Tony Salvatori

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Antonio Luigi "Tony" Salvatori (born March 24, 1935 in Wheeling (West Virginia) ) is a former American jazz and orchestral musician ( trombone , bass trombone , arrangement ).

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Tony Salvatori earned a Bachelor of Music in Trombone and Music Education from the Boston Conservatory; he then taught at schools in Ohio and then studied music at Muskingum College , (during military service 1958-60 in Fort Dix, New Jersey) in the US Army Band Training Unit and at the Berklee School of Music . During this time he had lessons from Douglas Haigwood , Joe Bennett , John Coffey, Joseph Oroscz , Davis Schuman and John Clark. His first recordings were made at Berklee School in 1961 when he was a member of the student ensemble led by Herb Pomeroy ( Jazz in the Classroom, Vol. VI , with Dusko Goykovich , Gary Burton and Mike Nock , among others ). In the following years he taught in schools in New Jersey; he also played with Ralph Marterie ( Dancer's Choice , 1963) and with the Manhattan Brass Choir (with soloists Clark Terry and Urbie Green , 1967). From 1968 to 1970 Salvatori was a member of the house band of the New York nightclub Copacabana .

In the course of his career he played in a number of theater, dance and swing bands, such as Buddy Morrow , Richard Maltby , Art Mooney , Ralph Flanagan , Jimmy Dorsey , Woody Herman , Duke Pearson , Chris Swanson , Kai Winding , Buddy Rich , Boots Mussuli and in the Dick Meldonian / Sonny Igoe Big Band. He also worked as an arranger and orchestra leader in the field of sacred music. In the field of jazz he was involved in eleven recording sessions between 1961 and 1997, most recently with Don Scaletta ( The Jazz Project Salutes Stan Kenton , Vol. 1) . Salvatori taught trombone as adjunct professor at Ramapo High School, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, and Jersey City State College , Jersey City , from 1977 to 1982 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed August 19, 2018)
  2. ^ Bill Crow's Band Room. Local 802, October 5, 2017, accessed August 19, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Salvatori, Tony
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Salvatori, Antonio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH March 24, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Wheeling, West Virginia