Vinny Golia

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Vinny Golia (born March 1, 1946 in Bronx , New York City ) is an American saxophonist (soprano, baritone and tenor saxophone) and clarinetist as well as composer and band leader of free and creative jazz , free improvisation and contemporary music .

Act

In the 1970s, Golia caused a stir as a multi-instrumentalist; He toured the United States with his smaller ensembles and big bands , and performed in Europe and Japan. In 1982 he formed the 37-musician Vinny Golia Large Ensemble , which recorded his compositions. He lives in Los Angeles and teaches at the California Institute of the Arts . His numerous record productions for Nine Winds Records included a. Bobby Bradford , Paul Smoker , Rob Blakeslee , Alex Cline , Ken Filiano , Steuart Liebig , Steve and Bruce Fowler involved.

Golia has also played with musicians like Anthony Braxton , Henry Grimes , John Carter , Bobby Bradford , Joëlle Léandre , Wadada Leo Smith , Horace Tapscott , John Zorn , Tim Berne , Bertram Turetzky , George Lewis , Barre Phillips , the Rova Saxophone Quartet , Patti Smith , Harry "the Hipster" Gibson , Eugene Chadbourne , Kevin Ayers , Andrea Centazzo , Peter Kowald , John Bergamo , the George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band , Misha Mengelberg , Nels Cline , Han Bennink , Lydia Lunch , Harry Sparnaay and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra .

After Richard Cook and Brian Morton, Vinny Golia is “one of the central figures of avant-garde jazz on the American west coast. With his label "Nine Winds" he undertook the one-man documentation of the improvising underground of California ".

Golia is also active as a composer in the film business. In 2000 he was involved in the horror film They Nest - Tödliche Brut ,

His instruments

Golia plays with a large number of instruments such as flute, piccolo, alto flute, bass flute, double bass flute, ney, recorders, english horn, clarinets, bass clarinet, double bass clarinet, saxophone, soprillo, sopranino saxophone, soprano saxophone, saxello, stritch, tenor saxophone Baritone saxophone, bass saxophone, tuba, bassoon, oboe.

Discographic notes

Solos, duos and trios

  • 1986 - Worldwide and Portable
  • 1996 - The Art of Negociation
  • 1998 - Duets
  • 2000 - Nine Pieces for Solo B Clarinet

Smaller ensembles

Big bands

  • 1985 - Pilgrimage to Obsurity
  • 1991 - Commemoration
  • 1992 - Decennium in Axlan
  • 1996 - Portland '96
  • 2011 - Music for Baritone Saxophone

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literature

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Interviews

personal data
SURNAME Golia, Vinny
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American saxophonist and clarinetist
DATE OF BIRTH March 1, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Bronx , New York City