Vinny Golia live in Wellington for two nights only

Internationally acclaimed multi-instrumentalist, composer, and bandleader Vinny Golia live in Wellington for two nights only:

VINNY GOLIA, the internationally acclaimed multi-instrumentalist, composer, and bandleader has become an important contributor to the vanguard of creative music.

As a composer Golia 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 for both his compositions and his multi-woodwind performances. Vinny's recordings have been consistently picked by critics and readers of music journals for their yearly "ten best" lists. In 1990 he was the winner of the Jazz Times TDWR award for Bass Saxophone. In 1998 he ranked 1st in the Cadence Magazine Writers & Readers Poll and has continually placed in the Downbeat Critic's Poll for Baritone Saxophone. In 1999 Vinny won the LA Weekly’s Award for "Best Jazz Musician". Jazziz Magazine has also named him as one of the 100 people who have influenced the course of Jazz in our Century.

Vinny has been a featured performer with Anthony Braxton, Henry Grimes, John Carter, Bobby Bradford, Joelle Leandre, 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 Chadburne, Kevin Ayers, Peter Kowald, John Bergamo, George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band, Misha Mengelberg, Han Bennick, Lydia Lunch, Harry Sparrney and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra amongst many others.

Golia has also contributed original compositions and scores to Ballet and Modern Dance works, video, theatrical productions, and film. As an educator Vinny has lectured on music & painting composition, improvisation, Jazz History, The History of Music in Film, CD & record manufacturing and self-production throughout the United States, Europe and Canada. He currently teaches at California Institute of the Arts. In 1998 Golia was appointed Regent's Lecturer at the University of California at San Diego.

Vinny Golia plays at Happy – underground on the corner of Tory and Vivian St's

Wednesday 30th may with Tom Callwood(bass) and Rick Cranson(drums)

Friday 1st june with Anthony Donaldson(drums), Jeff Henderson(reeds), Alphabethead(turntble), Nigel Patterson(organ), Lucein Johnson(organ), Noel Meek(dance) and more

Gigs start at 8pm – $10 Doorsales only.

See http://www.ninewinds.com/Artists/golia.html

or http://www.myspace.com/vinnygolia

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