The Tony Heiberg Quintet
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Press Quotes
"The best show in town", Celeste Lindsey - New York's East Village Eye
"Melodic inventiveness", "Impressive technique", "Swinging rhythm section", John Bungey - The Times
"A New York jazz supremo," Fiona Russell-Powell - The Evening Standard
"NYC guitarist/composer making a name over here" - Time Out
"Warm-hearted jazz", - the Guardian
"Melodic originals," "Highly recommended", Kingston Informer
Tony Heiberg can provide a wide range of jazz and classical music from Bach to Bebop and Beyond for any occasion in a variety of lineups; from solo guitar through to duos, trios, quartets, quintets and big bands.
He is in contact with many of the UK's best jazz and classical musicians and singers and can always produce a high-quality lineup.
Tony's bands have a repertoire of hundreds of standard jazz songs, Latin tunes and dance music. They play requests and are good readers and buskers.
Heiberg can also arrange music to fit in with the motif of any Theme Party.
Tony and some of his musicians also enjoy playing jazz renditions of British and Irish jigs, reels and country dances.
Duncan Eagles - Saxophone
Duncan Eagles
Duncan picked up the saxophone at 16 years of age and by 18 he was accepted onto the Jazz course at the countries leading music conservatoire, Trinity College Of Music. Here he had the opportunity to study with some of the worlds finest jazz musicians such as Russel Van Den Berg (Kenny Wheeler) , Jean Toussaint (Art Blakey) and Mark Lockheart.
He has most recently finished a tour of Australia featuring top musicians including Ben Vanderwal and Dan Gassin and some of the countries best jazz venues including the Paris Cat, The Promethean and the Black Note to name a few.
Meredith White - Piano
Born in New Zealand, Meredith came to London to pursue a career as a classical pianist, winning a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Music in London. After completing her studies she discovered jazz and exchanged the austere aspirations of the concert hall for the London's jazz scene.
Her 'portfolio career' now includes weekly jazz performances and lecturing at Kingston University, as well as examining and training for the Associated Board. A number of her arrangements have been included in the Associated Board jazz horn syllabus and her first foray into the written word has just been published by Jawbone Publishing.
Max Luthert - Bass
Max Luthert
Max Luthert is a young hungry musician who has quickly gained a reputation for his sense of rhythm and feel, influenced by his mentors Mike Janisch, Steve Watts and as of late Tom Mason. Max continues to impress audiences and show what dedication and a focused approach to music can achieve.
Max has had the opportunity to perform with some of the country's leading performers including Mornington Lockett, Alex Hutton and Martin Shaw and has also performed in prestigious venues around the world including The 606, Bull's Head and The Paris Cat (Melbourne).
Chris Nickolls - Drums
Chris Nickolls
Since Graduationg from London College of Music and Media in 2004 Chris has become actively involved in many different projects playing a variety of styles including jazz, world, funk, pop and rock. At the moment he is playing with saxophonist Vasilis Xenopoulos, singer Katriona Taylor and has just recorded an album with Clara Belle.
Chris is currently composing for his own project which draws from all his influences and fuses complex rhythms with more simple harmony and catchy riffs and melodies. He aims to record a CD shortly and start gigging and touring in 2009!
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