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Gene Perla was born on March 1, 1940 in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey. He studied piano at Berklee School of Music and Boston Conservatory before switching to bass.

In 1969 Perla played with Woody Herman, as well as Thad Jones/Mel Lewis, Sarah Vaughan, Miles Davis, Nina Simone, Jeremy Steig, Elvin Jones and Sonny Rollins in the early Seventies.

During the decade Gene founded PM Records and later headed Plug Records and under his leadership the labels recorded Dave Liebman, Elvin Jones, Steve Grossman, Pat La Barbera and Jerry Bergonzi. Forming the Stone Alliance with Grossman and Don Alias in 1975, he continues to perform.

As a sideman he has recorded several albums with Frank Foster, Elvin Jones and Mickey Tucker. Bassist Gene Perla currently teaches at Lehigh University and the New School of Jazz & Contemporary Music.

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