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Tony's base

Gotha, Germany

Musik Messe Frankfurt 2007,

from left: Mark Dyke, Neill, Gean, Dennis Chambers, Paul Frederick, Mikkey Dee, Tony Natale, Dom Famularo, Dennis Poschwata, Randy Black, Tommy Igoe, Dirk Brandt, Gas

 

 

Tony backstage in Göttingen with Kenwood Dennard (left) and Billy Cobham (center). 11/03

 

 

Tony with his former teacher, NYC roommate and long distance running partner Kenwood Dennard. 11/03

2008 " Carne con Chilli " Hot and Spicy, Jazz, Latin, boogie woogie, reggea, cha cha cha music, for any occassion.

 

 

Playing the Arnstadt jazz festival with the African drumming group Boucarabou, 6/03, from left : Petra Ketelhut, Tony, Martina Trautmann, Sebastian Vetter, Katharina Ketelhut.

 

Undertaker Blues Band 2001-2003, Rudi Feuerbach (guitar and vocals), Christoph Gottwald (bass) and Tony (drums). This was a good working trio. Rudi went on to play with Keimzeit the very popular east Germany band.

Tony is often playing together with Jürgen Kerth (east Germanys Rory Gallagher) and his son Stephan Kerth on bass, January 2002, at the Kulturbrauerei Berlin.

 

Live mp3 in Erfurt with Jürgen Kerth," Komm Herein" August 2003

Live mp3 in Erfurt with Jürgen Kerth," Kannas City,"August 2003.

Live mp3 in Erfurt with Jürgen Kerth" Blues von Blues," August 2003.

March 2006, Jürgen Kerth, Myself and Stephan Kerth, performing at the Dupple on the Seeburgen.

 

Christina Rommel

Tony playing a Percussion set up.... African drum, 20" bass drum, woodblocks, bells, etc... with Christina Rommel and her Band.

Performing at the Goethe Haus in Bad Salza, August 2006

Christina and Daniel, Goethe Haus, Bad Salza....

This was a very nice time working with Christina Rommel and her Band.... August - September 2006

 

Turnhip 2002 performing at Nippon Speed biker Bar 12/02 from left: Lewis Fielding (guitar), Tony (drums), Oliver Campana (vocals), Lakis Economou (bass).

 

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The return of Turnhip 2005 during a two week tour in May of east Germany. From left: Rich Janice (Keyboards),Norbert Kleim (sound and percussion), Martina Fischer (vocals), Evangelis Economou (bass), Tony (drums), Jimmy C. (guitar/vocal).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tony's early morning workout!

 

Tony is now based in Bach's birth place Gotha, Germany, were he has worked with Jürgen Kerth, Boucarabou, Turnhip, The Blues Masters, The Real Feel, Elizabeth Lee, Eva Gallagher, Undertaker Blues Band, and Christina Rommel. While still maintaining an international career doing recordings in London, England with John Mizarolli and shows in the USA performing with Super Stars Live.

He also taught Music and English part-time at the Arnoldischule Gymnasium in Gotha and at the Ernestinum Gymnasium, 2000-2005. Conducted African drum workshops at the Nuelandhaus in Eisenach, 2004-2007. Tony also wrote, produced and engineered his original solo CD "Mountain" in his own Drum Track Studio, released 2007.

In his spare time he holds a passion for studying African and Afro Cubin drumming, Jazz, Karate, Piano and is also learning the German language.

Tony is a Vic Firth Drum Stick Endorsee and play's Yamaha Drums.

 

 

"But if on the journey of life a man cannot find a wise and intelligent friend who is good and selfcontrolled let him travel alone, like a king who has left his country, or like a great elephant alone in the forest". (Buddha)

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