Trombonist Tony Collins is in demand as one of the top freelance artists in the San Francisco Bay area. He frequently performs with many of the professional symphony orchestras in the area including The San Francisco Opera, Symphony Silicon Valley, Opera San Jose, Ballet San Jose of Silicon Valley, The Fresno Philharmonic, The Monterey County Symphony, The Napa County Symphony, The Modesto Symphony, The California Symphony and the Santa Cruz County Symphony. He has also performed with the San Francisco Symphony and the Moscow Chamber Orchestra.
Mr. Collins has performed with many of the country’s top arts organizations including the Metropolitan Opera, The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (with whom he has recorded two Grammy winning discs) and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. Among the jazz, rock and pop artists that Mr. Collins has performed with are The Four Tops, The Temptations, The Moody Blues, Yes, Lou Rawls, Tony Bennet, Dianne Schurr, Franky Valley, Vicky Carr and Ray Charles. During the summer Tony coaches at the Brass Chamber Music Workshop at Humboldt State University and is the principal trombonist with the Sunriver Music Festival in Sunriver, OR.
Education
B.M., Manhattan School of Music
