Tony Llorens Explained
Tony Llorens |
Birth Name: | Anthony Sylvan Llorens Jr. |
Birth Place: | Pineville, Louisiana, U.S. |
Birth Date: | 2 August 1952 |
Instrument: | Piano, keyboards |
Occupation: | Musician, composer |
Tony Llorens (born August 2, 1952) is an American musician, composer, pianist, and actor, known for the films A Wedding (1978), No God, No Master (2013) and Heavens Fall (2006).[1] [2] [3] He has worked as music director for Chicago based ETA Creative Arts Foundation theater. He also worked as keyboardist, bandleader, and producer for Albert King and worked with ZZ Top and Stevie Ray Vaughan.[4] [5] Jason Moran is his second cousin.[6]
Filmography
As musician and composer:
As actor:
Year | Films | Director |
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1978 | A Wedding | |
1997 | Dream Land | Robert Hein | |
Year | Album | Artist | Instruments |
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1983 | San Francisco '83 (reissued as Crosscut Saw: Albert King in San Francisco with two bonus tracks) | | keyboards |
1984 | I'm in a Phone Booth, Baby | Albert King | producer, keyboards |
1991 | Roadhouse Blues | | piano |
1993 | Delmark 40th Anniversary Blues | various artists | piano |
1993 | Lay It on 'em Girls | | piano, organ |
1993 | The Ultimate Collection | | piano |
1996 | Women of Blue Chicago | various artists | piano, organ |
1999 | In Session | Albert King, Stevie Ray Vaughan | piano, organ |
2000 | Blues at Sunrise | Stevie Ray Vaughan, Double Trouble | keyboards |
2000 | SRV | | piano |
2001 | Introducing Maia | Maia | piano, primary artist |
2001 | Less Sense Than Logic: It's Better to Have a One W | Less Sense Than Logic | keyboards, orchestration |
2006 | Stax Profiles | | organ |
2009 | Ultimate Blues [Decca] | various artists | organ, drums |
2011 | The Definitive Albert King on Stax | Albert King | piano | |
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Altman, Robert. Robert Altman. Robert Altman: Interviews. 2000. Univ. Press of Mississippi. 27. 9781578061877.
- Book: Lopate, Mitchell. Rock 'n' Blues Stew II. 2012. Lulu.com. 264. 9780557697007.
- Book: Black World/Negro Digest. April 1975. Johnson Publishing Company. 31. Vol. 26, No. 6.
- News: Hammond. Jon. NAMM Show Sunday Morning Blues Session at Hammond Suzuki Stand Boys. SFGate.com. October 4, 2016.
- News: Beuttler. Bill. For pianist Jason Moran, playing music is all relative. The Boston Globe. February 18, 2005.
- News: Schudel. Matt. Style. The Washington Post. December 27, 2011.
- Web site: Tony Llorens's Discography. AllMusic.
- Web site: Tony Llorens Discography at Discogs. Discogs.