C.V.
Bands
- As Leader
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- Tony Faulkner Jazz Orchestra
- Duke Ellington Repertory Orchestra
- Tony Faulkner Sextet
- As Sideman
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- Bobby Wellins Quintet (1987-93)
- Gary Boyle Quartet (1995-present)
- Dickie Hawdon Quintet (1973-1994)
- Richard Iles/Andy Schofield Jazz Orchestra (1995-99)
- Nancy Hunter Band
- Colin Byrne Jazz Orchestra
- His compositions have also been played by
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- NYJO
- New Zealand Jazz Orchestra
- Barry Vieth Jazz Orchestra (Melbourne, Australia)
- Dave Stahl Orchestra (New York)
- Contemporary Jazz Orchestra (San Francisco)
- Shades Jazz Orchestra (Manchester, UK)
- BBC Bigband
- Tony has also worked and/or performed with many artists including:
- Art Farmer, Nat Adderley, Al Cohn, Eddie ‘Lockjaw’ Davis, Thad Jones, Randy Brecker, Jon Hendricks, Ian Carr, John Dankworth, Kai Winding, Harry ‘Sweets’ Edison, Conte Candoli, Keith Tippett, Stan Sulzmann, Danny Moss, Pete King, Don Rendell, Ian Carr, Kenny Wheeler, Jimmy Witherspoon, Eddie ‘Cleanhead’ Vinson, Scott Walker, Georgie Fame, Alan Price, Jackie Trent/Tony Hatch, and many others.
- Other Activities
- An acknowledged expert on the music of Duke Ellington and Thad Jones, Tony was Musical Co-ordinator for the International Duke Ellington Conference, “Ellington ‘97″ in Leeds.
- Since about 1989, he has directed the Leeds College of Music’s “Duke Ellington Repertory Orchestra”. Among the band’s achievements are the first complete performance in Europe of Ellington’s “Such Sweet Thunder” Suite and a performance of “Night Creature” with the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2004 the band gave the UK premiere performance of “A Drum is a Woman”.
Awards
- 1969 Downbeat Scholarship to Berklee College of Music
- 1972 Arts Council Commission:
- “Herald Of Spring” - a suite based on the writings of Rabindranath Tagore
- BBC Big Band Competition 1979: -
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- Best Band
- Best Composer
- Best Arranger
- BBC Big Band Competition 1981: -
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- Best Composer
Recordings
- As Composer/Arranger
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- NYJO
- Dave Stahl Orchestra (New York)
- Barry Vieth Orchestra (Melbourne, Australia)
- NZJO (Auckland, New Zealand)
- Contemporary Jazz Orchestra (San Francisco, USA)
- Paul Gonsalves album “Humming Bird”
- George Chisholm (Trumpet)
- Tony Faulkner Jazz Orchestra (for BBC)
- BBC Big Band
- Alan Barnes Octet
- As Performer
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- Frank Evans - “Mark Twain Suite”
- Dick Hawdon Quintet - “Poetry+Jazz On Record”
- Richard Iles/Andy Schofield Jazz Orchestra - “From Here To There”
- Kenny Wheeler - “A Long Time Ago” (MD)
- DERO - “Live At Ronnie Scott’s” (MD)
- Colin Byrne Jazz Orchestra - “Bigband Byrne”
- Nancy Hunter Band - “Ice Cream Inside”
- Zoe Gilby - “Now that I’m here”