Chasing Shadows Tony Grey

• 1 Chasing Shadows 06:20
• 2 Walking In Walking Out 07:21
• 3 Guiding Light 08:30
• 4 No Mans Land 07:52
• 5 Don't Look For Love 06:19
• 6 Peace Of Mind 07:46
• 7 Dark Within 08:30
• 8 One Of Those Lives 05:31
• 9 Where Does It End 04:59
• Total Runtime 01:03:08

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Tony Grey is part of a new fraternity of extraordinary young electric bass guitar virtuosos (along with Matthew Garrison, Hadrien Feraud) who have taken the vocabulary of pioneers like Jaco Pastorius and Stanley Clarke to the next level. The British-born bassist, a Berklee College of Music grad, has played on recordings by John McLaughlin (2006′s Industrial Zen) and the Japanese keyboard wiz Hiromi Uehra (2004′s Brain, 2006′s Spiral and 2007′s Time Control). On Chasing Shadows, his second recording as a leader (he previously released the self-produced Moving through his own website), Grey steps out in impressive fashion as a bandleader, accomplished composer and outstanding soloist.

Surrounding himself with a stellar cast of improvisers and fellow virtuosos, including drummers Ronald Bruner Jr and Chris Dave, harmonica ace Gregoire Maret, guitarist Lionel Loueke, bass trumpeter and trombonist Elliot Mason, current collaborator and former Berklee classmate Oli Rockberger, the astounding Holdsworthian guitarist Tim Miller and pianist Hiromi, Grey acquits himself as a remarkably fluent player with a strong melodic penchant on pieces like the beautiful ballad “Don’t Look For Love,” the breezy “Walking In Walking Out” and the upbeat title track. He reveals an appealing pop sensibility on “Guiding Light,” which carries a Police-meets-Pat Metheny quality, and he unleashes with abandon on formidable chops showcases like “Dark Within” and “No Man’s Land,” his answer to Jaco’s “Teen Town.” Grey engages in some lively call-and-response with Loueke on the buoyant Afro-pop flavored “One Of Those Lives” and he builds to an ecstatic crescendo on the rhapsodic closer, “Where Does It End.” From start to finish, Grey delivers with authority, taste and inspiration on his fully-realized sophomore outing.

Tony Grey, bass, keyboards
Ronald Bruner Jr., drums
Chris Dave, drums
Lionel Loueke, guitar, voice
Dan Brantigan, trumpet
Elliot Mason, bass trombone
Bob Reynolds, tenor saxophone
Oli Rockberger, piano, keyboards, voice
John Shannon, guitar
Tim Miller, guitar
Hiromi Uehra, piano
Gregoire Maret, harmionica

Recorded and Engineered at Intergrated Studios and Dubway Studios

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Tony Grey
Born March 25, 1975 in Newcastle, England. Tony Grey is a multi-instrumentalist, master bassist, composer, producer, published author and award-winning music educator; he studied at the world-renowned Berklee College of Music and graduated in 2001, receiving the prestigious ‘Outstanding Performer’ award.

Tony is a highly regarded musician and educator, known for his melodic playing and technique, his innovative jazz/world-fusion compositions, and his groundbreaking music education curriculum and teaching philosophy. “Let nothing restrict you but the limitation of your own imagination.” - Tony Grey

Tony was raised in a family where music was just another family member. His path toward becoming a musician was born out of an accident that nearly took his life.

At the age of 18 after breaking his back, Tony picked up his first bass guitar. During his recovery he started playing under the watchful eye of legendary guitarist, John McLaughlin.

Tony successfully auditioned for a scholarship to the world-renowned Berklee College of Music in Boston. During his years at Berklee, Tony join the newly formed pop band ‘Bliss’. The group had signed a major record deal with the legendary record producer, Terry Ellis, who in the past discovered Billy Idol, Jethro Tull, Blondie, Huey Lewis and the News and Pat Benatar, to name a few.

Tony spent 18 months touring with the group throughout Asia, appearing on several TV shows, recording three hit singles, filming MTV music videos, and achieving a Top Ten CD.

Tony left the group in order to return to the USA to complete his studies at Berklee. During his last years at Berklee, Tony studied with some of the greatest teachers – Kenwood Dennard, Larry Watson, Bruce Gertz and Rich Appleman.

Tony graduated from Berklee in 2001 with the prestigious “Outstanding Performer” Award. Since graduating, Tony has led many clinics and master classes at Berklee and has appeared in many of the college’s showcase events, including a tribute to US pop legends Steely Dan, hosted by the President of Berklee, and attended by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker of Steely Dan.

Tony has gone on to collaborate and perform with some of the world’s greatest musicians, such as:

John McLaughlin, Hiromi, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Gavin DeGraw, Hotei Tomoyasu, Dennis Chambers, Bill Evans, Shankar Mahadevan, Zach Alford (David Bowie/B52’s), Reeves Gabrels & Jason Cooper (The Cure), Andy Mckay (Roxy Music), Mike Edwards (Jesus Jones), Zakir Hussain, Gregorie Maret, Gary Husband, Mino Cinelu, Brian Blade, Mike Stern, Karsh Kale, Wayne Krantz, Steve Lukather (Toto), Branford Marsalis, Shaggy, Ice-T, M-1 (Dead Prez), Melanie Fiona, Simon Philips (Hiromi/Toto), Dave Holland, Mark Guiliana, Kenwood Dennard (Sting/Miles Davis), Russell Ferrante (The YellowJackets), David Fiuczynski (Screaming Headless Torsos), Larry Watson, Fabrizio Sotti, Ada Rovatti, David Garfield, Frank Mccomb, David Nichtern, Res, Raymond Angry, Gene Lake (David Sanborn), Dave Dicenso, Chris Dave,

Oliver Rockberger, Falu, Reb Beach (Whitesnake), Deantoni Parks, Lionel Loueke (Wayne Shorter/Charlie Haden), Naveen Kumar, and Christian Scott.

In 2004, Tony had the great honor of performing at New York’s Lincoln Centre with David Nichtern’s band ‘Drala’ for his holiness the Dali Lama. ...

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