June 11, 2004 -- Darryl worked on Sting's Grammy-Award-winning "Brand New Day" and performed with his Europe 2000 tour. He also has the distinction of singing on both Grammy-Award winning "West Side Story" albums, one, the last produced by Leonard Bernstein, the other produced by Dave Grusin.
Darryl was the pianist and musical director for "In Performance at the White HouseThe Singer and the Song," a PBS Special. His voice is a favorite among "Sesame Street" fans. He recorded the sacred gospel epic "Revelation" with Judith Jameson for the Alvin Ailey Dance Company. Darryl has sung in Spanish with Mexico's legendary Juan Gabriel, in French with superstar Patricia Kaas, and in Japanese with jazz great Katsumi Horii. He has also worked with Elton John, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Michael Jackson, Barry Manilow, Quincy Jones, Diana Ross, Roberta Flack, Cristina Aquilera, Natalie Cole, Peter, Paul & Mary, George Benson, Burt Bacharach, Luther Vandross, Toninho Horta, Lionel Ritchie, and Maya Angelou, among others.
An award-winning composer and performer of vocal solos for ad campaigns, his voice launched AT&T's It's All Within Your Reach. He was also the featured soloist for the U.S. Army recruitment campaign, joined by the Harlem Boys Choir. He has sung on literally thousands of spots for a mega list of organizations.
Joseph has toured with Three Mo' Tenors and is also the arranger/ conductor of the Three Mo' Tenors BMG recording. He was nominated for a Grammy in 2000 as producer/ arranger/ keyboardist for the Centurymens "Beautiful Star" CD in the category of Best Classical Cross-Over Album, the same year he recorded "Red Bird" with Darryl. Joseph was nominated for a Drama Desk Award as orchestrator for the Off-Broadway show "Violet" and has performed on the Revelations CD for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, and with the Manhattan Symphony, the Bronx Arts Ensemble, the New Philharmonia, and the West Palm Beach Symphony, as well as in Moscow, Spoleto, Italy and Nice, France.
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Darryl Tookes at Delray Beach Marriott Monumental Music Day
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