This month we are going to welcome Tony Barnard to Sutton Music Centre to perform for our June Sunday Session.
Born and raised in Bondi, Sydney, Australian guitarist and composer, Tony Barnard, currently lives in the U.K. and is local to the Sutton area.
Tony made his first recording at age 16 with Don Burrows, John Sangster, and Bob Barnard. Since then he has appeared at all of Australia's jazz festivals. He has upwards of 40 albums to his name and has played with a wide range of artists all over the world as well as regularly performing at Ronnie Scott's and other top London venues.
Tony has performed for HRH Prince Charles, HRH Queen of Denmark, HRH Prince Turki al Faisal, Sultan of Brunei ,Australian Prime Ministers Hawke, Keating, Fraser and Howard, President Giskard of France , Sir David Attenborough, Sir Richard Harris, Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Elton John, Sir David Frost, Sean Connery, Sophia Loren, Sir Richard Attenborough, Sir Ian McKellan, Sting, Ozzy Osbourne, Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Daniel Craig, Paul Hogan, Keith Emerson, Paul Newman, Sam Neil, Nicole Kidman ,Hugh Grant, Kathy Bates, Liz Hurley, Barbra Windsor, Bryan Brown, Chick Corea , Elle MacPherson , Sir Cliff Richard, Andrea Bocelli, Jeff Beck, Miranda Richardson, Shirley Jones, Bert Weedon, The Cast of Eastenders, Rolf Harris,Jodie Kidd, Lulu, Bryan Ferry, Sir Tim Rice and Matt “Guitar” Murphy to name a few.
Come on down to Sutton Music Centre on the 24th for an hour of free music from 4:30pm to 5.30pm
Have a sneak peak at Tony playing live below!