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Tony Kofi
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Tony Kofi is a British Jazz multi-instrumentalist born of Ghanaian parents, a player of the Alto, Baritone, Soprano, Tenor saxophones
and flute. Having 'cut his teeth' in the “Jazz Warriors” of the early 90’s, award-winning saxophonist Tony Kofi has gone on to establish
himself as a musician, teacher and composer of some authority. As well as performing and recording with Gary Crosby's “NuTroop” and
“Jazz Jamaica”, Tony’s playing has also been a feature of many bands and artists he has worked/recorded with include “US-3” The
World Saxophone Quartet, Courtney Pine, Donald Byrd, Eddie Henderson, The David Murray Big Band, Sam Rivers Big band, Andrew
Hill Big Band, Abdullah Ibrahim, Macy Gray, Julian Joseph Big band, Harry Connick JR, Byron Wallen's Indigo, Jamaaladeen Tacuma's
Coltrane Configurations and Ornette Coleman.
His fluent and fiery hard-bop style makes him constantly in demand
It's On!
Label: Full Beam Music
Released: 2025
Track listing: Snap Shut; Budge Up; Mobius; Brackett; Downfall (Every Step); Honey Trap; Get Back (On The A-Track); String Up The Beats; Cloudfall.
The Voyage Out
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Track listing: The Voyage Out; Weathering the Storm; Entangled; As Dreams Are Made (Feat. Tony Kofi); Sweeter Than Honey; The
Joy of Being; Icarus.
Alina Bzhezhinska & Tony Kofi: Tabula Rasa-Blank Slate
by Ian Patterson
Having played together since 2015, harpist Alina Bzhezhinska and saxophonist Tony Kofi have developed a keen musical understanding. In 2024 they released the gorgeous duo album, Altera Vita (BBE Records), which moved the late Chris May to write: “This ineffably beautiful and restorative disc succeeds resoundingly in its mission statement. This is, say the duo, to ...
Brilliant Corners 2025: Days 5-8
by Ian Patterson
Brilliant Corners 2025 Black Box/Various Venues jny:Belfast, N. IrelandFebruary 28-March 8, 2025 If the first four days of Brilliant Corners 2025 leaned towards long-form contemporary composition and free improvisation, the music of the last four days had a more spiritual tone, and a more heavily African-accented character. Many would say that ...
An Adventurous Dream (At PizzaExpress Live In London)
By Ian Shaw
Label: PX Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Mood Indigo; I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart/I Don’t Get Around Much Anymore; Isfahan; My Little Brown Book; Day Dream; Satin Doll; A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing; Something To Live For; Passion Flower; Blood Count; Raincheck; Lush Life.
Altera Vita
Label: BBE Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Tabula Rasa (Blank Slate); Tu Vibes (You See); Tange (Touch); Audite Me (Hear Me); Anima (Breathe); Altera Vita (Another Life).
Don't Waste Your Ancestors' Time
By Phil Dawson
Label: FUNKIWALA
Released: 2024
Track listing: Ghanaba; Ile (part 1); Pralaya; Shifting Sands (Mainline); Now Rise Up: Ile (Iyesa) a.k.a Ile (part 2)
Myra Brownbridge: The Voyage Out
by Konstantin Rega
First albums are not the end-all-be-all, but they certainly count for something. London bassist Myra Brownbridge crafts a strong debut that shows a younger musician with spirit and intuition. The Voyage Out delivers softer melodies that still have a groove to them. With guitarist Tom Ollendorff, George Garford on alto sax and Matthew Holmes on drums, ...
Tony Haynes 1941 - 2024
by Chris May
It is with great sadness that All About Jazz reports the passing of Tony Haynes, the founder and for over 40 years the creative director of London's Grand Union Orchestra (GUO). Haynes left us on 17 September 2024. Under his visionary leadership, GUO did much to take forward the idea of jazz as a multi-cultural artform, ...
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