Tony Romandini

Tony (Giuseppe Alexander Antonio) Romandini (27 July 1928 - June 3, 2020) was a Canadian jazz guitarist, composer, arranger, and teacher.[1]

Tony Romandini
Birth nameGiuseppe Alexander Antonio Romandini
Born(1928-07-27)27 July 1928
OriginMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Died(2020-06-03)June 3, 2020 (aged 91)
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Composer, guitarist
InstrumentsGuitar
Years active1945–2020
LabelsRCA Gala

He was born in Montreal, Quebec to Italian immigrants. He started playing guitar at the age of 8, and by 20 years old he was working at the CBC as a session guitarist. In the 1950s he would play heavily in the Montreal Jazz circuit with other well-known musicians including pianists Paul de Margerie,[2] Roland Lavallée and Maury Kaye.[3]

Tony went on to become a first-call jazz session player, playing with jazz legends including Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and many others.[4] Later in his career, Romandini performed in Manuel de Falla's La Vida Breve with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, as well as the Quebec Symphony Orchestra, before finally settling down into teaching at Concordia University (1974–77) and later McGill University (1979–2000). He continued to give guitar lessons at Vanier College in Montreal.

He played a 1949 Epiphone Emperor.[5]

Discography
  • 1962 Tony Romandini Evans Music Corp EMC-LP-33-0644
  • 1964 Bella Musica Tony Romandini RCA Gala CGPS-141
  • 1965 Guitare de danse/Dance to the Guitar RCA Gala CGPS-197/RCA Camden CAS-936
  • 1965 Tony Romandini guitarist, banjo player, composer and six sensational sidemen CTL M-1063
  • 1966 The Tony Romandini Quintet CBC LM-19
  • 1975 TR guitar CBC LM-407

References
  1. "Tony Romandini". VANIER COLLEGE. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  2. "La presse, 1884- (Montréal)". numerique.banq.qc.ca (in French). 26 August 1961. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
  3. Romandini, Tony
  4. Gilmore, John. Who's Who of Jazz in Montreal: Ragtime to 1970 (Montreal 1989)
  5. archtop.com, Article and photos 1949 Epiphone Emperor Serial #: 58086, blue NY label
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