© PERTH SAXOPHONE | TONY STANLEY 2018
Perth Saxophone Tuition, Saxophone Service and Repairs, Professional Performer | Fremantle, Perth, Western Australia
perth saxophone
tuition, service and repairs, performance artist
Fremantle based professional saxophone player, providing saxophone tuition,
servicing and repairs, and available for professional performances and recording
music is my passion, sax is my voice
Tony was born with music in his blood. In his teens he worked as a technician for a DJ in the UK, setting up PA and lighting
equipment for bands and the DJ. He also worked for the BBC in the role of technician in film and sound. After his arrival in Australia in
1981, Tony worked self employed and with Samualsons Film Services, repairing and maintaining equipment for the film industry. Tony
has been repairing Saxophones since 1996. He also is an Electrical Lecturer and Technician in TAFE, a position he has held for the past
27 years.
Tony picked up the tenor sax in 1989 and became interested in the soprano sax a few years later however, the tenor is the instrument
of his choice. Keenly aware that postural awareness is an essential part of musicianship, Tony began practicing the Alexander
Technique in 1999. He continues to follow this technique and encourages his students to use good posture.
To enhance his knowledge and passion for the saxophone, Tony undertook a
Certificate IV in Jazz with the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts,
graduating in 2013
Tony Stanley has experience performing in bands (Malembe, Tierra, Marissa Leoni Trio, to
name a few) and has enjoyed playing at several festivals, including the Festival of Perth
and the Fremantle Festival. He has also participated and enjoyed choir singing over the
years. Improvisation has been a regular feature of his performances and part of his
practice routine using backing tracks. Tony is also a street performer and you can see him
often playing in the streets of Fremantle on weekends
“When you play a sax, that saxophone is irreverent.
It's noisy; it's a trickster... you cannot hide the saxophone in your hands, so it's a good teacher.
I love the sound of the saxophone. It became my singing voice, and it sounds so human. The saxophone
could carry the words past the border of words. It can carry it a little bit farther.”
Joy Harjo