Altera Vita
'Our musical partnership stretches back to 2015. Over those past years, we have lived music intensely, fuelling each other’s passion. This led to the creation of a very strong connection between us, resulting in two album releases; “Inspiration” (Ubuntu Music) 2018 & “Reflections” (BBE Music) 2022, multiple awards and the privilege to share our music with diverse audiences on numerous international stages. All of these experiences laid the foundation for our collaborative effort, the “Altera Vita” album. Release date of 05/04/2024.
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Plays Monk
Tony Kofi Quartet "Plays Monk" was the first album released on Malcolm Mills’ Proper Records’ subsidiary Specific Jazz in 2005. It was recorded by Paul Riley in the Proper studio in 2004 and represented the culmination of five years' study by Tony Kofi and the musicians associated with his Monk Liberation Front project. The original (but now deleted) compact disc release heralded Tony’s arrival as a bandleader and fully formed soloist when it was immediately awarded the winner of the prestigious BBC Jazz Awards “ALBUM OF THE YEAR”. With a real A-Team rhythm section behind him of Jonathan Gee, Piano; Winston Clifford, drums; and Ben Hazleton, bass, the Tony Kofi Quartet (with guest Orphy Robinson) take the themes of Thelonious Monk and give them a contemporary feel while never losing sight of the composer’s uniqueness.
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ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
Tony Kofi performs at the Rochester International Jazz Festival
Tony Kofi Quartet
Tony Kofi (Alto Saxophone) Byron Wallen (Trumpet) Larry Bartley (Double Bass) & Rod Youngs (Drums)
Countdown live at Bohema Jazzclub
Tony Kofi with Meeting Point in Poland