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Biography During his college tenure, Tony began working with the Los Angeles Unified School District’s “All City Band”. He marched in the band during his senior year in high school and was awe struck with the sound and the power of the band which led him to volunteer his time to work with the band. He started off as the “lunch person” and learned the inside of music education from his mentors Don Dustin, Frank Harris, Art Duardo, Greg Robinson and Fran Herman. It was during this time that he realized the importance of the power of music and devoted his life to music performance and music education. In 1991, Tony became the music teacher at John C. Fremont High School. With the help of a dedicated principal and support from the faculty, he was able to develop a strong comprehensive music program in South Central Los Angeles where their was not one before. The bands performed at the Playboy Jazz Festival, Dorothy Chandler Pavillion, the Pantages Theater and more giving the students of the Fremont High School Music department experiences that would last a lifetime. They were also able to perform with the likes of Lionel Hampton, Plas Johnson, Poncho Sanchez and Justo Almario. Through all of his teaching, he maintained his performing artist schedule by studying and playing with the likes of Justo Almario, Jackson Brown, Buddy Collette, Billy Mitchell, Gerald Wilson, Billy Mitchell, John Stephens, Bill Green, Dr. Art Davis, John Ehlis, Jose Arellano, Al Viola, Bobby Rodriguez, The LA Mambo Combo, East Los Angeles Sax Quartet and others. In his career, Mr. White has been a Bravo Award Finalist and Fulfillment Fund Awardee for his work in music education, The UC Riverside Chancellor Award, Humanitarian Award from the Omni Youth Music Awards, L.A. Music Week Honoree, recognition by the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education for his work in music education and the International Association for Jazz Education for being an Outstanding Saxophonist and educator. Currently, Tony is working on the release his first recording called “The Tony White Project” which features different approaches to standards tunes such as Little Sunflower, Equinox and Cold Duck Time. “This project is one of my dreams come true and was a labor of love”. Tony also continues to be a free-lance saxophonist in the greater Los Angeles area where he resides with his wife Kia and their children, Anthony Nikos Ross and Sarah Georgia.
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