Tony Oreshko - Biography Tony started playing the guitar at the age of ten, and explored a wide range of styles including classical, folk, rock and blues before finally settling on jazz guitar. Tony has played at numerous UK festivals including Shetland, Kinsale (Ireland), Greenwich, Birmingham, Upton, Ayr, Keswick, and even the world famous Glastonbury Festival (three times). He has also toured extensively throughout Europe, and is particularly well-known in Holland and Denmark. A founding member of the highly acclaimed bands Shine and Boulevard Django, he has also played with many of the country's leading jazz musicians, such as guitarists John Etheridge and Ian Cruickshank, and sax players John Hallam, Frank Brooker and Alan Barnes. Tony Oreshko Trio The trio plays purely instrumental music that shows the unmistakable influence of gypsy jazz legend Django Reinhardt, but also draws on a wealth of other musical influences. Tony is fortunate to be joined in his trio by two outstanding musicians who are also established bandleaders in their own right. Marcus Vergette Double bass player Marcus Vergette is a man of many parts: he is an internationally acclaimed sculptor and a (locally acclaimed) farmer as well as a composer and bandleader. Marcus has performed with Jean Toussaint, Bryan Spring, Scott Hamilton and Alan Barnes, received commissions for composing, and has been a featured performer/composer on BBC Radio 3. Pete Berryman Legendary guitarist Pete Berryman is an incredibly adept and versatile player who first made his mark on the folk scene in the 1970s, and has since gone on to master a whole range of styles from Celtic Rock through to jazz. As well as releasing his own highly acclaimed albums Pete has recorded with artists such as Ralph McTell and John James, with whom he recorded the classic acoustic guitar album Sky in My Pie. More Photos Photographer Jan Gent has a jazz gallery in her website that includes three or four photographs of the trio as well as images of other musicians taken at the 2005 Bude Jazz Festival. The website can be found by following this link to Jinglejangle Design. Jan makes original greetings cards based on her photos. REVIEWS Virtuosos Everywhere The eye can become glued to the virtuoso in any musical line-up, sometimes at the expense of their companions, but this was an easy habit to break at last Saturday's Evening of Cool Blues and Hot Jazz at a packed Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre in Taunton. Now in its third year in Taunton (the first two shows were staged at the Brewhouse Theatre and the Eagle Tavern), the double bill featured the mellow gypsy jazz of Bouelvard Django and guests followed by the harmonica driven blues of Ian Briggs and the Supervampers with special guest pianist Doc Fingers, from Vancouver. And basically there were virtuosos everywhere. The opening half was ideal after-dinner fare with the guitars of event organiser Dave Lunniss and Tony Oreshko combining sensually with renowned jazz violinist Steve Elsworth and double bassist Dr Tony Bevir. The hallmark of the set was the playful jousting between soloists Elsworth and Oreshko as the quartet covered some Reinhardt/Grappelli Hot Club classics, The Way You Look Tonight and a tongue-in-cheek rendition of Tea for Two, among others. It was almost fitting that Oreshko should break a string during one frenetic number. You might have thought he would have conceded that round, but no, his fingers just moved faster... PETE REDFORD SOMERSET COUNTY GAZETTE November 15 2002 TOP