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American jazz bassist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gene Perla (born March 1, 1940) is an American jazz bassist.
Gene Perla | |
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Background information | |
Born | Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey | March 1, 1940
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, record label owner |
Instrument | Double bass |
Years active | 1969–present |
Labels | PM, Plug |
Website | perla |
At the Berklee School of Music and the Boston Conservatory Perla concentrated on piano before moving to double bass.[1] In 1969 he spent one year as a member of the Woody Herman Orchestra.[1] During the early 1970s, he worked with Elvin Jones, Sonny Rollins, Sarah Vaughan, and The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. In 1975 he started the band Stone Alliance with Don Alias and Steve Grossman.[1] Also in the 1970s he founded PM Records ("PM" for Perla Music), which released albums by Steve Grossman, Elvin Jones, Pat LaBarbera, and Dave Liebman.[1] He has taught at Lehigh University and the New School of Jazz & Contemporary Music.
With Elvin Jones
With Jeremy Steig
With Nina Simone
With others
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