Tony Dagradi
Tony Dagradi (* 22. September 1952 in New York City ) is an American jazz - saxophonist (tenor and soprano saxophone) and clarinetist (clarinet and bass clarinet). He played for Carla Bley .
Live and act
Tony Dagradi grew up in New Jersey and took lessons from Tony Aless . In the early 1970s he studied at Berklee College of Music , a. a with Andy McGhee , Herb Pomeroy , Charlie Mariano and Gary Burton . After two years he left college to work as a musician. During this time he was co-leader of the experimental band Inner Visions , in which trombonist Gary Valente also played.
In the mid-1970s he settled in New Orleans; there he was 1978 founder of the formation Astral Project . He also worked with musicians from the local music scene such as Professor Longhair , Ellis Marsalis , James Booker , Dr. John , Johnny Adams , Larry Coryell and Nat Adderley together. At the beginning of the 1980s he was a member of Carla Bley's band and worked on their albums Social Studies (1980), Live! (1981) and I Hate to Sing (1981/83) with.
Dagradi formed a new band in 1995 and recorded the album Live at the Columns: The Tony Dagradi Trio , accompanied by colleagues from the Astral project such as Johnny Vidacovich and James Singleton .
Dagradi works parallel to his musician activities as a professor at the University of New Orleans. He initiated u. a. the Jazz Underground program and worked as a music educator at the Loyola School of Music in New Orleans.
Discographic notes
- Lunar Eclipse ( Gramavision , 1981)
- Dreams of Love (Core, 1988)
- Images from the Floating World
literature
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dagradi, Tony |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | DaGradi, Tony |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 22, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |