“Simple Gifts,” from the Larry
McDonough Quartet, charted #29
on the CMJ Jazz Chart, published
in CMJ's New Music Report Magazine,
Issue 1085, and is being played
“Larry McDonough’s long-awaited new recording serves up divergent delights, from a reconstructed holiday chestnut to inside-out renditions of jazz standards, from harmonically and rhythmically altered traditional melodies to a trio of original tunes. With a feathery touch that recalls Bill Evans but with more fingers and a unique approach to time that makes the most worn carol or standard a new adventure, Simple Gifts proves to be anything but “simple”—but, for those fortunate enough to hear this music, it is indeed a gift.”
--Andrea Canter, Jazz Police
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Thanks to all who joined us for the Celebration of the International Release of “Simple Gifts,” with the Larry McDonough Quartet with Richard Terrill on Saxes, Bassist Craig Matarrese, and Drummer Chaz Draper, Dakota Jazz Club and Restaurant, 1010 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, 612-332-1010, www.DakotaCooks.com. Donations were collected for Wellstone Action, http://www.wellstoneaction.org, which carries on the work of Paul and Sheila Wellstone.
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Sat. June 20, 7-8 pm., Larry McDonough with Richard Terrill on Saxes, Twin Cities Hot Summer Jazz Festival, Hat Trick Lounge Stage, 134 E. 5th St., Saint Paul, (651) 228-1347, http://www.hotsummerjazz.com/. This festival was down for the count, with sponsorships down, but it held on for a scaled down festival. Come support local jazz.
Sat. June 20, 7-8 pm., Larry McDonough with Richard Terrill on Saxes, Twin Cities Hot Summer Jazz Festival, Hat Trick Lounge Stage, 134 E. 5th St., Saint Paul, (651) 228-1347, http://www.hotsummerjazz.com/. This festival was down for the count, with sponsorships down, but it held on for a scaled down festival. Come support local jazz.●Sun. June 21, 9:30 am, Music for Services with the Joel Shapira Group, with Joel Shapira, Guitar; Torie Redpath, Vocals; Tom Lewis, Bass; and Nathan Norman, Drums, http://www.joelshapira.com/index.html, Gethsemane Lutheran Church & School, 2410 Stillwater Rd E, Maplewood, MN 55119, 651-739-1264, http://www.geth.org/index.php
Sun. June 21, 9:30 am, Music for Services with the Joel Shapira Group, with Joel Shapira, Guitar; Torie Redpath, Vocals; Tom Lewis, Bass; and Nathan Norman, Drums, http://www.joelshapira.com/index.html, Gethsemane Lutheran Church & School, 2410 Stillwater Rd E, Maplewood, MN 55119, 651-739-1264, http://www.geth.org/index.php ●Thu. June 25, 11:00 pm, with rockers Zenotone, 521 S. Front St., Mankato.
Thu. June 25, 11:00 pm, with rockers Zenotone, 521 S. Front St., Mankato.●Sat. July 4, 7-10 pm., Larry McDonough with Richard Terrill on Saxes, Sage Wine Bar, 730 Main Street at Hwy 110 & Dodd Road, Mendota Heights, 651.452.7000 www.thesagemarket.us.
Sat. July 4, 7-10 pm., Larry McDonough with Richard Terrill on Saxes, Sage Wine Bar, 730 Main Street at Hwy 110 & Dodd Road, Mendota Heights, 651.452.7000 www.thesagemarket.us. ●Sun. July 5, 9:30 am, Music for Services with the Joel Shapira Group, with Joel Shapira, Guitar; Torie Redpath, Vocals; Tom Lewis, Bass; and Nathan Norman, Drums, http://www.joelshapira.com/index.html, Gethsemane Lutheran Church & School, 2410 Stillwater Rd E, Maplewood, MN 55119, 651-739-1264, http://www.geth.org/index.php
Sun. July 5, 9:30 am, Music for Services with the Joel Shapira Group, with Joel Shapira, Guitar; Torie Redpath, Vocals; Tom Lewis, Bass; and Nathan Norman, Drums, http://www.joelshapira.com/index.html, Gethsemane Lutheran Church & School, 2410 Stillwater Rd E, Maplewood, MN 55119, 651-739-1264, http://www.geth.org/index.php ●Mon. July 20, 10:00 pm., Jam Session at Smoke Jazz Club & Lounge 2751 Broadway New York, NY 10025, http://www.smokejazz.com/ 212-864-6662.
Mon. July 20, 10:00 pm., Jam Session at Smoke Jazz Club & Lounge 2751 Broadway New York, NY 10025, http://www.smokejazz.com/ 212-864-6662.●Sunday, July 26, 7:00 - 8:30 pm, performing McDonough’s concert band arrangement of Ode to Joy from his CD Simple Gifts with the Lex-Ham Community Band under the direction of Jeremy Carvell, Como Park Pavillion, 1360 North Lexington Parkway, St. Paul, http://www.lexhamarts.org/band/ .
Sunday, July 26, 7:00 - 8:30 pm, performing McDonough’s concert band arrangement of Ode to Joy from his CD Simple Gifts with the Lex-Ham Community Band under the direction of Jeremy Carvell, Como Park Pavillion, 1360 North Lexington Parkway, St. Paul, http://www.lexhamarts.org/band/ .●Sun. Aug. 9, 5:00-6:30 pm., with the Joel Shapira Group, with Joel Shapira, Guitar; Tom Lewis, Bass; and Nathan Norman, Drums, http://www.joelshapira.com/index.html, Ice Cream Social at Beaver Lake Lutheran, 2280 Stillwater Avenue, Maplewood, MN (651) 739–8092 http://www.bllc.org/
Sun. Aug. 9, 5:00-6:30 pm., with the Joel Shapira Group, with Joel Shapira, Guitar; Tom Lewis, Bass; and Nathan Norman, Drums, http://www.joelshapira.com/index.html, Ice Cream Social at Beaver Lake Lutheran, 2280 Stillwater Avenue, Maplewood, MN (651) 739–8092 http://www.bllc.org/ Email Larry at mcdon056@umn.edu.
