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23 Facts About Tony Guerrero

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Tony Guerrero was born on September 20,1966 and is a musician, songwriter, and producer.

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Tony Guerrero's songs have been recorded by jazz artists around the world including contemporary artists Brian Bromberg and Greg Vail, and he has toured as a headliner and guest artist throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, South America, and the South Pacific.

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Tony Guerrero had little experience in the studio at the time and producer Terry Whetton rarely showed up during the recording sessions.

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In 1991 and 1993, Tony Guerrero was a featured headliner at the CanCun Jazz Festival, sharing the stage with legends such as Nancy Wilson, Joe Sample, Wynton Marsalis and more.

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In 2018, Tony Guerrero released a new album of Latin-inspired ballads entitled "Abrazo".

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The album features the flugelhorn as the primary instrument with Tony Guerrero performing most of the other instruments.

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In 2010, Tony Guerrero was chosen to create the big band arrangements for two John Tesh albums.

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In 2014, Tony Guerrero hired as music director for Emmy Award-winning actress Jane Lynch's national cabaret tour, See Jane Sing.

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Guerrero's band, The Tony Guerrero Quintet, accompanied Lynch, actress Kate Flannery, and singer Tim Davis on tour dates around the country.

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Tony Guerrero produced and arranged the music, which included five of his original Christmas songs.

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On November 29,2017, Tony Guerrero had three songs land on the non-holiday Billboard Adult Contemporary Top 25 charts.

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In 2017, Kitschtone released "Underneath the Mistletoe", a Tony Guerrero original featuring gospel artist, Crystal Lewis.

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In 2017 Tony Guerrero performed with Chance the Rapper on the Grammy Awards television broadcast and recorded with Paul McCartney for his new album.

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Tony Guerrero was the founder and host of the KSBR Birthday Bash, one of Southern California's leading contemporary jazz festival events.

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Tony Guerrero founded the event in 1988 and led it through its final show in 2017.

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Tony Guerrero has spoken on various aspects of church music in conferences and at churches around the world.

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Tony Guerrero was a founding planner of the Purpose Driven Worship Conferences and a frequent guest teacher at the National Worship Leader Conferences.

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In 2008 Tony Guerrero served as music director for the "Saddleback Civil Forum On the Presidency" with John McCain and Barack Obama.

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Tony Guerrero has had several of his original cartoons published in various music publications over the years.

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Tony Guerrero previously taught worship music students at Hope University in Fullerton, CA.

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Tony Guerrero is the Worship Director at Coast Hills Church in Aliso Viejo, CA.

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Tony Guerrero maintains his personal recording studio, Third Bedroom Studios, in his home where much of his personal recording work is done.

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Tony Guerrero maintains a large collection of Louis Armstrong memorabilia at his home in Southern California which he shares his two children, Ella and Nico.