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Tony Corman
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About Me
Jazz guitarist, arranger and composer in Bay Area
I graduated Berklee College of Music in 1977 with a degree in saxophone performance, and had an active career playing sax and flute from then until 2002. Highlights include years of playing lead alto with the Full Faith and Credit big band, culminating in the recording of the FF&C III album. With my wife, pianist Laura Klein and my ace buddy, saxophonist Dave Tidball, I was part of the jazz sextet Triceratops. I was the evil kingpin behind Three Tenors No Opera, too. I'd probably still be playing horn today, but in 2002 I developed a movement disorder called focal dystonia, which affected my jaw and compelled me to stop playing winds. At that point I switched to guitar, studying jazz with Duncan James and Steve Erquiaga, and classical with Ron Galen and Pat O'Brien. Since then, I've co- led the FivePlay jazz quintet with my wife, pianist Laura Klein, releasing four CDs of original, melodic modern jazz. I have the great pleasure of playing Saravá, a Brazilian jazz quartet led by sax player and keyboardist Dave Salvator. I lead and am the Lone Arranger for the Morchestra jazz orchestra. NEW BOOK! Check out The Real Intros and Endings Book by me, published and available from Sher Music Co. For some years now I've been woodshedding M3 guitar: 7-string guitar tuned in major thirds. I think it has a lot to recommend the jazz guitarist. Here are some resources I've developed on the subject: My Bona Fides B.A. 1977 Berklee in Sax Performance Recordings: Triceratops (Igmod): sax, flute, composer, coproducer Full Faith and Credit big band FF&C III (SeaBreeze): lead alto Contemporary Jazz Orchestra Trench Heroes: lead alto Three Tenors No Opera (SeaBreeze): tenor sax, arranger FivePlay (Auraline): guitar, composer, coproducer Five of Hearts (Auraline): guitar, composer, coproducer Five and More (Auraline): guitar, composer, coproducer FivePlay Summer Dusk: Studio Sessions (Auraline): guitar, composer, coproducer My Shining Hour (Jenny Ferris, vocalist): producer & guitar Wishlist (Ted Wolff, vibist): guitar Bandleader: FivePlay jazz quintet (with pianist Laura Klein) Morchestra big band (lone arranger) RPM3 jazz trio (7-string guitar tuned in major thirds) Author: The Real Intros and Endings Book, Sher Music 2026 What is M3 Guitar? Article, May 2024 Downbeat M3 Guitar Method books (free online from my web site: https://auralinemusic.com/auraline-groups-and- artists/tony-corman-jazz-guitarist)
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This page was last updated on 2026-10-09.
