Artist description Tony Marino writes original jazz compositions using various Latin styles of music: samba, bossa nova, frevo, tango, montuno, bolero, be bop, swing and calypso.

Music Style Latin Jazz

Musical Influences Paquito D'Rivera, Claudio Roditi, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Breno Sauer, Tom Lawton, Tania Maria, Manfredo Fest, Cesar Camargo Mariano, Astor Piazzolla, Bud Powell, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Joao Donato, Joao Gilberto

Artist History Tony Marino started the band known as "Havana Heat" in September of 1995. Encouraged by the bands success with Afro Cuban Latin Jazz standards Tony began writng original pieces. First cd "Tony Marino & Havana Heat: The Latin Jazz Project" was released January 1997. Tony released his solo cd, "Note For Note", with sixteen new original compositions in 1999. "Samba De Say Party" is to be released soon!

Group Members Tony Marino (leader, composer, arranger, pianist), Dave Sapp (trumpet, flugel horn), Dave Streeter (saxophones and flute), Larry Ford (drums, percussion, and vibes), Mike Patterson (bass, percussion, guitar and arranger).

Instruments piano, bass, drums, sax, trumpet, percussion, and vibes

Albums The Latin Jazz Project, Note For Note, Samba De Say Party

Press Reviews ITT Corporation News, Whatz Up Magazine, Journal Gazette

Location Ft. Wayne, IN - USA

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