"...a nationally noted
jazz artist/educator in his own right...

...splendid solos...
...virtuosity and musicianship...

...ingenious scoring...
shrewd arrangements...
...exotic orchestral colors, witty riffs, and gloriously uninhibited
splashes of dissonance...
...translucent textures and
elegant voicing throughout...

...one of the most prominent young
music educators in the country."
Chicago Tribune

photo credit: Steve Kocour
graphics: Antonio García

"He can be in my band whenever he wants."
Phil Collins

Scat-singing is a constant part of García's performing and teaching career.

photo credit:
Brian D'Haem, Forest Hills Central High School, MI

Performing on bass trombone with the
Phil Collins Big Band
(Collins drumming at far left)

photo credit:
Montreux Jazz Festival

"Inspirational teaching is the edge that makes Antonio García an exceptional educator. In the jazz idiom much needs to be communicated aurally and by example. Many fall short, but not so with Tony: his delivery is solidly backed up with fine trombone performance and considerable vocal ability. His excellent scat-singing reflects his philosophy that aural vocalization is the seminal teaching tool in the art of jazz performance. Jazz Australia clinicians must be flexible, comfortable working with the advanced and novice across the full age range. Tony excelled, gaining acceptance and respect at all levels and building a genuine rapport with his students and peers. Perhaps the recommendation that is most telling is that Tony was immediately asked to return for the next year's Jazz Australia—the first time that an overseas visiting artist has had this honour in the event's six-year history."
Patrick Crichton, Head of the Jazz Department, Western Australian Conservatorium of Music,
Perth, Western Australia; Artistic Director, Jazz Australia;
then-Australasia Representative, IAJE Board

García regularly accompanies students and has performed on piano in a variety of jazz settings.