Gene has had the honor of playing with the following artists:
Don Alias, Stan Getz, Wynton Marsalis, Gene Ammons, Dizzy Gillespie, John McLaughlin, Gato Barbieri, Tyree Glenn, Carmen McRae, Art Blakey, Steve Grossman, Joni Mitchell, Willie Bobo, Jan Hammer, Della Reese, Michael Brecker, Herbie Hancock, Buddy Rich, Randy Brecker, Roland Hanna, Sonny Rollins, Ron Carter, Richie Havens, Pharoh Sanders, Stanley Clarke, Roy Haynes, Wayne Shorter, Jimmy Cobb, Woody Herman, Zoot Sims, Billy Cobham, Milt Hinton, Sylvia Simms, Al Cohn, Freddie Hubbard, Nina Simone, Ravi Coltrane, Keith Jarrett, Frank Sinatra, Chris Conner, Elvin Jones, Slam Stewart, Chick Corea, Hank Jones, David Clayton Thomas, Larry Coryel, Papa Jo Jones, McCoy Tyner, Miles Davis, Philly Joe Jones, Carlos "Patato" Valdes, Jack DeJohnette, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis, Sarah Vaughan, Al DiMeola, Lee Konitz Bill, Watrous, Bill Evans, Wynton Kelly, Frank Wess, Gil Evans, David Liebman, Nancy Wilson, John Faddis, Machito, Kai Winding, Frank Foster, Chuck Mangione, Joe Zawinul, Gabriel Hernandez, R.B. Kapp
Influences
Bill Evans, Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, Charlie Haden, Paul Chambers, Ron Carter, Elvin Jones, Jaco Pastorius
Gene Perla was raised in New Jersey where he studied piano and trombone. After attending Berklee School of Music he moved to New York and began his musical career as a jazz bassist. He has performed and/or recorded with Chick Corea, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Herman, Elvin Jones, Chuck Mangione, Joni Mitchell, Buddy Rich, Sonny Rollins, Nina Simone, Frank Sinatra, Stone Alliance, Sarah Vaughan, Nancy Wilson, and others. In the early 1970's he formed music publishing and record companies, and his group the “Stone Alliance” traveled to South America and Europe which gave him experience in management and booking. Other efforts include Broadway sound design and recording studio operations. He is currently playing his basses, producing records, running an Internet design and hosting company, and teaches at Lehigh University and the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music.
