<![CDATA[TONY FOSTER pianist composer - blog]]>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 10:27:56 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[Live Bonus Tracks: Tony Foster Trio !]]>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 23:39:38 GMThttps://www.tonyfostermusic.com/blog/live-bonus-tracks-tony-foster-trioPicture
Here are a couple raw unedited tracks recorded at a live concert!
The first tune comes from the classic Charlie And The Chocolate Factory film featuring Gene Wilder, and is entitled "Pure Imagination." Second is Cole Porter's "In The Still of The Night". Recorded from in the audience, so don't mind the "raw" recording sound quality! :)

Pure Imagination

In the Still of the Night

]]><![CDATA[Tony Foster's "In Between Moods" Moving up to #12 on CMJ Radio Charts!]]>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:03:52 GMThttps://www.tonyfostermusic.com/blog/tony-fosters-in-between-moods-moving-up-to-12-on-cmj-radio-chartsPicture
"In Between Moods" will be #12 on the next CMJ Jazz Chart, Issue 1135 of CMJ's New Music Report Magazine to be published in a few weeks. The album marks the debut of Canadian-born pianist and composer Tony Foster, and mixes up some inspired Foster originals with some cover tunes (where Foster pays tribute to some of his influences like Oscar Peterson and Ahmad Jamal) to create several different moods on the album.

Foster's arrangement of "Take The 'A' Train" is unique and a favorite of many listeners! The album has charted on the Jazzweek radio charts since release, continues to receive many glowing reviews, and made the "top 10 albums of 2009" list of several critics and radio hosts! The weekly music business trade magazine CMJ New Music Report is the primary source for exclusive charts of non-commercial and college radio airplay and independent and trend-forward retail sales.
]]><![CDATA[#6 for December 2009!---- Tony Foster's "In Between Moods" on the Earshot National Campus and Community Radio Charts!]]>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:37:23 GMThttps://www.tonyfostermusic.com/blog/6-for-december-2009-tony-fosters-in-between-moods-on-the-earshot-national-campus-and-community-radio-chartsPicture
In Between Moods was at #6 in the Top 20 Jazz albums for December 2009 on the !EARSHOT Charts for the National Campus and Community Radio Report! Check it out here !
]]><![CDATA["In Between Moods" named to "Top 10 Albums of 2009" by CBC Radio host]]>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:34:34 GMThttps://www.tonyfostermusic.com/blog/in-between-moods-named-to-top-10-albums-of-2009-by-cbc-radio-hostPicture
TONIC on CBC Radio 2
The weekend host of CBC Radio's "Tonic" show, Tim Tamashiro (which airs on CBC Radio 2 from Monday to Sunday at 8pm (8:30 NT) named "In Between Moods" to his list of the "Top 10 albums of 2009"! 
Here are Tim's picks for '09 (he'll also play them on the Jan 1 edition of Tonic), in no particular order:

Lovelight - Michael Kaeshammer
Cuatro Caminos - Bomba!
Mercy - Bill Mcbirnie
Contradictor - Ndidi Onukwulu
In A Dream - Gretchen Parlato
The River - Rubim de Toledo
My One And Only Thrill - Melody Gardot
In Between Moods - Tony Foster
Alex Cuba - Alex Cuba
Second Side - Brandi Disterheft
]]><![CDATA[In Between Moods back on JazzWeek jazz charts next week at #48!]]>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:46:41 GMThttps://www.tonyfostermusic.com/blog/in-between-moods-back-on-jazzweek-jazz-charts-next-week-at-48Picture
Due to much more radio airplay across North America, "In Between Moods" returns to the JazzWeek charts next week at #48!!! In addition, the album continues to move up the CMJ radio charts: up to #15 on CMJ Jazz Chart (Issue 1132)!
]]><![CDATA[Look Who is #2 on Canada's Chart Attack Jazz & Blues Chart This Week: Tony Foster's "In Between Moods"!!]]>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:19:44 GMThttps://www.tonyfostermusic.com/blog/look-who-is-2-on-canadas-chart-attack-jazz-blues-chart-this-week-tony-fosters-in-between-moodsPicture
The 2009 release of pianist/composer Tony Foster and his trio entitled "In Between Moods" starts off this week at the #2 spot on the Canadian campus radio charts tracked at ChartAttack.com! 
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]]><![CDATA[Black Friday Sale! In Between Moods $4.99 Download!]]>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:50:39 GMThttps://www.tonyfostermusic.com/blog/black-friday-meets-cyber-mondayPicture
Starting 12am Pacific time on Wednesday November 24th until Monday November 29th, Tony Foster's 2009 jazz debut album "In Between Moods" is on special for $4.99 as a downloadable album over at CDBABY! (regular price is $9.99)
"Black Friday" in the USA represents what many call the biggest shopping day of the year- an equivalent in Canada is called "Boxing Day". This special price is on until this coming Monday only, so hurry! :)
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Click to see Tony Foster at CDBABY!
]]><![CDATA[In Between Moods REVIEWED!!]]>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:55:38 GMThttps://www.tonyfostermusic.com/blog/in-between-moods-reviewedA review of "In Between Moods" has been posted over at an excellent blog called "This Is Book's Music"  The blog provides "Music reviews, news, opinions + more"!

Some excerpts:
"a trio album (the other musicians on here being Joe Poole on drums and Russell Botten on bass) that is truly a brilliant statement and piece of work."

"The musicianship is powerful, the recording sounds incredible"
"The 9-song strong In Between Moods (self-released) is an album of performances Foster, Poole, and Botten did for radio broadcasts, and the songs they play are just top notch."

You can read the entire review over at the blog!
]]><![CDATA[In Between Moods will debut on the CMJ Jazz Chart at #23!]]>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:45:48 GMThttps://www.tonyfostermusic.com/blog/in-between-moods-will-debut-on-the-cmj-jazz-chart-at-23
Tony Foster 2009 jazz cruise piano
Tony Foster playing solo piano on MS Westerdam: 2009 Jazz Cruise
In Between Moods will debut on the CMJ Jazz Chart at #23 in issue 1129 of CMJ's New Music Report Magazine (which will be published in a couple of weeks.)

So, what exactly is CMJ???
College Music Journal, commonly known as CMJ, is a music events/publishing company most famous for its annual festival in New York City, the CMJ Music Marathon, as well as a weekly magazine of and for the music industry and college radio stations in the United States and Canada. It publishes top 30 lists sent by stations which subscribe at a cost of a few hundred dollars a year. It is also sent to record companies and their public relations and publicity representatives as well as record stores. CMJ also publishes CMJ New Music Monthly, a magazine with interviews, reviews, and special features. Each magazine comes with a CD of 15-24 songs by well-established bands, unsigned bands and everything in between. The staff puts together CMJ Music Marathon, a famous convention and music festival, each autumn, in New York. A second festival: the CMJ Rock Hall Music Fest, took place in Cleveland in 2005 and 2006.
]]><![CDATA[In Between Moods debuts at #48 on JazzWeek charts next week!]]>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:20:41 GMThttps://www.tonyfostermusic.com/blog/in-between-moods-debuts-at-48-on-jazzweek-charts-next-week
In Between Moods Jazzweek Tony Foster
In Between Moods Hits The Charts!
Hi everyone!...just a quick note to mention my new 2009 jazz trio album "In Between Moods" will debut on the JazzWeek chart at #48 next week!! It's a very good start, and it will move up from there!

For those of you who don't know, JazzWeek tracks airplay of jazz releases for the USA.
You can check out JazzWeek for more info.
Thanx for your support,
Tony
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