Vinny Golia & Rich Halley Quartet July 24, 2010

Performing original music - the quartet will include: Vinny Golia – reeds; Rich Halley – tenor sax, wood flute, percussion; Andre St James – bass; Carson Halley – drums.

Multi-instrumentalist Vinny Golia is one of the most influential creative musicians on the West Coast. As a composer he 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 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 Program, The California Arts Council, Meet the Composer, and the American Composers Forum.

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 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.



Rich Halley is a saxophonist and composer based in Oregon. His eleven recordings as a leader have been critically acclaimed in the jazz press and his groups have performed at concerts, festivals and clubs in the U.S. and Canada. His most recent recording is “Live at the Penofin Jazz Festival” which was just released. Rich is a founder of the Creative Music Guild and the musical director of the Penofin Jazz Festival.

For more information please call (503) 244-2070 or go to www.richhalley.com.