Tony Gould

For the Queensland arts director, see Tony Gould (arts director).

Portrait of Tony Gould by Jaq Grantford
Portrait of Gould by Jaq Grantford

Tony Gould AM is an Australian jazz musician, pianist, composer, and educator.

Gould's many recordings and performances reveal his harmonic view of music and his love of music from both African-American and European jazz traditions, as well as the classical works of Bach, Mahler, Stravinsky, and Messiaen.

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected details
Title Details
Tony Gould Solo
  • Released: 1974
  • Format: LP
  • Label: Larrikin
Tony Gould
(with Brian Brown & Murray Wall )
  • Released: 1978
  • Format: LP
  • Label: Jazznote (JNLP 021)
Gould Plays Gould
(With John Sangster, Ray Martin and The Pro Musica Strings)
  • Released: 1979
  • Format: LP
  • Label: Move (MC3021)
Best of Friends
  • Released: 1984
  • Format: LP
  • Label: Move (MC3046)
Spirit of the Rainbow
(with Brian Brown)
  • Released: 1990
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Move (3085)
Lirik
(with Ben Robertson & Steve Heather)
  • Released: 1993
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Newmarket Music (NEW1035.2)
Chronicle: Orchestral Music of Tony Gould
  • Released: 1998
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Move (3146)
A Tin Roof for the Rain
  • Released: 1998
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Larrikin (LRF507)
River Story
(with Peter Petrucci)
  • Released: 1999
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Move (3221)
From Within
(with Peter Petrucci)
  • Released: 2002
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Move (3256)
Tomorrow, Just You Wait and See
(with Emma Gilmartin)
  • Released: 2002
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Move (3266)
At the End of the Day
  • Released: 2005
  • Format: CD
  • Label: ABC Jazz (038 0672)
In Memoriam
(with David Ward-Steinman)
  • Released: 2007
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Move (MD3311)
Under the Tall Trees
(with Imogen Manins & David Jones)
  • Released: 2008
  • Format: CD, Digital
  • Label: ABC Classics (ABC 476 6452)
Hush Collection Volume 9: Is it Spring Yet?
  • Released: 2009
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Hush Music Foundation (HUSH 009)
Here
(with Rob Burke)
  • Released: 2009
  • Format: CD, Digital
  • Label: Jazzhead (HEAD098)
Home
(with Emma Gilmartin)
  • Released: 2010
  • Format: CD, Digital
  • Label: Move (MD 3343)
The Lucky Ones
  • Released: 2010
  • Format: CD, Digital
  • Label: Move (MD 3344)
The Cello & The Mockingbird
(with Imogen Manins & David Jones)
  • Released: 2011
  • Format: CD, Digital
  • Label: Move (MD 3353)
Live At Bennetts Lane
(with Robert Burke, Tony Floyd & Nick Haywood)
  • Released: 2011
  • Format: CD, Digital
  • Label: JazzHead (HEAD142)
The Journey Home
(with Peter Petrucci)
  • Released: 2012
  • Format: CD, Digital
  • Label: Which Way Music (WWM016)
Such a Sky
(with Imogen Manins)
  • Released: 2013
  • Format: CD, Digital
  • Label: Move (MD 3364)
The Hunters and Pointers
(with Graeme Lyall John Hoffman & Ben Robertson)
  • Released: 2013
  • Format: CD, Digital
The Monash Sessions
(with Mike Nock)
  • Released: 2015
  • Format: CD, Digital
  • Label: Jazzhead (HEAD218)
Little Did They Know
(with Angela Davis & Sam Anning )
  • Released: 2019
  • Format: Digital
  • Label: ABC Jazz

Bibliography

  • Essays on Music and Musicians in Australia
  • The Art of Musical Improvisation: Thoughts and Ideas

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2014 The Hunters & Pointers (with Graeme Lyall John Hoffman & Ben Robertson) Best Jazz Album Nominated [1]

Australian Classical Music Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2005 Tony Gould Classical Music Award for "Outstanding Contribution to Australian Music in Education" Nominated [2][3]
2009 "The River Meets the Sea" by Imogen Manins, Tony Gould, David Jones from Under the Tall Trees Instrumental Work of the Year Won [4][5]

Australian Council for Arts

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2005 Tony Gould Hall of Fame inducted [6]

Australian Jazz Bell Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2011 Tony Gould Hall of Fame inducted [6]

Don Banks Music Award

The Don Banks Music Award was established in 1984 to publicly honour a senior artist of high distinction who has made an outstanding and sustained contribution to music in Australia.[7] It was founded by the Australia Council in honour of Don Banks, Australian composer, performer and the first chair of its music board.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2009 Tony Gould Don Banks Music Award awarded

Music Victoria Awards

The Music Victoria Awards are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
Music Victoria Awards of 2016 Monash Sessions (with Mike Nock) Best Jazz Album Nominated [8][9]

References

  1. ^ ARIA Award previous winners. "ARIA Awards Best Jazz Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  2. ^ "2005 Winners - Classical Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Music Centre (AMC). Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  3. ^ "2005 Finalists - Classical Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Music Centre (AMC). Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Winners - Classical Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Music Centre (AMC). Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  5. ^ "2009 Finalists - Classical Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Music Centre (AMC). Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  6. ^ a b "The Australian Jazz Bell Awards 2011publisher=The Australian Jazz Bell Awards Limited". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Don Banks Music Award: Prize". Australian Music Centre. Archived from the original on 18 August 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Previous Nominess". Music Victoria. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Previous Winners". Music Victoria. Retrieved 13 August 2020.