Sunday, March 22, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Black Dog Café
308 Prince Street at the corner of Prince (4th Street) and Broadway, Lowertown, St. Paul
Steve Hirsh, drums
Richard Terrill, saxes
Larry McDonough, keyboard (synthesized piano, electric piano, bass, guitars, and synths)
Reserve your seats at (651) 228-9274. No cover but a $10 donation suggested.
Come for the sixth show of the new Larry McDonough monthly Sunday Classic Jazz Series at Black Dog Café.
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As a percussionist and a composer, Paul Motian was a major force in the creative American music known as "jazz." For half a century, from 1954 to 2005, he worked with a wide range of innovators in rethinking the connections between rhythmic pulse and improvised melodies. His collaborations read like a who's who of the path-breaking improvisers, including Thelonius Monk, Bill Evans, Paul Bley, Keith Jarrett, Charlie Haden, Don Cherry, and Bill Frisell. Since his death in 2011, there has been a wave of posthumous releases of his work. Whether you are a devotee of Motian's work or just curious, join us as three distinguished and creative local musicians bring a selection of his compositions to life.
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Steve Hirsh has performed several times with his group, Le Voyage, and he has taken the lead in the creation of the open sessions, called "Sonic Expressions." While he began his musical journey playing rock and blues in the 1970s and 1980s, he has become a dedicated creator of improvised music. In addition to ESFL, Steve has performed recently at East Side Freedom Library, Khyber Pass, Jazz Central, and the Cedar Cultural Center.
Larry McDonough is a St. Paul jazz pianist and singer, performing around the world and recording with his group the Larry McDonough Quartet as well as solo, and in duos and trios. He has performed with legendary saxophonist and composer Benny Golson, Trombonist Fred Wesley, and trumpeter Duane Eubanks, as well as a who’s who of local jazz artists, and was inducted into the Minnesota Rock Country Hall of Fame for his work in the group Danny’s Reasons. He has released nine CDs and DVDs as a leader. Alice in Stonehenge and other AcoustElectric Adventures has played on radio stations and streaming services around the world. The CD charted #18 on the Roots Music Report’s Top 50 Jazz Album Chart. Simple Gifts reached number 29 on the CMJ Jazz Chart and also has been played on hundreds of stations around the country and throughout the world. He also is a lawyer and law professor selected by William Mitchell College of Law as one of “100 Who Made a Difference” over the 100-year history of the school. Larry directs pro bono legal services for the poor at Dorsey & Whitney.
Richard Terrill, sax player and Minnesota State University Mankato English Professor, received the Minnesota Book Award for Poetry for his poetry compilation “Coming Late to Rachmaninoff” (University of Tampa Press, 2003). Richard has been performing with Larry McDonough since December 2001. He also has performed with guitarist Jim McGuire and with Chaz Draper’s Uptown Jazz Quartet. As a college student, Richard was a member of the award-winning University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Jazz Ensemble and performed with later-to-be Pat Metheny keyboardist Lyle Mays in the Lyle Mays Quartet, winner of small group honors at the Midwest College Jazz Festival. He has also worked with pianist Geoff Keezer. Richard is a retired English professor from Minnesota State University, Mankato.
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Contact information:
Larry McDonough
651-398-8053
