Date/Time
Date(s) - 08/27/2014
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Location
Duende, Oakland
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- Vinny Golia — woodwinds
- Steve Adams — saxophones
- Darren Johnston — trumpet
- Rob Ewing — trombone
- Steve Blum — keyboards
- Matt Small — bass
- Vijay Anderson — drums
As a composer Vinny Golia fuses the rich heritage of jazz, contemporary classical and world music into his own unique compositions. Also a bandleader, Golia has presented his music to concert audiences in Europe, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Australia, New Zealand 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. In 1982 he created the on-going 50-piece Vinny Golia Large Ensemble to perform his compositions for chamber orchestra and jazz ensembles.
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