Campise's fourth album, Ballads, Blues, Bebop and Beyond was voted one of the top ten albums of 1994 by Rick Mitchell of Request Magazine and Jay Trachtenberg of the Austin Chronicle. Campise's third album, Ballads, Blues, and Bebop, was voted best album of the year by both Michael Point of The Austin American Statesman and Hilarie Grey of JazzTimes. 'Once in a Blue Moon' was picked as one of the top ten releases from Austin in the 90's by Austin american Statesman writer Michael Point.Ĭampise's first release on the Heart Music label, First Takes, also traveled to #3 on the Gavin charts. Once in a Blue Moon was in the top twenty of Billboard Jazz charts for three months, while reaching #3 on Gavin and R&R in the national radio charts. The album won the Honorable Mention as 'Best Jazz Album of the Year' by NAIRD. Tony Campise's Once in a Blue Moon was voted for nomination as 'Best Jazz Album of the Year' and 'Best Instrumental Solo' by NARAS for the 1992 Grammies.

Campise continues to lead his own band and a big band on a regular basis, plays jazz fests, does saxophone clinics currently representing Boosey & Hawkes Keilwerth saxophones and selectively records as a sideman. Clint Eastwood, upon recommendation from Lennie Niehaus (who wrote sound tracks for 'Bird' and 'Unforgiven'), became a Campise fan while in Austin filming 'A Perfect World'. A who's who list of disparate names includes: Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald, Lyle Lovett, Arnett Cobb, Sarah Vaughan, Sam and Dave, Isaac Hayes, Joe Henderson, and Lee Konitz. After years of constant touring, Campise returned to Texas and backed a number of world class artists. His consummate artistry has been widely recognized by such diverse talents as Willie Nelson, Joe Henderson, Eric Johnson, Phil Woods, Billy Gibbons, and Lyle Lovett.Ĭampise's first professional breakthrough occurred in the mid-70's, when he was invited to play lead alto in the Stan Kenton band. He is virtually a master of any woodwind instrument, including the tenor and alto saxophone, piccolo, flute, and bass flute.

'If ever there was proof that Texas makes 'em bigger than life, Tony Campise is it.' His talent surpasses the usual saxophone player.

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