Growing up in a multi-generational musical family in Portland, Oregon, Tony Glausi began to sing and play the piano at a very young age. Citing Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Miles Davis, Stevie Wonder, and Earth Wind & Fire amongst his earliest influences, by ten years old he had started to play the trumpet and write music, laying the foundation for his forthcoming artistic evolution.

Known for his warm, intimate sound and signature sense of melody and phrasing, Tony has made international waves as a trumpeter, composer, and recording artist. For nearly a decade now he has resided in New York City and can currently be heard playing with his band on Saturday nights at So&So’s on 52nd Street. Tony has toured over 30 countries around the world, performing at renowned venues including the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, the Leopolis Jazz Festival in Ukraine, the Seoul Jazz Festival in South Korea, the Java Jazz Festival in Indonesia, and the Blue Note Clubs of New York, Hawaii, Napa, Tokyo, and Milan. As a sideman, Tony has done extensive playing and recording with the likes of Billboard-charting pianist and singer Peter Cincotti, GRAMMY-nominated pianist and composer Sean Mason, GRAMMY-winning composer Remy Le Boeuf’s Assembly of Shadows, hip-hop legend Big Daddy Kane, and has featured as a guest artist with ensembles such as the United States Marine Corps All Star Jazz Band, the Columbus Jazz Orchestra, the Eugene Symphony, and high school and college groups throughout the states. 

To date, Glausi has produced nine albums of his own, garnering awards, high-praising press, and an ever-growing fanbase spanning all ages. A diversified composer, he has been commissioned by top-tier artists and organizations to write for string orchestra, wind ensemble, big band, short films, and a wide variety of contemporary chamber ensembles. 

Amongst other accolades, Tony won first prize in the jazz division of the 2014 National Trumpet Competition, first prize in the International Trumpet Guild’s 2017 Jazz Improvisation Competition, and first prize in the 2017 Carmine Caruso International Jazz Solo Competition, as well as receiving the 2016-17 Laurie Frink Career Grant.

Tony is in his seventh year on teaching staff at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in Manhattan. In the past he has also served in educational positions at the University of Oregon, the John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts, and the Idyllwild Arts Academy.