Tony Windle:  

Tony Windle's music can be heard across the country -in elevators, dentist's offices, and supermarkets. Kidding aside, we’re told it's perfect for dinner, romance or the smooth ride home.What is the music of Tony Windl? Ask his Mom, and she'll tell you it's amazing - best on Earth! "Smooth and exciting" says one listener. But really, what is his music? - Wordless expressionism? Baked into genres of Smooth Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, and Adult Contemporary - whatever you want to call it, Windle's music is exactly New Adult Contemporary Instrumental Pop, with a dash of jazz and ambient, and a pinch of funk. So there! Now that you are thoroughly confused, Tony Windle, taking his stance behind a mound of keyboards, is truly an entertainer. At 30 years old, Windle has been a musician for 23 years, and a ham for all 30. His Italian grandfather was a professional musician, geared with a mandolin, guitar and violin. He was Windle's first musical influence. -Papa would dress he and I as clowns, and we would go out and sing "Show me the way to go home" - my first act, and I was wearing makeup!Entertainers tell stories of youth when they were forced to practice the piano while their friends played football after school. Quite honestly, Windle had no idea what a football was, or is... still. Always happy to practice the piano, Windle chose to create his own arrangements of his lessons, usually aggravating the teacher to the brink. Windle's influences are unique: Harry Nilsson, Electric Light Orchestra, The Beatles, Chopin, Bach, and of course... Jazz. Music was always flowing through the stereo, says Windle. With those types of influences, it's no wonder why my music is what it is. I have no time for words - I have taken all of the elements of music that I truly love, and have come up with a style that is my own. Windle states that his...Expand for more