Nine Winds
Nine Winds | |
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Founded | 1977 |
Founder | Vinny Golia |
Genre | Free jazz, avant-garde jazz, avant-garde music |
Country of origin | U.S. |
Location | Los Angeles, California |
Nine Winds is an American jazz record label that was founded in 1977 by Vinny Golia.[1][2][3]
Golia is a self-taught musician who plays over fifty woodwind instruments, in addition to brass.[2] In the early 1970s, he believed it was impossible for musicians who lived outside New York City to get contracts with record labels. He founded Nine Winds to produce his own albums and that of others who played free jazz, avant-garde jazz, and other forms of avant-garde music that were difficult to sell. He issued several of his own albums, then the debut album by guitarist Nels Cline. The roster grew to include unconventional music by Alex Cline, Jeff Gauthier, and Wayne Peet.
Roster[]
- Aardvark Jazz Orchestra
- Steve Adams
- Susan Allen
- John Bergamo
- Dick Berk
- Bobby Bradford
- John Carter
- Luciano Chessa
- Alex Cline
- Nels Cline
- Mark Dresser
- Eric Von Essen
- Ken Filiano
- Stephen Flinn
- Bruce Fowler
- John Fumo
- Jeff Gauthier
- Vinny Golia
- John Gross
- Richard Grossman
- Rich Halley
- Joel Hamilton
- Anna Homler
- David Earle Johnson
- Jeff Kaiser
- Carla Kihlstedt
- George Lewis
- Steuart Liebig
- Tony Malaby
- Wayne Peet
- Barre Phillips
- John Rapson
- Kim Richmond
- Wadada Leo Smith
- Paul Smoker
- G.E. Stinson
- Mark Trayle
- Bertram Turetzky
- Johnnie Valentino
References[]
- ^ O'Connell, Sean J. (6 June 2012). "Vinny Golia: Far From the Whole Wheat Movement". L.A. Weekly. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ a b Layne, Joslyn. "Vinny Golia | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ Kernfeld, Barry, ed. (2002). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Vol. 3 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 156. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
External links[]
- Nine Winds: Blowing Hot Out of LA. Allaboutjazz.com, April 6, 2005.
Categories:
- American record labels
- Jazz record labels
- Record labels established in 1977
- 1977 establishments in California
- Record labels based in California