At the age of five TONY MOORE (*1950, London) began his musical studies on the cello, piano, clarinet and trumpet. At eight he started the childrens’course at the Royal Academy in London where he studied cello and clarinet. And, while still at school played cello and clarinet with various amateur and professional orchestras, chamber groups, dance and jazz bands.

On leaving school he won a scholarship to b oth the Royal Academy and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. But opted for life as a professional musican, adding vibraphone, double bass and guitar to his other instruments. Moore worked in T.V., recording studios, night clubs, theatres as well as in concert halls with various ensembles.

After some years he began to concentrate on the double bass and cello, which brought him into contact with the more contemporary side of music, i.e. jazz and improvides music. During this period he played with musicians such as Tony Oxley, Derek Bailey, Paul Rutherford, Barry Guy, Evan Parker, Kenny Wheeler, Keith Tippett, Eddie Prévost, Elton Dean, Alan Holdsworth; recording, playing and broadcasting in U.K., Mexico, Hungary, France, Spain and the USA. He made appearances at major festivals including: International Festival (Cuba), International Cervantino Festival (Mexico), Le Mans International Festival (France), Dubrecen Inernational Festival (Hungary), Novasade International Festival (Yugoslavia) and many others in the U.K., Europa and USA.

During the summer of 1988 Tony Moore decided to concentrate solely on cello and focus his activities on solo playing, appearandes with free jazz quartet, working on multi-media concepts with Bartolomé Ferrando (Prof. Belle Arts, Univercidad Valencia) and continuing his periodic creative collaborations with Josep Vallribera, whose art actions are seen in Switzerland, Holland, Austria, France, Germany and Spain, plus solo performances in Scandinavia, Europe and U.S.A.

Moore is not solely a viruoso cellist. He is one of those rare people who is as able in one field as another. Art, music and words are indivisible for Moore.

 

 

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