Anthony Wright

Tony began playing brass at school, before moving to Clarinet at the age of 12, and Saxophone a bit later.  He turned professional in the early ‘80s, playing sax as a session musician in London, and running various rock bands in night clubs and on the gig circuit in London and South Wales.  He maintained his interest in the Clarinet, and in the early ‘90s began playing jazz on the circuit in the West Country, whilst teaching on the Performing Arts syllabus at North Devon College.

Moving to Surrey in ‘98, he is now widely known as a Reeds teacher, with students ranging from adult beginners to advanced Grade 8 and Diploma-level specialists.  His forte is improvisational jazz.

Tony also runs various groups: a duo with Ray Pool, the pianist (Wright at the Poolside); a cool jazz function band (Anthony’s AllStars) which features both clarinet and saxophone (These Foolish Things); That Shaw Thing.   He also deps locally for various other outfits.

Much of his time is spent composing and arranging, both for his work with Ray, and his own solo studio recordings of ‘intelligent pop’.