years_active label article_title background instrument birth_date genre origin name
1978 -- present suite justin time records records royalty records the jazz alliance unity/page records p.j. perry
 non_vocal_instrumentalist alto saxophone 02 december 1941 jazz edmonton , alberta , canada p.j. perry
p.j. perry

paul john -lrb- p.j. -rrb- perry guloien -lrb- born 2 december 1941 in calgary -rrb- is a jazz saxophonist from edmonton , alberta .
he has won one juno award as a solo artist , and one for his work with the rob mcconnell tentet .
perry was born to prominent western canadian band leader paul perry 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 .
perry , known for his bebop-influenced style of play , is active across canada as a studio musician , jazz soloist , concert performer , and recording artist with justin time records .
