Tony Saunders

The son of legendary Bay Area keyboardist Merl Saunders, Tony Saunders counted Wynton Kelly and Jimmy Smith as his godparents, took his first musical lessons on piano from Herbie Hancock, received his first bass from John Fogerty’s brother Tom, and was given an organ by Sly Stone at age 10. He earned the first of his two Emmys at age 14 for collaborating with his dad on the PBS documentary “Soul ... read more