Anthony George Coe (born 29 November 1934 in Canterbury, England) is a Director[1], Producer[2], Composer[3] and Jazz musician who is gifted on clarinet, bass clarinet, and tenor saxophone. Tony began his performing career playing with Humphrey Lyttelton's band from 1957 to 1962. In 1965 Count Basie offered him a place in the Basie Band sax section. He has since played with the John Dankworth Orchestra , The Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band, Derek Bailey's Company, Stan Tracey, Michael Gibbs, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Bob Brookmeyer and performed under Pierre Boulez as well as leading a series of groups of his own, including Coe Oxley & Co, together with drummer Tony Oxley.