Performances by Larry McDonough

Wednesday, April 29, 7:30 p.m., Lorin Bond, voice, and Larry McDonough, piano, at Occidental Arts & Ecology Center, 15290 Coleman Valley Rd, Occidental, CA 95465.

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Saturday, May 2, 6:45 p.m., Jazz Standards, with Larry McDonough, piano and voice, and Lorin Bond, voice, performing The Great American Songbook, Simple Pleasures Café, 3434 Balboa St, San Francisco, CA, United States, 94121-2702. Dawn Oberg performs at 6:00 p.m.

https://www.facebook.com/p/Simple-Pleasures-Cafe-100063710043771/

https://www.instagram.com/simplepleasurescafe/

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Sunday, May 3, 7:00-9:00 p.m., CD Release for Conversations with Bill Evans Live, with Larry McDonough, piano and voice, and guest vocalist Lorin Bond, at The Back Room, 1984 Bonita Ave., Berkeley, CA 94704, 510-654-3808.

https://backroommusic.com/

Award-winning pianist, composer, and singer Larry McDonough brings legendary pianist and composer Bill Evans back to life with the CD release of Conversations with Bill Evans Live, recorded at The Back Room and other clubs around the country.

The solo show will cover the music and personal life of Bill Evans that has filled rooms across the country. The show includes piano and voice, spoken word, and commentary on the life 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.

McDonough will perform selections from the CD in the first set. Vocalist Lorin Bond will join him in the second set. McDonough will add songs from his show You Must Believe in Spring - The Music of Tony Bennett and Bill Evans.

Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Children under 12 are free.

Selections from Conversations with Bill Evans Live:

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Turn Out the Stars, composed by Bill Evans

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Improvisations, written by Richard Terrill

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Waltz for Bill, composed by Larry McDonough

Backroom

https://events.humanitix.com/larry-mcdonough-cd-release

Facebook Event

https://www.facebook.com/events/927787196604870

Back in Minnesota

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Wednesday, May 6, 6:05 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.

http://www.stmichaelselca.com/

https://www.facebook.com/stmichaelselca/

Berceuse for Flute and Piano - Carol Bergquist, flute, and Jill Cronk Schendel, piano

https://youtu.be/r80b10s60OA

#Berceuse

#PhilippeGaubert

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Thursday, May 7, 7:00-10:00 p.m., performing with Drums of Navarone, at Schooner Tavern, 2903 S. 27th Ave., Minneapolis.

Drums of Navarone

https://www.drumsofnavarone.com/about

Facebook Event

https://www.facebook.com/events/1634425574432366

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Sunday, May 10, 12:00 p.m. Carol Bergquist, flute, at the Basilica of Saint Mary for the Noon Service, at the Basilica of Saint Mary, 1600 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis.

https://mary.org/

https://www.facebook.com/BasilicaMpls

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Sunday, May 10, 3:30-6:00 p.m., Charmin Michelle, voice, and Larry McDonough, piano, at Parley Lake Winery, 8280 Parley Lake Rd, Waconia, MN 55387.

https://www.parleylakewinery.com/

Charmin Michelle

https://charmsongs.com/

https://www.facebook.com/charmin.michelle

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Saturday, May 16, 5:00-8:00 p.m. Larry McDonough, piano and voice, Ingredients Café, 4725 Highway 61 North, White Bear Lake, 651.426.6611

Larry McDonough returns to Ingredients Café. Expect music of Bill Evans, Tony Bennett, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, and originals, and great food.

Very Early Performed by Larry McDonough

https://youtu.be/dJui5rJFTHo

Ingredients Café

http://www.ingredientscafe.com/

Reservations recommended!

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Sunday, May 17, 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.

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Mankato on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/UUMankato/

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Wednesday, May 20, 7:00-9:30 p.m., the Larry McDonough Quintet Performs Trumpetocity at Berlin Minneapolis, 204 N. 1st St., Minneapolis, MN 55401

https://www.berlinmpls.com/

Larry McDonough returns to Berlin to perform a new show with the Larry McDonough Quintet, featuring the music of classic trumpeters, including Don Ellis, Miles Davis, Chet Baker, Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard, Clifford Brown, and others. Larry McDonough packed Berlin with shows of the music of the Bill Evans Trio, Dexter Gordon, and release of the CD Best of the Aster Classic Jazz Series. If you missed the shows then, do not miss this one.

Tickets: $15 advance / $18 at the door.

Larry McDonough Quintet

Larry McDonough, piano

Josh May, trumpet

Richard Terrill, saxes and poetry

Greg Stinson, bass

Dean White, drums

Families and students are welcome. Berlin is 18+ but kids are welcome to be here with their parents or legal guardians.

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Thursday, May 21, 5:00-8:00 p.m. Larry McDonough, piano and voice, Ingredients Café, 4725 Highway 61 North, White Bear Lake, 651.426.6611