Below you'll find everything you need to know about the band, band members experience & bookings.

There's also multimedia examples, images, graphics, audio & suggested logo's for the band. Feel free to use any of these items for social media, web and print promotional materials your venue typically creates.

What is the Tony Soul Project? It is a unique blend of stylistic musicians from diverse backgrounds, melded together to provide Soul Music, yes Soul Music. It is a well tuned dance band. Perhaps the best you will ever see. The Tony Soul Project plays dance music covering rock & roll, soul music (Motown) and blues. We love James Brown, Led Zeppelin, Sly & all the old blues greats but mix in music from all over. Our set list is like nothing you've ever seen and guaranteed to get people dancing. The Tony Soul Project has enough material to cover a full evening of music no matter how long the desired performance time is. Please check out the Media / Assets section for examples of how danceable our shows are!

The Tony Soul Project was born at the Acton Jazz Cafe and the jam sessions of Fran Dagostino. It was there that the current members of the Project met and found a friendly working relationship with one another for the common good of the music. We are professional and demand a "no ego" band approach. In the 2 plus years we have been together we have played over 30 clubs and venues in Central & Eastern Massachusetts. Every show is a hit and the prime directive, "fun for the fans" is always achieved & the top priority for the Tony Soul Project. The first thing your patrons will want to know is when we will be back.



Here's a complete list of the venues we have played. Feel free to contact them and ask about our shows and professionalism. Every venue we play asks to have us back.



Part of our appeal is that we often have local guests at many of our shows. It adds to the party atmosphere we bring to every event. Consequently we are considered a jam band extraordinaire and have had the joy of sharing the stage with many many local notables such as:

 

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TSP Dares you to Sit Still	TSP @ Firefly's - "Them Changes"	TSP - Little Help From My Freinds
TSP Shake Your Money Maker	TSP W/ Alexandria Bianco - "Rock N' Roll"	TSP - Promo Video

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	TONY "SOUL" PARENTE - Tony "Soul" grew up with "it" in the mean streets of Boston, where he would hang out and marvel at live music and the SHOW. Being a kid from the burbs, born in Milford, raised in Framingham Tony found soul music just too hard to resist. Spending all his free money on these 45rpm records at Big John's Record Shop right next to the Intermission Lounge where he eventually ended up playing as a nineteen year old. Then the tragedy. Tony's best friend and lead guitar player John Smith was killed in a high speed pursuit on route 128 coming back from a gig. That tragedy caused Tony to quit, cold for 42 years. By chance, he got back into music at the ripe old age of 64. Doing the same music, spiced with updated material and the number of shows and the band's following in various areas of Massachusetts has made this a very worthwhile re-entry into the local music scene.
	Alexandria Bianco – Marlborough, MA, Vocals. Alexandria, A powerhouse of a singer has been playing professionally for 3 years, singing for fun since preschool. You can catch her currently in Alexandria's Funk, Mike Girard’s "Big Swing Thing" and the Tony Soul Project. Learning the Blues through Led Zeppelin, she clearly brings a Rock & Roll edge to the Tony Soul Project. She’s been in a few bands such as Chasing Macie and Electric Sorcery and writes many originals with her partner in crime, Jeff Thomas and even her daytime job is all about music. She visits MA & RI nursing homes during the day to sing old and new songs to the residents. Understandably, something she finds incredibly rewarding.
	BOB CRAMER – Wayland, MA, electric and slide guitar. Bob is the reason this band exists. It was Bob’s phone call to me in Novenber of 2012 that he had sold a business, was bored and wanted to play music. We started the Tony Soul Delta Blues Project which morphed into the current TSP. Bob is another rocker with amazing talent and intelligence (rare quality). Bobby took up playing slide guitar 14 months ago when we started TSDBP as the Delta was our focus back then. We call Cramer, the Consigliere. Mississippi Bobby, a cool cat.
	MICHAEL KALENDERIAN – Mike K, Iggy Mohawk – Lancaster, MA, lead guitar and vocals. This cat just doesn’t know how good he is. His solos are outstanding. He is a rock. He loves doing soul music and has an extensive background playing in various R & B bands over the years. You will not meet a nicer man.
	MATT SAMBITO – Lunenburg, MA, bass and vocals. Matt is a seasoned veteran of many blues and country bands in Northern Massachusetts and New Hampshire. His effervescent personality makes old Blue Shoes a fan favorite. As well as being a rock steady musician he also has band leader qualities. Matt is the proud owner of “Stinky” the Wonder Dog and the official dog of TSP.
	AL CLARK – Leominster, MA, drums. Al has been drumming professionally since he was 19 year's old. He's beat the skins to a lot of genres from Black Metal, Ska, Rock & Roll to the Blues. A lover of all music Al listens to everything from Suicidal Tendencies to Otis Reading. Al joined A Ton of Blues after playing with them at an open jam and during that time A Ton of Blues won many local and regional awards. In 2012, Al was in Memphis, TN representing Boston in the International Blues challenge and also laying down tracks on the album "Crooked Avenue". Al took a brief hiatus from music but has returned in a big way, joining the Tony Soul Project. Al is now part of one of the tightest Rhythm sections in one of the busiest bands in the state.
Other musicians that sit in with The Tony Soul Project:
	PHILLIP DELAINE – Tyngsborough, MA, drums. A powerhouse drummer in the style of Buddy Miles. Another veteran of the Northern, MA/Southern, NH scene, Phil has played mostly rock and funk over the course of his illustrious local music career. We have worked together recently in The Power of Soul, a Jimi Hendrix tribute band and now solely committed to The Project. We call Phil the bus driver. Nuff said. He makes us go.

 

Contact Tony Parente at tony.move AT gmail.com or call 508-259-9565

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