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Black Box Jazz: Tobi Stone Band
May 9 @ 8:00 pm
About the show
Tobi Stone has a strong connection to Olympia through her many years of studying with local legend and saxophonist Bert Wilson. Bert supported her playing and development from the time she was in high school and encouraged her to compose and find her voice. In this concert, Tobi presents her compositions spanning the last 10 years.
Tobi grew up in Washington State. With generous family and community support she studied music at University of Washington, graduating with a Bachelors in Music Performance, emphasis in Jazz Studies in 2000. Over the last 27 years, Tobi has performed and recorded professionally with several bands. She toured across Europe and recorded with The Tiptons Saxophone Quartet and Drums, and toured and recorded in the US with Reptet Jazz Septet. She performed as the first woman instrumentalist with The Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra from 2012-2015. She has played with The 5th Avenue Theatre, The Village Theatre, Spectrum Dance Studio Theatre. She has also performed on live radio and TV broadcasts for KEXP, KPLU, Seattle Joe TV, and KING 5 TV. Tobi has appeared with Dave Brubeck, Kristen Chenoweth, Branford Marsalis. She has performed with The Seattle Symphony Orchestra, The Tacoma Symphony Orchestra, and Seattle Women’s Jazz Orchestra as well as many other bands. Visit tobistone.com to find out more.
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