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15-Apr-2011
Tony Dannon Passes Away (1937-2011), Michigan - USAby Rob Howard |
 Tony Dannon passed away on April 12th 2011, aged 74. Born in Italy but raised in Detroit, Michigan, Tony Dannon began playing the accordion at the age of three, and was initially taught by his father. practising 5 or 6 hours each day. This all helped Tony develop into a very fine and versatile player, with a penchant for jazz. In the early 1950s Tony taught for the famous Gus Zoppi, then opened the much acclaimed Modern Accordion Studio school with Ollie Petrini. The Modern Accordion Studio built up to 1,000 students a week, winning numerous important awards, and was active until 1982. One of Tony’s most famous pupils was CIA and CMA World Champion Peter Soave. Tony originally performed in and around Detroit, and from the 1950s also on radio and TV. He made many recordings, including some with the DeMara Sisters trio, who included his wife, Lillian. One of Tony’s finest recordings, made in 2001, was ‘Jam Session’, as a duo with fellow jazz accordionist Joe Cerrito. He performed at Carnegie Hall, which he considered the highlight of his playing career, in the Accordion Artist Series. Tony also composed and arranged music, and wrote two jazz books with Art Van Damme, containing a series of jazz arrangements. Further information and a full obituary article is online on the Accordion USA News. |