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Here's a little seven minute segment of a concert we did back in January 2009 at St. John's Church which is located in the epicenter of beautiful downtown Thibodeaux, Louisiana. The piece is a Romanian gypsy folk melody spiced up with a bit of Django Rheinhardt. Hope you enjoy it!
t's not uncommon
for creative people to have
more than one musical outlet for their muse.
Musicians as diverse as Felix Mendelssohn, George
Gershwin, Tony Bennett and Joni Mitchell could
all paint, for instance.I know fewer examples of great visual artists who are musically gifted, but Tony Green certainly fits that description. The New Orleans native is one of the city's better-known painters, and lately his musical star has been rising as well: numerous appearances at the New Orleans Jazz Fest, musical tours in Italy, Germany, Hungary & Switzerland, and rave reviews for his last three Gypsy Jazz CDs.
As a guitarist growing up in the '60s and 70's, Tony's idol is of all people the Belgian gypsy jazz giant Django Reinhardt. Green got turned onto Reinhardt's style of music while studying art in Brugges, Belgium, in 1978.
Since 1982, Green has spent a part of each year living in Venice, Italy, painting landscapes and performing with his Italian Gypsy Jazz trio around Europe. Not only is Tony Green & Gypsy Jazz a popular fixture on the New Orleans music scene: Tony is also well-known for his many outstanding paintings, murals, and posters which illustrate various aspects of New Orleans' music & culture.
Tom McDermott
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2908 Cannaregio
30121 Venice, Italy
cell# (011 39) 347 1874 825
518 Gov. Nicholls St.
New Orleans, Louisiana 70116
(504) 522 8379
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