Professional career guitarist and musician providing classy, jazzy elegant solo guitar music. Content includes standards, latin and Bossa Nova tunes. I am very connected to all the accomplished musicians in Albuquerque and your music can be upgraded to duo, trios quartets etc. with various configurations of instruments or vocalists. Music is perfect for wedding cocktail hours and functions that require mellow to medium energy sophisticated background music where conversation can take place. Or, we can take center stage. Also, schooled in classical guitar, I am able to provide solo Spanish and South American classical guitar music upon request.
Music was perfect for our birthday party.
Tony was a great addition to our outdoor engagement party. Guests were greeted with the sounds of the jazz guitar while they walked into the patio. Tony arrived promptly, played very nice tunes and added to the ambiance of the evening. Highly recommend!
Jazz Guitar Elegante was a great addition to our event. They showed up in time and we're all Berwyn friendly and professional. We had several different venues and they handled the transitions flawlessly.
Tony played acoustic guitar for our wedding ceremony. It was absolutely perfect. We asked him to play three different songs and he was able to quickly learn them and play them just as we imagined. We were thoroughly impressed and it made our ceremony truly unforgettable. We had so many guest comment on how well the music sounded when the bridal party walked down the isle. Everybody including myself said as soon as he started playing when the bride walked it brought tears to their eyes. We highly recommend Tony for weddings as well as other events. We could not be happier!
We were so fortunate to have Tony Cesarano play at our son's wedding. He wrote acoustical guitar arrangements for the music they chose, A Thousand Years, Perfect and Brown Eyed Girl. It was magical!
Price Range: Contact for rates
Gig Length: 60 - 180 minutes
Languages: Portuguese
As a solo jazz guitarist you would here me play standard tunes from the American song book that most people are familiar with like "Night And Day" "Fly Me To The Moon" , Ain't Misbehavin' "Girl From Ipanema" "Besame Mucho" etc. If I am playing solo, the music will be quite low key and mellow. Duos can include other instrumentalists to join me such as flute, bass keyboard or a vocalist can still be mellow but is a little more pronounced. As we add more players such as drums and horns, we can be more pronounced still and people can do ballroom type dancing. I am sensitive to your volume needs. Please note, I don't do rock and roll or disco as there are great bands that specialize in that.
Usually A set consists of 50 minutes of music and 10 minutes break unless otherwise arranged.
Tony Cesarano originally studied guitar as a teenager growing up in New York City, where he was exposed to great musicians and music becoming expert in many styles including jazz, pop and classical music. He studed classical guitar with the great NY classical guitar teacher Stanley Solow and jazz with famous hungarian jazz guitarist, Attilla Zoller. Tony played in the NY jazz scene and won the Benny Goodman Stage Band award at just age 16. In the Air Force, Tony played guitar in the band and upon returning to NY he joined the professional NY music scene playing various gigs around town. His playing attracted the attention of Radio City Music Hall and they offered him a job playing guitar in their orchestra, a job which lasted for 28 years. In addition, Tony played many Broadway musicals and celebrity shows. Retiring to Albuquerque, Tony continues to play solo guitar as well as ensemble gigs with the best musicians in New Mexico. Highly seasoned, experienced and professional, Tony is offering to share his virtuosity and love of music with you should you desire some great solo or ensemble jazz guitar music. Also, Tony specializes in the Spanish and Latin classical guitar music of Spain and South America.
I have all the equipment I need to perform and just require close proximity to an electrical outlet.
| January 30, 2024 • 6:00pm - 6:45pm | Birthday Party |
| December 16, 2023 • 6:00pm - 8:00pm | Christmas Party |
| December 03, 2022 • 3:30pm - 5:00pm | Wedding Cocktail Hour |
| September 11, 2021 • 5:00pm - 6:30pm | Cocktail Party |
| February 21, 2020 • 5:00pm - 9:00pm | Fundraiser |
| October 13, 2019 • 4:00pm - 7:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
Solo Jazz Guitar:
The Days Of Wine And Rose, Take Five, Summertime, The Nearness Of You,
Wave, Ain't Misbehaving, The Nearness Of You,. Satin Doll, Besame Mucho,
Over The Rainbow, Night And Day, The Girl From Ipanema
Spanish Classical:
Selections from the works of Sor, Tarrega, Albeniz, LLobet and Moreno-Torroba
South American:
Selections from the works of :
Barrios, Lauro, Cardoso, Piazolla, Villa Lobos and Brower
Growing up I have been Influenced by the famous studio guitarist Tony Motola and the famous jazz guitarist such as Joe Pass, Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell. Jazz groups such as Dave Brubeck, The Modern Jazz Quartet, The Jazz Crusaders.
Andre Segovia is a constant inspiration for me as regards the classical guitar.
No equipment required.
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