Seattle resident and Washington state native, Tobi Stone, plays  fresh engaging jazz music.  She has performed locally and internationally since 1994.  Her passion for music is shared through performance, teaching, composing, and recording.  Current projects include: Tobi Stone Quartet, and Melodia Jazz Duo.

Past projects include The Tiptons Saxophone Quartet and Drums (formerly, The Billie Tipton Saxophone Memorial Quartet), Reptet, Jay Thomas’ Friendly Fire Big Band, Cambalachi, the Imaginaires Rhythm & Blues band., and Seattle Women’s Jazz Orchestra aka, SWOJO. 

Tobi has performed with saxophonists Bert Wilson, Don Lanphere, Rick Mandyck, Warren Rand, pianists Dawn Clement, Gary Versace, Victor Januzs, Carolyn Graye, Reuel Lubag, John Hansen, bassists Evan Flory-Barnes, Geoff Harper, Jeff Johnson, Geoff Cook, Frank Clayton, guitarists Mimi Fox, John Stowell, drummers Elizabeth Pupo-Walker, Jose Martinez, D’vonne Lewis, Jeff Busch, John Bishop, vocalists Nancy King, Beth Winter, and trumpeters Jay Thomas and Jay Roulston.  Tobi also appeared with Dave Brubeck at the 1994 Pierce Community College Jazz Festival. 

Tobi began paying music at age 6, started clarinet at age 12, saxophone at 15, and flute at 20.  She attended Kentridge High School with award winning band director, Paul Harshman where she received outstanding musician and soloist awards from several competitions and jazz festivals including: the 1994 and 1995 Pierce College Jazz Expo, the 1995 Mt. Hood College Jazz Band Festival in Gresham, Oregon, the 1994 and 1995 Reno International Jazz Festival .  Tobi was awarded the top honor and recognized as the outstanding soloist for the 1995 Reno International Jazz Festival.

She graduated from University of Washington with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music, emphasis on Jazz Studies.  There, she studied with Professors Marc Seales, Michael Brockman, Bill Smith, and Roy Cummings.  She has also studied with pianist, Randy Halberstadt, and saxophone teachers Bert Wilson, Don Lanphere, Jordan Ruwe and Darren Motamedy.  Tobi has taught private lessons on flute, clarinet and saxophone in the Seattle area for the last 12 years.