The Barnard Family - Four Generations of Jazz from Oz

Tony Barnard (Guitar)

Tony has appeared at all of Australia's jazz festivals, accompanied visiting jazz and show-biz stars from overseas, won 'best guitarist' polls, Formed Australia's first 5 guitar big band 'Interplay', led his own bands and worked as musical director on cruise ships. Tony has a diverse range of albums to his name(25 and counting) ranging from jazz to blues and classical, and has played with a wide range of artists including The Australian Chamber Orchestra, Barney Kessel, Earl Hines, Nat Adderley, Nancy Wilson, Dave Liebman, Keely Smith, Barry Humphries ,Dan Barrett, Cliff Richard, Rufus Reid, Jim Mullen, Curtis Stigers, Don Burrows, Billy Field, Louis Stewart, Georgie Fame, The Inkspots, , Ronnie Corbett, Clare Teal , Jacqui Dankworth, Claire Martin,Scarlet Strallen, Peter Grant, Marti Pellow,Tony Hadley, John Colianni, and is currently a member of the Ronnie Scott's Jazz Orchestra . He has composed for and appeared in television and stage shows. Now based in the UK, Tony performs regularly at Ronnie Scott’s and other top London jazz venues. As well as performing all over the UK and Australia, he has also performed in Paris, Montreal, Venice, Brussels, Amsterdam, Verona, Singapore, Berlin, Cologne, Edinburgh, Dublin, Dubai, Sydney, Auvers sur Oise, Auckland, Suva, Noumea, Vila and even tiny Samurai island (new guinea) Amongst others. 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 Mc Cartney, Sir Elton John, Sir David Frost, Sean Connery , Sophia Loren , Sir Richard Attenborough , Sir Ian Mc Kellan , Sting , Ozzy Osbourne, Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Daniel Craig , Paul Hogan , Paul Newman , Sam Neil , Nicole Kidman , Hugh Grant , Kathy Bates , Barbra Windsor , Bryan Brown , Chick Corea , Elle MacPherson , Sir Cliff Richard , Andrea Bocelli , Bert Weedon , The Cast of Eastenders , Rolf Harris , Jodie Kidd , Lulu , Bryan Ferry , Sir Tim Rice and Matt "guitar" Murphy amongst others.