●Saturday, February 3, 8:00-9:30 p.m., the Debut of the Trios Trio, Jazz Central, 407 Central Avenue SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414. The Trios Trio is Larry McDonough, piano, Jim Bierma, bass, and Jimmy Olson, drums, playing the music of classic jazz trios like Bill Evans, Cedar Walton, Chick Corea, Dave Brubeck, Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett, McCoy Tyner, Nat King Cole, Thelonious Monk, and others. Expect to hear what you have not heard! $15.
The band is called Trios Trio. The concert is called “Trio.” The 90 minute show will have three 30-minute segments, each curated by one of the band members.
1. Bassist Jim Bierma: pieces by Herbie Hancock, Dave Brubeck, Charlie Haden, and Ornette Coleman.
2. Pianist Larry McDonough: pieces by Nat King Cole, Thelonious Monk, McCoy Tyner, Wyton Kelly, and Chick Corea.
3. Drummer Jimmy Olson: pieces by Antônio Carlos Jobim, Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett, and a surprise punk classic.
Larry will play Art Resnick’s piano. Larry said: “I attended many of his shows. I asked Art to be my jazz piano and theory teacher when I was in music school at the University of Minnesota in the 1970s. I was unhappy with the minimal jazz curriculum at the U. Art filled the void. Thanks for Gail for sharing Art and his piano.”
●Thursday, February 15, 7:00 p.m., performing with rockers Whiskey Burn, at the Minnesota Association of Community Corrections Act Counties Conference, Park Event Center, 500 Division St, Waite Park, MN 56387.
●February 17, 8:30 p.m., performing with Funkin Right, at The Temple of Fashion, 1190 West James Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105. The de'Lindas play at 7:00 p.m.
$15 contribution requested, BYOB, food contributions also always welcome!
Funkin' Right includes Laura Hlavac, vocals, Steve Brantseg, guitar and vocals, Larry McDonough, keyboards and vocals, John Borghesi, bass, and Jimmy Olson, drums and vocals, performing an eclectic mix of R&B, Soul, Funk, Blues, and Quirky Pop. Expect a mix of Betty Davis (the singer, not the actress), Nina Simone, Tina Turner, Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, The Cats, Bill Withers, Fanny Franklin and Orgone, Scary Pockets, Elise LeGrow, Molly Johnson, Kraack and Smaack, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Chaka Kahn, and Carole King.
●Wednesday, February 28, 7:00 p.m., performing with rockers Whiskey Burn, opening for Cain & Co., at at KJ's Hideaway, at 408 St. Peter St., Saint Paul (the old location for the Artist’s Quarter (AQ) and Vieux Carré). Cain & Co. performs at 8:00 p.m.
Whiskey Burn is Jason Holte - vocals, Mike McGrath - guitar, Tony Z - bass, Zack Farmer - drums, and Larry McDonough - keys.
●Thursday, March 7, 5:00-6:00 p.m., Larry McDonough, piano, Reception Jazz for the Ramsey County Bar Association Judges Dinner at 6:30 p.m., at Midland Hills Country Club, 2001 Fulham St, St Paul, MN 55113.
●Sunday, March 17, 8:45 a.m., Carol Bergquist, flute, and Jill Cronk Schendel, piano, performing before, during and after the service, St. Michael's Lutheran Church ELCA, 1660 County Road B W., Roseville.
●Saturday, March 30, 7:00 p.m., Carol Bergquist on flute is back at the Basilica of Saint Mary for the Holy Saturday Easter Vigil Celebration of the Resurrection,at the Basilica of Saint Mary, 1600 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, in-person and streaming.
●Sunday, March 31, 10:30 a.m., Larry McDonough, piano and voice, and Richard Terrill, saxes and poetry, at Lake Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists, 24575 Glen Road, Shorewood.
In “How It Got Made: Trusting the Creative Process,” writer/saxophonist Richard Terrill and pianist/composer Larry McDonough will describe the process they’ve followed in the creation of poems and essays, jazz compositions and improvised solos. It involves logic, intuition, trial and error, and paying close attention, as well as something of the mysterious. Each component can also be seen to have a spiritual dimension.
●Wednesday, April 3, 7:00-9:00 p.m., performing with the Century Jazz Ensemble at the American Legion - White Bear Lake, 2210 3rd St, White Bear Lake, MN 55110.
●Sunday, April 7, 10:20 a.m, a Mostly Music Service with saxophonist/writer Richard Terrill and pianist/composer Larry McDonough, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Mankato, 937 Charles Avenue, Mankato 507-388-1904.
In “The World Has Need of You,” through readings and musical interludes, essayist Richard Terrill and pianist Larry McDonough will explore the ways that our dependence on each other, and with elements of the physical world, defines our experience.
●Saturday, April 13, 8:45 p.m., performing with Steely Ann, the Steely Dan cover band fronted by women, at the Kato Ballroom, 1630 1st Ave, Mankato, MN 56001. Joe's Garage plays at 7:30 p.m.
Steely Ann & Joe’s Garage is a tribute show featuring the music of two iconic American bands, Steely Dan and Frank Zappa.
Steely Ann is Ann Fee (vocals), Rachel Maccabee (vocals), Chaz Draper (drums) Craig Matarrese (bass), Larry McDonough (keys), and Johnny Moeller (guitar).
Joe’s Garage is Joe Tougas (guitar, vocals), ARK (vocals), Kat Baumann (vocals), Evan Bierer (sax), Josh Forbord (tuba, trumpet), James Mackey (trombone), Ryan Rader (drums), Scott Rahe (drums), Justin Tollefson (vibes, percussion), David Viscoli (piano) and Eric Zimmerman (bass).
●Saturday, April 20, 7:00-8:30 p.m., Larry McDonough, piano and voice, performing “Conversations with Bill Evans” at Martuni's, 4 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94103.
Larry McDonough returns to Martuni's with the recent release of "Kind of Bill on the Palace Grounds," a new live recording covering the career of Bill Evans. Evans performed on the Miles Davis album "Kind of Blue" in 1959, the best-selling jazz album ever. His trio with bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian introduced simultaneous improvisation and is regarded as a seminal modern jazz trio. He received 31 Grammy nominations and seven awards, and was inducted into the DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame.
●Friday, April 26, performing with rockers Whiskey Burn, at ROK Bar, 882 7th St W Suite 12, St Paul, MN 55102. Also performing are Cain & Co. and About a Boat.
8:00 p.m. - About a Boat
9:00 p.m. - Cain & Co.
10:00 p.m. - Whiskey Burn
Whiskey Burn is Jason Holte - vocals, Mike McGrath - guitar, Tony Z - bass, Zack Farmer - drums, and Larry McDonough - keys.
●Saturday, May 4, 9:00 p.m., performing with rock jazz fusion jam band Quantum Mechanics, opening for Confucisaurus, at White Squirrel Bar, 974 West Seventh St., Saint Paul, MN. Quantum Mechanics is Eli Hoehn, banjo and voice, and Zach Sproles, guitar and voice, M. Krogmann, bass, Tyler Vaughan, drums, and Larry McDonough, keyboard.
●Wednesday, May 8, 6:00 p.m. performing with rockers Whiskey Burn, opening for Keith Daniel's Psycho Swamp Stomp Band, and Lost Evidence, at PILLLAR Forum Café, 2300 Central Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418. $10.
●Friday, May 10, 6:30-8:00 p.m.,“Watermelon Man - The Music of Herbie Hancock” with the Larry McDonough Quartet at Crooner’s Dunsmore Jazz Room at 6161 Hwy 65 NE, Minneapolis, MN 55432. $20.
Herbie Hancock turned 84 in April. If you saw his show in Minnesota last month, come for more. If you did not, come see and hard what you missed!
The Larry McDonough Quartet is Larry McDonough, piano and keyboards, Richard Terrill, saxes and poetry, Greg Stinson, bass, and Dean White, drums.
They will celebrate the music life of Herbie Hancock.
○Classical child prodigy pianist
○Listened to George Shearing, Erroll Garner, Bill Evans and Oscar Peterson.
○Started jazz career with trumpeter Donald Byrd
○Played with Miles Davis
○Composed classic jazz standards in the 1960s including "Cantaloupe Island," "Watermelon Man" and "Maiden Voyage"
○Film composer
○Composed the soundtrack “Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert” on television
○Topped the charts with jazz funk in “Head Hunters” including "Chameleon" and "Watermelon Man"
● Sunday, May 12, 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., performing with Katia Cardenas at Volstead's Emporium, 711 W Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55408. The group includes Katia Cardenas, voice, Sophia Kaufmann, bass, Ben Ehrlich, drums, and Larry McDonough, piano.
●Friday, May 17, 9:00-11:00 p.m., performing with rockers HiFi, at Cinema Grill & Outtakes Bar, 2749 Winnetka Ave N, New Hope, MN 55427. HiFi is Dan Page, guitar and vocals, Andrew Honigman, bass, Kent Mortimer, drums, and Larry McDonough, keys.
●Sunday, May 19, 10:00-11:00 a.m., Larry McDonough, piano and voice, and Richard Terrill, saxes and poetry, St. Croix Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Service, 301 N. Adams St, St. Croix Falls, WI.
Through readings and musical interludes, essayist Richard Terrill and pianist Larry McDonough will explore the ways that our dependence on each other, and with elements of the physical world, defines our experience.
●Thursday, May 23, 6:00-7:30 p.m., Joel Shapira, guitar, Larry McDonough, piano, Intermodulating Undercurrents - The Music of Bill Evans and Jim Hall, MetroNOME Brewery, 385 Broadway Street, Saint Paul. 651-317-9080.
They will perform music from their CD Intermodulating Undercurrents Live at the Kos: The Music of Bill Evans and Jim Hall.
They will be followed 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. by Dan Schwartz (lap steel/guitar), Nick Salisbury (bass) and Joe Savage (pedal steel) as they team-up to explore roots based, melody driven tunes that float between the prairie and the edge of town. These players are all in-demand sidemen in and beyond the Twin Cities, but tonight they are co-leaders of this trio – sharing their own compositions with a unique sound from their combined instruments.
●Sunday, May 26, 9:55 a.m., Carol Bergquist, flute, and Jill Cronk Schendel, piano, performing before, during and after for the 10:00 a.m. service, St. Michael's Lutheran Church ELCA, 1660 County Road B W., Roseville.
●Friday, May 31, 8:00-9:30 p.m., the Return of the Trios Trio Performing “Trio” at Jazz Central, 407 Central Avenue SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414. $15.
The Trios Trio is Larry McDonough, piano, Jim Bierma, bass, and Jimmy Olson, drums, playing the music of classic jazz trios like Bill Evans, Cedar Walton, Chick Corea, Dave Brubeck, Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett, McCoy Tyner, Nat King Cole, Thelonious Monk, and others.
The Trios Trio filled Jazz Central in February. Expect to hear what you have not heard!
The band is called Trios Trio. The concert is called “Trio.” The 90 minute show will have three 30-minute segments, each curated by one of the band members.
1. Drummer Jimmy Olson: pieces by Antônio Carlos Jobim, Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett, and a surprise punk classic.
2. Bassist Jim Bierma: pieces by Herbie Hancock, Dave Brubeck, Charlie Haden, and Ornette Coleman.
3. Pianist Larry McDonough: pieces by Nat King Cole, Thelonious Monk, McCoy Tyner, Wyton Kelly, and Chick Corea.
Larry will play Art Resnick’s piano. Larry said: “I attended many of his shows. I asked Art to be my jazz piano and theory teacher when I was in music school at the University of Minnesota in the 1970s. I was unhappy with the minimal jazz curriculum at the U. Art filled the void. Thanks for Gail for sharing Art and his piano.”
●Saturday, June 8, 1:00-2:30 p.m., Larry McDonough, piano, at the Andrea Canter Open Art Studio, Casket Arts Building, Studio 218, 681 17th Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413.
It is another Second Saturday event, 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. at Casket Arts. Visit Andrea in Studio 218. She has a few new ones since Art-a-Whirl, a Second Saturday Super Sale painting, and more. No purchase necessary.
Larry will preview music from his Sunday, June 9, 7:00 p.m. show, “Round Midnight: The Dexter Gordon and Herbie Hancock Film and Live Music by the Larry McDonough Quartet, at the Parkway Theater, and more!
●Sunday, June 9, 7:00 p.m., “Round Midnight: The Dexter Gordon and Herbie Hancock Film and Live Music by the Larry McDonough Quartet, at the Parkway Theater, 4814 Chicago Ave., Minneapolis. The Larry McDonough Quartet performs a set of material by legendary artists Dexter Gordon and Herbie Hancock, followed by a special screening of the 1986 Academy Award-winning film, Round Midnight.
●Thursday, June 20, 5:00-7:00 p.m., the Larry McDonough Quartet performs at the Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services (SMRLS) Social Justice on Tap, at Saint Paul Brewing, 688 Minnehaha Ave E, St Paul, MN 55106
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The Larry McDonough Quartet is Larry McDonough, piano and arrangements, Richard Terrill, saxes and poetry, Jim Bierma, bass, and Dean White, drums.
●Monday, June 24, Larry McDonough, performing and teaching at the Minnesota State Bar Association State Conference, Minnesota CLE Conference Center, 600 Nicollet Mall # 370, 3rd Floor, City Center, Minneapolis, MN 55402
●Monday, June 24, 4:00-6:00 p.m., Larry McDonough Trio performing for the Minnesota State Bar Association State Conference President’s Reception, The Oceanaire Seafood Room, 50 South 6th St, Minneapolis, MN 55402. The Larry McDonough Trio is Larry McDonough, piano, Greg Stinson, bass, and Dean White, drums.
●Saturday, June 29, 1:45 p.m., Poetry and Jazz in the Holy Ground, with a jazz prelude and postlude by Larry McDonough, piano, and Richard Terrill, saxes, at the historic Pioneers & Soldiers Memorial Cemetery, 2945 Cedar Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55407, at Lake Street and Cedar Avenue in Minneapolis. (Enter on Cedar).
This year, the event will also include the launch of the poetry chapbook “THE NATIONS UNDERGROUND: Writing With Our Ancestors,” featuring over a dozen area poets who have written poems to or from their ancestors. Poets will read from the chapbook, along with featured poets Margaret Hasse, Patrick Cabello Hansel and Dralandra Larkins. There will also be a hands-on lantern making workshop led by local artists from the Semilla Center for Healing and the Arts.
●Sunday, June 30, 5:30-7:00 p.m., Larry McDonough, piano and voice, performing “Conversations with Bill Evans” at Crooner’s Dunsmore Jazz Room at 6161 Hwy 65 NE, Minneapolis, MN 55432. $20.
Larry McDonough returns to Crooners Supper Club for the Minnesota premier of “Conversations with Bill Evans.” The show filled Martuni's in San Francisco in April. Larry will perform music from his recent CD "Kind of Bill on the Palace Grounds," a new live recording covering the career of Bill Evans, and more!
Evans performed on the Miles Davis album "Kind of Blue" in 1959, the best-selling jazz album ever. His trio with bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian introduced simultaneous improvisation and is regarded as a seminal modern jazz trio. He received 31 Grammy nominations and seven awards, and was inducted into the DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame.
●Friday, July 5, 6:30-9:00 p.m., Larry McDonough, piano, Morgan Creek Vineyards and Winery, 23707 478th Ave, New Ulm, MN 56073.
Larry McDonough returns to Morgan Creek Vineyards and Winery with guest Carol Bergquist, flute. Kick back and wine-down for the weekend with a relaxing evening of great food and wine.
●Thursday, July 11, 5:30 p.m., Larry McDonough, piano, and Richard Terrill, saxes, Fund Raiser for State Representative Dave Pinto, Highland Picnic Pavilion, 1200 Montreal Ave, St Paul, MN 55116. The event runs 5:30-7:30, with music 5:30-6:15, and remarks at 6:15. Dave also will sing a special song along with Representative Sandra Feist.
●Sunday July 14, 4:00-7:00 p.m., performing with rock jazz fusion jam band Quantum Mechanics, at Patrick’s on Third, 125 S 3rd St, St Peter, MN 56082. Quantum Mechanics is Eli Hoehn, banjo and voice, and Zach Sproles, guitar and voice, M. Krogmann, bass, Ryan Radar, drums, and Larry McDonough, keyboard.
Watch "Quantum Entanglement" by the Quantum Mechanics, performed at the White Squirrel in Saint Paul, MN, video by Carol Bergquist.
●Thursday, July 18, 4:00 p.m., Larry McDonough Leads the Improvisation Workshop at the Minnesota Original Music Festival, Paddlefish Brewing, 108 S. Minnesota Ave., St. Peter, MN 56082.
Saint Paul pianist and singer Larry McDonough returns to the Minnesota Original Music Festival to lead the Improvisation Workshop at the Minnesota Original Music Festival. It follows the Introduction to Improvisation session by bassist Eric Zimmerman.
Last year, Larry taught the popular Navigating the Music Business: Making Some Money without Selling Your Soul at the Minnesota Original Music Festival.
This year, Larry will cover music theory, harmonic progressions, scales for improvisation, forming melodic mofits, listening, and transcribing solos. This will be an interactive performance session. Attendees should bring their instruments and voices!
●Thursday, July 18, 8:00 p.m., Minnesota Original Music Festival Composer Showcase with Larry McDonough Quartet Performing SpecAbilities, Arts Center of Saint Peter, 315 S. Minnesota Ave., St. Peter, MN 56082.
The Larry McDonough Quartet will present original pieces from the project SpecAbilities, in which children with disabilities write melody fragments and we write pieces based on the melodies. Larry McDonough has composed several pieces based on melody fragments written by the children. He created harmonies and rhythmic patterns to fit the melodies. Since the children wrote melodies unrestricted by conventional music training, they pushed him to use unconventional harmonies, rhythms and meters. An example is Funkabilty, where Lucas Jacobson and Jack Thuleen wrote angular melody fragments which Larry used as long tones over a ostinato funk bass line. It was performed by the Larry McDonough Quartet on the CD Alice in Stonehenge and other AcoustElectric Adventures.
The Larry McDonough Quartet is Larry McDonough, piano, voice and compositions, Richard Terrill, saxes and poetry, Craig Matarrese, bass, Dean White, drums.
Minnesota Original Music Festival Composers Showcase
●Sunday, July 21, 12:00-1:00 p.m., performing with Whiskey Burn at the Minnesota Original Music Festival on the KMSU Main Stage, Minnesota Square Park, 277 W Elm St, St Peter, MN 56082.
Whiskey Burn is Jason Holte - vocals, Mike McGrath - guitar, Tony Z - bass, Zack Farmer - drums, and Larry McDonough - keys.
●Sunday, July 21, 2:20-3:20 pm, performing with rock jazz fusion jam band Quantum Mechanics and Cara Lucille, at the Minnesota Original Music Festival on the KMSU Main Stage, Minnesota Square Park, 277 W Elm St, St Peter, MN 56082. Quantum Mechanics is Eli Hoehn, banjo and voice, and Zach Sproles, guitar and voice, M. Krogmann, bass, Ryan Radar, drums, and Larry McDonough, keyboard.
Watch "Quantum Entanglement" by the Quantum Mechanics, performed at the White Squirrel in Saint Paul, MN, video by Carol Bergquist.
●Wednesday, July 24, 5:30-7:30 p.m., performing with rock jazz fusion jam band Quantum Mechanics, at the Wheeler Park Music Series, 402 Page Avenue, North Mankato, MN. Quantum Mechanics is Eli Hoehn, banjo and voice, and Zach Sproles, guitar and voice, M. Krogmann, bass, Ryan Radar, drums, and Larry McDonough, keyboard.
Watch "Quantum Entanglement" by the Quantum Mechanics, performed at the White Squirrel in Saint Paul, MN, video by Carol Bergquist.
●Tuesday, July 23, 5:45-8:00 p.m., Larry McDonough, piano, performing at the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Championing Justice Reception, Royal Sonesta Minneapolis Downtown Hotel, 35 S 7th St, Minneapolis, MN 55402.
The reception follows the Forum on Increasing Access to Justice, 2:30-5:30 p.m., at the Minneapolis Central Library, Pohlad Hall, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55401. LSC helps fund legal aid programs for low-income persons in Minnesota and around the Country.
●Friday, August 2, 7:00-9:30 p.m., performing with rock jazz fusion jam band Quantum Mechanics, at The Grand Center for Arts & Culture, 210 N Minnesota St, New Ulm, MN 56073.
Quantum Mechanics is Eli Hoehn, banjo and voice, Cara Lucille, voice, Zach Sproles, guitar and voice, M. Krogmann, bass and voice, Ryan Radar, drums, and Larry McDonough, keyboard.
●August 4, 3:00 p.m., performing with indie-rockers HiFi, at The Rock Garden at Andy and Meg's, 1216 West 73rd St., Richfield, MN 55423. HiFi is Dan Page, guitar and vocals, Andrew Honigman, bass, Kent Mortimer, drums, and Larry McDonough, keys.
Doors open at 2:30 p.m., music starts at 3:00 p.m. Please bring a chair or blanket. Picnicking encouraged! We will have water available and a bathroom open to guests. All shows at The Rock Garden are free to attend but your generous tips make these concerts possible and are very much appreciated (100% of tips go to the band)!
●Monday, August 5, 6:45 p.m., Carol Bergquist, flute, and Jill Cronk Schendel, piano, performing before, during and after the service, St. Michael's Lutheran Church ELCA, 1660 County Road B W., Roseville.
●Friday, August 9, 12:00-2:00 p.m., performing with Memories of the Mills Brothers featuring Monroe Wright III, at the Mille Lacs County Fair Entertainment Pavilion, Mille Lacs County Fairgrounds, 1400 N 3rd St, Princeton, MN 55371.
●Wednesday, August 14, 5:00-8:00 p.m., Larry McDonough, piano and voice, at The Stage at Republic MSP, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP), 4300 Glumack Drive, St. Paul, MN 55111.
The Stage at Republic MSP is the live music venue located in MSP Airport (Terminal 1, Concourse D) in Republic in collaboration w/ E&K Concessions & SSP America. Music booking in proud partnership with Ostrom Entertainment.
●Friday, August 16, 7:00-9:00 p.m., performing with rock jazz fusion jam band Quantum Mechanics, at Minnehaha Regional Park, 4801 S Minnehaha Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417.
Quantum Mechanics is Eli Hoehn, banjo and voice, Cara Lucille, voice, Zach Sproles, guitar and voice, M. Krogmann, bass and voice, Ryan Radar, drums, and Larry McDonough, keyboard.
●Friday, September 6, 4:00 p.m., Larry McDonough, piano, at the Retirement Party for Judge Kristin Siegesmund, The Woman's Club of Minneapolis, 410 Oak Grove St., Minneapolis, MN 55403-3294.
●Saturday, September 7, Larry McDonough, piano, and Carol Bergquist, flute, perform at a wedding, with the Larry McDonough Quartet performing at the reception and dance.
●Sunday, September 8, 8:15-9:45 a.m., Larry McDonough, piano, at the Saint Paul Classic Bike Tour, Lake Phalen Rest Stop, Phalen Park Picnic Pavilion, 1600 Phalen Drive, Saint Paul.
●Thursday, September 12, 5:30-7:30 p.m.,Larry McDonough, piano, performs at the fundraiser for Liz Reyer for House of Representatives 52A, at Blackhawk Park Pavilion, Blackhawk Park Pavilion, 1629 Murphy Pkwy Eagan, MN.
● Saturday, September 28, 7:00-10:00 p.m., Larry McDonough Trio performing “Miles of Pianos: The Music of Miles Davis’ Pianists Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, and Chick Corea,” with Larry McDonough, piano, Jim Bierma, bass, and Eron Woods, drums, at The Lexington, 1096 Grand Ave, St Paul, MN 55105.
The Larry McDonough Trio will perform three sets of Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, and Chick Corea. All of whom played with Miles Davis. The first set will cover the Bill Evans Trio in 1961 at the Village Vanguard, with the second set including Herbie Hancock’s music throughout the 1960s, concluding with a third set of the jazz fusion of Chick Corea’s first Return to Forever group in the 1970s.
The Lexington food, drinks, service, and atmosphere are legend.
●Saturday, October 5, 7:00-10:00 p.m., performing with rockers Whiskey Burn Rocktoberfest, at River Siren Brewing Company, 225 Main St N, Stillwater, MN 55082-5021.
Whiskey Burn is Jason Holte - vocals, Mike McGrath - guitar, Jim Hurley - guitar, Tony Z - bass, Zack Farmer - drums, and Larry McDonough - keys.
●Sunday, October 6, 7:00 p.m., The Parkway Theater’s Larry McDonough Jazz Film and Live Music Series Presents The Fabulous Baker Boys and Live Music by the Larry McDonough Quartet Featuring Erin Linvingston, at the Parkway Theater, 4814 Chicago Ave., Minneapolis.
The Larry McDonough Quartet will perform a set of material from The Fabulous Baker Boys followed by 1989 award-winning movie. Come for one of the best jazz movies ever and live music to match!
●Tuesday, October 8, 7:45 a.m., Larry McDonough, piano, and Carol Bergquist, flute, Reception Music for Breakfast with a Side of Dissent: A Fundraiser for the ACLU of Minnesota Foundation at the McNamara Alumni Center at the University of Minnesota, 200 SE Oak St., Minneapolis. Registration and coffee starts at 7:45 a.m. with music, and a program at 8:30 a.m.
●Friday, October 18, 8:00 p.m., performing with rock jazz fusion jam band Quantum Mechanics, at White Squirrel Bar, 974 West Seventh St., Saint Paul, MN.
Quantum Mechanics is Eli Hoehn, banjo and voice, and Zach Sproles, guitar and voice, M. Krogmann, bass, Jimmy Olson, drums, and Larry McDonough, keyboard.
●Friday, October 25, 5:00-7:00 p.m., The Larry McDonough Trio Performs “June 25, 1961 - The Bill Evans Trio at the Village Vanguard" at Berlin, 204 N. 1st St., Minneapolis.
The Larry McDonough Trio will celebrate the two live recordings of legendary pianist and composer Bill Evans, bassist and composer Scott Lafaro, and drummer Paul Motian on June 25, 1961 at the Village Vanguard. “Sunday at the Village Vanguard” and “Waltz for Debby” were the last recordings of this trio, as LaFaro died in a car accident just ten days after the live date at the Village Vanguard. The trio revolutionized jazz, with each member improvising at the same time while performing recognizable pieces.
The Larry McDonough Trio also will perform music from the CD "Kind of Bill on the Palace Grounds - Marking 40 Years since the Death of Bill Evans," a live recording covering the career of Bill Evans. Jazz curator Steve Kenny has called pianist Larry McDonough the Bill Evans scholar of Minnesota. "The quartet does more than replay the songbook. They relive it, reinterpret it for a new generation of jazz listeners, making then into now." - Eric Hanson, Author, Artist, and Jazz Historian.
Larry McDonough Trio is Larry McDonough, piano, Greg Stinson, bass, Dean White, drums.
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●Wednesday, October 30, Private Event
●CANCELLED: Thursday, October 31, 6:30-8:00 p.m., Jazz In The Twilight Zone: Jazz Interpretations of Halloween and Science Fiction Classics! with the Larry McDonough Quartet at Crooner’s Dunsmore Jazz Room at 6161 Hwy 65 NE, Minneapolis, MN 55432. $22.
The Larry McDonough Quartet will perform jazz interpretations of Halloween and science fiction classics, such as The Twilight Zone, The Thing from Another World, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Halloween, The Exorcist, Lift to the Scaffold, Psycho, and more! Costumes recommended.
The Larry McDonough Quartet is Larry McDonough, piano and keyboards, Richard Terrill, saxes and poetry, Greg Stinson, bass, and Dean White, drums.
●Saturday, November 9, 12:30-2:00 p.m., Larry McDonough, piano and voice, performing at Open Casket Fall Open Studios, Casket Arts Building, 4th Floor Lounge, 681 17th Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413, sponsored by the Andrea Canter Open Art Studio.
●Wednesday, November 20, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Larry McDonough, piano, Minnesota State Bar Association Mentorship Award Reception, at Nilan Johnson Lewis PA, 250 Marquette Avenue South, Suite 800, Minneapolis, MN 55401.
Award Recipients
Brian Johnson, Nilan Johnson Lewis PA
Larry McDonough, Senior Fellow, National Housing Law Project
●Friday, November 22, 7:00-10:00 p.m., The Larry McDonough Trio Performs “June 25, 1961 - The Bill Evans Trio at the Village Vanguard" at at The Lexington, 1096 Grand Ave., St. Paul, MN 55105.
https://thelexmn.com/
The Larry McDonough Trio will celebrate the two live recordings of legendary pianist and composer Bill Evans, bassist and composer Scott Lafaro, and drummer Paul Motian on June 25, 1961 at the Village Vanguard. “Sunday at the Village Vanguard” and “Waltz for Debby” were the last recordings of this trio, as LaFaro died in a car accident just ten days after the live date at the Village Vanguard. The trio revolutionized jazz, with each member improvising at the same time while performing recognizable pieces.
The Larry McDonough Trio also will perform music from the CD "Kind of Bill on the Palace Grounds - Marking 40 Years since the Death of Bill Evans," a live recording covering the career of Bill Evans. Jazz curator Steve Kenny has called pianist Larry McDonough the Bill Evans scholar of Minnesota. "The quartet does more than replay the songbook. They relive it, reinterpret it for a new generation of jazz listeners, making then into now." - Eric Hanson, Author, Artist, and Jazz Historian.
Larry McDonough Trio is Larry McDonough, piano, Greg Stinson, bass, Dean White, drums.
● Tuesday, November 26, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Larry McDonough, piano, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services (SMRLS) Annual Fall Appreciation Continuing Legal Education and Luncheon, InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel, 11 Kellogg Blvd. East, St. Paul, MN 55101. Continuing Legal Education at 9:30 a.m., Luncheon at 11:00 a.m., and Program at 11:50 a.m.
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