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Tony Oreshko Jazz Guitar"Gypsy jazz guitar maestroTony Oreshko from England..." (Acoustic Guitar magazine, USA) has performed at major jazz festivals throughout the British Isles and Europe, and has built a reputation as an outstanding acoustic jazz guitarist. A founding member of the Hot Club influenced bands Shine and Boulevard Django, Tony now fronts his own band playing jazz standards in a style influenced by gypsy jazz genius Django Reinhardt. Latest news below... |
The Tony Oreshko Trio/QuartetIn August 2005 the Tony Oreshko Trio made its debut, performing at Bude Jazz Festival, Cornwall, UK, featuring Pete Berryman on guitar and Marcus Vergette on double bass. The trio has since been in constant demand for appearances at jazz festivals and concerts throughout the UK. In 2008 guitarist James Goodwin and double bass player Doug Kyle took over from Pete and Marcus as the new rhythm section for the trio, and in 2009 guitarist Glen Hawkins joined the band which now appears as the Tony Oreshko Quartet whenever possible.In addition to gigs with his own band, Tony can also be heard performing as a freelance guitarist with a number of jazz bands and musicians in the South West of England. |
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MUSICIANS WANTED for occasional gigs with the Tony Oreshko Trio/Quartet, standing in when the regular rhythm section are unavailable. Find out more... MORE ANSWERS TO YOUR GUITAR QUESTIONS Two new pages with answers to jazz guitar questions sent in by readers over the past few months. 'IN CAHOOTS' CD NOW SOLD OUT! The CD recorded live with John Hallam at the 2007 Keswick Jazz Festival has now sold out. Watch this space for details of future CD releases. VIEW THE SITEMAP There are now over 40 pages of resources for jazz and classical guitarists in this website including free music, MP3s, lessons and much more. View the site contents at a glance. ASK A QUESTION! Get answers to your jazz guitar questions! FREE MAILING LIST Get free email notification about the latest gigs, website updates, CDs and any other news. JAZZ GUITAR LESSONS Guitarists - see Tony's free online lessons to learn how to play jazz guitar. New Soloing Lesson Added! GUITARS & AMPLIFIERS Read about Tony's instruments and equipment. CLASSICAL GUITAR Free music, MP3s and articles for classical guitarists. LINK TO THIS WEBSITE How to add a link from your own web pages. |
LATEST NEWSNext Gigs will be on 4th July 2009 where the Tony Oreshko Quartet play at the Langstone Cliff Hotel, Dawlish, Devon from 12.30-2.15pm, then Lyme Regis Jazz Festval, Dorset at 4.30pm later that day. See the Gigs page for all the latest details of live performances by the band.Jazz Festival NewsKeswick Jazz Festival 2009The trio's latest visit to Keswick Jazz Festival in May 2009 was another great success. The band played two fantastic gigs with guest saxophone maestro John Hallam and one with the highly entertaining wizard of the violin, Bob Clarke. The trio's final gig at the festival was their first ever performance with acclaimed German reedsman Matthias Seuffert. The gig was a tremendous success, and the band can't wait to to play with Matthias again sometime in the future. Bude Jazz Festival Last year's Bude Jazz Festival was memorable as ever, with a fantastic gig featuring special guest Mike Piggott on violin. The trio have been re-booked for the 2009 Bude Festival, and will appear with internationally acclaimed violinist Tim Kliphuis. Not to be missed! More Festivals... The band are delighted to be appearing for the third successive year at Lyme Regis Jazz Festival in July 2009, and at Teignmouth Jazz Festival in November 2009. Both events will feature the quartet line-up. For full details of all festival and other bookings go to the Gigs page More Jazz Guitar QuestionsWe've added some new answers to your jazz guitar questions, and if you follow this next link you can find even more jazz guitar questions and answers.Articles about Jazz GuitaristsThere are some articles by Tony Oreshko about jazz guitarist Emily Remler, and the little-known guitarist who could "outswing Django" - Oscar Aleman. Similar pieces about guitarists Barney Kessel, Wes Montgomery and others will be added eventually.Free MP3 SoundclipsCheck out the Recordings page where there are now over twenty different jazz and classical guitar MP3 soundclips to listen to, including some new recordings from Bach's 3rd cello suite. You can also have fun rating the music and finding out what mark everyone else has given.Classical Guitar PagesVisit our classical guitar page with lots of MP3s and free music for grade exams. Pieces include Giuliani (grade 1), Sanz and J.S. Bach (both grade 2), Sor (grade 3), Carcassi (grade 4) Sor (grade 5) and J.S. Bach (grade 6).Links to other free sheet music with accompanying MP3s include: Andante part 1 and part 2 by Carulli, a Valse by Aguado and Giuliani's Andante. There are also classical guitar articles on overcoming left hand difficulties and on building a practice schedule. Free Jazz Guitar LessonsDon't miss our jazz guitar lessons on arpeggios over minor chords, diminished 7th arpeggios, soloing using 7b9 sounds, using arpeggios over a Minor Blues, and using lower and upper auxiliary notes to sound like Django.You can now send us your jazz guitar questions and we'll try and answer them! Read answers to questions about gypsy jazz guitar, using melodic, harmonic and Dorian minor scales, about jazz chord voicings and Django Reinhardt's left hand fingering. Bookmark this PageWe'll continue to add lots of new features and content over the coming weeks. Click to bookmark this page.
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