Avid Records Artist Tom Timko and the Horn Dogs: Performing at the JP Morgan/Chase Sounds of the City, New Jersey Performing Arts Center

Tom Timko, reedman, composer and band leader is an energetic musician and arranger. He has powered some of the top horn groups in the business, most notably, BLOOD, SWEAT and TEARS, CHICAGO, TOWER OF POWER and, most recently, GLORIA ESTEFAN and The Miami Sound Machine. Tom has recorded with ELTON JOHN, MANHATTAN TRANSFER, AARON NEVILLE and TOTO as well as playing on Demolition Man, Flatliners and Four Weddings and a Funeral soundtracks.

Tom has taken his musical experience and written, arranged and performed a tour de force Avid Records CD. This debut CD, Tom Timko and the Horn Dogs, blends influences from jazz, Latin, rock, big band and fusion. It even has a flavor of pop, on the scale of bands like Chicago and Blood, Sweat and Tears. It’s a signature sound that will get you moving.

The Horn Dogs, a 9-piece band, includes the following musicians: Tom Timko, Sax; Ken Sebesky, Guitar; Jonathon Peretz, Drums; Fred Walcott, Percussion; Steve Jankowski, Trumpet; Ric Fierabracci, Bass; Mike Spengler, Trumpet; Dan Rosengard, Keys; Jens Wendelboe, Trombone.

On June 10th, Timko and his nine-piece band will play at JP Morgan Chase Sounds of the City 2004, the acclaimed outdoor music series at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, New Jersey.

A “Jersey Guy” now living in Teaneck, Tom was born and raised in South River, NJ. Having had the opportunity to live and travel across the country, he calls New Jersey home, and is excited to be performing at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center with Sounds of the City.

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