Gene Perla | |
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 Gene Perla in 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | March 1, 1940 Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, record label owner |
| Instruments | Double bass |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Labels | PM, Plug |
| Associated acts | Steve Grossman |
| Website | perla |
Gene Perla (born March 1, 1940) is an American jazz bassist.
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.
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