Kuchi ni dasanai (Things Unspoken)- 26Apr2021

The Weekend.mp3

PICK UP THE MIC, SING WHATEVER'S ON THE MIND

Saw Your Eyes, Everything's Nice (freestyle #3)

Be Thankful For What Youve Got

TONY “G” COPELAND “Winter Wonderland”
Tony Copeland’s middle name is not literally “Guitar,” and his middle initial isn’t “G,” but they’ve been part of his personal and musical identity since his parents bought him his first axe way back at age one. Since then, the guitar’s been the lifeline, melodic through-line and driving force behind a wild, multi- faceted adventure that’s taken him from gospel and pop to reggae and R&B – and on to his current emergence as an acclaimed contemporary jazz artist.
Tony’s fresh new single “Winter Wonderland” finds him celebrating the holiday with a playfully grooving hybrid style that evolves from laid back, rhythmic soulful smooth jazz flow into more improvisational traditional jazz.
The dynamic, envelope pushing track was produced, engineered, mixed and arranged by guitarist’s longtime collaborator Cory James (who has worked with everyone from Usher to Angela Winbush to saxophonist Dean James), while Tony contributed additional guitar production, writing, mixing and engineering. Showcasing a powerful synergy between them, Cory performs a lively and whimsical “make the season bright” piano solo to complement Tony’s sparkling improvisations in the second half of the track. Also featuring background vocals by Carol Williams, “Winter Wonderland” is the perfect introduction to the guitarist’s powerful versatility as a musician and artist.
The holiday track lays a compelling foundation for this next phase of Tony’s career as an artist. Over the years, Frankie Beverly has been an important mentor for the guitarist, and the guitarist’s upcoming single – due early in 2020 – is his self-produced re-imagined vocal version of Maze’s “We Are One.” Cory is producing another 2020 release, the original “Classic Moments.”
Tony has had a bit of success in the smooth jazz genre before, starting with his self-produced album Panoramic View in 2010 and his 2015 follow-up Waterfalls. For Waterfalls, the guitarist teamed up in the studio with Grammy Award winner Felton Pilate, a onetime member of funk/R&B band Con Funk Shun who has produced major albums for everyone from jazz great Stanley Clarke to rapper MC Hammer. Tony and Pilate collaborated on the R&B vocal track “I Just Want to Let You Know,” featuring Pilate’s production, writing and arranging and Tony’s lyrics, lead vocals and guitar.
While enrolled as an audio engineering student at Houston Community College, he earned an appearance at Springboard South and SXSW by winning a contest as the school’s best live performer. He earned the praise of judge Matthew Knowles (famed music industry executive and father of Beyonce), who told the audience, “This is what a performer should look like!” Not far from his hometown of Portsmouth, VA, Tony also performed the Hampton Jazz Festival in 2018 on a bill with Clarke, Norman Brown (who some compare his sound to), War, Pieces of a Dream, Regina Belle and Jeffrey Osborne.
Having earned his audio engineering degree from Houston Community College, the us army veteran is currently enrolled at the University of Houston Downtown, where he is pursuing a BAAS degree in Safety Management.

Winter Wonderland (feat. Cory James)

Time I've Wasted

I'm playin' all the instruments on this track....had lots of fun with this one

He Loves Me - Jill Scott (cover)

Erik Nelson - 1's & 2's - Vox
Joseph Scaturro - Keys
Dante Ware - Bass - Vox
Tony Mcghee - Drums - Percussion - Vox

Chasin' That High

Shy Illa - Lead/background vocals
Dante Ware - Drums, bass, keys, synths, drum programming
Paul Ramirez - Guitar
Fabian Hernandez - Sax
James Grear & Company - Background vocals

I Tried (To Whom it May Concern)

Dante Ware - Bass, Drums, drum programming
Armando Aussenac - Keys, guitar
Paul Ramirez - Guitar

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