Age, Biography and Wiki
Tony Oxley was born on 15 June, 1938 in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, is a British jazz drummer and electronic musician (1938–2023). Discover Tony Oxley's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 85 years old?
Popular As |
N/A |
Occupation |
Musician |
Age |
85 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Gemini |
Born |
15 June 1938 |
Birthday |
15 June |
Birthplace |
Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
Date of death |
26 December, 2023 |
Died Place |
N/A |
Nationality |
Sheffield
|
We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 15 June.
He is a member of famous artist with the age 85 years old group.
Tony Oxley Height, Weight & Measurements
At 85 years old, Tony Oxley height not available right now. We will update Tony Oxley's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
Physical Status |
Height |
Not Available |
Weight |
Not Available |
Body Measurements |
Not Available |
Eye Color |
Not Available |
Hair Color |
Not Available |
Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
Family |
Parents |
Not Available |
Wife |
Not Available |
Sibling |
Not Available |
Children |
Not Available |
Tony Oxley Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Tony Oxley worth at the age of 85 years old? Tony Oxley’s income source is mostly from being a successful artist. He is from Sheffield. We have estimated Tony Oxley's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
House |
Not Available |
Cars |
Not Available |
Source of Income |
artist |
Tony Oxley Social Network
Instagram |
|
Linkedin |
|
Twitter |
|
Facebook |
|
Wikipedia |
|
Imdb |
|
Timeline
Tony Oxley (15 June 1938 – 26 December 2023) was an English free improvising drummer and electronic musician.
Tony Oxley was born in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, on 15 June 1938.
A self-taught pianist by the age of eight, he first began playing the drums at seventeen.
In Sheffield he was taught by Haydon Cook.
While playing evening gigs with local dance bands at night, he was sacked from his regular job, at a cutlery-making company, for falling asleep.
During his National Service, with the Black Watch military band, from 1957 to 1960, he studied music theory and improved his drumming technique.
After leaving the army he became a member of a dance band playing for passengers on the Queen Mary and made several trips to New York.
When on shore leave he would visit clubs and hear some of the leading modern jazz figures such as Philly Joe Jones, Horace Silver, Art Blakey.
From 1960 to 1964 he led a quartet which performed locally in England.
Between transatlantic trips he played in a cabaret band in Chesterfield.
By 1963 Oxley was also playing Saturday afternoon gigs with other aspiring young jazz musicians at the Grapes pub in Sheffield.
Born in Sheffield, Oxley moved to London in 1966 and became house drummer at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club where he accompanied visiting musicians such as Joe Henderson, Lee Konitz, Charlie Mariano, Stan Getz, Sonny Rollins, and Bill Evans until the early 1970s.
Oxley moved to London in 1966 and became house drummer at Ronnie Scott's, where he accompanied visiting musicians such as Joe Henderson, Lee Konitz, Charlie Mariano, Stan Getz, Sonny Rollins, and Bill Evans until the early 1970s.
He was a member of bands led by Gordon Beck and Mike Pyne.
Each year between 1969 and 1972 he topped the Melody Maker annual jazz readers poll for drummers.
In 1969 Oxley appeared on the John McLaughlin album Extrapolation and formed a quintet with Bailey, Jeff Clyne, Evan Parker, and Kenny Wheeler, releasing the album The Baptised Traveller.
Oxley was also a member of the saxophonist Alan Skidmore's quintet, which in 1969 won awards at the Montreux Jazz Festival for best group, best soloist and best drummer.
With the trio of the pianist Howard Riley, he began using amplification on his expanding drum kit.
Each year between 1969 and 1972 he topped the Melody Maker annual jazz readers poll for drummers.
In 1970 Oxley helped found Incus Records, with Derek Bailey and others; the label would go on to release more than 50 albums.
Following this album the group was joined by Paul Rutherford on trombone and became a sextet, releasing the 1970 album 4 Compositions for Sextet.
That same year Oxley helped found Incus Records with Bailey and others and Musicians Cooperative.
The label would go on to release more than 50 albums, continuing even after disagreements caused first Oxley and then Parker to leave.
He received a three-month artist-in-residence job at the Sydney Conservatorium in Australia in 1970.
Around this time he joined the London Jazz Composers Orchestra and collaborated with Howard Riley.
In 1973 he became a tutor at the Jazz Summer School in Barry, South Wales, and in 1974 he formed the band Angular Apron.
His last albums were Unreleased 1974–2016 (2022) and The New World (2023), both released on the Discus label.
Through the 1980s he worked with Tony Coe and Didier Levallet and started the Celebration Orchestra during the latter half of the decade.
In the late 1980s, Oxley toured and recorded with Anthony Braxton, and also began a working relationship with Cecil Taylor.
In 1993 he joined a quartet with Tomasz Stańko, Bobo Stenson and Anders Jormin, and regularly released albums under his own name throughout the 2000s.
In 2000 he released the album Triangular Screen with the Tony Oxley Project 1, a trio with Ivar Grydeland and Tonny Kluften.
Oxley's own abstract paintings appeared on the covers of some of his later albums, including his last, The New World, a recording of electronic and acoustic percussion music, released on the Discus label in 2023.
Oxley married Tutta (nee Rütten) in 2000.
He died on 26 December 2023, at the age of 85.
With Barry Guy/London Jazz Composers Orchestra