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Antonio Darryl Underwood, is a graduate of the Yale School of Music with a concentration in Classical Tuba. Winner of the Alumni Prize for outstanding contribution in the Yale environment, and the Cultural Center Award of Merit, for contribution in the African American community, Antonio was featured at the New York Brass Conference, 2 years, with the College of New Jersey, under the direction of the late, Dr. David A. Uber. A New York Philharmonic & Aspen Music Festival Fellowship to the Aspen Music Festival, Colorado [1986-87], Tony was sent to the University of Southern California to study Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television on the recommendation of George Lucas; studying exclusively with Norman Dale “Buddy” Baker. The Late Mary Perry Smith, then, President of the Black Film Makers Hall of Fame, contacted a Lucas representative. At Scoring school, is where he developed the production company, Tone East Music LLC/TEM Technology. He composed, performed, programmed, mixed, and produced 13 independent CD's to date. Thirteen (13) CD’s and “It’s Christmas” (2013), Tone Poem IX: The 3rd “Ear”( 2017) "Shadows' (2016), "Dobar dan" (2016), Tone Poem VIII: "Spectrum: A Continuum of Colours" (2016), Tone Poem VII: 3rd Eye Continuum (2016),Tone Poem VI, “ Wondering Places” (7/15),Tone Poems V, Children of Light, “On A Tuesday”( 11/14),Tone Poems IV, Children of Light, A Tuba Sonate (3/2014),Tone Poems III, “Synergy”(5/2013), Tone Poems II, “An American Symphony #1” (2012), Tone Poems I, “And Your Tuba Too, Tony!”(2011), “They Call Him…Antonio” (2009), and “Tuba Mirum” (2007) for CD Label Tone East Music LLC. (BMI)/NuSure Music (ASCAP) Featured soloist with Howard Johnson and Gravity [19 years old], Henry Threadgill at 20 [7 years], Tony joined the two-time Grammy Award Winning McCoy Tyner All-Star Big Band at 25. Tony has been a featured performer with the late Jazz Legend/McArthur Genius Award Recipient, Max Roach. Other performances with[and not only] Dr. Eddie Henderson, Delfeayo Marsalis, Christian McBride, Billy Harper, Jerry Gonzalez, Cecil Taylor, Richard Muhal Abrams, Leroy Jenkins, Julius Hemphill, Billy Higgins, Frank Wess, Charlie Haden, Steve Turre, Jon Faddis, Lew Soloff, Earl Gardner Jr., Ron Tooley, Tom Harrell, Virgil Jones, James Tinsley, Bob Watt, Olu Dara, Bill Dillard, Vincent Chauncey, Joshua Redman, Alex Foster, John Purcell, Paul Motian, Onaje Allan Gumbs, Lester Bowie, Ray Anderson, Robin Eubanks, Steve Turre, Cliff Anderson, Clark Gayton, “EJ” Allen, Luis Bonilla, David Murray, Oliver Lake, Joseph Jarman, Vincent Herring, Jean-Paul Bourelly, Andrew Cyrille, John Clark, Avery Sharp, Charnett Moffett, Doug Harris,Joe Ford, Warren Smith, John Stubblefield, Joe Lavano, Howard Johnson, Bob Stewart, Joe Daley, Dave Bargeron, Ray Chew, JT Lewis, Ray Draper, Akua Dixon-Turre, Fred Hopkins, Ed and David Townsend, Regina and Bernard Belle, to name a few.... Tony, an original cast-production member of Tony Award Nominated, "Juan Darien" by Academy Award Composer Elliot Goldenthal and Tony Award Winning Director Julie Taymor, Tony Award Winning play, "Jelly’s Last Jam", featuring the late Gregory Hines, and “Further Mo” on-stage Off-Broadway productions. Other credits include recordings by Be Be Winans (Atlantic Records), Terry Dexter (Warner Bros.), John Purcell-Trent Songs (Pony Canyon/Japan), The World Saxophone Quartet-Takin’ it 2 the next level (Justin Time Records/Canada), Anthony Montgomery (Universal/Germany), McCoy Tyner Big Band-Journey (Verve Records). Other Brass quartets published by TAP Music (Iowa USA), and Jazz compositions by ENJA Music, Germany. Film scores composed, performed, programmed, mixed, and produced by Tone East Music LLC/TEM Technology included: Rumbling of the Earth (Filmmakers Library)- Award Winning film documentary, “Rumbling of the Earth: Wifredo Lam, His Work and Words” featuring the Afro-Cuban Painter Wifredo Lam; premiered at the Museum of Modern Art, New York City, NY; published by University Libraries (MIT, William and Mary, Columbia University, New York University, etc.) by Filmmakers Library, New York City (1993) (Awards; San Antonio CINEFEST, 1996/Latin American Studies Association, 1995) , Shadows of the Dead (Horizon Entertainment/First Look Entertainment-NBCUniversal) (2004) Animation film music for “Eeya’s Story” (PowerLight-Studios) …animation film music for “Eeya’s Story” (PowerLight-Studios animation company/Inclusion Films Burbank, California) Story written by George Nickel, Speech-Language Pathologist, Staten Island, New York. (2010), “Last Call from Westchester” by Denise Byrd; Premiered at the New York University Film Festival (1991)

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The Third Eye
by Antonio D. Underwood

Overview


The Third Eye, is the story of an African American Fulbright Scholar on assignment to create a jazz program at the classically oriented Academy of Arts/University of Novi Sad, Serbia. The book shows him quickly assessing and creating a meaningful workshop for the classical students, who speak a completely different language, learn at a different rate, and follow a completely different economic system. Explaining in detail, and in his own words, the precepts, concepts, and methods of his creative 'thought' process
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The Third Eye, is the story of an African American Fulbright Scholar on assignment to create a jazz program at the classically oriented Academy of Arts/University of Novi Sad, Serbia. The book shows him assessing and creating a meaningful workshop for the classical students, "On-the-fly", who speak a completely different language, learn at a different rate, and follow a completely different economic system. This book explains in detail-in his own words-the precepts, concepts, and methods of his creative 'thought' process. Teaching the students to flow freely, improvising on the spot. We see the feelings, thoughts, and reactions to situations that unexpectedly arise in this foreign Republic and how he meets a group of people, of all ages, that will forever change is life. This book gives the point of view of an accomplished New York City jazz musician, Ivy League educated instrumentalist, singer, composer, and producer, who trains these Serbian university & community students to play, sing the blues, and learn Negro Spirituals in 2 months. The successes of the program leads to the community wanting development of The Serbia Children's JazzFest.
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Overview


The Third Eye, is the story of an African American Fulbright Scholar on assignment to create a jazz program at the classically oriented Academy of Arts/University of Novi Sad, Serbia. The book shows him quickly assessing and creating a meaningful workshop for the classical students, who speak a completely different language, learn at a different rate, and follow a completely different economic system. Explaining in detail, and in his own words, the precepts, concepts, and methods of his creative 'thought' process

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Description


The Third Eye, is the story of an African American Fulbright Scholar on assignment to create a jazz program at the classically oriented Academy of Arts/University of Novi Sad, Serbia. The book shows him assessing and creating a meaningful workshop for the classical students, "On-the-fly", who speak a completely different language, learn at a different rate, and follow a completely different economic system. This book explains in detail-in his own words-the precepts, concepts, and methods of his creative 'thought' process. Teaching the students to flow freely, improvising on the spot. We see the feelings, thoughts, and reactions to situations that unexpectedly arise in this foreign Republic and how he meets a group of people, of all ages, that will forever change is life. This book gives the point of view of an accomplished New York City jazz musician, Ivy League educated instrumentalist, singer, composer, and producer, who trains these Serbian university & community students to play, sing the blues, and learn Negro Spirituals in 2 months. The successes of the program leads to the community wanting development of The Serbia Children's JazzFest.

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Book details

Genre:EDUCATION

Subgenre:History

Language:English

Pages:200

eBook ISBN:9781532350214


Overview


The Third Eye, is the story of an African American Fulbright Scholar on assignment to create a jazz program at the classically oriented Academy of Arts/University of Novi Sad, Serbia. The book shows him quickly assessing and creating a meaningful workshop for the classical students, who speak a completely different language, learn at a different rate, and follow a completely different economic system. Explaining in detail, and in his own words, the precepts, concepts, and methods of his creative 'thought' process

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Description


The Third Eye, is the story of an African American Fulbright Scholar on assignment to create a jazz program at the classically oriented Academy of Arts/University of Novi Sad, Serbia. The book shows him assessing and creating a meaningful workshop for the classical students, "On-the-fly", who speak a completely different language, learn at a different rate, and follow a completely different economic system. This book explains in detail-in his own words-the precepts, concepts, and methods of his creative 'thought' process. Teaching the students to flow freely, improvising on the spot. We see the feelings, thoughts, and reactions to situations that unexpectedly arise in this foreign Republic and how he meets a group of people, of all ages, that will forever change is life. This book gives the point of view of an accomplished New York City jazz musician, Ivy League educated instrumentalist, singer, composer, and producer, who trains these Serbian university & community students to play, sing the blues, and learn Negro Spirituals in 2 months. The successes of the program leads to the community wanting development of The Serbia Children's JazzFest.

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About the author


Antonio Darryl Underwood, is a graduate of the Yale School of Music with a concentration in Classical Tuba. Winner of the Alumni Prize for outstanding contribution in the Yale environment, and the Cultural Center Award of Merit, for contribution in the African American community, Antonio was featured at the New York Brass Conference, 2 years, with the College of New Jersey, under the direction of the late, Dr. David A. Uber. A New York Philharmonic & Aspen Music Festival Fellowship to the Aspen Music Festival, Colorado [1986-87], Tony was sent to the University of Southern California to study Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television on the recommendation of George Lucas; studying exclusively with Norman Dale “Buddy” Baker. The Late Mary Perry Smith, then, President of the Black Film Makers Hall of Fame, contacted a Lucas representative. At Scoring school, is where he developed the production company, Tone East Music LLC/TEM Technology. He composed, performed, programmed, mixed, and produced 13 independent CD's to date. Thirteen (13) CD’s and “It’s Christmas” (2013), Tone Poem IX: The 3rd “Ear”( 2017) "Shadows' (2016), "Dobar dan" (2016), Tone Poem VIII: "Spectrum: A Continuum of Colours" (2016), Tone Poem VII: 3rd Eye Continuum (2016),Tone Poem VI, “ Wondering Places” (7/15),Tone Poems V, Children of Light, “On A Tuesday”( 11/14),Tone Poems IV, Children of Light, A Tuba Sonate (3/2014),Tone Poems III, “Synergy”(5/2013), Tone Poems II, “An American Symphony #1” (2012), Tone Poems I, “And Your Tuba Too, Tony!”(2011), “They Call Him…Antonio” (2009), and “Tuba Mirum” (2007) for CD Label Tone East Music LLC. (BMI)/NuSure Music (ASCAP) Featured soloist with Howard Johnson and Gravity [19 years old], Henry Threadgill at 20 [7 years], Tony joined the two-time Grammy Award Winning McCoy Tyner All-Star Big Band at 25. Tony has been a featured performer with the late Jazz Legend/McArthur Genius Award Recipient, Max Roach. Other performances with[and not only] Dr. Eddie Henderson, Delfeayo Marsalis, Christian McBride, Billy Harper, Jerry Gonzalez, Cecil Taylor, Richard Muhal Abrams, Leroy Jenkins, Julius Hemphill, Billy Higgins, Frank Wess, Charlie Haden, Steve Turre, Jon Faddis, Lew Soloff, Earl Gardner Jr., Ron Tooley, Tom Harrell, Virgil Jones, James Tinsley, Bob Watt, Olu Dara, Bill Dillard, Vincent Chauncey, Joshua Redman, Alex Foster, John Purcell, Paul Motian, Onaje Allan Gumbs, Lester Bowie, Ray Anderson, Robin Eubanks, Steve Turre, Cliff Anderson, Clark Gayton, “EJ” Allen, Luis Bonilla, David Murray, Oliver Lake, Joseph Jarman, Vincent Herring, Jean-Paul Bourelly, Andrew Cyrille, John Clark, Avery Sharp, Charnett Moffett, Doug Harris,Joe Ford, Warren Smith, John Stubblefield, Joe Lavano, Howard Johnson, Bob Stewart, Joe Daley, Dave Bargeron, Ray Chew, JT Lewis, Ray Draper, Akua Dixon-Turre, Fred Hopkins, Ed and David Townsend, Regina and Bernard Belle, to name a few.... Tony, an original cast-production member of Tony Award Nominated, "Juan Darien" by Academy Award Composer Elliot Goldenthal and Tony Award Winning Director Julie Taymor, Tony Award Winning play, "Jelly’s Last Jam", featuring the late Gregory Hines, and “Further Mo” on-stage Off-Broadway productions. Other credits include recordings by Be Be Winans (Atlantic Records), Terry Dexter (Warner Bros.), John Purcell-Trent Songs (Pony Canyon/Japan), The World Saxophone Quartet-Takin’ it 2 the next level (Justin Time Records/Canada), Anthony Montgomery (Universal/Germany), McCoy Tyner Big Band-Journey (Verve Records). Other Brass quartets published by TAP Music (Iowa USA), and Jazz compositions by ENJA Music, Germany. Film scores composed, performed, programmed, mixed, and produced by Tone East Music LLC/TEM Technology included: Rumbling of the Earth (Filmmakers Library)- Award Winning film documentary, “Rumbling of the Earth: Wifredo Lam, His Work and Words” featuring the Afro-Cuban Painter Wifredo Lam; premiered at the Museum of Modern Art, New York City, NY; published by University Libraries (MIT, William and Mary, Columbia University, New York University, etc.) by Filmmakers Library, New York City (1993) (Awards; San Antonio CINEFEST, 1996/Latin American Studies Association, 1995) , Shadows of the Dead (Horizon Entertainment/First Look Entertainment-NBCUniversal) (2004) Animation film music for “Eeya’s Story” (PowerLight-Studios) …animation film music for “Eeya’s Story” (PowerLight-Studios animation company/Inclusion Films Burbank, California) Story written by George Nickel, Speech-Language Pathologist, Staten Island, New York. (2010), “Last Call from Westchester” by Denise Byrd; Premiered at the New York University Film Festival (1991)

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