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Tony’s Music career began ironically at age 7 when his mom got him a Texaco electric guitar for Christmas. He was very upset because he wanted cool toys but his
mother had much higher expectations for him.
Not long after, he passed by a neighbor’s house where the a guitarist fnamed Stanley from “The Trouble Band” was playing and he was intrigued. He went home, brought his own guitar and Stanley took an interest in him and offered to teach him.
After some months of training, Tony got really good and began playing at his church. Soon after, another church saw his talent and hired him.
At age 13, Tony formed his first group called “The Danger Band” and began playing covers of song by Jimi Hendrix, The Ohio Players, and Classic Rock and Funk Bands.
During his teens and 20s, Tony played mostly at banquet halls and local events. Then at age 30, Tony formed a group called “Last Call.” Then at age 37 Tony formed his current band that played R&B, Funk, Rock, Pop, and Jazz.
In the decades ahead, Tony’s band performed at popular venues like Baker’s Keyboard Lounge, Bert’s Place, Aretha’s Jazz Café, Duo’s, Gina’s Jazz & Soul, Club Network, Andiamo, The Sand Bar, The Detroit Princess Cruise Ship, and at festivals like Arts Beats & Eats, The Dream Cruise, Winterblast, and The Ribs and R&B Music Festival.
In 2019, “New Strategy” opened for national entities like Cameo, The Ohio Players , Peter White, and Tim Bowman. Then in 2022, Tony traveled to Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Iowa, and Alabama as a guitarist for former Four Tops singer, Ronnie McNair.
Tony has released 2 CDs and recorded 20 songs. He is proficient at guitar, keyboards and drums and sees himself mostly as a Straight Up Jazz artist. He particularly loves Jazz because provides more intimacy with the audience and allows him to “talk” to them through the distinct notes that he plays on his guitar. For him, it’s a “conversation.”
Tony’s latest masterpiece is a single called “Latin Afro” which is an eclectic blend of
Jazz and Afro-Cuban rhythms. It is Magical.
