P. J. Perry

{{Infobox musical artist  | name = P. J. Perry | image = | image_size = | landscape = | caption = | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | birth_name = Paul John Guloien | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1941|12|02}} | 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 | website = {{URL|www.pjperry.com}} }}

'''Paul John Guloien''' {{postnominals|country=CAN|CM}} (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,<ref name="Yanow">{{cite web|last1=Yanow|first1=Scott|title=P.J. Perry {{!}} Biography & History {{!}} AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/pj-perry-mn0000000606/biography|website=AllMusic|accessdate=6 December 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/pj-perry-emc/ "P.J. Perry"]. ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'', 06/28/2007</ref>

Perry's album ''Time Flies'' was recorded in 2003 and 2004, and released on the Justin Time label in 2005.<ref>[https://jazztimes.com/reviews/saxophonics/p-j-perry-time-flies/ "P.J. Perry: Time Flies"]. ''Jazz Times'', 01/01/2006 By David Franklin.</ref>

==Awards and honours== * Juno Award for Best Jazz Album, 1993<ref>"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.</ref> * 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<ref>{{cite web|title=Olympians, jurists, researchers among 113 new appointments to Order of Canada|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/order-of-canada-recipients-1.3659510|website=CBC News|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=2 July 2016}}</ref>

==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)<ref name="AM discog">{{cite web|title=P.J. Perry {{!}} Album Discography {{!}} AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/pj-perry-mn0000000606/discography|website=AllMusic|accessdate=6 December 2016}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.pjperry.com/ Official site] * {{discogs artist|P.J. Perry}} * {{imdb name|14601980}} * [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/pj-perry-emc Article at thecanadianencyclopedia.ca] * [http://www.earshot-online.com/features/2007/July/pjperry.cfm Interview]

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