Radu Goldiş (born 1947 in

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) is a Romanian-born American

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guitarist and

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. Goldiş is a graduate of the Bucharest Music Conservatory in the

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department. He was Influenced by

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, and Rune Gustafsson. He has played with

Johnny Răducanu Johnny Răducanu (born Răducan Crețu; 1 December 1931 – 19 September 2011) was a Romanian jazz pianist of Romani ethnic background, whose family has a long musical tradition dating back to the 17th century. He was born in Brăila and start ...

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, and Horia Moculescu. He composed music for the Romanian movies ''Zile fierbinṭi'' and ''Accident'' (both in 1976). With

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he composed music for the Romanian movie ''Al patrulea stol'' (1978) and with Petru Mărgineanu he composed the music for the American-Romanian movie ''Point Zero- Cry of Redemption'' (1995). He has worked as an orchestrator for Margareta Pâslaru.

Discography

* ''Alter Ego'' (

Electrecord Electrecord is a Romanian record label which was founded in 1932 being a major company in the field of music production in Romania, particularly popular for the large number of LPs released on the Romanian music market. Among the musicians who ...

, 1980) * ''Jazz Restitutio 4'' (Spinning Wheel, Electrecord, 1993) * ''Romanian Jazz: Jazz from the Electrecord Archives 1966–1978'' (Balada, Sonar Kollektiv, 2007 * ''Unconditional Love''

References

*Mihai Berindei, ''Dicționar de jazz'', Editura Științifică și enciclopedică, București, 1976, p. 107 1947 births Living people American film score composers American male film score composers American jazz guitarists American jazz musicians Romanian emigrants to the United States Romanian jazz musicians 20th-century American guitarists American male guitarists 20th-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians {{US-composer-20thC-stub