About
Tony has been playing drums since he was 10 years old. He’s toured this country and Canada in bands that ranged from jazz to rock to disco to country to even Elvis impersonators. He was in one of the top local rock bands in Wash. D.C. in the 80’s and played in the hottest clubs in Georgetown, Alexandria and Baltimore. Tony had the honor to perform along with jazz greats Dave Liebman and Tony Marino at the St. Luke's Summer Festival in Stroudsburg, PA on numerous occasions. He has appeared with Rob Paparozzi of Blood Sweat and Tears and Blues Brothers fame. Tony has also donated his talent to the Starving Musicians charity CDs and the Eye Rock events at the Hard Rock in NYC. Tony has hosted a jazz-jam with acclaimed bassist Tony Marino. To hear and see more of Tony, visit any of these pages:
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Music
This CD was written, arranged and produced by my brother Tom Diecidue. We did all of the recording in his basement studio using my Gretsch Catalina drum set. My sister Diane Diecidue Taitt added vocals to some of the tunes. Tom did all of the writing, arrangements and final mixdown.
This 2007 CD was written, arranged and produced by song composer Mike Pilgermayer. I had the pleasure of recording all of the drum tracks on Roland V-Drums.
Song composition and arrangement by Calvin Blount. Recorded and produced by yours truly with Ken Barry on Sax. For these tracks I again used Roland V-Drums for their superior sound and ease of recording. These are some of my favorite original tunes of all time, uncomplicated, but groove oriented with funky melodies.
I formed this band to be able to play a different kind of music, music that I and others would enjoy. Calvin Blount, Reggie Woodside, Ken Barry, Don Mayer and Diane Taitt make up Smooth. We played mostly smooth jazz, thus the name (Yeah, I know its not very original). These are not original tunes, but covers done with some very talented people. These were recorded at Tony Bennett studios in NJ.
For many years my brother Tom Diecidue, sister Diane Taitt and his musician friends would put together a CD full of Christmas tunes. Tom would arrange them for rock-n-roll and we would record a CD. We would then put together an event to sell the CD's and put on a concert to raise money for a different charity each time. These were lots of fun to make and perform and we did something good with the music.
Finally, these are songs I composed and arranged myself. On Beach Day, Summer Rain and Night Sweats, my brother Tom added his guitar tracks.
Most of these tune are very weird and ethereal. If you're into that sort of stuff, then have at it.
Photos
Videos
Books
The Poconos In B Flat shines a warm and loving light on the incredible jazz culture of the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. Author Debbie Burke conducted personal interviews with a group of very talented musicians including acclaimed National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Phil Woods and David Liebman; Bob Dorough of Schoolhouse Rock! fame; and yours truly. Check out my chapter starting on page 49.
Calendar
Tony is currently performing with Tiger Blue out of Cape Coral. Check out dates, times and locations below.