(1966-07-10) 10 July 1966 (age 57) Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Genres
Jazz
Occupation(s)
Musician
Instrument(s)
Saxophone, flute
Years active
1991–present
Labels
Specific Jazz, The Last Music Company
Musical artist
Tony Kofi (born 10 July 1966)[1] is a British jazz saxophonist and flautist. He leads a trio and quartet and is co-founder of the Monk Liberation Band.[2][3] His trio includes drummer Winston Clifford and Hammond B3 organist Anders Olinder.[4] Kofi is signed to the Specific Jazz label.[5] He has twice won BBC Jazz Awards: Best Instrumentalist in 2008 and Best Album in 2005 for All Is Know.[6][7] Tony joined Grand Union Orchestra in 1998, led by artistic director Tony Haynes, and has been a prominent player ever since.[8] In May 2021 Kofi appeared on BBC Radio 4 to discuss his early life and the life-changing event that led him to take up the saxophone.[9]
^"Birthday Greetings to Tony Haynes at 80". London Jazz News. 10 July 2021.
^"Xintiandi and All That Jazz". Shanghai Daily News. 1 April 2005. Retrieved 11 April 2008.
^Hewett, Ivan (15 November 2007). "Getting in the Monk Habit". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 16 January 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2008.
^Walters, John L. (8 June 2006). "Tony Kofi". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 11 April 2008.
^Gelly, Dave (22 August 2004). "Tony Kofi Quartet Plays Monk". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 11 April 2008.
^"BBC - Music - Jazz Awards 2008". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
^"BBC - Press Office - Fifth BBC Jazz Awards winners". www.bbc.co.uk. 4 July 2005. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
^"Tony Kofi - Grand Union Orchestra". grandunion.org.uk. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
^Wallis, Lucy (10 September 2021). "Life Changing - The near-death experience that made me a musician". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
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