MJC Presents: Tony Gould’s Birthday Celebration

This special concert is a celebration of the 84th birthday – and ongoing career – of the highly regarded pianist/composer/educator Dr. Tony Gould. Gould is possibly the most ‘formally’ recognized figure to work in the Australian jazz scene (although he refers to his music as “post-jazz”), with an Australia Council Fellowship, the Don Banks Fellowship in 2009 as well as an Order of Australia, plus the 2011 Australian Jazz Award “Hall of Fame”.

For this occasion, he is joined by long-time colleagues Sam Anning (double bass) and Tony Floyd (drums) to play two sets with different combinations of guests, who include Angela Davis (alto saxophone) and Carl Mackey (tenor saxophone), as well as the masterful guitarist Stephen Magnusson.