“A great writer and a terrific trumpet player” — Burt Bacharach.

Born in 1994, Tony Glausi grew up in a multi-generational musical family in Portland, Oregon. He started to sing and play the piano at a very young age, refining his skills through years of church, school, and community ensembles. By ten years old he began to play the trumpet and write all kinds of music, laying the foundation for his forthcoming evolution.

Known today 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 three dozen 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, world-renowned kirtaniya Radhika Das, GRAMMY-winning composer Remy Le Boeuf’s Assembly of Shadows, hip-hop legend Big Daddy Kane, and Latin GRAMMY-nominated singer Nana Mendoza. He has also 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 United 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 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 eighth 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.