Upcoming Performances



Past Performances

Recent Recordings

Larry McDonough Quartet 
Best of the Aster Classic Jazz Series 
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Larry McDonough and Joel Shapira 
Intermodulating Undercurrents Live at the Kos: 
The Music of Bill Evans and Jim Hall 
Read about the CD

Larry McDonough Quartet 
Kind of Bill on the Palace Grounds, 
Marking 40 Years since the Death of Bill Evans
Read about the CD

Larry McDonough Quartet
Alice in Stonehenge and other AcoustElectric 
Adventures 
Read about the 2-CD Set
Larry McDonough Quartet 
Angels, Kings, My Favorite Things
Read about the CD 

Larry McDonough and Richard Terrill
Solitude, poetry in jazz
Read about the CD

Larry McDonough Quartet
Simple Gifts
Read about the CD

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http://www.larrymcdonoughjazz.homestead.com 
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Performances

Consider supporting the musicians with a donation to to be split evenly among the members. Thanks. 

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Donations

Consider supporting the musicians with a donation to to be split evenly among the members. Thanks. 

You could pay by:

PayPal

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Venmo @Larry-McDonough

Check mailed to Larry McDonough Jazz
1161 Palace Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105  

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Recent Recordings

​Best of the Aster Classic Jazz Series
http://larrymcdonoughjazz.homestead.com/BestoftheAsterClassicJazzSeries.html 

Intermodulating Undercurrents Live at the Kos: The Music of Bill Evans and Jim Hall
http://larrymcdonoughjazz.homestead.com/IntermodulatingUndercurrentsLiveatTheKos.html

Kind of Bill on the Palace Grounds, Marking 40 Years since the Death of Bill Evans 
http://larrymcdonoughjazz.homestead.com/KindofBillonthePalaceGrounds-CD.html 

Alice in Stonehenge and other AcoustElectric Adventures 
http://larrymcdonoughjazz.homestead.com/AliceinStonehenge.html

Angels, Kings, My Favorite Things
http://larrymcdonoughjazz.homestead.com/Angels.html

Solitude, poetry in jazz 
https://larrymcdonoughjazz.homestead.com/Solitude.html

Email Larry at mcdon056@umn.edu.


​PLAN AHEAD

Sunday, August 24, 8:00-10:00 p.m., the Plattes McDonough Project Presents “Grappelli, Ellington, and More” with Jim Plattes, violin, harmonica, and vocals, Larry McDonough, piano and vocals, at Aster Café, 125 SE Main Street, Minneapolis, MN 55414

Violinist Jim Plattes and pianist Larry McDonough bring their new show “Grappelli, Ellington, and More” to the Aster Café. In the first set, they will celebrate the collaborations of legendary French violinist Stéphane Grappelli with Duke Ellington, George Shearing, Claude Bolling, and Oscar Peterson, from recordings such as Skol with Oscar Peterson, The Reunion with George Shearing, First Class with Claude Bolling, and Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session. In the second set, they will perform a mix of originals and more contemporary music. 

Families and students are welcome.
$15 Cover.

Reservations
Call 612-379-3138 to save your spot! 
https://www.exploretock.com/astercafe/experience/560055/sunday-82425-the-plattes-mcdonough-project-15-cover

Facebook Event 
https://www.facebook.com/events/3097330547095503

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Saturday, August 16, 7:00-8:00 p.m., performing with the Collin Roycraft Quartet, at Heritage Square Park, 3380 Heritage Court, at the corner of Liberty Parkway and Heritage Court, Stillwater. The group includes Collin Roycraft, saxes, Haralds Bondaris, drums, Callum Schultz, bass, and Larry McDonough, piano. 

Sunday, August 17, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., performing with the Douglas Talalla Trio, at Eat Street Crossing, 2819 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55408.
https://eatstreetcrossing.com/
https://www.facebook.com/eatstreetcrossing

The Douglas Talalla Trio is Douglas Talalla, drums, Jim Bierma, bass, and Larry McDonough, piano.
https://www.facebook.com/hermanglass1962
https://www.instagram.com/digdougtalalla/

Sunday, August 17, 5:30 p.m., performing with Drums of Navarone, at the Lake Harriet Bandshell, 4135 W Lake Harriet Parkway, Minneapolis, MN 55409.

Drums of Navarone 
https://www.drumsofnavarone.com/about

Sunday, August 24, 8:00-10:00 p.m., the The Plattes McDonough Project Presents “Grappelli, Ellington, and More” with Jim Plattes, violin, harmonica, and vocals
Larry McDonough, piano and vocals, at Aster Café, 125 SE Main Street, Minneapolis, MN 55414

Violinist Jim Plattes and pianist Larry McDonough bring their new show “Grappelli, Ellington, and More” to the Aster Café. In the first set, they will celebrate the collaborations of legendary French violinist Stéphane Grappelli with Duke Ellington, George Shearing, Claude Bolling, and Oscar Peterson, from recordings such as Skol with Oscar Peterson, The Reunion with George Shearing, First Class with Claude Bolling, and Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session. In the second set, they will perform a mix of originals and more contemporary music. 

Families and students are welcome.
$15 Cover.

Reservations
Call 612-379-3138 to save your spot! 
https://www.exploretock.com/astercafe/experience/560055/sunday-82425-the-plattes-mcdonough-project-15-cover?

Facebook Event 
https://www.facebook.com/events/3097330547095503

Thursday, August 28, 7:00-10:00 p.m., performing with Drums of Navarone, at the Minnesota Music Café, 501 Payne Ave, St Paul, MN 55130. 

Drums of Navarone 
https://www.drumsofnavarone.com/about

Saturday, August 30, 9:30 p.m., performing with High and Mighty at Bunker's Music Bar & Grill, 761 Washington Ave. N., Minneapolis, MN 55401, subbing for Todd Burrell.

High and Mighty is a premiere dance band in the Midwest. With decades of experience performing on the live stage, this act boasts an incredible horns section and features seasoned vocalists who began their careers as part of the transformational “Minneapolis Sound.” From funk to R&B, to retro pop and current chart topping singles, this band fills venues with sound and packs the dance floor with happy people.
https://high-mighty.com/

Sunday, August 31, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., performing with the Douglas Talalla Trio, at Eat Street Crossing, 2819 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55408.
https://eatstreetcrossing.com/