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Vinny Golia

Vinny Golia is a composer who fuses the rich heritage of Jazz, contemporary classical and world music into his own unique compositions. As a bandleader, Golia has presented his music to concert audiences in Europe, Canada, Mexico, Japan and the United States in ensembles varying dramatically in size and instrumentation. Mr. Golia has won numerous awards as a composer, including grants from the National Endowment of the Arts, The Lila Wallace Commissioning Program, The California Arts Council, Meet the Composer, Clausen Foundation of the Arts, Funds for U.S. Artists and the American Composers Forum

Live at Redcat Los Angeles

By VINNY GOLIA

Label: pfMentum
Released: 2019
Track listing: Set 1: Introduction; Show of Force; 5; Up in the Sky; Lost and Found; Cabine One, Change a Letter; Cabimn Two. Set 2: Introduction; Would You Like to Help on Your Journey to Mottsfield?; Soccer Gear Dropped on Religious Leaders; Barnum Brown Finds Something; Just Another Morning; Encore.

Burton Greene / Damon Smith / Ra Kalam Bob Moses: Life’s Intense Mystery

By MARK CORROTO

Let's give credit to whomever assembled this swinging free-improvisation trio. Sometimes, no, invariably, all great improvised music results from the reciprocal nature of the musicians: not something done in response to another (although it can be) but by some subconscious agreement made by the players. A fine example is Life's Intense Mystery by the trio of ...

Rich Halley with Matthew Shipp, Michael Bisio and Newman Taylor Baker: Terra Incognita

By KARL ACKERMANN

Rich Halley's leader debut Multnomah Rhythms (Avocet, 1983) featured a large ensemble, a formation that the saxophonist favored for the better part of two decades. When he pared back personnel, he was equally committed to his quartet, recording six albums with trombonist Michael Vlatkovich, bassist Clyde Reed and son, Carson Halley on drums. The Outlier (Pine ...

Rich Halley: Terra Incognita

By DAN MCCLENAGHAN

Saxophonist Rich Halley usually sticks with his steady crowd. Indeed, when tallying Halley's collaborative compadres over the past couple of decades, his list of “recorded with" players comes down to a handful of names: drummer Carson Halley, trombonist Michael Vlatkovich and bassist Clyde Reed. Add cornetist Bobby Bradford on a couple of outings. The same for ...

Noah Preminger, Alexa Tarantino, Dave Douglas & More

By BOB OSBORNE

A mix of new releases this week, with music from Noah Preminger, Alexa Tarantino, Anthony Shadduck, Dan Phillips and Dave Douglas, plus some classic Thelonious Monk and other recent releases. Playlist Noah Preminger “World of Twelve Faces" from After Life (Criss Cross) 00:00 Anthony Shadduck “The Story of Maryam" from Quartet & Double Quartet ...

The Vinny Golia New Music Orchestra: Live at Redcat Los Angeles

By MAURIZIO ZERBO

Oltre alle mirabili doti di pluristrumentista, è la poliedricità espressiva a rendere Vinny Golia uno dei pochi geni viventi del jazz contemporaneo. Ne è fulgida testimonianza questo magnifico DVD del 2014, che documenta un indimenticabile concerto di una orchestra costituita intorno al sestetto del cuore. C'è tutta la migliore esperienza musicale dell'avanguardia novecentesca ...

Live At The Century City Playhouse – Los Angeles, 1979

By VINNY GOLIA

Label: Dark Tree Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: 1st Set: #2; Views; 2nd Set: Chronos I; Chronos II; The Victims (for Steve Biko).

Trajectory

By VINNY GOLIA

Label: Orenda Records/Nine Winds
Released: 2018
Track listing: CD1: Ts’emekwe (as real as any hoax can be?); OK Doctor Xavier, I guess only women have …them (no, not those, we have them too…) - Take 1; Ugly Bags of Mostly Water (I knew some people like that once…); Dr. Loomis, Welcome Back To The Hospital; The Penabus (going to Leyte soon, can you get me one?); Spaniard’s Dilemma, which coffuire to choose -for John T…(no not him); By The End Of The Day…; Ananaki (what they left..?); CD2: OK Doctor Xavier, I guess only women have ...them (no, not those, we have them too...) - Take 2; From The Piano Comes This…(All the colors of the rainbow-for Hugues); Sparks or Dare..for Elizabeth or Eleanor (have you ever been to Roanoke?); Gift of the Nile; Just Like The Older Ones (A message from space…); Modred’s Curse (Ares Vallis?); Night time messages (not exactly as planned but still ok…); Well, It’s a valuable appendage…Jack Burton has paid his dues, the check is in the mail….

Sean Moran, James Banner’s Usine and More

By MAURICE HOGUE

Exactly one day after the funeral of his beloved wife, and urged by friends and family, Polish saxophonist Leszek Żądło along with bassist Andrzej Cudzich and drummer Janusz Stefański entered Studio Stebo in Krakow, Poland in 1995 and recorded some very emotional and powerful music. Finally released, that recording is the feature on this week's episode ...