P. J. Perry Explained

P. J. Perry
Background:	non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth Name:	Paul John Guloien
Birth Date:	2 December 1941
Birth Place:	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Genre:	Jazz
Occupation:	Musician
Instrument:	Saxophone
Years Active:	1978–present
Label:	Royalty, The Jazz Alliance, Unity, Justin Time
Associated Acts:	Rob McConnell

Paul John Guloien (born December 2, 1941) is a Canadian jazz saxophonist. He has won one Juno award as a solo artist, and one for his work with the Rob McConnell Tentet.

Early life

Perry was born to saxophonist Paul Guloien, who performed under the name Paul Perry,^[1] and Margaret Yeo. Early in life they moved around Canada between Medicine Hat, Regina, Sylvan Lake and Vancouver. He learned to play the clarinet and piano before becoming a saxophonist for his father's band when he was 14. Perry has spent most of his time in Canada.

Career

As a young man, Perry played at Sylvan Lake and in various Vancouver night clubs.^[2]

Perry's album Time Flies was recorded in 2003 and 2004, and released on the Justin Time label in 2005.^[3]

Awards and honours

• Juno Award for Best Jazz Album, 1993^[4]
• Best Alto Saxophone, Critics' Choice, Jazz Report magazine, 1993–1997
• Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, Juno Award, with Rob McConnell Tentet, 2001
• Saxophonist of the Year, National Jazz Awards Canada, 2003
• Lifetime Achievement Award, City of Edmonton, 2005
• Honorary Diploma in Music, Grant MacEwan College, Edmonton, 1996
• Honorary doctorate of law, University of Alberta, 2007
• Order of Canada with grade of member, 2016^[5]

Discography

• My Ideal (Unity, 1989)
• Worth Waiting For (Jazz Alliance, 1990)
• With the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra (Justin Time, 2000)
• P. J. Perry Quintet (Unity/Page, 2004)
• Time Flies (Justin Time, 2005)
• Joined at the Hip (Cellar Live, 2007)
• Nota Bene (2009)
• Old Friends (Royalty, 2014)^[6]

External links

• Official site
  • • Article at thecanadianencyclopedia.ca
• Interview

Notes and References

1. Web site: Yanow. Scott. P.J. Perry Biography & History AllMusic. AllMusic. 6 December 2016.
2. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/pj-perry-emc/ "P.J. Perry"
3. https://jazztimes.com/reviews/saxophonics/p-j-perry-time-flies/ "P.J. Perry: Time Flies"
4. "Worth waiting for: A Juno award in March for best jazz album was one more indication that P.J. Perry's career, more than 35 years on, is finally unfolding as it should". The Globe and Mail, June 26, 1993.
5. Web site: Olympians, jurists, researchers among 113 new appointments to Order of Canada. CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2 July 2016.
6. Web site: P.J. Perry Album Discography AllMusic. AllMusic. 6 December 2016.