Loading details…
Artist
Tony Darren
12+ albums
Smooth Jazz
about
Accomplished Guitarist / Composer Tony Darren, whose diverse talent encompasses many musical styles from Jazz and R&B to Pop and Classical. Tony garnered a SESAC national performance award, a GRAMMY consideration, as well as a nomination for best new contemporary jazz CD from Jazz Review Magazine for his CD, Sun Song. His first single hit #40 on the Gavin Contemporary Jazz charts (on over 100 stations coast to coast) and remained on the national charts for over 16 weeks. Tony first began studying guitar with renowned teacher & author Ted Greene, forming a deep bond that would last until Ted's untimely death. Regarded by his peers as among one of the top contemporary Jazz Guitarists, Tony's gift for capturing feeling in beautiful melodies is immediate and infectious and while he displays a casual tone, his virtuosity and technique are always evident. Featured in such publications as Guitarist, Jazziz, Down Beat, Jazztimes and TV's CNN ShowBiz Tonight, Tony has worked with such diverse artists as Shadowfax, Tom Scott, Pat Martino, Faith No More, Narada Michael Walden, Jeff Lorber, Wire Train, Freddie Hubbard, Gregg Karukas, Airto, Fresh Kid Ice, Brandon Fields, Alphonso Johnson, Lenny Castro, Mr. Big, Warren Hill, Cher, Joe Sample, Don Randi, Richard Bennett, Al Schmitt, James Torme, Vinnie Colaiuta and many others. Tony has also composed music for TV shows such as Melrose Place, Murder She Wrote, Young and the Restless, the Weather Channel, ESPN and various PBS specials. In ad
