Accomplished musician/composer, Tony Darren has garnered a SESAC award nomination and a GRAMMY consideration for his CD Sun Song. His first single hit 40 on the Gavin contemporary jazz charts (on over 100 stations coast to coast) and remained on the national charts for over 16 weeks. Tony first began studying guitar with renowned teacher & author Ted Greene, forming a deep bond that would last until Ted’s untimely death. Regarded by his peers as among one of the top contemporary jazz guitarists. Featured in such publications as Guitarist, Jazziz, Down Beat, Jazztimes and TV's CNN ShowBiz Tonight, Tony has worked with such diverse artists as Shadowfax, Tom Scott, Pat Martino, Faith No More, Narada Michael Walden, Freddie Hubbard,  Joe Sample, Vinnie Colaiuta and many others. Tony has also composed music for TV shows such as Melrose Place, Murder She Wrote, Young and the Restless, the Weather Channel, ESPN and various PBS specials. In addition, Tony has also shared the stage performing and touring with his own group, doing clinics and touring with other major acts around the world. His international debut recording on the Telarc / Concord Music Group label has received universal critical acclaim, and continues to sell worldwide with over 50,000 copies sold. After having lived in Los Angeles, New York and Nashville, Tony now resides in the San Francisco bay area. Tony endorses GHS strings, Ibanez guitars, Ovation guitars and Carvin instruments.