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]
Tony Llorens | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Anthony Sylvan Llorens Jr. |
| Born | August 2, 1952 Pineville, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, keyboards |
Filmography
editAs musician and composer:
| Year | Films | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | A Wedding | Robert Altman |
| 2006 | Heavens Fall | Terry Green |
| 2011 | Imagining Mina | Alfredo Bejar |
| 2013 | No God, No Master | Terry Green |
| 2013 | Avenues | Aaref Rodriguez |
As actor:
| Year | Films | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | A Wedding | Robert Altman |
| 1997 | Dream Land | Robert Hein |
| Year | Album | Artist | Instruments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | San Francisco '83 (reissued as Crosscut Saw: Albert King in San Francisco with two bonus tracks) | Albert King | keyboards |
| 1984 | I'm in a Phone Booth, Baby | Albert King | producer, keyboards |
| 1991 | Roadhouse Blues | Albert King | piano |
| 1993 | Delmark 40th Anniversary Blues | various artists | piano |
| 1993 | Lay It on 'em Girls | Big Time Sarah | piano, organ |
| 1993 | The Ultimate Collection | Albert King | 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 | Stevie Ray Vaughan | 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 | Albert King | organ |
| 2009 | Ultimate Blues [Decca] | various artists | organ, drums |
| 2011 | The Definitive Albert King on Stax | Albert King | piano |
See also
edit- "Give Me the Simple Life" from A Wedding (1978)
References
edit- ^ Altman, Robert (2000). Robert Altman: Interviews. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 27. ISBN 9781578061877.
- ^ Lopate, Mitchell (2012). Rock 'n' Blues Stew II. Lulu.com. p. 264. ISBN 9780557697007.
- ^ Black World/Negro Digest (Vol. 26, No. 6 ed.). Johnson Publishing Company. April 1975. p. 31.
- ^ Hammond, Jon (October 4, 2016). "NAMM Show Sunday Morning Blues Session at Hammond Suzuki Stand Boys". SFGate.com.
- ^ Beuttler, Bill (February 18, 2005). "For pianist Jason Moran, playing music is all relative". The Boston Globe.
- ^ Schudel, Matt (December 27, 2011). "Style". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Tony Llorens's Discography". AllMusic.
- ^ "Tony Llorens Discography at Discogs". Discogs.
External links
edit- Tony Llorens at IMDb
- Tony Llorens at AllMusic
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