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Wednesday, January 1, 9:45 a.m., Carol Bergquist, flute, and Larry McDonough, piano, performing before, during and after for the 10:00 a.m. mass, Father Joseph Gillespie presiding, Church of St. Albert the Great, 2836 33rd Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406 612-724-3643 (corner of East 29th Street at 32nd Avenue South)
●Saturday, January 4, and every first Saturday of the month at 4:45 p.m., Carol Bergquist, flute, and Larry McDonough, piano, performing before, during and after for the 5:00 p.m. mass, Father Joseph Gillespie presiding, Church of St. Albert the Great, 2836 33rd Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406 612-724-3643 (corner of East 29th Street at 32nd Avenue South)
●Saturday, January 11, 7:00-11:00 p.m. Erin Livingston, vocal, and Larry McDonough, piano, Lobby Bar at The Saint Paul Hotel, 350 N Market St, St Paul, MN 55102
●Sunday, January 12, 6:00 p.m., Performing with Peter Kogan’s Monsterful Wonder Band, Icehouse, 2528 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis. We’ll be perform the world premier of his newest tune, as well his compositions and arrangements that span bebop, cool, and funk. The band includes Jake Baldwiin, trumpet; Pete Whitman, sax; Dave Graf, trombone; Joe Elliott, guitar; Chris Bates, bass; Peter Kogan, drums; and me on piano.
Peter Kogan
●Tuesday, January 14 and every second Tuesday of the month from October through May, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Carol Bergquist, flute, Bill Goldman, cello, and Walter Tambor, piano, Taizé Prayer Service, Basilica of Saint Mary, 1600 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis.
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●Friday, January 24, 6:30 p.m., Private Event: Carol Bergquist, flute, and Larry McDonough, piano, Minneapolis
●Sunday, January 26, 9:00 and 10:30 a.m., Resistance - A Mostly Music Service, saxophonist/writer Richard Terrill and pianist/composer Larry McDonough, Michael Servetus Unitarian Society, 6565 Oakley Drive Northeast, Fridley, MN 55432 763-571-5229 http://www.msuu.org/
Resistance
The sixth UU principal sets “the goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all.” In this “mostly music” service, Larry McDonough and Richard Terrill offer contemporary poems and songs from the folk and jazz traditions that instruct and inspire in the pursuit of resistance to power.
●Sunday, January 26, 7:00-9:00 p.m., with the Larry McDonough Quartet (LMQ), Larry McDonough, piano and vocals, Richard Terrill, saxes and poetry, Greg Stinson, bass, Dean White, drums, Black Dog Café, 308 Prince Street at the corner of Prince (4th Street) and Broadway, Lowertown, St. Paul. Reserve your seats at (651) 228-9274. No cover but a $10 donation suggested. Come for the fourth show of the new Larry McDonough monthly Sunday Classic Jazz Series at Black Dog Café.
Bill Evans rarely performed with singers, so it was big news to some in the jazz community when Evans and Bennett recorded and released “The Tony Bennett Bill Evans Album” in 1975. The album included pieces each had done separately, such as Waltz for Debby (Evans) and The Touch of Your Lips (Bennett). In 1976 they recorded “Together Again” for release in 1977. Both albums showed Evans’ skill in accompanying a vocalist while adding the complexities that he displayed in his solo and ensemble performances, and exhibited Bennett’s expressive range from bold and commanding to soft and delicate.
Larry takes on the challenging roles of both Evans and Bennett to educate younger listeners about these great artists and to remind seasoned listeners of this pair who never recorded together again. Richard Terrill adds poetry about Bill Evans. In “You Must Believe in Spring,” you hear what Evans and Bennett did and what might have been.
●Wednesday, January 29, 7:00-10:00 p.m., Kind of Blue, Before and After, with Larry McDonough, piano and arrangements (Bill Evans and Wynton Kelly), Omar Abdulkarim, trumpet (Miles Davis), Richard Terrill, tenor sax (John Coltrane), Jeff King, alto sax (Julian "Cannonball" Adderley), Greg Stinson, bass (Paul Chambers), and Dean White, drums (Jimmy Cobb), Dakota Jazz Club and Restaurant, 1010 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, 612-332-1010, $25/20/15. The Larry McDonough Sextet will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the release and performance of the legendary Miles Davis album Kind of Blue, performing a set of all of Kind of Blue, preceded by a first set of music of the individual members before Kind of Blue, and followed by a third set what they did afterward.
●Saturday, February 8, and every first Saturday of the month at 4:45 p.m., Carol Bergquist, flute, and Larry McDonough, piano, performing before, during and after for the 5:00 p.m. mass, Father Joseph Gillespie presiding, Church of St. Albert the Great, 2836 33rd Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406 612-724-3643 (corner of East 29th Street at 32nd Avenue South)
●Sunday, February 9, 8:30 a.m., Carol Bergquist, flute, and Jill Cronk Schendel, piano, performing before, during and after for the 8:45 a.m. service, St. Michael's Lutheran Church ELCA, 1660 County Road B W., Roseville.
●Tuesday, February 11 and every second Tuesday of the month from October through May, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Carol Bergquist, flute, Bill Goldman, cello, and Walter Tambor, piano, Taizé Prayer Service, Basilica of Saint Mary, 1600 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis.
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●February 15, 5:00-7:00 p.m., my piano student Ben Von Korff performs Sounds of the Sea, JS Bean Factory, 1518 Randolph Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105
●Sunday, February 23, 10:30 am, Larry McDonough, piano and voice, and Richard Terrill, saxes and poetry, Mostly Music Service, Unitarian Universalist Society of River Falls, N8010 Hwy 65, River Falls, WI 54022
Resistance
The sixth UU principal sets “the goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all.” In this “mostly music” service, Larry McDonough and Richard Terrill offer contemporary poems and songs from the folk and jazz traditions that instruct and inspire in the pursuit of resistance to power.
●Sunday, February 23, 7:00-9:00 p.m., The Return of Time Again - Brubeck and Desmond, Reimagined and Beyond, with the Larry McDonough Quartet (LMQ), Larry McDonough, piano, Richard Terrill, saxes and poetry, Greg Stinson, bass, Dean White, drums, Black Dog Café, 308 Prince Street at the corner of Prince (4th Street) and Broadway, Lowertown, St. Paul. Reserve your seats at (651) 228-9274. No cover but a $10 donation suggested. Come for the fifth show of the new Larry McDonough monthly Sunday Classic Jazz Series at Black Dog Café.
The Larry McDonough Quartet will perform timeless Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond pieces in different time signatures than those of Brubeck and Desmond, along with Larry McDonough odd-metered originals.
●Saturday, February 29, 7:00-11:00 p.m. Erin Livingston, vocal, and Larry McDonough, piano, Lobby Bar at The Saint Paul Hotel, 350 N Market St, St Paul, MN 55102
●Monday, March 2, 8:30-10:00 p.m., HortZ Returns to Jazz Central, with Paul Peterson, saxes, John Hyvarinen, guitar, Larry McDonough, piano, Greg Stinson, bass, and Dean White, drums, Jazz Central, 407 Central Avenue SE, Minneapolis, with a jam session to follow at 10:00 p.m. Families and students are welcome. $10 suggested donation. HortZ is a modern jazz quintet playing original compositions by members who have performed with and written for the CC Septet; Nova Jazz Orchestra; Century Big Band; St. Croix Jazz Ensemble; Classic Big Band; Cedar Avenue Big Band; Good, the Bad and the Funky; Autobody Experience; Big Time Jazz Orchestra; Power of 10; Jack Knife and the Sharps; Tubby Esquire; Hennessy Brothers jazz; Larry McDonough Quartet; and many others.
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●Wednesday, March 4, 8:30-10:30 p.m., Performing with the Peter Kogan Group, Jazz Central, 407 Central Avenue SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414. We’ll be perform his compositions and arrangements that span bebop, cool, and funk. The band includes Pete Whitman, sax, Cody LeDuc, trombone, Chris Bates, bass, Peter Kogan, drums; and me on piano. $10 general admission. Doors open 15 minutes before music starts.
Peter Kogan
●Saturday, March 7, and every first Saturday of the month at 4:45 p.m., Carol Bergquist, flute, and Larry McDonough, piano, performing before, during and after for the 5:00 p.m. mass, Father Joseph Gillespie presiding, Church of St. Albert the Great, 2836 33rd Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406 612-724-3643 (corner of East 29th Street at 32nd Avenue South)
●Sunday, March 8, 3:00 p.m., Performing with the Peter Kogan Group, Benefit Concert for the ACLU, Macalester Plymouth United Church, 1658 Lincoln Ave, St Paul, MN 55105. We’ll be perform his compositions and arrangements that span bebop, cool, and funk. The band includes Pete Whitman, sax, Cody LeDuc, trombone, Chris Bates, bass, Peter Kogan, drums; and me on piano.
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Peter Kogan
●Sunday, March 8, 8:00-10:00 p.m., You Must Believe in Spring - The Music of Tony Bennett and Bill Evans, Erin Livingston, Vocal, Larry McDonough, Piano, and Tom Lewis, Bass, Aster Cafe, 125 SE Main Street, Minneapolis, MN 55414. Families and students are welcome. $10. Call 612-379-3138 to save your spot!
Erin Livingston celebrates the two recordings of legendary pianist and composer Bill Evans and vocalist Tony Bennett. Bill Evans rarely performed with singers, so it was big news to some in the jazz community when Evans and Bennett recorded and released "The Tony Bennett Bill Evans Album" in 1975. In 1976 they recorded "Together Again" for release in 1977. Both albums showed Evans' skill in accompanying a vocalist while adding the complexities that he displayed in his solo and ensemble performances, and exhibited Bennett's expressive range from bold and commanding to soft and delicate.
Joining Erin are pianist and Bill Evans scholar Larry McDonough and bassist Tom Lewis. In the first set, they perform a sample of pieces from the two albums, each beginning with just voice and piano and bass joining through the piece. Selections will include The Touch of Your Lips, Some Other Time, My Foolish Heart, Waltz for Debby, Make Someone Happy, You Don't Know What Love Is, You're Nearer, and You Must Believe in Spring.
In the second set, they add pieces that Evans and Bennett recorded separately but never together. In "You Must Believe in Spring," you hear what Evans and Bennett did and what might have been.
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●Tuesday, March 10 and every second Tuesday of the month from October through May, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Carol Bergquist, flute, Bill Goldman, cello, and Walter Tambor, piano, Taizé Prayer Service, Basilica of Saint Mary, 1600 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis.
Taizé Trio Sample
●Thursday, March 12, 6:00-9:00 p.m., Mark Syman, trumpet, Larry McDonough, piano, and Greg Stinson, bass, 7 Vines Vineyard, 101 Highway 96 E, Dellwood, MN 55110-1410.
The state has closed venues due to the virus. We will post when we reschedule. Stay safe.
●POSTPONED: Sunday, March 22, 10:30 a.m., Larry McDonough, piano and voice, and Richard Terrill, saxes and poetry, St. Cloud Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 3226 Maine Prairie Road, St. Cloud.
●POSTPONED: Sunday, March 22, 7:00-9:00 p.m., Motian - the Music of Drummer Paul Motian, with Steve Hirsh, drums, Richard Terrill, saxes, and Larry McDonough, keyboard (synthesized piano, electric piano, bass, guitars, and synths), Black Dog Café, 308 Prince Street at the corner of Prince (4th Street) and Broadway, Lowertown, St. Paul. 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.
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 we bring a selection of his compositions to life.
●POSTPONED: Sunday, March 29, 3, 8:00-10:00 p.m., Time Again - Brubeck and Desmond, Reimagined and Beyond, with Larry McDonough Quartet, with Larry McDonough, piano, Richard Terrill, saxes and poetry, Greg Stinson, bass, and Dean White, drums, Aster Cafe, 125 SE Main Street, Minneapolis, MN 55414. Families and students are welcome. $10. Call 612-379-3138 to save your spot!
The Larry McDonough Quartet will perform timeless Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond pieces in different time signatures than those of Brubeck and Desmond, along with Larry McDonough odd-metered originals.
●POSTPONED: Sunday, March 29, 10:30 a.m., Larry McDonough, piano, Dakota Unitarian Universalist Church, 13001 County Road 5, Burnsville, MN 55337.
●POSTPONED: Sunday, March 29, 3, 8:00-10:00 p.m., Time Again - Brubeck and Desmond, Reimagined and Beyond, with Larry McDonough Quartet, with Larry McDonough, piano, Richard Terrill, saxes and poetry, Greg Stinson, bass, and Dean White, drums, Aster Cafe, 125 SE Main Street, Minneapolis, MN 55414. Families and students are welcome. $10. Call 612-379-3138 to save your spot!
The Larry McDonough Quartet will perform timeless Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond pieces in different time signatures than those of Brubeck and Desmond, along with Larry McDonough odd-metered originals.
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●POSTPONED: Saturday, April 4, and every first Saturday of the month at 4:45 p.m., Carol Bergquist, flute, and Larry McDonough, piano, performing before, during and after for the 5:00 p.m. mass, Father Joseph Gillespie presiding, Church of St. Albert the Great, 2836 33rd Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406 612-724-3643 (corner of East 29th Street at 32nd Avenue South)
●POSTPONED: Sunday, April 5, 10:30 a.m., Larry McDonough, piano and voice, and Richard Terrill, saxes and poetry, Lake Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists, 24575 Glen Road, Shorewood.
●Tuesday, April 7, 5:30 p.m., Streaming of the Taizé Prayer Service, with Mary McCormick and Tito Cruz, voice, Carol Bergquist, flute, Bill Goldman, cello, piano, and Johan van Parys, readings, from the Basilica of Saint Mary.
Recording
Here is a Taizé Trio Sample
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Playlist
Jade Visions, by Scott LaFaro
Bill Evans Trio
Sunday at the Village Vanguard (1961)
Crystal Silence
Chick Corea
Return to Forever (1972)
Joanna’s Theme
Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter
1 + 1 (1997)
Coming Late to Rachmaninoff
Larry McDonough and Richard Terrill
Solitude, Poetry in Jazz (2012)
Tango para Maria Luiza
Larry McDonough Quartet
Alice in Stonehenge and other AcoustElectric Adventures (2017)
●Wednesday, April 22, 5:00-7:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time, Larry McDonough, piano and voice, performing remotely for The Advocates for Human Rights FaceBook Happy Hour Trivia from the Palace Art Studio. Listen for jazz between the rounds of the questions while contestants wait for the next round of questions.
Human Rights Happy Hour Trivia is a new, fun, and completely virtual way to connect with the community and learn about human rights. Plan to video chat with your team, play as a household, or take it on solo! The first round of questions will be posted at 5:00 CDT, with consecutive rounds 40 minutes apart. You'll have 30 minutes after the questions go up to submit your answers and team name to trivia@advrights.org.
The mission of The Advocates for Human Rights is to implement international human rights standards to promote civil society and reinforce the rule of law. By involving volunteers in research, education, and advocacy, we build broad constituencies in the United States and select global communities.
●Thursday, April 23, 6:00 p.m., Larry McDonough, piano, Performing Remotely for the Opening of the Dorsey & Whitney Employee Appreciation Zoom Social Hour.
●Sunday, April 26, 10:00 a.m., Larry McDonough, piano and voice, and Richard Terrill, saxes and sermon, Performing Remotely at the Blue Hills Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 230 W Messenger St, Rice Lake, WI 54868
●POSTPONED: Sunday, April 26, 22, 7:00-9:00 p.m., Cannonball - the Music of Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, Jeff King, alto sax, Larry McDonough, piano, Richard Terrill, tenor sax, Greg Stinson, bass, and Dean White, drums, Black Dog Café, 308 Prince Street at the corner of Prince (4th Street) and Broadway, Lowertown, St. Paul. Reserve your seats at (651) 228-9274. No cover but a $10 donation suggested. Come for the seventh show of the new Larry McDonough monthly Sunday Classic Jazz Series at Black Dog Café.
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●Thursday, April 30, 6:00 p.m., Larry McDonough, piano, Performing Remotely for the Opening of the Dorsey & Whitney Zoom Happy Hour.
●Tuesday, May 19 and generally every second Tuesday of the month from October through May, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Carol Bergquist, flute, Bill Goldman, cello, and Walter Tambor, piano, Taizé Prayer Service, Basilica of Saint Mary, 1600 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis.
Here is a Taizé Trio video sample, performing Elery
Here is a Taizé Trio audio sample
●POSTPONED: Tuesday, May 19, 5:00 pm, Larry McDonough, piano, Carol Bergquist, flute and accordion, Annual Italian Dinner to Support St. Stephens Human Services, St. Mary's Greek Orthodox Church, 3450 Irving Ave. S., Minneapolis. Sliding ticket price $20-30, more if you can, less if can’t. If possible, please RSVP in advance to Mike Menner 612-870-2283 mmenner@ststephensmpls.org
https://ststephensmpls.org/latest/may-19th-annual-italian-dinner
●POSTPONED: Tuesday, May 26, 7:00-10:00 p.m., The Return of Kind of Blue, Before and After, with Larry McDonough, piano and arrangements (Bill Evans and Wynton Kelly), Omar Abdulkarim, trumpet (Miles Davis), Richard Terrill, tenor sax (John Coltrane), Jeff King, alto sax (Julian "Cannonball" Adderley), Greg Stinson, bass (Paul Chambers), and Dean White, drums (Jimmy Cobb), The Dakota, 1010 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, 612-332-1010, $25/20/15.
The Larry McDonough Sextet returns to The Dakota to celebrate the birthday of Miles Davis, born on May 26, 1926, in Alton, Illinois. It also is the 60th year since the release and performance of the legendary Miles Davis album Kind of Blue. The Larry McDonough Sextet will perform a set of all of Kind of Blue, preceded by a first set of music of the individual members before Kind of Blue, and followed by a third set what they did afterward, along with poetry about leaders Miles Davis and Bill Evans and sax man John Coltrane. The first performance of Kind of Blue, Before and After in Music and Poetry filled the Dakota in January. Do not miss its return!
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●POSTPONED: Saturday, May 30, 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Larry McDonough, piano and voice, TSE Annual Spring Style Show - Back to the Roaring Twenties, Midland Hills Country Club, 2001 Fulham St, St Paul, MN 55113. TSE is a private, not-for-profit company that supports people with developmental and other intellectual disabilities. Rosie McDonough is an employee, and will be a model in the show.
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●Monday, June 15, 6:45 p.m., Larry McDonough, piano, A Remote Jazz Introduction to The Advocates for Human Rights Virtual Human Rights Awards Dinner at 7:00 p.m.
Here is a recording of the concert.
Watch the program livestream on The Advocates' Facebook page, YouTube channel, and the event website.
The Don and Arvonne Fraser Human Rights Award will be presented to Lee Gelernt for his life-long work to protect human rights. Lee is the Deputy Director of the Immigrants’ Rights Project at the national office of the ACLU in New York. He is widely recognized as one of the leading public interest lawyers in the country, and has argued dozens of groundbreaking civil rights cases in the federal courts, including in the U.S. Supreme Court and almost every federal appeals court. Lee’s contributions as a leader and litigator have made a powerful difference in the lives of so many. We were privileged to witness one of those contributions firsthand when he argued on behalf of the 92 Somalis that ICE attempted to deport in December 2017, many of whom were eventually represented by The Advocates' network of pro bono lawyers.
Other award winners:
Special Recognition Award: Moscow Community Center for LGBT+ Initiatives
Marlene Kayser Volunteer Award: Kathy Lenzmeier
Volunteer Awards: Veronica Clark, Amano Dube, Joan Kuriansky, Sarah Musgrave, and Elise Overman
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The mission of The Advocates for Human Rights is to implement international human rights standards to promote civil society and reinforce the rule of law. By involving volunteers in research, education, and advocacy, it builds broad constituencies in the United States and select global communities.
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●Tuesday, June 23, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Streaming of the Taizé Prayer Service, with Johan Van Parys, Director of Liturgy and the Sacred Arts, Walter Tambor, piano, Bill Goldman, cello, Carol Bergquist, flute, Tito Cruz, Mary Mann, Mackenzie Kloempken, and Sam Johnson, voice, and Travis Salisbury, Coordinator of Liturgical Celebrations, from the Basilica of Saint Mary.
Here is a Taizé Trio video sample, performing Elery
Here is a Taizé Trio audio sample
●Saturday, June 27, 12:00-12:40 p.m., June 25, 1961 - Bill Evans at the Village Vanguard with the Larry McDonough Quartet, Larry McDonough, piano, Richard Terrill, saxes and poetry, Jim Bierma, bass, and Dean White, drums, at Jazz Central Studios StreamFest 2020, 36 hours of streaming live jazz from Friday, June 26 at 12:00 p.m. to Sunday, June 28 at 5:00 p.m. Here are the links to the stream on the Jazz Central YouTube, Facebook page and websites.
Jazz Central had trouble with its YouTube page for its StreamFest 2020. Here is the show video recording.
(introduction at 4:40 and music at 8:20) and
(set ends at 3:30)
Precautions:
1. No contact between acts,
2. Set up and take down are scheduled to eliminate cross contamination and violation of social distancing,
3. Physical distance between musicians practiced,
4. Size of ensembles is limited and designated placement is marked to help players stay safe,
5. Careful cleaning between performances,
6. Surfaces such as keyboards and other common areas will be cleaned between each act, and
7. Barrier curtains have been installed
59 years and two days later, the Larry McDonough Quartet will celebrate the two live recordings of legendary pianist and composer Bill Evans, bassist and composer Scott Lafaro, and drummer Paul Motian on June 25, 1961 at the Village Vanguard. “Sunday at the Village Vanguard” and “Waltz for Debby” were the last recordings of this trio, as LaFaro died in a car accident just ten days after the live date at the Village Vanguard. The trio revolutionized jazz, with each member improvising at the same time while performing recognizable pieces.
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Thom Jurek wrote of the album: “This trio is still widely regarded as his finest, largely because of the symbiotic interplay between its members. This is a great place to begin with Evans.” Samuel Chell of All About Jazz wrote “Along with bassist wunderkind Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian, Evans perfected his democratic vision of trio cooperation, where all members performed with perfect empathy and telepathy... It is these performances, currently available as Sunday at the Village Vanguard and Waltz for Debby that comprise the number one best jazz live recording in this present series.” The album was included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
Come see and hear the show that filled venues throughout the Twin Cities.
●Sunday, June 28, 1:00-1:40 p.m., Larry McDonough, piano, and Joel Shapira, guitar, performing Intermodulating Undercurrents: The Music of Bill Evans and Jim Hall at Jazz Central Studios StreamFest 2020, 36 hours of streaming live jazz from Friday, June 26 at 12:00 p.m. to Sunday, June 28 at 5:00 p.m. Here are the links to the stream on the Jazz Central YouTube, Facebook page and websites.
Jazz Central had trouble with its YouTube page for its StreamFest 2020. Here is the show video recording.
(56:08-1:39)
Precautions:
1. No contact between acts,
2. Set up and take down are scheduled to eliminate cross contamination and violation of social distancing,
3. Physical distance between musicians practiced,
4. Size of ensembles is limited and designated placement is marked to help players stay safe,
5. Careful cleaning between performances,
6. Surfaces such as keyboards and other common areas will be cleaned between each act, and
7. Barrier curtains have been installed
Larry McDonough saw Evans perform in the 1970s, and Joel Shapira met Hall when he lived in New York City. Larry and Joel will perform pieces from the classic Evans and Hall recordings “Undercurrent” and “Intermodulation” along with pieces that Evans and Hall performed separately that they might have included in another recording had Bill Evans lived longer. Intermodulating Undercurrents filled Black Dog in Saint Paul. Find out why.
Interview with Phil Nusbaum, KBEM 88.5 FM Radio
Interview with Emily Reese, KBEM 88.5 FM Radio, recorded and mixed by Justus Sanchez.
Skating in Central Park from Intermodulating Undercurrents, Live on KBEM
Recorded and mixed by Justus Sanchez
●Thursday, July 16, 4:30-5:00 p.m., Larry McDonough, piano, A Remote Jazz Prelude and Postlude to the 2020 ACLU-MN Virtual Liberty Awards.
Prelude and Postlude Video Recording
Event Video Recording
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●Friday, July 17, 7:00-8:30 p.m., June 25, 1961 - Bill Evans at the Village Vanguard with the Larry McDonough Quartet, with Larry McDonough, piano, Richard Terrill, saxes and poetry, Greg Stinson, bass, and Dean White, drums, at the Minnesota Square Park Pavilion Stage, 1000 South Minnesota Avenue, St Peter, MN 56082.
The Larry McDonough Quartet will celebrate the two live recordings of legendary pianist and composer Bill Evans, bassist and composer Scott Lafaro, and drummer Paul Motian on June 25, 1961 at the Village Vanguard. “Sunday at the Village Vanguard” and “Waltz for Debby” were the last recordings of this trio, as LaFaro died in a car accident just ten days after the live date at the Village Vanguard. The trio revolutionized jazz, with each member improvising at the same time while performing recognizable pieces.
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Thom Jurek wrote of the album: “This trio is still widely regarded as his finest, largely because of the symbiotic interplay between its members. This is a great place to begin with Evans.” Samuel Chell of All About Jazz wrote “Along with bassist wunderkind Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian, Evans perfected his democratic vision of trio cooperation, where all members performed with perfect empathy and telepathy... It is these performances, currently available as Sunday at the Village Vanguard and Waltz for Debby that comprise the number one best jazz live recording in this present series.” The album was included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
With the support of the City of Saint Peter and the St. Peter Area Chamber of Commerce, the Arts Center of Saint Peter moves its Hot Jazz for Decent People: Late Night Sounds at Early Evening Hours series from the gallery to the Minnesota Square Park Pavilion stage with free admission, kids’ activities before the show, and food vendors.
Admission is free, with donations to the Arts Center encouraged. Guests are required to bring their own seating, and social distance between household groups of audience members is required. Masks are strongly encouraged. Coolers are permitted; no glass bottles. Beverages and snacks will be for sale by Patrick’s on Third and other local vendors. St. Peter’s Exploration Recreation will provide free kids’ activities that adhere to social distancing from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
In the case of inclement weather, shows will be canceled. Cancellation announcements will be posted via Facebook by the Arts Center and City of Saint Peter, and at http://www.artscentersp.org/.
The series is hosted by KMSU Radio’s Gary Campbell, who delivers brief introductory remarks about the evening’s repertoire. The series is made possible by support from the State Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, as appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature to KMSU Radio.
●Sunday, July 19, 10:00 a.m., Larry McDonough, piano and voice, and Richard Terrill, saxes and poetry, performing remotely at the Blue Hills Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Rice Lake, WI 54868. Those interested in attending remotely should contact Ken Hood kchood@gmail.com for the link needed to take part in the service.
They will read essays and perform a selection of familiar tunes and original compositions for each of the seven Unitarian Universalist Principles: (1) The inherent worth and dignity of every person; (2) Justice, equity and compassion in human relations; (3) Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations; (4) A free and responsible search for truth and meaning; (5) The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large; (6) The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all; and (7) Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part. The service will include music from their CD Simple Gifts, as well as Alice in Stonehenge and other AcoustElectric Adventures; Solitude, poetry in jazz; Tuscarora: Short Stories for Jazz Piano; and Small Steps.
●Tuesday, July 21, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Streaming of the Taizé Prayer Service, with Teri Larson, Director of Music, Walter Tambor, piano, Bill Goldman, cello, Carol Bergquist, flute, Tito Cruz, Mary Mann, Mackenzie Kloempken, and Sam Johnson, voice, and Travis Salisbury, Coordinator of Liturgical Celebrations, from the Basilica of Saint Mary.
Here is a Taizé Trio video sample, performing Elery
Here is a Taizé Trio audio sample
●Thursday, July 23, 1:00-2:00 p.m., Richard Terrill on 89.7 KMSU radio and streaming on Live From the Art Center of St. Peter. Ann Rosenquist Fee and Richard will talk about his new book, What Falls Away Is Always: Poems and Conversations,” and play tracks by Miles Davis, Chet Baker, Blossom Dearie, John Coltrane, Billie Holiday, and Dexter Gordon. He will read poems from the book and talk about these great artists.
The broadcast will also be available in the KMSU archives through August 6.
(go to July 23, Live From the Art Center of St Peter)
●Thursday, July 30, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Larry McDonough, piano and voice, Vote Forward Letter Writing Event. People concerned about voting rights, meaningful elections, and representative democracy meeting to write letters to eligible voters in swing states to encourage them to vote.
We meet every three weeks on a Thursday at 7:30 p.m. to chat about current events while we write our letters. Participants download typed letter templates to which they add a handwritten message. The letters are form letters about voting, but we personalize them with why we think voting is important. Larry plays a couple of tunes. It takes about an hour, but the letters actually go faster.
If you are interested in joining, contact Larry.
●Sunday, August 2, 8:45 (and anytime afterward), Carol Bergquist, flute, and Jill Cronk Schendel, piano, performing remotely before and after the remote service, St. Michael's Lutheran Church ELCA, Roseville. Music is at 0:00-1:40 and 25:13-26:40. Watch it anytime.
Website
YouTube
St. Michael's Lutheran Church ELCA
●POSTPONED: Saturday, August 8, 9:00 p.m., Saturday Night Jazz at The Black Dog with the Larry McDonough Quartet, Larry McDonough, piano and vocals, Richard Terrill, saxes and poetry, Greg Stinson, bass, and Dean White, drums, Black Dog Café, 320 Prince Street at the corner of Prince (4th Street) and Broadway, Lowertown, St. Paul.
Shows are always NO COVER, so come down and check out the music any Saturday for free. A Tip Jar that is passed around once per set. Also, individuals can pay $20 in advance to reserve seat at a table near the stage.
Saturday Night Jazz at The Black Dog
●Thursday, August 13, 6:45 p.m., Larry McDonough, piano, and Richard Terrill, saxes, Live Jazz Preclude before the Midstream Reading Series on Zoom. Live music goes from 6:45 until about 7:25, with the poetry reading hosted by Richard starting at 7:30. Original poems read/performed by their creators: Kris Bigalk, Max Garland, William Reichard, and Joyce Sutphen.
●Tuesday, August 18, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Streaming of the Taizé Prayer Service, with Janice Andersen, Director of Christian Life, presenter, Walter Tambor, piano, Bill Goldman, cello, Carol Bergquist, flute, Tito Cruz, Mary Mann, Mackenzie Kloempken, and Sam Johnson, voice, from the Basilica of Saint Mary.
Here is a Taizé Trio video sample, performing Elery
Here is a Taizé Trio audio sample
●Wednesday, August 19, 5:00 p.m., Larry McDonough, piano, and Paul Peterson, saxes, Ice Cream Social & Media Training Hosted by National Lawyers Guild Minnesota and MN Uprising Arrestee Support, Matthews Park, 2400 S 28th Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55406, on the west side of the recreation center. The music and Ice Cream Social are at 5:00-6:15 p.m. and media training is at 6:30-8:00 p.m. Music will include Kind of Blue by Miles Davis, released on August 17, 1959. On August 25, 1959, Davis was assaulted and arrested by a New York City policeman. In January 1960, he was acquitted of disorderly conduct and third-degree assault.
●Thursday, August 20, 8:15-8:30 and 10:50-11:00 a.m., Larry McDonough, piano, performing remotely before and during the Twin Cities Diversity & Inclusion Roundtable Symposium on Zoom Conferencing 8:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
●Friday, August 28, 7:00 p.m., Larry McDonough, piano and voice, Wedding Reception, Dellwood, MN.
●Thursday, September 10, 5:30 p.m., Larry McDonough, piano, remote music for the get out the vote letter writing event for Swing Left and Vote Forward. For information, contact Larry McDonough, mcdon056@umn.edu.
●Sunday, September 13, 7:00 p.m., the Larry McDonough Quartet Performs Remotely for the Book Launch for What Falls Away Is Always by Poet and Jazz Saxophonist Richard Terrill on FaceBook Live.
These video links remain active for those who want to watch at any time.
FaceBook
YouTube
FaceBook Event
Richard Terrill
●Tuesday, September 15, 7:00 p.m., Kind of Bill, Marking 40 Years since the Death of Bill Evans, with the Larry McDonough Quartet (LMQ), Larry McDonough, piano, voice, and arrangements, Richard Terrill, saxes and poetry, Greg Stinson, bass, and Dean White, drums, on FaceBook Live and YouTube Live.
LMQ will feature the musical life of Bill Evans from beginning to end, a show that filled the Black Dog Café and Aster Café in 2019. The show will feature his compositions and performances from early in his career, including his most well-known tune, “Waltz for Debby” that he wrote for his young niece, along with music he composed for and performed on the classic Miles Davis 1959 recording “Kind of Blue,” and in the early 1960s when his trio with bassist Scott Lafaro and drummer Paul Motian created the form of simultaneous improvisation common in groups today, showcased on the 1961 recordings “Sunday at the Village Vanguard” and “Waltz for Debby.” The set continues until Evans’ death in 1980, including pieces from his collaborations with Eddie Gomez, Marty Morell, Eliot Zigmund, Tony Bennett, Marc Johnson, and Joe LaBarbera. Sax man and award-winning poet Richard Terrill will read original poetry about Evans.
These video links remain active for those who want to watch at any time.
FaceBook
YouTube
FaceBook Event
Saturday, September 19, 11:00 a.m., Larry McDonough, piano, and Carol Bergquist, flute and accordion, Remote Music for the Funeral Service of Don Robinson. I enjoyed playing jazz for him, friends, and family, and for our time discussing music and the world. He was a good egg, and he and Betty raised a great family.
Obituary
Service
●Sunday, September 20, 1:30 p.m., Streaming of the Taizé Prayer Service, with Walter Tambor, piano, Bill Goldman, cello, Carol Bergquist, flute, Tito Cruz, Mary Mann, Mackenzie Kloempken, and Sam Johnson, voice, from the Basilica of Saint Mary.
Here is a Taizé Trio video sample, performing Elery
Here is a Taizé Trio audio sample
●Thursday, September 24, 5:30 p.m., Larry McDonough, piano, remote music for the get out the vote letter writing event for Swing Left and Vote Forward. For information, contact Larry McDonough, mcdon056@umn.edu.
●Wednesday, September 30, 4:30 p.m., Larry McDonough, piano, a remote jazz introduction for the Minnesota Justice Foundation (MJF) Annual Awards Celebration. Ivan Fong, Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary of the 3M Company, is the keynote speaker. Since 1982 MJF has been meeting the legal needs of low-income and disadvantaged Minnesotans through programs that pair volunteer law students with legal services agencies.
Donations
Recording
Music at 17:15-20:50
● Sunday, October 4, 10:30 a.m., Larry McDonough, piano and voice, and Richard Terrill, saxes and poetry, performing remotely, Dakota Unitarian Universalist Church, Burnsville.
“Sources”
Much as UUs credit a wide range of sources for their spirituality, creative artists “borrow” from those who have come before. In today’s service, pianist Larry McDonough (composition, arranging) and saxophonist Richard Terrill (poetry) will describe and illustrate their process of borrowing material from other sources for use in their own creative work, and attempt to link that process with spiritual concerns.
Website
Zoom Link
Recording
● Thursday, October 8, 5:30 p.m., Larry McDonough, piano, remote music for the get out the vote letter writing event for Swing Left and Vote Forward. For information, contact Larry McDonough, mcdon056@umn.edu.
● Thursday, October 8, 6:00-7:00 p.m., Larry McDonough, piano, performing remotely for the Minnesota State Bar Association Virtual Developers' Conference.
Registration
● Sunday, October 11, 5, 9:45 a.m., Larry McDonough, piano and voice, performing remotely for the service at St. Andrew’s by the Lake Episcopal Church, Duluth. The Rev. Marta Maddy, Vicar, presides.
Sunday Worship link
St. Andrew’s by the Lake Episcopal Church
● Sunday, October 18, 9:00 a.m., Larry McDonough, piano and vocals, and Richard Terrill, saxes, performing remotely First Unitarian Universalist Church of Rochester.
YouTube
Website
“Sources”
Much as UUs credit a wide range of sources for their spirituality, creative artists “borrow” from those who have come before. In today’s service, pianist Larry McDonough (composition, arranging) and saxophonist Richard Terrill (poetry) will describe and illustrate their process of borrowing material from other sources for use in their own creative work, and attempt to link that process with spiritual concerns.
● Sunday, October 18, 1:30 p.m., Streaming of the Taizé Prayer Service, with Walter Tambor, piano, Bill Goldman, cello, Carol Bergquist, flute, Tito Cruz, Mary Mann, Mackenzie Kloempken, and Sam Johnson, voice, from the Basilica of Saint Mary.
Stream
Here is a Taizé Trio video sample, performing Elery
Here is a Taizé Trio audio sample
● Sunday, October 25, 10:00-11:00 a.m., Larry McDonough, piano and voice, and Richard Terrill, saxes and poetry, performing remotely at Blue Hills Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Rice Lake, WI 54868. Those interested in attending remotely should contact Ken Hood kchood@gmail.com for the link needed to take part in the service.
“Sources”
Much as UUs credit a wide range of sources for their spirituality, creative artists “borrow” from those who have come before. In today’s service, pianist Larry McDonough (composition, arranging) and saxophonist Richard Terrill (poetry) will describe and illustrate their process of borrowing material from other sources for use in their own creative work, and attempt to link that process with spiritual concerns
● Tuesday - Thursday, November 3-5, in the afternoons, Larry McDonough, piano, performing remotely for breaks during the Ramsey County Bar Association Virtual Bench & Bar Benefit 2020
https://www.mnbar.org/ramsey-county-bar-association/calendar/annual-events/rcbf-benefit
● Thursday, November 5, 8:00 a.m., Larry McDonough, piano, performing a remote jazz introduction to the Minnesota State Bar Association Business as Usual Event.
https://www.mnbar.org/msba-home
● Tuesday, November 10, 12:45-1:00 p.m., Larry McDonough, piano, performing a remote jazz introduction to the Hennepin County Bar Association Excellence Awards Virtual Presentation 1:00-1:30 p.m. The winners include Kathryn Johnson and Kirsten Schubert, for Providing Pro Bono Service, whom I nominated at Dorsey & Whitney, and Luke Grundman, for Improving Access to Justice, whom I mentored at Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid. I could not be more proud of them.
https://www.mnbar.org/members/cle-events/hcba-event?EventID=4237
● Sunday, November 15, 10:30 a.m., Larry McDonough, piano and voice, and Richard Terrill, saxes and poetry, performing “Sources” remotely at Lake Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists, Shorewood. To join, request a link by sending an email to info@lakefellowship.org.
http://www.lakefellowship.org/
“Sources”
Much as UUs credit a wide range of sources for their spirituality, creative artists “borrow” from those who have come before. In today’s service, pianist Larry McDonough (composition, arranging) and saxophonist Richard Terrill (poetry) will describe and illustrate their process of borrowing material from other sources for use in their own creative work, and attempt to link that process with spiritual concerns.
● Sunday, November 15, 3:00 p.m., Streaming of the Taizé Prayer Service, with Walter Tambor, piano, Bill Goldman, cello, Carol Bergquist, flute, Tito Cruz, Mary Mann, Mackenzie Kloempken, and Sam Johnson, voice, from the Basilica of Saint Mary.
Stream
https://www.mary.org/news-events/events/livestream-taize-prayer-4?instance=1#.X4uiS-17lEY
Here is a Taizé Trio video sample, performing Elery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC8F17coSIs
Here is a Taizé Trio audio sample
http://larrymcdonoughjazz.homestead.com/files/TaizeTrioLive/Sample_-_2018.mp3
● Saturday, November 21, 8:00-9:30 p.m., The UN-Cancelled Event, Mask-arade - A Music and Fashion FaceBook Live Event, with singers Laura Hlavac and Faith Hlavac and pianist Larry McDonough, along with the fashions of Laura Hlavac. They will social distance perform and stream the music of Carole King, Nora Jones, Adele, Annie Lennox, Etta James, Donny Hathaway, Aretha Franklin, and Tenth Avenue North.
FaceBook Event
https://www.facebook.com/events/2576631535962262/
Laura Hlavac
https://www.facebook.com/LauraHlavacDesigns
https://www.facebook.com/laura.hlavac
https://www.laurahlavac.com/
● Sunday, November 29, 10:15 a.m., Larry McDonough, piano and voice, and Richard Terrill, saxes and poetry, performing “Sources” remotely at Pilgrim House Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Arden Hills,
http://www.pilgrimhouseuua.org/
“Sources”
Much as UUs credit a wide range of sources for their spirituality, creative artists “borrow” from those who have come before. In today’s service, pianist Larry McDonough (composition, arranging) and saxophonist Richard Terrill (poetry) will describe and illustrate their process of borrowing material from other sources for use in their own creative work, and attempt to link that process with spiritual concerns.
● Monday, December 7, 8:10 a.m., Larry McDonough On the Radio with Emily Reese, KBEM 88.5 FM Radio and streaming at http://player.streamguys.com/kbem/sgplayer/player.php discussing jazz and tenant rights in the pandemic.
● Tuesday, December 8, 7:10 a.m., Larry McDonough On the Radio with Emily Reese, KBEM 88.5 FM Radio and streaming at http://player.streamguys.com/kbem/sgplayer/player.php discussing jazz and tenant rights in the pandemic.
● Saturday, December 12, 7:30-8:30 p.m., The Beauty and the Priest Online Christmas Comedy and Music Show, with Fr. Vito Incognido (Tom Esch), singer Laura Hlavac, and pianist Larry McDonough
Fr. Vito Incognido and Laura Hlavac are performing again! This is an ONLINE Christmas show. These tickets here are for ONLINE enjoyment. This is the Santa Lucia Christmas Show. Santa Lucia is an Italian saint who was martyred in the 4th century and then "kidnapped" by the mean Lutheran Vikings centuries later.
FaceBook
https://www.facebook.com/events/221271932700962
Tickets:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fr-vito-and-laura-hlavac-santa-lucia-christmas-show-tickets-129150760401
● Tuesday, December 15, 5:30 p.m., Streaming of the Taizé Prayer Service, with Walter Tambor, piano, Bill Goldman, cello, Carol Bergquist, flute, Tito Cruz, Mary Mann, Mackenzie Kloempken, and Sam Johnson, voice, from the Basilica of Saint Mary.
Stream
Here is a Taizé Trio video sample, performing Elery
Here is a Taizé Trio audio sample
● Sunday, December 20, 10:30 a.m., Larry McDonough, piano and voice, and Richard Terrill, saxes and poetry, performing remotely at St. Cloud Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, St. Cloud.
http://uufstcloud.org
“Sources”
Much as UUs credit a wide range of sources for their spirituality, creative artists “borrow” from those who have come before. In today’s service, pianist Larry McDonough (composition, arranging) and saxophonist Richard Terrill (poetry) will describe and illustrate their process of borrowing material from other sources for use in their own creative work, and attempt to link that process with spiritual concerns.
● Monday, December 21, 2:00 p.m., Larry McDonough On the Radio with ellie krug, KTNF Am950 - The Progressive Voice of Minnesota, discussing jazz and tenant rights in the pandemic.
https://www.am950radio.com/events/ellie-2-0/
