told me it was snowing there-, and everything is going well with the mix - all the best to you and daniel -love & peace fernando
Hi Tony, so glad to have news from you. Things are going well here but I have some busy crazy days, so I have some delay to do my jobs and some of the ideas I have to send you. Soon. Hope your recordings have been great, I'm sure, and your work with daniel. Good vibes and energy for the mix! Peace. Fernando
A life lived without purpose or value, the kind in which one doesn’t know the reason why one was born, is joyless and lackluster.
To just live, eat and die without any real sense of purpose surely represents a life pervaded by animality.
On the other hand, to do, create or contribute something that benefits others, society and ourselves and to dedicate ourselves as long as we live to that challenge,
That is a life of true satisfaction, a life of value.
It is a humanistic and lofty way to live.
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Do your best every day to live a life less ordinary and be grateful for all you have.
Love, Peace and HAPPY THANKS GIVING! Enjoy this special day with the ones you love!
Have a great weekend Cuz! Man it's nice to be living back at the beach when the weather turns ugly. Gotta love that OCEAN BREEZE. Miss you, let's hook up soon, lt my people know what your schedule is.. cool! LOVE YOU MAN, m
So great seeing you today! Long over due! When I picked up the kids Maya asked (first thing) - "is Tony there?" sweet, huh? See you again soon I hope. xo-T
Tony and Markus Dodger Stadium Ouch! Mets 12 - Dodgers 1 What a beautiful day with family, thanks Cuz. Days like this makes me realize how "grand" life is, and how much I love you! Da Bald 1
