"Larry McDonough's CD, Small Steps,' demonstrates a fine personal touch on tunes such as Linus and Lucy,' as well as works by Miles Davis (All Blues') and the Beatles (Good Day Sunshine'). Since its release in spring of this year, he has appeared and played on Twin Cities Public Television on NewsNight Minnesota' and on other TV and radio appearances....
McDonough will play solo at the Jazz Club.... As his CD indicates, one can expect a unique blend of jazz and pop - putting jazz touches on such pop standards as Eric Clapton's Layla.'
If you're open to it, it allows you to aggregate your musical influences and put them together,' he said. You can take 'Layla' and put it through a filter and it ends up more Herbie Hancock-meets- Phillip Glass.'"
