A track from the upcoming Vinny Golia Sextet release: "Abstractions and Retrocausalities"
As a composer, Vinny Golia fuses the rich heritage of Jazz, contemporary classical and world music into his own unique compositions. As a multi-woodwind performer, 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 & Soprano 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. In 2006 The Jazz Journalists Association honored him with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
“Some of the most creative and compelling music being done in the U.S. today.”
- Cadence Magazine
credits
from Nine Winds: New Blood,
released May 16, 2012
Vinny Golia - baritone saxophone
Gavin Templeton - alto saxophone
Dan Rosenboom - trumpet
Alex Noice - electric guitar
Jonathan Armstrong - electric bass
Andrew Lessman - drums
Trumpeter/composer Ashley Ballat and jazz guitarist Stephen Magnusson create warm and imaginative sonic landscapes. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 23, 2022
This swinging Welsh jazz combo packs each song with blissfully darting horn lines and simmering rhythms on their latest LP. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 23, 2022