George Golla was born on 10 May 1935 in Chorzów, Poland. He emigrated to Australia in the 1950s and began working in Sydney from 1957. In 1959, he commenced a long-term working musical partnership with the clarinetist, flautist and saxophonist Don Burrows that continued for almost forty years. They recorded frequently together and in quartets and other combinations. Together they nurtured and featured many young talents, including brassman and multi-instrumentalist James Morrison, guitarist Guy Strazzullo, drummer David Jones and others they taught at the New South Wales Conservatorium.
Golla was a teacher at the Academy of Guitar in Bondi alongside Don Andrews, specialising in jazz and classical guitar. He has written several books on theory, scales and the modes. Golla toured frequently throughout Australia and at times with international guest support artists such as vibraphonist Gary Burton in the early 1970s. He has had a long association with Brazilian musicians including Luis Bonfa and extensive performance of and many recordings of Latin American-influenced jazz, including the Bonfa Burrows Brazil (The Orchard).
Golla recorded his first album 'The George Golla Guitar Plays ...On The Centre Line' in 1967 on the Festival label produced by Sven Libaek which was followed by many albums including ''The Don Burrows Quartet at the Sydney Opera House' (1974), and 'Steph'n'Us' (1977) with Stephane Grappelli during a tour with Grappelli and Burrows. Golla appeared at both the Montreux Jazz Festival and Newport Jazz Festival in 1972 and has performed at many Australian festivals. He is a frequent contributor at the annual Frankston International Guitar Festival.
Golla continues to perform in and around Sydney where he resides, touring interstate and internationally and recording. He has appeared at many workshops locally, nationally and overseas. From 2005 to 2015, Golla performed regularly in a duo with Australian jazz flugelhorn player and singer songwriter Elizabeth Geyer. To celebrate his 80th birthday in 2015, Golla collaborated with Australian jazz singer Jacki Cooper to record a duo album called 'Tea for Two'.
Golla was a teacher at the Academy of Guitar in Bondi alongside Don Andrews, specialising in jazz and classical guitar. He has written several books on theory, scales and the modes. Golla toured frequently throughout Australia and at times with international guest support artists such as vibraphonist Gary Burton in the early 1970s. He has had a long association with Brazilian musicians including Luis Bonfa and extensive performance of and many recordings of Latin American-influenced jazz, including the Bonfa Burrows Brazil (The Orchard).
Golla recorded his first album 'The George Golla Guitar Plays ...On The Centre Line' in 1967 on the Festival label produced by Sven Libaek which was followed by many albums including ''The Don Burrows Quartet at the Sydney Opera House' (1974), and 'Steph'n'Us' (1977) with Stephane Grappelli during a tour with Grappelli and Burrows. Golla appeared at both the Montreux Jazz Festival and Newport Jazz Festival in 1972 and has performed at many Australian festivals. He is a frequent contributor at the annual Frankston International Guitar Festival.
Golla continues to perform in and around Sydney where he resides, touring interstate and internationally and recording. He has appeared at many workshops locally, nationally and overseas. From 2005 to 2015, Golla performed regularly in a duo with Australian jazz flugelhorn player and singer songwriter Elizabeth Geyer. To celebrate his 80th birthday in 2015, Golla collaborated with Australian jazz singer Jacki Cooper to record a duo album called 'Tea for Two'.
SINGLES
''Theme From ''Adventures Of The Sea Spray'' / Nice 'n Juicy'' 1966 HMV''Wives And Lovers / This Guy's In Love With You'' 1969 Festival
''Little Spanish Love Song / In Vain My Love'' 1973 Cherry Pie
ALBUMS
'On The Centre Line' 1967 Festival'Wives & Lovers' 1968 Festival
'Composers Gallery' 1970 Festival
'George Golla' 1973 Cherry Pie
'Easy Feelings' 1975 Cherry Pie
'Duo' [with Don Burrows] (#98) 1975 Cherry Pie
'From The Top' [with Don Andrews] 1976 Cherry Pie
'My Favourite Guitar' 1978 Cherry Pie
'Steph 'n' Us' [with Don Burrows & Stephane Grappelli] (#38) 1978 Cherry Pie
'Bonfa Burrows Brazil' [with Don Burrows & Luis Bonfa] (#92) 1980 Cherry Pie
'Quiet Moods' 1980 Music For Medicine
'A Tribute To Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn - Lush Life' 1986 ABC
'Tea For Two' [with Jacki Cooper] 2015
'Quiet Moods' 1980 Music For Medicine
'A Tribute To Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn - Lush Life' 1986 ABC
'Tea For Two' [with Jacki Cooper] 2015
References
George Golla - Wikipedia
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