William Gagliardi

William Gagliardi (aka Billy gags , * 1947 in Staten Iceland , New York City ) is an American jazz - saxophonist (alto, tenor and soprano saxophone).

Live and act

Gagliardi worked as a musician since the 1960s, but mostly outside of jazz as a studio musician. It was not until he was 54 that he had the opportunity to record under his own name for the avant-garde label CIMP ; In early 2001 the album Music Is the Meditation was created . Gagliardi has been working in various formations with trumpeter John Carlson , bassists David Hofstra and Dominic Duval , guitarist Ken Wessel and drummer Lou Grassi since the early 2000s . He currently plays with the Kenbillou ESA Trio with Ken Filiano and Lou Grassi. In June 2009 he performed with his Gagliardi 5tet at the Villach Jazz Festival .

In the judgment of critics Richard Cook and Brian Morton , Gagliardi plays with his full, growling tone in the post-Coltrane tradition.

Discographic notes

• Music Is the Meditation (CIMP) with Ken Wessel, Dave Hofstra Lou Grassi
• NHLAHLA (CIMP, 2003) Gagliardi / John Carlson / Ken Wessel / Dave Hofstra / Lou Grassi
• Here and Now (CIMP, 2003) dto
• Memories of Tomorrow (CIMP, 2005) Gagliardi, John Carlson, Ken Wessel, Dave Hofstra, Lou Grassi
• Younger Dryas (CIMP, 2005) Gagliardi, John Carlson, Ken Wessel, Dave Hofstra, Lou Grassi
• Kenbillou ESA Trio (CIMP, 2007)

literature

• Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings . 8th edition. Penguin, London 2006, ISBN 0-14-102327-9 .

Web links

• Web presence at CIMP
• Presence MySpace (with audio sample)
• Review of Memories of Tomorrow at All about jazz

*William Gagliardi bei Allmusic (englisch)

• William Gagliardi at Discogs (English)