Victor Louis Goines (born August 6, 1961) is a

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saxophonist and clarinetist who has served as president and chief executive officer of Jazz St. Louis since September 2022. From 2000 to 2007, he was director of the jazz program at

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Career

Goines graduated from St. Augustine High School in

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and has been a member of

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and the

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Septet since 1993. Goines served as the director of jazz studies and professor for the

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from 2008 to 2022. He presently serves as President/CEO of Jazz St. Louis. Goines has collaborated with

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, Ellis Marsalis, James Moody,

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, and

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. He has performed on more than 20 recordings, including the soundtracks for three

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documentaries and the films ''

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'' (1997), and ''

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'' (1997). He has composed more than 200 original works, including

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and

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commissions. He has also served on the faculties of

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, Loyola University of New Orleans, and

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. Goines is an artist for

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Discography

As Leader

* ''Genesis'' (AFO, 1992) * "Joe's Blues" (Rosemary Joseph Records, 1998) * "To Those We Love So Dearly" (Rosemary Joseph Records, 1999) * Sunrise To Midnight (Rosemary Joseph Records, 2000) * "New Adventures" (Criss Cross Records, 2006) * "Love Dance" (Criss Cross Records, 2007) * "Pastels in Ballads and Blues" (Rosemary Joseph Records, 2007) * "Twilight" (Rosemary Joseph Records, 2012) * "Morning Swing" (Rosemary Joseph Records, 2013) * "A Dance At The Mardi Gras Ball" (Rosemary Joseph Records, 2016)

Collaborations

"'with Janio Abreu'" * ''Nuestra Herencia Musical (En Vivo) (2018)'' * ''Juntos Otra Vez (En Vivo) (2020)'' * ''Janio Abreu y Aire de Concierto, Victor Goines & Orquesta de Camara de la Habana (En Vivo) (2022)''

As Sideman

With Wynton Marsalis Septet * "In This House, On This Morning" (Columbia, 1994) * "Joe Cool's Blues ("Columbia, 1995) * "The Marciac Suite" (Columbia, 1999) * "Standard Time, Vol. 4: Marsalis Plays Monk" (Columbia, 1999) * "Standard Time Vol. 6: Mr. Jelly Lord" (Columbia, 1999) * "Reeltime" (Sony Classical, 1999) * "Wynton Marsalis: The London Concert" (Columbia, 2000) * "Unforgiveable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson" (Blue Note, 2004) * "The War" (2007) "'With The Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra'" * ''Portraits by Ellington'' (Columbia, 1992) * "The Fire of the Fundamentals" (Columbia, 1993) * "They Came to Swing" (Columbia, 1994) * "Blood on the Fields" (Columbia, 1997) * "Jump Start and Jazz" (Columbia, 1997) * "Live in Swing City" (Columbia, 1999) * ''Sweet Release & Ghost Story'' (Columbia, 1999) * "Big Train" (Columbia/Sony Classical, 1999) * "All Rise" (Sony Classical, 2002) * ''A Love Supreme'' (Palmetto Records, 2005) * "Higher Ground: Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert" (Blue Note Records, 2005) * "Don't Be Afraid…The Music of Charles Mingus "(Palmetto Records, 2005)"" * ''Congo Square'' (Jazz at Lincoln Center, 2007) * "Portraits in Seven Shades" (The Orchard, 2010) * "Vitoria Suite" (EmArcy Records, 2010) * "Live in Cuba" (Blue Engine Records, 2015) * "Big Band Holidays (Blue Engine Records, 2015)" * "The Abyssinian Mass" (Blue Engine Records, 2016) * "The Music of John Lewis" (Blue Engine Records, 2017) * "Handful of Keys" (Blue Engine Records, 2017) "'With Ruth Brown'" * "Fine and Mellow" (Fantasy Records, 1992) * ''R + B = Ruth Brown'' (Bullseye Blues, 1997) * "A Good Day for the Blues" (Bullseye Blues, 1999)

Notes

External links

Jazz at Lincoln Center Bio

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