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tony Craddock, jr. - Saxophonist & Recording Artist
“The maturity of his vision for life and music is quite compelling and is born out in the sound of his horn.”
Meet TonY
Tony Craddock, Jr. is a dynamic saxophonist/recording artist from the Washington, D.C. metro area who brings a smooth, uplifting style of jazz, R&B/soul, and Christian/gospel music.
Tony’s specialty is engaging his audiences with heartfelt authenticity and personalizing his performances to complement and enhance the event’s atmosphere.
His music is currently airing nationwide on Sirius XM Watercolors and Music Choice Smooth Jazz; and has aired on The Weather Channel and 70+ radio stations worldwide. Tony and his band “Cold Front” have headlined DC’s Jazz in the Garden, City Winery DC, Bethesda Theatre, and other top jazz clubs and festivals.
As one client described Tony, “His talent is undeniable, with a tone that’s both rich and nuanced.”
“Tony is an important part of the new generation of contemporary jazz musicians in my honest opinion.”
performance reviews
More Live Performances
Live at City Winery DC
Live at Bethesda Blues & Jazz
PAST PERFORMANCES
Notable venues / EVENTs
Capital One Arena (National Anthem for the Washington Wizards and Mystics)
Hub City Jazz Festival
Lake Arbor Jazz Festival
Jazz in the Country Music Festival
Jazz in the Garden - National Gallery of the Art
U.S. Botanic Garden Season’s Greenings Concert Series
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Conference
Soundboard Theatre (Detroit, MI)
Blues Alley (Washington, DC)
City Winery DC (Washington, DC)
Bethesda Blues & Jazz (Bethesda, MD)
The Tin Pan (Richmond, VA)
Word of God Fellowship Church (Raleigh, NC)
National Convention for Int’l Assoc. of Ministers’ Wives and Widows (Pittsburgh, PA)
career highlights
Airplay on Music Choice Smooth Jazz, Sirius XM Watercolors, The Weather Channel “Local on the 8s,” and more than 70 stations worldwide
Collaborations with Grammy-winning saxophonist Kirk Whalum, Grammy-winning producer Daniel Weatherspoon, and chart-topping jazz guitarist/producer Ken Navarro
Over 2.5 million total streams on Spotify with songs featured on Spotify’s editorial playlists (Sax and the City, Nu Smooth, Smooth Jazz Christmas)
Performed live with award-winning artists Norman Connors, Jean Carne, Ken Navarro, Ben Tankard, Luther Barnes, Kim Jordan, and Kayla Waters
Recognized with a Proclamation in June 2023 for his contributions to the world of music by the Town of Dumfries (Virginia), in honor of Black Music Appreciation Month
THE MUSIC
On Spotify? Here’s a selection of Tony’s best work:
Here are a couple official music videos:
MORE About tony
“I think Tony might have the best ‘how I got into the music I play’ story that I’ve ever heard. I really love this.”
One stormy afternoon at the age of eight…
Tony discovered smooth jazz on The Weather Channel’s “Local on the 8s.” The catchy melodies during the forecast segments led him to the saxophone and his passions for music and meteorology became inseparable. These interests followed him to Cornell University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Science. Now, he uses his saxophone to usher a breeze of inspiration into the minds and spirits of listeners, blending jazz, gospel and soul — a sound he calls “Cold Front Music.”
Tony’s new 2022 EP Uplift is a six-track collection inspired by his purpose to uplift listeners through his music, and includes many five original tunes, including the brand new “Surrender” — inspired by the Christian hymn "I Surrender All.”
Music from his other three albums — H20 (2018), Convection (2013), and Christmas in the Air (2011) — have landed on Spotify’s “Smooth Jazz Christmas” and “Sax in the City” playlists, aired on Sirius XM Watercolors, Music Choice Smooth Jazz, The Weather Channel and more than 70 radio stations in the U.S., U.K., Spain, and Poland.
Tony has performed the national anthem for the NBA and WNBA, and headlined at festivals, concert series, jazz clubs, and church worship services throughout the U.S, often joined by his dynamic band “Cold Front.”
He is a Voting Member of the Recording Academy’s DC Grammy Chapter, an endorser of Fiberreed products, and a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., where he was initiated at the Alpha Chapter. Tony believes his music has nothing to do with him, but rather the gifts with which God has blessed him. He currently lives in the Washington D.C. area with his wife and two children.
BOOKING
TONY IS AVAILABLE FOR JAZZ CONCERTS & FESTIVALS; WEDDINGS; CHRISTIAN EVENTS; CORPORATE FUNCTIONS.
