Tony Gould
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Tony Gould is an Australian jazz
musician, pianist, composer and educator.
Gould's many recordings and performances reveal his harmonic view of music and his love of music from both African-American and European jazz traditions, as well as the classical works of Bach
, Mahler, Stravinsky and Messiaen.
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
musician, pianist, composer and educator.
Gould's many recordings and performances reveal his harmonic view of music and his love of music from both African-American and European jazz traditions, as well as the classical works of Bach
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, Mahler, Stravinsky and Messiaen.
Discography
- Home w/Emma Gilmartin - voice. Move RecordsMove RecordsMove Records is an Australian record label that was started in 1968 by Martin Wright. It concentrates primarily in classical and jazz music, particularly Australian, and most frequently Melbourne-based musicians and composers....
2010 - Tony Gould: The Lucky Ones. Move Records 2010
- Here w/Rob Burke - sax. JazzHead 2010
- Is it Spring Yet? w/Imogen Manins – cello, David Jones -perc. HUSH 2009
- Under the Tall Trees w/Imogen Manins – cello, David Jones -perc. ABC Atmospheres, 2008
- In Memoriam two pianos w/David Ward-SteinmanDavid Ward-SteinmanDavid Ward-Steinman is an American composer and music professor.Ward-Steinman studied at Florida State University and the University of Illinois, where he received the Kinley Memorial Fellowship for foreign study. After receiving his doctorate, he was a fellow at Princeton University from 1970...
Move Records. 2007 - At the End of the Day: A Ramble on Irish Melodies - solo piano, ABC ClassicsABC ClassicsABC Classics is the classical music record label within the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It is internationally recognised as Australia's premier classical music label, with a catalogue of more than 500 titles...
, 2005 - McJad Goes Organic w/Keith Hounslow – trumpet, Move Records, 2003
- Tomorrow, Just You Wait and See w/Emma Gilmartin – voice, Move Records, 2003
- Wide-Eyed w/Rob Burke & quartet, JazzHead, 2003
- Last Will and Testament of John Sangster. Move Records, 2003
- Pianamente w/John Hoffman’s ConArtists, Griffith UniversityGriffith UniversityGriffith University is a public, coeducational, research university located in the southeastern region of the Australian state of Queensland. The university has five satellite campuses located in the Gold Coast, Logan City and in the Brisbane suburbs of Mount Gravatt, Nathan and South Bank. Current...
, 2002 - Once in a Lyall w/Graeme LyallGraeme LyallGraeme William Lyall , is a Western Australian saxophonist, composer and arranger. He became a Member of the Order of Australia on 26 January 2003: "For service to music as Artistic Director of the Western Australian Youth Jazz Orchestra, and as a musical director, composer and...
& quartet. Now Hear This! 2003 - From Within w/Peter Petrucci – guitar, Move Records, 2002
- River Story w/Peter Petrucci – guitar, Move Records, 2001
- The Tony Gould Quartet. Move Records, 1998
- Chronicle: Orchestral and Film Music of Tony Gould. Move Records, 1998
- A Tin Roof for the Rain. w/quartet, Larrikin RecordsLarrikin RecordsLarrikin Records is a record company founded in 1974 by Warren Fahey. Larrikin started as an independent label and was sold in 1995 to Festival Records....
, 1998 - Unanimity w/Bob SedergreenBob SedergreenBob Sedergreen is a renowned Australian jazz pianist. Bob has had a long and distinguished career as a performer, bandleader and educator. He has collaborated with leading Australian artists, such as John Sangster, Don Burrows, Brian Brown and Judy Jacques, and supported some of the biggest names...
, Move Records, 1988 - Lyric w/Ben Robertson – double bass, Steve Heather, Newmarket, 1994
- Horn Destinations w/Richard Runnels – horn, Brachi Tilles – piano, Move Records, 1991
- Spirit of the Rainbow w/Brian BrownBrian BrownBrian Brown or Bryan Brown may refer to:* Brian E. Brown, deceased Los Angeles, California, USA police officer* Bryan Brown, Australian actor* Bryan D. Brown, US general* Brian Brown , Australian rules footballer...
– flute/saxophone, Move Records, 1990 - Best of Friends w/various ensembles, Move Records, 1984
- Gould Plays Gould w/John SangsterJohn SangsterJohn Sangster was an Australian jazz composer, arranger, drummer, cornettist and Vibraphonist born in Melbourne, most well known as a composer though also a gifted multi-instrumentalist...
and orchestra, Move Records, 1979 - Introducing McJad w/Keith Hounslow – trumpet/flugel, Move Records, 1978
- Tony Gould Solo piano, Larrikin Records, 1974
Awards
- 2005, APRAAPRAAPRA or Apra may refer to:* American Popular Revolutionary Alliance , a Peruvian political party* Australasian Performing Right Association, a copyright collecting society...
/Australian Music CentreAustralian Music CentreThe Australian Music Centre fosters the development of an Australian music community by providing specialist support to its membership of performers, composers, sound artists, educators, students, and music specialists across Australia and throughout the world.The AMC is the Australian national...
(AMC) Classical Music Award for "Outstanding Contribution to Australian Music in Education" (2005) - 2006, Australia CouncilAustralia CouncilThe Australia Council, informally known as the Australia Council for the Arts, is the official arts council or arts funding body of the Government of Australia.-Function:...
Music Board Fellowship (2006-2007) - 2007, Distinguished Artist residency at Arthur BoydArthur BoydArthur Merric Bloomfield Boyd, AC, OBE was one of the leading Australian painters of the late 20th Century. A member of the prominent Boyd artistic dynasty in Australia, his relatives included painters, sculptors, architects or other arts professionals. His sister Mary Boyd married John Perceval,...
's artist's studios in Bundanon (2007) - 2007, Order of AustraliaOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(AM) (2007) - Don Banks Award (Australia Council for the Arts)
- 2009, APRA/AMC Classical Music Awards - Instrumental Work of the Year "The River Meets the Sea" by Imogen Manins, Tony Gould, David Jones from Under the Tall Trees
- 2011 Jazz Bell Awards 'Hall of Fame'
Compositions
- Suite of compositions for Hush (2009)
- Crossroads for clarinet cello and piano (2009)
- Crossing Sonata for Solo Piano (2007)
- Concerto for percussion and orchestra (2007)
- Iluka Suite - for piano, cello & perc & strings (2007)
- Improvisation for piano and string orchestra
- The Subtlety of Time - concerto for sax. and orchestra (1987)
- Chronicle - for violin, viola, piano & chamber orch. (1987)
- Homage to Bach - for jazz piano trio and orchestra (1985)
- 24 pieces for 24 Australian poems (Hey Blue) small ens. 1986
- Under Milk Wood (for narrator and chamber orchestra)
- Duet (for horn and piano)
- Wind Terrace (for flute choir) (1988)
- Plants in Action for small mixed ensemble(1993)
- Duo for tuba and piano (1980)
Sources
- The Oxford Companion to Australian Music
- The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz
- The Oxford Companion to Australian Jazz (also a contributor)
- The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz (Colin Larkin)
- The Australian Jazz Explosion (Mike Williams)
- Black Roots White Flowers (Adrian Bisset)
- Compositions for Improvisers (also a contributor) (Jeff Pressing)