Anthony Wonsey
Anthony Wonsey (* 1972 in Chicago ) is an American jazz - pianist .
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Wonsey had piano lessons from his mother, a classically trained pianist; he later studied at Berklee College of Music , where he graduated in 1994. He then moved to Boston and worked there a. a. with Roy Hargrove and Antonio Hart . He later played in the bands of Carl Allen , Vincent Herring , Curtis Lundy , Buster Williams , Clark Terry , Elvin Jones and Nicholas Payton ; he also worked with his own formations. In 1995 he made his first album under his own name, Anthonyology , with Carl Allen and Christian McBride , followed by Another Perspective on the Evidence label. In 1998, with Nicholas Payton and Ron Blake, the album Open the Gates for the Criss Cross label was created with an expanded line-up . In the early 2000s, Wonsey then switched to the Sharp Nine label ; with Eric Alexander and Nat Reeves he played the album The Thang (Highnote, 2005). Together with jazz singer Joanna Pascale , he released the album Play the Great American Songbook on Stiletto Records in 2010 .
Wonsey is part of Vincent Herrings Earth Jazz Agents . He has also worked with Carmen Lundy , Russell Malone , Wynton Marsalis , Jim Rotondi , Adonis Rose and Scott Wendholt . Currently (2019) he belongs to Dave Schumacher's formation Chicago 3 +2 .
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- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings . 8th edition. Penguin, London 2006, ISBN 0-14-102327-9 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wonsey, Anthony |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago |