Tony Gould

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

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

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
TitleDetails
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.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2014The Hunters & Pointers (with Graeme Lyall John Hoffman & Ben Robertson)Best Jazz AlbumNominated[1]

Australian Classical Music Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2005Tony GouldClassical 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 TreesInstrumental Work of the YearWon[4][5]

Australian Council for Arts

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2005Tony GouldHall of Fameinducted[6]

Australian Jazz Bell Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2011Tony GouldHall of Fameinducted[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.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2009Tony GouldDon Banks Music Awardawarded

Music Victoria Awards

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

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
Music Victoria Awards of 2016Monash Sessions (with Mike Nock)Best Jazz AlbumNominated[8][9]

References