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“Vinny Golia (b. The Bronx, New York City, New York, March 1, 1946) is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist specializing in woodwind instruments. He performs in the genres of contemporary music, jazz, free jazz, and free improvisation.

Golia lives in Los Angeles, California and teaches at the California Institute of the Arts. He has performed throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Japan. In 1982 he founded the 37-piece Vinny Golia Large Ensemble to perform his compositions.

Golia has performed and/or recorded with many notable musicians, including Anthony Braxton, Henry Grimes, John Carter, Bobby Bradford, Joëlle Léandre, Wadada Leo Smith, Horace Tapscott, John Zorn, Tim Berne, Bertram Turetzky, George Lewis, Barre Phillips, Rova Saxophone Quartet, Patti Smith, Harry “the Hipster” Gibson, Eugene Chadbourne, Kevin Ayers, Andrea Centazzo, Peter Kowald, John Bergamo, George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band, Misha Mengelberg, Nels Cline, Han Bennink, Lydia Lunch, Harry Sparnaay, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.”

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